Upon graduating from a business school (Symbiosis), I decided to take a 'Gap-Year' and traveled across India, to explore social entrepreneurship (Jagriti Yatra) and to work with young people (Ashoka Youth Venture). I also studied the principles and practices of Ayurveda, Natural Healing and Yoga. During this gap year, I stumbled across 'Teach for India' and dedicated the next two years of my life to serve in a socio-economically disadvantaged community. Teaching children changed my life. I discovered my passion for working directly with young people. It now gives me great joy to help them navigate their own purpose and pathways in life. After graduating in psychology from Harvard, I took another 'Gap Year'. A brief stint at an innovative project-based school (EdVisions) in rural Minnesota inspired me to come back to India to engage with 'hands-on' educational initiatives such as Swaraj University and Shikshantar. This exploration further took me to a remote indigenous community where I lived on a farm. The experience was profoundly transformative and opened my heart and mind to holistic ways of learning and living. Since then my journey has evolved, presenting many diverse opportunities and engagements in the field of education and mental wellbeing, working with wide-ranging populations around the world--children, teenagers and adults in varied settings--indigenous, rural and urban communities. A personal crisis, along with a profound questioning of life and the numerous intricacies and contradictions within the world I was navigating, led me to explore the teachings of J. Krishnamurti. I had the opportunity of serving as an environmental educator at a forest school that he established. This marked a crucial point in my journey, enabling me to rekindle a deeper bond with the natural world and reconnect with my inner child. Around this time (2016), I also pursued a 'Mindfulness-Based Counseling' program. The training aligned beautifully well with my Vipassana practice and my inclination towards Buddhist psychology. The pandemic brought alive the need to prioritize holistic wellbeing at the personal and collective level. Integrating my journey so far, I now operate at the intersection of education, mental health and eco-conscious living. I am passionate about experiential, holistic learning and exploring the creative potential of education for a fundamental, radical transformation in human consciousness. I recognize Yoga & Mindfulness, Nature Connection, Eco-Conscious Communities, Gap-Years and Off-Beat Travel, Deep Listening, Inquiry-Oriented and Contemplative Dialogues, as important components of this process. My dreams are that of a more beautiful, joyful, kinder and greener world for all and I enjoy contributing towards its ongoing unfolding.