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Prem Tamang, a Buddhist born in a rural mountainous area of Nepal, has been living in India for nearly twenty years. He has been catering for 18 years and has his own, very popular restaurant in Rishikesh which specializes in a wide variety of western dishes. Catering for foreigner customers, and also having worked in Sweden, Prem is acutely aware of both dietary and hygiene standards that westerners require. Prem and his catering team accompanies all of Lazarus’ Indian retreats.

‘I was a trekking guide in the higher regions of the Himalayas for a number of years before I went into catering, so in total I have been working with Western tourists for nearly 20 years. I have known Mary for over 6 years and we often talked about these retreats and use healthy recipes. I look forward to these journeys and would like to assure you that my catering team will ensure that all your dietary needs are kept to the highest standards of care and hygiene possible.’

Ivan Murray is Lazarus’ co-ordinator for Wales. He also co-ordinates some of Lazarus’ retreats in foreign locations. He was born in Galway, southern Ireland where his family ran a popular hotel and he grew up with his twin brother. He went to art school and later held exhibitions of his paintings and sculptures. Life changing events occurred within the space of a week which led him on his first journey to India were he spent a very full year. He returned to Sussex and completed a further degree in sculpture at Emerson. He now lives and works in rural North Wales. He holds sculpture workshops and also teaches environmental sustainability projects at a college and at ‘Menter Felin Uchaf’, in North Wales. Contact details and website information are on the booking form section of this website.