Arnaud, a Taurean born in 1974, hails from a small village next to Lyon, in the center of France.
At the age of 7, he had a near-death experience which gave him the certainty that there was much more to life than this physical reality, that the adventure of existence doesn’t stop with the death of the body.
He spent his teenage years dreaming of becoming a Shaolin monk or a knight of the Round Table. When these desires subsided, he became more interested in esoterism, metaphysics, and the long-forgotten spirituality of the Druids and the Celtic tradition. He finally met Buddhism in the form of Soto Zen, and began a serious meditation practice which was more or less successful. Sometime during the two months of walking the path to Santiago de Compostela, he decided to leave France and explore the world, hoping to find some answers to his questions.
India and Tibet were his destinations, and he took five months to reach them overland from Europe. He fell deeply in love with the Tibetan culture and the Vajrayana Tantric form of Buddhism, yet it all seemed a bit alien to him and the teachings were difficult to integrate as a Westerner.
It wasn’t until he met Swami Vivekananda in 2003, heard his lectures, and began to practice Agama Yoga that he slowly started to gain a more whole picture of spirituality. He will always feel gratitude toward Swami for that. All the valuable knowledge he has received along the years as well as the direct practical experiences have been great gifts from the school for his spiritual life. In fact, he often says that Agama has been his much-needed spiritual kick in the butt…. Now, even several years later, his aspiration is still very strong.
Arnaud loves the Tantric art of integrating every aspect of your life on the Path. He has made the Revelation of the Spiritual Heart meditation his daily bread.
He cherishes this Yoga tradition for giving diverse practical tools to help each and every person evolve according to his or her needs and character.
Arnaud began teaching on Koh Phangan in 2006.