I've spent most of my adult life struggling to reach the mystical goal of God-realization. After more than 35 years of study and meditation, and 3 decades of bringing peace to workplace disputes, the goal still seemed distant. Then I settled on a unique approach--and the Great Secret finally revealed itself. But not wishing to draw attention to myself, I kept the knowledge close and told no one.

However, given my recent brush with death, and my timely heart transplant, I have come to understand and accept that my duty in this last part of my life is to speak about my private practice in an effort to help others also realize Self-knowledge. Therefore, if you are open to it, I will try to spare you my years of painful searching by helping you understand and apply what I have named Awareness Yoga.

My birth-given name is Michael. When I perform the function of Awareness Guide, I use my self-chosen last name of Prayag, being the original name of what today is the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the site of the Sangam - the convergence of three rivers: the Ganges; the Yamuna; and the mythic Saraswati. It is the location where I was privileged to immerse myself in the Ganges in a ceremony of great personal significance. So, using the name Prayag serves to remind me both of that joyous occasion, and also of the great debt I owe to that River of Knowledge - the long line of Vedic teachers that include, Adi Shankara (8th century CE}, Shri H.W.L. Poonja (late 20th century CE), and especially my first teacher, Dr. Paul Hourihan. They are shown in their named order from top to bottom right.