James ‘Bala’
Ceremony Support & Experience Guide, Cultivating Pride & Authenticity Program

Bala, a former digital technology entrepreneur and founder of multiple ventures, now leads a spiritual nature retreat center (Just Love Forest), north of Atlanta and was established in 2020. A student of Ram Dass, who bestowed his spiritual name, Bala has facilitated numerous entheogenic journeys and brings to Reunion over ten years of experience.

Before 2017, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to found Belong.lgbt, a non-profit providing free peer coaching and organizing healthy social events. Bala, his husband, and their dog Winnie reside in Atlanta.