Hello, dear Being
Welcome to this space for humans who want to come home to their true nature and live full out from their radiant Being! « This is exactly the Path I walk, and I share my journey here, because you may see yourself in it, too. To quote Ram Dass: “We’re all just walking each other home.”
For most of my life, I hid behind masks —not speaking up, people-pleasing, and numbing out with drugs, sex, relationships, productivity, fixing myself, food, dissociation from my physical body and more— to avoid my unconscious fear of being rejected and alone. I hid my essence, consistently adapting to be someone I was not. This led me to the experience of feeling lost and empty inside, again and again.
Finally, I got to the point that I did not know if I existed anymore, and some part of me knew it was time to break the cycle once and for all. I was done with quick fixes and the part-time, solo healing journey, and embarked on a journey to unfold my Being, full-time, in connection with community.
In walking this Path, I find I enter more and more deeply into the mysterious, Divine essence that animates all life, facing into all the shadows and light that comprise it, in every here and now. This has initiated me into taking radical responsibility for building a sacred and solid home inside myself that is to be shared with the world. And wow! is this journey ALIVE, WILD, LOVING, INSPIRED, CHALLENGING, and SOULFUL.
The school of life has so far taught me a lot, from:
following the linear life plan of going to school at Colgate University, then having a professional career in New York City, then a life partner, house, car, and pet…and then giving it all up and starting over
changing jobs, industries (from the visual arts to real estate and architecture to technology to healing and transformational arts), cities, and haircuts many times
romantically relating with different partners, sexes, agreements, and depths
experiencing various therapies for anxiety, depression, addiction, self-abandonment, and codependency
leading teams and founding companies in my professional work life
retiring from “working” and entering into a life of practice and passionate service
traveling around the world alone and with other humans, immersing myself in cultures different from what I grew up in, such as the grand melting pot of arts, culture and spirituality across India, the Wayúu people, indigenous to the beautiful yet harshly elemental conditions of La Guajira, Colombia, the ecovillages woven into the jungles of Brazil, the Shipibo plant medicine lineage in Amazonian Peru, the clash of western modernity and Mayan tradition throughout Guatemala, and the creative and conscious sexuality community in Berlin
participating in 30+ authentic adulthood initiations and practitioner trainings in transformational and healing modalities (listed to the side / below)
experientially researching living in community in India, Brazil, Switzerland, Mexico, Tenerife, and more
working with sacred plant medicines
exploring the depths of sacred sexuality and sensuality
leaving everything behind to live out of a backpack twice (started the second one back in 2022 and still on the ride)
holding space for hundreds of people for their emotional, energetic, physical, mental, and spiritual healing and evolution
All of these lived experiences have supported me to build a conscious relationship with fear, which is an ongoing practice.
Fear is not a design error. It exists for a purpose.
Instead of fear being something to be avoided, I’ve learned to use fear as my compass. It points me exactly where I need to go next.
Moving in this way allows me to dance inside the fires of transformation, in an ongoing process of unlearning, dying, rebirthing, and experimenting with the new life I feed myself with the ashes created through these cycles.
Through this I’ve trained to cut myself, others, and organizations open with a gentle strength to ignite healing and transformational processes.
With a unique combination of precision and spaciousness, I hold space for people and projects to enter into powerful inner excavations where they navigate below the surface to that which most wants to be expressed.
By being with the full collection of parts that make up the whole, I help Beings and organizations to discover that thing behind the thing; the essence that wants to be experienced that has been blocked by numbed feelings, unspoken words, or abandoned desires.
I am in awe of and grateful for the varied and diverse life I signed up to live. These experiences have fostered in me a deep love for holding space for people and organizations to transition into more alive, aligned, and authentic expressions of their true nature.
And ultimately, this work isn’t just about me or you. Living your true nature is about owning the unique Soul Path you came here to live so the full potential of your Being can shine and serve its purpose in the web of life in this shared home we call Earth.
So glad to walk the Path with you!
Trainings & Contexts Informing My Path & Work
Soul School | Balinese Mysticism & Hinduism
Tantra Yoga
Corpo Salvagem de Amor | Sacred Sexuality & Relationship
Tantric Massage Therapist Training
Vipassana Meditation
Osteopathy & Intuitive Bodywork
Dearmouring Levels I & II Practitioner Training
Akashic Records Practitioner Training
Feelings Practitioner Trainings
Possibility Management Trainings (Expand the Box, Gremlin Transformation, Rage Club, Fear Club, Spaceholder Training, Possibility Lab, Specialty Lab +)
Spiritual Life Coach Training
Reiki Levels I & II Practitioner Training
Somatic Experiencing
Sacred Plant Medicine Ceremonies (Kambo, Ayahuasca, Bufo)
200 HR Yin & Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training
Fun & relevant facts
I’ve made a lot of visual art, created digital products, managed teams, and run companies. You can visit my portfolio website here.
I love:
- watching animated films from the likes of Tim Burton and Studio Ghibli
- writing prose, poetry, and music
- singing
- speaking Spanish, Portuguese and learning new languages
- experiential learnings and practices that expand my consciousness and intimacy with life
- living in devotion
- practicing magic
- studying and experiencing cultures, spirituality, esoteric teachings, philosophies, and natural wisdom from around the world
Snapshots from My Journey