Istvan Fazekas has been an A.R.E. speaker since the early 1990s and a teacher since 1986. He is the author of The Alkalizing Diet: Your Life Is in the Balance, and Edgar Cayce and the Yoga Sutras, both published by A.R.E. Press. He served on the focus group for the book Still Here by Ram Dass and has studied with various Asian masters for over 18 years. He has served on the health education faculty of numerous northern California colleges and institutes. His many classes, radio and TV interviews have been enjoyed by spiritual aspirants from diverse backgrounds. He is known for his entertaining and thoughtful approach to melding eastern and western, and modern and ancient traditions.