Acharya Girish Jha is a professor & director, writer, speaker and meditation master at Shreyas USA LLC. He has worked with/for the federal government, prison systems, WHO, corporate executives, doctors, students, schools, defense research centers, diplomatic mission, IT, and International Health Exchange (United Nations). He was initiated into meditation by his father, late Dr. K C Jha, scholar of Sanskrit who was a guide in understanding original texts of Upanishads, Tantra, Yoga, Spirituality, Jainism, and Buddhism and his grandfather who was also a great Tantra master. He was later taught by the greatest Himalayan master, Swami Laxman Das Avadhoot. Acharya Girish Jha designed and developed the meditation practice called Simply Shanti Meditation (SSM). During the last 30 years, he has modified the practice based on the feedback received from more than 800000 people from all walks of life. He has impacted the lives and volunteered services to people suffering from HIV/substance abuse, high school students, asthmatics, people with anxiety and stress, and the needy and disabled.