A Cup of Tea was created by spirit, through Virato and Dhiraja... during an inspirational flash of light at their mountain retreat. In fact, Virato actually fell out of his chair as the name blasted through. They were directed to start this special place--based upon the popular "salon" concept of the 1920's and '30s--in which learning and healing happened in a small and  intimate atmosphere through experience and exploration. The name, A Cup of Tea, which finds its heritage in Buddhist tradition, is also the name of Osho's book, which is a compilation of his letters to friends.

Located  in Asheville, North Carolina, A Cup of Tea is a place/concept of personal exploration, growth and enlightenment

Virato, who has been editor and publisher of New Frontier Magazine for over 20 years, provides a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the transformation of human consciousness. He has personally met, and become friends with such notables as Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass, Rupert Sheldrake, Ravi Shankar, Marianne Williamson, Steven Halpern, Kitaro, Gabriel Cousens, Sogyal Rinpoche, Tim Wheater, Timothy Leary, and hundreds of other leaders in the field of body, mind and spirit.

Virato has also had outstanding success in the field of drug and alcohol addiction/misuse treatment in Russia, where many psychologists have adopted his methods. He was also featured in a special on drug addiction broadcast on Russia's equivalent of PBS-TV.  Virato also spent a  part of 1979-1980 in India, and is a considered a master of Tantra. Hundreds of stories about him have appeared world-wide

He has been director of Premsagar Meditation Center in Philadelphia, The Love Center in New Jersey, New Frontier Education Society (and director of its successful growth center in Philadelphia). He is also currently Board Director of the Nepal Institute. Virato has served on the Board of Directors of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and was Marketing Director of Asheville's Oasis Mountain Wellness Center. He is a columnist for the Asheville Indie, host of VIRATO LIVE! a popular 3 hour talk radio show on Clear Channel radio, and editor of Asheville Magazine.

Dhiraja, a natural shaman, healer and intuitive artist from St. Petersburg, Russia, spent her childhood in Tajikistan where she connected with spirit. She loves nature and working with the earth. In 2006 she has her own conscious radio program on Asheville's WPVM-FM. She and Virato are soul mates, and were married on St. Valentine's Day, 2002.

They are both sannyasins of the enlightened mystic, Osho, and love each other unconditionally.

Magic happens around Dhiraja and Virato...and they have attracted other practitioners  with outstanding abilities, success and credentials...