A world traveler and cross-cultural nomad since childhood, Praveen came from an upbringing in Asia and the Middle East before calling America home. A life’s passion for guiding wilderness rites of passage was preceded by educationally wide-ranging stints in the military, academia, the corporate/finance world and narrative art photography before the ceremony came calling. He is committed to  bridging the timeless wisdom of the greater natural world with the sensibilities and challenges of our contemporary times and finding one’s own courage, passion and guidance distilled from within it.