Vanessa is a meditator and a meditation teacher. She is a grandmother who lives a full family life in the UK. She has studied with her teacher, a Sanskrit scholar, for fi fteen years, fi nding the ancient teachings relevant and practical; fi rmly believing anyone can benefi t from meditation. She has practiced yoga for twenty-fi ve years and teaches from her home. She endorses the therapeutic effects of both meditation and yoga, giving classes on self-healing for long-term illness and pain. Her web site www.oshadhimeditation. co.uk provides her background. As a Reiki Master, she uses and teaches the therapeutic benefi ts of the universal energies.