Shane/Saksi is a student at Indiana University, forming an individualized major called: Comparitive Mythos, Ritual, and Sacred and Healing Sound. He is also working presently on a bachlors and eventually a Masters and Ph.D in Parapsychic Sciences at the American Institute of Holistic Theology. Shane is known by many as Sakshi or Sakshi Gopal Das. He was initiated into the ancient Vedic order of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya, which teaches and practices the ancient (Hari-Nama) Mantra Meditation of Sacred Chanting of Holy Names for spiritual healing and enlightenment. He lived and studied in several ashrams across North America, Hawaii, and India. In the summers of 2002 and 2003 he traveled across N. America with a traveling cultural festival called "The Festival of India" in which he was a main contributer of set-up and break-down, cultural plays, food distribution, chariot-parading, and sacred chanting. He has been in several musical projects, and is presently a lead-singer in BARAKA (reggae-hiphop bhajan band), the Rastafari Nyahbinghi Choir, and the Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble. Shane has lead Sacred Chants, Nyahbinghi, and Kirtan/bhajans at many cultural festivals, gatherings, and yoga centers around the US, Hawaii, and India for over 7 years. Shane is a ordained Reverend of the Universal Life Church, Reiki and Quantum Touch Healer, Color, Light, and Sound Healer, and Inspired Poet, Singer, and Musician. Shane is training in many holistic and complementary therapies and is forming a local ministry and group healing session called "Toning the Chakras" which incorporates Toning (Healing Voice) and Crystal Singing Bowls. He is also a multi-cultural cook and has recently initiated the first All-Vegetarian Meal Plan at a Bloomington Day-care Center called the BDLC (Bloomington Developmental Learning Center) where he cooks for 120 kids and teachers, 5 days a week. Shane has recently been invited with his Reggae-HipHop band BARAKA to perform at the Art of Living Silver Jubilee, which is expected to be the largest Interfaith and Human Values conference in history in Bangalore, India in Febuary. Shane is also soon-to-be a father. :)