My name is Lance Collins. I grew up a few miles from the beach in Southern California in the 1960s. When I was fourteen, our family moved to Venezuela. A completely new world opened up when I became an apprentice guide near Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world. Returning to the US at the age of 22, I felt like an alien in my own country. For a several years I did not fit in, until a horseback riding accident in Mexico literally catapulted me into my career as a holistic health practitioner. Over the next twenty years, a series of healers mysteriously appeared to help me deal with my constant back pain. They shared their wisdom as well as their skills. My understanding of human nature, health, and healing went to a much deeper level as I listened to their stories. I learned that healing physical pain was just the beginning.
Fifteen years ago, I met a group of Thai Forest monks at monastery in San Diego, California. There was something about these guys that compelled me to take a honest, hard look at myself. As my spiritual practice deepened, I realized I needed to place myself in the right environment to make another leap in my understanding of life, and that place was Asia, where I currently live.
Sunset at Jhong Gompa.
Mustang, Nepal
Sunset at Jhong Gompa.
Mustang, Nepal
Master Lim and I at Sia-La Guesthouse.
Ladakh, India
Thai Buddhist Ceremony at Monastery in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
Working with monks at Jhong Gompa.
Mustang, Nepal
With camels on the Silk Road in Nubra Valley.
Ladakh, India
Trekking near Hanupatta on the way to Lamayuru.
Ladakh, India
Singay La Pass.
Ladakh, India
With friends outside of Pokhara.
Pokhara, Nepal
Working with horses.
Bonsall, California
After puja with friends in Thame.
Khumbu, Nepal
With Phra Ek near Varanasi.
Varanasi, India
With laylama in Lamabager.
Lamabagar, Nepal
Tuk Tuk outside of town.
Luang Pra Bang, Laos
Laylamas House with Mahakalas.
Lamabagar, Nepal
2300 year old Ashoka Pillar in Vaishali at Sunset.
Vaishali, India
At Choyu Base Camp.
Gokyo, Nepal
With Muslim boy in Leh.
Ladakh, India
With Than Kek and Phra Thana.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Working with horses in Tso Morriri.
Tso Morriri, India
At Renjo La Pass with Everest in the Background.
Gokyo, Nepal
Sunset at Tengboche.
Khumbu, Nepal
Doing cranial sacral with the Abott at Jhong Gompa.
Mustang, Nepal
