While hiking recently in central New Mexico’s Sandia Mountains near Atma Jyoti Ashram, we came to the ridge of the mountains overlooking Albuquerque. Swami Satyananda sits at the edge of the steep precipice overlooking the scenic pine forests and rocky crags, while in the distance a thunderstorm dumps rain on downtown Albuquerque.

Cool fall nights have begun to turn the trees and bushes at higher altitudes into nature’s color palette.




