The Greatest Teacher is Lived Experience 

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I consider myself an embodied wellness guide who’s been through a lot and who feels called to pay it forward by using the tools and trainings I've learned to help others find greater peace, health and alignment in their lives. I bring a compassionate and light hearted approach to working with you, because I want you to be enthusiastic about living your best. But I also understand sometimes we require a courageous warriors spirit to release old things that no longer serves us and step out of our comfort zone into something new. 

 

I have passed through many chapters in my life. Within my story are intense periods of diverse athletics and an attempted college football career, living off junk food, overcoming self-destructive additions, multiple surgeries, debilitating health crashes, fluctuating 70 pounds, dark nights of the soul, doing depressing work, unaligned relationships, the loss of loved ones and many of the challenges and lessons of being a human. 

 

Out of these intense pressure situations, I was forced to explore and apply the healing and renewing power of many of  the worlds greatest teachings in prayer, health, spirituality, fitness, yoga, meditation, nutrition, purification, energy work, longevity and personal development.  

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Some specific trainings include education in Christian and Catholic schools, over three decades as a fitness and yoga practitioner,  370 hours as a RYT, completing Eckhart Tolle's School of Awakening, a 3-year 500 hour program on yoga from The Yoga Tradition, months in total spent in meditation retreats  both in the US and India, an international Masters Degree in Asian Studies focused on integrating meditation in Western life, certifications in nutrition from eCornell, and a great deal of personal study and application of health, fitness, wellness and personal development and four years living, studying and traveling throughout Europe. 

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 I have integrated a great deal of the essence of these practices and outlooks that I know can help others in a manner that is de-mystified and grounded in practical experiential results.  

 

Although I have a spiritual home base and outlook, I respect each individuals current place and do not force any views. Often health and wellness is a spectrum, and we must start where we are, and before we can dive deeper into living our fullest life, we just need to get the body and energy feeling better first. I also know that getting the body and energy healed first, can be a vital starting point for improvement in deeper psychological and inner challenges and aspirations. 

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I enjoy helping individuals, ranging from teens to seniors, men and women, and have also worked with larger companies such as The Ritz Carleton, both at resorts and the Luxury Yacht,  J.W. Marriott and Corepower Yoga Company. 

 

Currently based in Santa Barbara, California, I bring this extensive study, practice, retreat and teaching to over 15,000 students of all ages and different backgrounds annually. This includes supporting individuals, classes, leading special workshops on meditation, yoga, and teacher trainings. I am also a professional artist and musician, and have found that creative outlets can also be part of the improvement of well-being. 

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