Ed Conley, 71. is a photographer in Blackstone, Virginia, where he lives with his wife, Tilly, a native of Blackstone, and their son, David, who is a video editor. After eight years as a feature writer for the local paper, the Courier-Record, in 1994 Ed devoted all his energies to building a photography studio.

Ed thought he was done with the spiritual journey and teaching yoga & meditation, however, during a visit to Yogaville in July, 2005, his spiritual channels were reopened and his writing and yoga came back. Since then he has been writing daily on his blog, Wyde-Angle.com is working on a book of spiritual insights, and publishing articles in the Integral Yoga Magazine.

The path of Yoga began in 1970 when Ed began practicing with Alice Christensen in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and after that came five years with Swami Muktananda as a Meditation Center Leader until he moved to Virginia in 1981, where he taught Hatha Yoga for a few years. .

In 1986 a connection was made with Swami Satchidanada at Yogaville in Buckingham, Virginia. And last year that initial connection grew into a spiritual relationship that has transformed Ed's life and channeled all his energies into writing and teaching yoga.

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Tilly Conley is a retired teacher of English, theater arts, and photo journalism. With certification from the Pauline Fuller School of Massage, Tilly bcame a part-time massage therapist in 1988. In 1996, she began massaging on a full-time basis. While skilled in the various schools of massage, Tilly is an intuitive therapist whose hands know where to go to relieve stress and whose loving heart knows how to create a space where tension can be released without fear.

When she is not helping people on her massage table, she is serving her community in public service organizations.

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