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The Mutka Center supports offerings that provide a path towards a balanced, joyous and free life. The Mukta Center offers practice methods to bring its principles alive and into your life.
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Mukta Kirtan
Chanting simple Sanskrit phrases, which represent the various energies of life, assists in calming the mind, creating a joyful and peaceful space.
About Geoff
Geoff Barkley, PhD
Geoff has a Master’s in Social Work and a PhD in Educational Research (with an interest in health care and prevention). A counselor for over forty years, Geoff has practiced n a wide variety of settings: in a holistic private practice, in psychiatric and substance abuse settings and in diverse health care facilities: hospital cancer clinics, trauma and stroke units and senior care facilities.
A yoga and meditation teacher for many years, Geoff studied with Swami Vishnudevananda, Sufi Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Zen Roshin David Radin. His yoga master, Swami Venkatesananda, was a direct disciple of the world-renowned Swami Sivananda of Hrishikesha, India. Geoff has spent decades assimilating and integrating the teachings of yoga and psychology into a practical, yet transformative, life approach.
Geoff also leads chanting as part of the Mutkta Kirtan. Chanting has been an important part of his life for over 50 years, and recently he has moved into more actively offering kirtans in his region. Geoff is the father of four grown sons and is happily married to Anne, a photographer an Iyengar yoga teacher.
