Career
After immersing himself in several spiritual movements, Vallyon founded the Foundation for Higher Learning, where he teaches the Spiritual Principles and the Divine Laws of Life to Humanity. His methods stem from different forms of eastern and western spirituality. His teaching is universal, not biased towards any particular religion or tradition, yet embraces all traditions and points beyond them all to the One Truth, One Life, One Reality. [5]
Since 1980, Vallyon has taught the Ageless Wisdom through his writings, workshops, and retreats conducted around the world. Since 2008, Vallyon was invited and has been a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors. [6]
In 2008, Vallyon won a literature prize at the annual nationwide Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Unpublished Manuscript and Book Awards for his book Heavens and Hells of the Mind. The awards recognise excellence in the mind, body, and spirit genres of writing. The judges called the book "a remarkable and exhaustive work on human consciousness and the wisdom of the ages." [7]
In 2009, Vallyon's book series Heavens & Hells of the Mind received the gold medal in the category of Enlightenment/Spirituality at the Living Now Book Awards. [8]
He also held worldwide retreats in countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and Hungary. [1]
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