Madhu Tandan lived for seven years in a remote Walden-like Himalayan monastery with a simple 'soil to soul' philosophy where every experience was viewed as an opportunity to grow. Her experiences in the monastery, inspired her first book Faith & Fire: A Way Within. Her second book, Dreams & Beyond: Finding Your Way in the Dark, explores the multiplicity of the dreaming mind from the perspectives of science, psychology, paranormal and transpersonal paradigms. Madhu has presented papers on dreams at international conferences. She has also contributed short stories and articles to anthologies.She lives with her husband in New Delhi and often goes to her second home in the Himalayas.