About the business owner
William Bishop
I was born in 1978, near the banks of the Great Falls, on the mighty Androscoggin river, in the state of Maine.
Being an only child, I spent much of my time alone. I enjoyed walking, biking, and playing in my small city and its surrounding forest.
I began to play soccer and baseball in my elementary school days until my sophomore year of high school when I began to put all of my energy into learning music theory and practicing guitar.
The day after I graduated from high school in 1996, I left Maine, traveling west to begin my sojourn as a young man.
Moving to the west coast had opened my eyes, heart and mind to a much bigger and far more diverse world then I had known living in a small town in Southern Maine.
Deep transformation began to take place in my life. I was drawn to ancient conceptions and practices of spirituality.
I found it fascinating to discover how cultures around the world saw the physical and subtle constitution of the human body, emotions, mind, intelligence, ego, and spirt ~ soul ~ self.
I studied many world religions, esoteric philosophies, became a Reiki and Zenith practitioner, studied Tarot, began to learn how to chant many sacred mantras, studied and practice Ashtanga, Hatha, and other forms of Yoga.
After a couple years of adventure and self discovery, I returned east and began my studies at the University of Southern Maine as a Jazz and Classical musician, with Guitar as my primary instrument.
I found work as a Baker and a musician while utilizing my extra time and energy to dive deeper into spirituality and sacred practices.
At this point I still loved music although I was discovering an entirely new reality within these mysterious and ancient mystical practices. My taste and hunger in these communions began to expand.
I was contacted by a mentor who invited me to Hawaii to spend time with him and other mature practitioners who where currently living there. I moved west one last time in preparation for my departure to Hawaii.
I spent time in Las Vegas, North Hollywood, Santa Cruz, Big Sur, and the Bay Area, where I continued my study of music, Yoga, and other spiritual practices.
I officially landed on Kauai, HI. on June 7th 2000. The Garden Isle became my playground for many years.
I have had the great fortune to spend time on each of the islands and I am still a current resident of Hawaii.
I came to the islands as a seeker and found so much more than I could have ever imagined.
I have been absolutely blessed with so many amazing teachers all these years and am indebted to each and every one of them for the invaluable jewels of consciousness they have mercifully bestowed upon me.
The more I grow and learn, the more I realize and see how little I know.
Ancient wisdom is an infinite ocean. I am blessed to have such an epic ocean view.
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