Ian A. Baker, PhD, is the author of seven books on Tibetan Buddhist culture and Himalayan sacred geography, including Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices and The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet’s Lost Paradise. He is cofounder, with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, of The Vajra Path, an initiative for bringing traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism into interdisciplinary dialogue with contemporary culture as well as with
parallel traditions across time and geographies.