Profile and Team

Mary Kingsley worked in nursing and social work before practising as a psychotherapist for 18 years. During this period she founded a UKCP psychotherapy training organisation, worked with a team of 6 medical doctors, initiating psychotherapy into orthodox medicine, and also lectured, specialising in ‘Dreams; the Symbolic Language of the Soul.’

Reaching burnout, she recovered by living in remote regions of the higher Himalayas for 7 years, sometimes alone and in caves. For 6 years she lived with Yogi’s and shamans in isolated-forested regions of the lower Himalayas and also in higher wilderness areas with Buddhist lama’s unaccustomed to westerners.

Mary now takes groups on unique journeys to unusual locations in the Himalayas. Together with a specialised team, which includes cooks, an Ayurvedic masseur/yoga teacher and Buddhist lama’s, plus an experienced transport team, she offers unique journeys for those wishing to take the ‘ancient mystic highway’ to the remotest, highest and most spiritually inspiring locations on Earth.

Gajender Sason was born in Shimla in 1961. He graduated in history and political science and also studied physics, chemistry and mathematics. He currently has a part time practice as an accountant and continues to live in Shimla with his wife and son.

Gajender is well versed in English with extensive knowledge of the social life and spiritual customs of India. He is acquainted with people from almost every walk of life, having worked with tourists for the last 25 years. He has accumulated numerous friends world-wide who continue to visit him and/or consult him through emails.

Gajender takes tourists on heritage walks to local temples and also on short treks around his native area. He has been teaching Hindu mythology, philosophy, yoga and meditation for many years and is well known for his experience in head and body massage to relieve stress related conditions.

Gajender’s main interest is in giving astrological readings. He also has extensive Knowledge of natural therapies and native Ayurveda and Himalayan products. Over the years, he has built a reputed practice in Shimla relieving people from stress, depression, back ache and asthma, as well as giving inner guidance in general. He is part of the Lazarus team for the inner Himalayan retreats.

John Daly has been a ‘Transpersonal’ psychotherapist and lecturer for over twenty years. He trained in both America and the UK. He has also lived for six years in India where he established a hospital and several other charitable organisations. John has brought numerous groups to India and Bhutan, as well as on Sufi retreats in the Swiss Alps. He currently teaches in various centres and universities in the UK, Ireland and Spain. He is the founding director of the only certificate training in ‘Holistic & Integrative Sandplay’. Contact details are on the booking for section of this website.