Omkara Kevin Wicks is a Sivananda Yoga Teacher and serves in the Wellbeing Center at the ashram. He is a Qigong Master Keys teacher certified by Master Robert Peng and is qualified to certify others in the prerequisites for Master Keys Teacher Training. A lifetime of interest in meditation and mysticism has led him to studies in topics including Ayurveda, Thai Bodywork, and Vedic Astrology. When not in the ashram he teaches regularly in classes, workshops, and festivals.