John P. Milton

John P. Milton

John P. Milton is a meditation and Qi Gong instructor, author, and a pioneering environmentalist.

He pioneered vision questing in contemporary Western culture in the 1940s. In 1945, at the time he began his sacred solo retreats in the wilderness, vision quests were unknown in the Americas outside Native American culture. He received his M.S. in ecology and conservation from the University of Michigan in 1963 [Milton, John P., Sky Above, Earth Below, Sounds True, Boulder CO, 1999, ISBN 1591810280] . Milton is also known for organizing and leading dozens of expeditions into some of the wildest areas left on Earth, starting in his late teens. A founding father of the environmental movement in the early 1960s, he was a professor of environmental studies and a Woodrow Wilson Center scholar at the Smithsonian Institution. He was one of the first ecologists on staff at the White House as a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, and was a founding member of the environmental organization Friends of the Earth.

He is a frequent lecturer and workshop leader, and a pioneering, renowned, and sought-after meditation and Qi Gong teacher. Thousands of people have sought his instruction since he began teaching in the 1950s. He has developed unique practices for uniting inner and outer nature through training in Buddhist, Taoist, Vedantic, Tantric, and Native American spiritual traditions, and he incorporates T’ai Chi and yoga in his work.

His books and articles focus on inner development, Qi Gong and ecology. He recently published the book "Sky Above, Earth Below". Devotees of Milton say his programs inspire Earth stewardship by cultivating natural wisdom and an open, loving heart in the wild.

John Milton lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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*Milton, John P., Sky Above Earth Below: Study Guide, Sentient Publications, Boulder CO, ISBN 1591810280.
*Wilson, Bud and Jennifer Lennon, John P. Milton, [http://www.sacredpassage.com/guides/wonTeacher.php Sacred Passages Teachers] , retrieved March 2007.

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