Shantidev (Oliver Graf) has dedicated his life since his teens to the spiritual quest. Looking for an alternative living model to suit his high ideals he found in the spiritual community Ananda Assisi the perfect laboratory for blending high thinking, simple life, and practical idealism. In his 25 years of experience in community life he served in many areas: Seeing the need for new economical models he has co-created the Yoga and Natural –product business “Inner Life” for which he served for many years as director and administrator. Being Art one of his passions he has cofounded the Academy of Art, Creativity and Consciousness understanding the great need society has for expressing new transformative ways of creativity. Besides being an inspired teacher and minister one of his latest assignments was “Community coordinator” as President of the Ananda Community Federation feeling deeply that the small community model is a solution for our troubled times.