My Vision
My vision is for humanity to live in health and harmony on Mother Earth, with respect, honor and care for all beings - human, plant, animal and the un-seen. This can be done in an infinite number of intelligent ways. I believe all of us have a unique contribution to the evolution of our earthly existence. To uncover and offer our own contributions often begins with an awakening - or a realization that our world it not what we thought it was.
The spiritual awakening path is not for the faint of heart. It requires great courage to dive deep into personal and collective healing of this planet. With it comes a recognition and then embodiment of the inter-connectedness of all things. If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” |
My Story
As an environmental engineer, I did not feel like I was contributing enough to help the condition of the environment. I saw how many decisions were made by executives based on money and profit. I went on to get an MBA in Sustainable Management hoping that the business skills would help me have a bigger impact on the people making the decisions. Ultimately, what I experienced is that people running the businesses of our world are often deeply conflicted internally, playing out core wounds externally and disconnected from their hearts. Looking inward to see my own conflicts, I started down a path of healing and spiritual inquiry. After years of maintaining a life in the "normal” working world while exploring my own inner world, I felt the calling to leave my career behind for awhile and become a full-time student of my own path and vision. It’s taken me deeper than I ever imagined into my own healing, far to the other side of the world and beyond the frontiers of human consciousness.
My journey has led me to:
In my integration, I'm developing offerings to be of service to others on their own awakening and spiritual journeys - whether it takes them deep into the Amazon, to the highest peaks of the Himalayas or simply into the heart and soul of who they are, which is always right here, right now. This, I believe, is the path to greater harmony on Mother Earth. She needs us now, more than ever before.
My journey has led me to:
- 10 years of experience in the Peruvian Amazon working with ayahuasca, master teacher plants, kambo and rapé (sacred tobacco). During my first trip to the Amazon in 2010, I had a profound awakening that has taken me years to integrate and begin to share with others. I returned in 2011 and 2012 for longer and longer periods of time. Then for 3 years (2014-2017), I lived in Tarapoto learning with various healers and dieting master teacher plants (a traditional Amazonian method of learning from plants). To date, I've spent over a year in diet with various plants. In addition to my own personal healing work, I organized and supported groups from around the world in ayahuasca and plant diets. I worked at retreat centers in Pucallpa and Tarapoto teaching yoga and offering energy healing work. This work is a life-long undertaking for me, following the steps of discipline, deep communication and honoring of the wisdom of the jungle. I continue this path, returning to the Amazon every year for my own learning and offering support and guidance for others. Please see Adventures for any upcoming group trips to Peru.
- 6+ years of training and assisting at Luminous Awareness Institute. The Institute synthesizes ancient Eastern teachings, energetic practices, and Western psychology into an array of tools for awakening and healing. This work has sent me through deep healing of my core wounds, deepened my understanding of my awakening experiences and trained me to work with subtle and higher levels of energy. I have a Level 2 Luminous Awareness Practitioner certification (through 800+ hours of training), and offer clients support to access and transform unconscious energetic patterns that create our reality. I also help them develop their own recognition of higher consciousness that is always available to them.
- 12 years of my own yogic practice - asana, pranayama, and meditation. In 2012, I completed a 200-hr shamanic yoga teacher training in Cusco, Peru that combined the consciousness modifications of shamanism, plant medicines and yoga. I felt an internal call to go to India for years before I finally made my first pilgrimage. Over the 8 months (2 trips) , I lived in ashrams, focusing on my own sadhana, visited countless temples, worked with healing masters on the banks of the Ganges, and undertook several month-long Ayurvedic panchakarmas to cleanse the body-mind-spirit. I also had the fortunate opportunity to sit in the presence of the Dalai Lama and meditate in numerous Buddhist monasteries in Ladhak. India is also a life-long commitment, and I look forward to my next return. See Adventures for any upcoming group trips to India.
- In addition, I’ve had 15 years of my own therapy, counseling, and energy healing sessions. Having the support of other people has been essential in my path. While much of my journey has been solo learning through direct experience, without the support and encouragement of others to help me discover my true self, I would not be where I am today.
In my integration, I'm developing offerings to be of service to others on their own awakening and spiritual journeys - whether it takes them deep into the Amazon, to the highest peaks of the Himalayas or simply into the heart and soul of who they are, which is always right here, right now. This, I believe, is the path to greater harmony on Mother Earth. She needs us now, more than ever before.
Training and Education
2010 - Present Student of Amazonian Plant Medicines under guidance of Peruvian healers
2018 Certified Addiction Recovery and Psycho-Spiritual Integration Coach, Being True to You Transformational Recovery 2017 Certified Advanced Luminous Awareness Practitioner (4 years, 800+ hr), Luminous Awareness Institute 2013 Certified Coach and Counselor, Interchange Counseling Institute 2012 Certified Yoga Instructor (200 hr), World Shamanic Yoga Institute 2009 MBA Sustainable Management, Presidio Graduate School 2004 MS Environmental Engineering, UC- Berkeley 2003 BS Environmental Engineering, CU-Boulder |
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside awakens.
- Carl Jung