During the course of my career I’ve followed my passions to expand my tool kit. As a teenager (15-19) I became involved in youth retreat programs, learning to facilitate and lead teams of peers for young people in NYC.  As a young competitive athlete (boxing, track, baseball, gymnastics) I was deeply connected to my body and its role in my emotional life.  

I went into recovery in 1990, which gave way to an exploration of mature masculinity, shadow work, psychodrama, and spirituality.  I was certified to lead men’s personal development retreats all over the world from 1995 to 2005. 

During that time, I was privileged to work as an apprentice to a shaman (1995-2005), and later took a year-long sabbatical in a yoga & meditation ashram in the mountains.  I was initiated into the American Sufi Order (2004) as well as Siddha Yoga, and was certified as a yoga instructor (RYT 200) in 2004. Yoga helped me integrate body, mind and spirit/breath into my work.

In addition, for several years I worked in the Deep South facilitating profound intergroup/inter-racial healing between diverse peoples.   From 2009-2013  I served as a Primary Addiction Counselor for high-profile clients at a luxury rehab in the Caribbean.  Along with clinical experience in addictions, that experience expanded me well beyond my limited notion of who I am as a white man in the world.  All of these diverse experiences helped shape me into a flexible, well-rounded human being with a deep treasure trove of gifts to facilitate the healing process in others.