is a spiritual friend and mentor, a guide whose work is to be of assistance to those who tread the path of Awakening and seek to be of service in the process.  He is an authority on the use of quartz crystals,  having studied with  teachers from  a variety of backgrounds ranging from the scientific to the spiritual and shamanic.  Rumi has trained as an addictions counselor, massage  therapist, and  professional rebirther.  He is a graduate instructor of the School of Hatha and Raja Yoga of Toronto, Canada, and has participated in informal training in Gestalt,  Transactional Analysis, Bio-energetics, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and Spirit Releasement Therapy.  He is also a member of the Association to Advance Ethical Hypnosis and the Sound Healers Association.
   In 1979 he was initiated into sannyas by Osho Rajneesh and given the name Swami Anand Rumi Da.
   In 1981 he was given the Dharma name of Venerable Karma Tigme Tashi by His Holiness Kalu Rinpoche and in 2002 Khenpo Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Twewang Dongyal Rinpoche gave him the name Pema Lhasung upon his reconfirming his refuge dedication.  Rumi has a broad understanding of Theosophy and the teachings of the Tibetan Master Djwal Khul as presented through Alice Bailey and Janet McClure. He is also a Reiki Master/Teacher in both the Usui and Karuna systems of Reiki.
   Rumi travels extensively throughout the United  States,  Canada, Europe, and South East Asia offering teaching to a wide variety of individuals.  He is a teacher and consultant for the School of Traditional Ayurveda and Allied Disciplines in San Vito, Italy. To experience his lectures and seminars is to be accessed to the energies of Love and Humor as well as to a broad spectrum of knowing, expertise, and understanding.  Rumi Da brings both  Eastern and Western mystery traditions into up-to-date, practical, and  interesting presentations. 
   He is  the author of Lifestream Crystal Energywork, Vogel-cut® Crystals, numerous articles for a variety of publications, and  has in preparation Crystals, Love, and The Matrix of Consciousness: The Legacy of Marcel Vogel.

  Rumi has conducted workshops with friend and mentor Dr. Marcel Vogel with whom he acquired his fundamental training and knowledge of the use of quartz crystals. Of him,  Marcel said:

“I see in Rumi Da a man who is capable of carrying on the teaching in a lovable, meaningful manner.  This teaching is to know Self in a deeper, more meaningful way and to release the attachments to the past in a loving manner.

“Rumi Da now treads the path of Enlightenment and the unfolding of the Soul descending more fully into matter.  Rumi has the training, he has the crystals, and you can come to him... and he will have other people that he will train and this type of training can be passed on to others.”

Shortly before his death in 1991, Dr. Vogel asked Rumi Da to continue the work with crystals and specifically to offer teachings to those individuals interested in this form of service:

“I ask that you carry on this work as best you can and maintain the standards we have striven to achieve over the years. I have given you the heart of my work and I know you will continue with wisdom and love.”

   To this purpose we continue the teaching on crystals and the exclusive authorized production of the authentic hand-crafted Vogel-cut® crystals.
   Rumi Da offers teaching on a variety of other spiritual and personal  growth pathways.  If you have an interest in further information about these or other Lifestream Energywork seminars or about Vogel-cut® crystals, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

LIFESTREAM ASSOCIATES  70 Sable Ct., Winter  Springs, FL 32708-4117, USA, phone/fax: 407-699-1672; email