Two people with different cultural backgrounds and ethnicities met at a European and Balkan music and dance ensemble named Koroyar, and their lives became intertwined, combining their gifts to continue exploring life as an avenue of creative expression. Robert Collins has a bachelor of arts in anthropology and has been an educator in the Los Angeles area for thirty years. He studied writing with Joan Oppenheimer in San Diego, with Cork Millner privately, and also in the Santa Barbara Writers Conferences. Elizabeth Herrera-Sabido was an educator for twenty-six years and a teacher of international dance for the Los Angeles Unified School District. She has also studied Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a Reiki master teacher. Attracted by the unknown, the forces of the universe, and the human psyche, during their lives they have studied several different philosophies. Elizabeth has been involved with various religions, Asian studies, and Gnosticism with Samael Aun Weor; and Robert has explored spiritual healing practices in Mexico and studied with Carlos Castaneda's Cleargreen and Tensegrity. Elizabeth and Robert start their day at four-thirty in the morning. They enjoy playing volleyball and tennis, and in the afternoons play music, alternating between seven different instruments each. Their philosophy of personal evolution has led them to explore over 110 countries between the two of them such as Japan, Nepal, Egypt, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Philippines, Turkey, Russia, etc.
