yohar was born and raised in Israel until the age of 21 when he ventured to travel in Asia. He got fascinated by the underground gypsy lifestyle and has remained a traveler at heart ever since. Traveling and living mostly in India, Thailand and Japan he experienced many different cultures and the wild psychedelic underground movement which had a strong impact on him. This would eventually lead to a life-long love affair with spirituality and meditation.


In 1993 he met  the spiritual master Osho in Poona, India. The meeting stirred in him a deep longing for freedom. The spiritual merging with Osho have opened the door to meditation, mysticism and expansion of consciousness, that were revealed to him during this times as he travelled to and from Poona, Goa and eventually, the Himalaya mountains of India. There, awakening into oneness blossomed and a let go of the illusion of self


After some time of travelling in Europe and North America and digesting the powerful realization of no-self, Tyohar began to share the fire of freedom and the over flowing energy that he have tapped into, in spontaneous meetings in Puna. The meetings attracted a trickle of seekers and curious people from the spiritual path. Rapidly the number of people grew and a satsang movement began to grow around him. This developed into the vision to establish a space where the inner work could take place unhindered by the cares world. A place dedicated to meditation, spiritual exploration and discovering our Buddha nature. 





In the year 2000 the vision turned into PachaMama, a spiritual village in the forest of Costa Rica, which is a cacophony of an alternative lifestyle, seeking and healing fuelled by the fire of awakening that Tyohar emanates. Hundreds of seekers, travelers and meditators with an adventurous spirit visit the village every year. The spiritual work in PachaMama is based on physical rejuvenation, intense emotional release and purifying spiritual retreats for the body, mind and soul.


Tyohar is the founder and inspiration for this living social experiment along with the PachaMama family - the dozens of people that have settled there permanently. PachaMama is a non profit organization. All the work that Tyohar does in the village is done voluntarily. The income from the work goes to maintain and develop the village. Tyohar is not interested in maintaining a prestige. He says that a spiritual master is not a social status but a mirror that reflects our true nature, that which is beyond the personality. By living in a 'Buddhafield', the community reflects and holds with care the intention of living a life with high awareness.