Paul Muller-Ortega

Since founding the school in 2006, Paul has been teaching practices of deep meditation and the theories of meditation studies. His primary theoretical focus is founded on the teachings of lineages of the non-dual Śākta Śaiva Tantra, particularly as brought forward by the extraordinary medieval Siddha Guru, Rājānaka Abhinavagupta.

Paul is strongly committed to bringing forward deeply authentic and highly effective practices and teachings of modern meditation in the context of householder spirituality; and doing so always on the direct basis of the theoretical and philosophical teachings of this important ancient esoteric lineage of the Kashmiri Śaiva masters.

In addition to offering many hundreds of courses, retreats, and public lectures, Paul has also focused for the last decade on the educational training and long-term preparation of numerous teachers in this tradition. Recently, his teaching focus has centered on bringing forward the authentic mystical practice of the Vidyās, the Wisdom Mantras, that are associated with the symbolic and tutelary goddesses of this venerable and liberative tradition.