Raymond Q. Holmes is the Founder/Director of Quintessence Institute (QI) and the Academy of Inversion Scientists (AIS).  He's one of the first Western initiates of the renowned Poet Saint - Sant Darshan Singh Maharaj of New Delhi, India.  Raymond has over 35 years of personal experience meditating and practicing the teachings of Sant Mat (Path of the Saints).  Raymond designed and developed the methodologies used in Transitional Consciousness (TC) and Human Integration.  

      He's also a member of an International Speaker's Bureau for the Science of Spirituality (www.SOS.org) and travels the world sharing the profound benefits of meditating on the Inner Light and Sound of God within us.  Raymond has presented highly effective and energizing lectures, workshops, and seminars to audiences in Washington, DC, Chicago, New York, L.A., San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta Georgia,  Panama Central America, New Delhi, India, Munich, Germany, Zürich, Switzerland, Durban and Capetown South Africa. 

     Raymond strongly believes that meditation is an essential practice that connects our soul with the eternal Creator.  He also shares the life altering benefits of having unfailing guidance from a living spiritual Masters from the Sant Mat tradition.  A living Master helps us navigate the ups and downs of daily life and its complexities. 

   Raymond is trained in Hospice, Bereavement Counseling, Re-evaluation Co-counseling (RC), has over 20 years experience with the 12 Step Recovery Program and remains active in his local community teaching weekly meditation classes.  Raymond is also a Federal Government Executive with the Department of Homeland Security and serves as the Executive Vice President of AFGE Union Local 1924.  He and his wife make their home Washington, DC.