Welcome to Shrimala
Transforming how we live in a more-than-human world
What We Do
Founded by Erik Jampa Andersson, author of Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human, our mission is to facilitate existential and planetary recovery: recovery of health, a clear view, and a deeper sense of what it means to be human in a more-than-human world.
Through publications, coursework, and individualised mentorship, we offer specialised guidance for building a life worth living in perilous and uncertain times.
Our Offerings
Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More Than Human
“Unseen Beings is that rarest of books - indispensable reading for anyone who longs for a just and balanced human future. Buy it and give it to everyone you know.”
- Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope and Radical Regeneration with Carolyn Baker.
Our Founder
Erik Jampa Andersson, MA, is an Environmental Historian and the author of Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More than Human (Hay House UK, 2023).
Erik’s work emerges from a long personal and scholarly journey through spirituality, medicine, myth, and ecology. With 20+ years of experience in Tibetan and Buddhist studies — including classical training as a Menpa (Doctor of Tibetan Medicine) — his research now focuses on what comes after certainty: a movement away from inherited religious frameworks towards a more grounded, secular, and earth-centred experience of spirituality.
His research sits at the critical intersection of ecology, myth, religion, and health, spanning a range of disciplines including history, philosophy, cultural ecologies, and literary ecocritcism. He also maintains an active scholarly engagement with Tolkien Studies, specialising in ecocritical and philosophical approaches to J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary corpus.
At the heart of Erik’s work is a commitment to helping people navigate existential transition and uncertainty: including in processes of religious deconstruction and experiences of ‘meaning-collapse’. His approach blends critical thinking with embodied practice — ritual, contemplative attention, and mythic engagement — designed the support the cultivation of a life worth living, rooted in pragmatic spirituality and deep ecology.
Based in London, Erik offers workshops, media content, and consultations for students and clients around the world, while also offering guided pilgrimages in the UK.
