As a monk at the ISKCON, Swami Venugopal Acharya (whose spiritual name is Vraja Bihari dasa) pent eighteen years living with 100-plus people in a small monastery, he spent fifteen years counseling students, families, the elderly and children, and spent time observing and learning from the myriad problems facing a 4000-member community made up of various cultures. He has an honours degree in economics, a Masters degree in international finance and an MBA in finance. He worked for an investment bank and, since 1999, has been a teacher and a counselor. He travels around the world and puts together his thoughts on www.yogaformodernage.com.