Meranda Squires’ spiritual journey began long before she set foot in an ashram. Raised on the wind-carved cliffs of Ferryland, Newfoundland, at the lighthouse her artist parents tended, she grew up surrounded by wild beauty, silence, and light.
The daughter of renowned painter and sculptor Gerald Squires, Meranda inherited a love for truth, creativity, and the inner worlds.
When asked at age seventeen what she wanted from life— marriage, children, a career— Meranda answered simply:
“I want to become enlightened.”
Two years later, she followed that calling to the Himalayas.
Seventeen Years in the Himalayas
A profound apprenticeship in consciousness, devotion, and self-realization.
International Meditation Institute
At twenty years old, Meranda traveled to Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, where she studied deeply with Swami Shyam at the International Meditation Institute.
Yogic Studies
Her years in India included intensive immersion in: Advanced Yoga Science, Vedanta Philosophy, Meditation, and Soma Yoga.
Spiritual Transformation
Seventeen years of disciplined practice, meditation, devotion, and inquiry shaped the foundations of her life’s work.
Returning Home As A Lighthouse
Meranda returned to Newfoundland and opened The Lotus Centre in downtown St. John’s— her own metaphoric lighthouse dedicated to awakening, healing, and transformation.
Together with naturalist Ian Goudie, Meranda created the Tree of Life Eco Retreat Centre— an off-grid sanctuary rooted in sustainability, nature, sacred geometry, and contemplative living.
For over two decades, Meranda has guided thousands of students through yoga, meditation, chanting, dyads, mind clearing, enlightenment intensives, Laya Yoga, Himalayan Kriya Yoga, and empowerment trainings.
Areas of Teaching
Ancient wisdom traditions integrated with the needs of modern seekers.
Yoga & Meditation
Yoga Teacher Trainings, Meditation, Laya Yoga, Himalayan Kriya Yoga, Soma Yoga, and contemplative practices.
Enlightenment Work
Enlightenment Intensives, Dyads, contemplative communication, and direct inquiry into Truth and Awareness.
Empowerment & Healing
Mind Clearing, empowerment workshops, communication training, emotional healing, and transformational retreats.
Training & Certifications
International Meditation Institute
• Advanced Studies in Yoga Science – Teacher
• Vedanta Philosophy – Teacher
• Theory & Practice of Meditation – Teacher
• Soma Yoga – Teacher
Lawrence Noyes Seminars
• Enlightenment Master
• Mind Clearer
• Couples Mind Clearer
• Emotion Clearer
Additional Certifications
• Thai-Yoga Bodywork Practitioner
• 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher
• 300-Hour Paramanand Laya Yoga Teacher
• 100+ Hour Level 1 & 2 Himalayan Kriya
Purpose, Values & Service
Meranda’s life purpose is simple and unwavering: to empower people to live in true freedom and to awaken to the Truth of who we are— interconnected, whole, and inherently divine.
Her teachings are accessible, inclusive, and deeply community-centered. She offers bartering and flexible payment plans so that no sincere seeker is ever turned away.
She continues to study voraciously, integrating new traditions, modalities, and practices into her work while staying rooted in her Himalayan foundations.
A Living Lighthouse
Through decades of practice, teaching, and devotion, Meranda continues to guide seekers toward clarity, truth, awakening, and authentic freedom.