Phyllis Pilgrim leads cultural tours to the nether regions of the world, with a spiritual component to each adventure. Phyllis is a long-time instructor at Rancho La Puerta in Baja California, where she specializes in meditation and yoga.
She is the author of The Hidden Passport, which tells of her young life in Japanese concentration camps in Java in World War II. The book was a finalist in the 2009 Annual San Diego Book Awards.