Creds & Stats
I believe academic studies are a small part of what prepares someone to do the work. What’s more critical is practice, experience, targeted training, and an unwavering yearning to go deep and wide in understanding how we get stuck and what we can do to get our mojo back.
What follows are some of the ways I’ve been preparing to help you align with your true nature so you can be the person you want to be.
I have decades of experience as a serial entrepreneur, over 20 years of experience as a Psychotherapist and Coach – AND a near-life of experience studying and practicing Yoga. I’ve lived and worked overseas for more than two decades in various business endeavors, allowing me to engage with people worldwide and experience all the wild, wonderful, unique qualities of what it is to be human.
In terms of interesting life experiences, I built, designed and operated a boutique hotel, conference center and wedding venue in the Japanese countryside for 20 years. I also built 30 more properties for clients interested in American-style living. I attribute my success at this to naiveté… I didn’t believe it would be all that hard. It was… but worth it!
What follows are the more formal credentials and training I have savored along the way. I welcome any questions you might have about what I bring to the table.
Energy & Body-Focused Training
- Wisdom Healing Qigong; ChiCenter
- Somatic Awareness; IRest Institute.
- Meditating with the Body; Dharma Ocean Foundation
- Mahamudra for the Modern World; Dharma Ocean Foundation
- Somatic Descent; Dharma Ocean Foundation
- Quantum Touch Level 1 and 2 training
- Qigong for Health and Happiness 40 hrs; 2015
- Heart Math Practitioner Certification 2018
- Year 1 Huma Transpersonal Bodywork; Louise Barrie, Berkeley CA
- Hakomi Comprehensive Training; 1st year; The Hakomi Institute, San Fran, CA
- Reiki I and II; Bennett-Stellar University, Washington
- Focusing Level 1; The Focusing Institute, Berkeley, CA
- Mystic Molecules; Wisdom University, Oakland,CA
- Diamond Heart Method; Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
Yoga Training
- 300 Hr Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training
- 200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training
- Laya Yoga of Chakras: Training with Indu Arora; 2023
- Yoga Nidra Level One: Training with Indu Arora; 2023
- Meditation for Tantra and Vedas: Training with Indu Arora; 2023
- Tantra Study; Tantrika Institute
- Neuroscience and Yoga in Trauma Treatment: Pesi Training CA 2021
- Irest; Yoga Nidra Level 1: Richard Miller CA 2018
- Yoga Therapy Hands-Free: Amrit Yoga Institute: 2022
- Yoga Nidra: Immersion and Advanced Training: Amrit Yoga Institute 2020
- Yoga Nidra for Group Facilitation: Amrit Yoga Institute 2021
- Beyond Addiction; Kundalini Yoga, Naturopathic Medicine & Counselling: Sat Dharam & Gabor Mate: Online 2022
- The Integration of Science and Spirituality in Lucid Dreaming, Physics, & Dream Yoga: WithB. Alan Wallace
- Chakras; Anodea Judith, Sounds True
- Exploring Chakras; Caroline Myss, Sounds True
- Dream Yoga Retreat (Andrew Holecek) Sedona 2018
- Explorations in Kundalini Yoga & Tantric Sound; Wisdom University, Oakland
- Bikram Yoga; Glendale, AZ 2011
- Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga; Nyingma Institute, Berkeley, CA
Sound Healing
- Sound, Voice, Music Healing Certification; CIIS, San Francisco, CA
- Voice Analysis: Ani Williams, Sedona, AZ
- Sonic Meditations and Deep Listening; Pauline Oliveros, San Francisco, CA
- The Tomitas Method; Pat Moffitt Cook, San Francisco, CA
- Sacred Sound; The Vox Mundi School, Berkeley, CA
- Drumming and Mind-Body Synchronization; Glen Valez, San Francisco, CA
- Sound Therapies; John Beaulieu, San Francisco CA
- Essential Music Therapy; Clive Robbins, San Francisco, CA
- Free Your Voice; Silvia Nakkach, IONS Institute, Petaluma, CA
Meditation Experience
- Residential Human Develop Intensive (4 months); Nyingma Institute, Berkeley CA
- Buddhist Psychology; Nyingma Institute, Berkeley CA
- Meditation – 30 Day Wake Up Challenge; Adyashanti, Sounds True
- The Mind, the Soul, the Brain and the Mystery of Transformation; Daniel Siegel, Sounds True
- Three Levels of Intuition; Caroline Myss, Sounds True
- At Home in the Present Moment; Thich Nhat Hanh, Sounds True
- The Energy of Mindfulness; Thich Nhat Hanh, Sounds True
- The Locus Meditation; Robert Peng, Sounds True
- The Science of Medical Intuition; Caroline Myss, Sounds True
- Three Levels of Power; Caroline Myss, Sounds True
- Three Levels of Intuition; Caroline Myss, Sounds True
- The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer, Sounds True
- Earth Breathing, Reggie Ray, Sounds True
- Entering the Now; Eckhart Tolle, Sounds True
- From Fear to Fearlessness; Pema Chodron, Sounds True
- Unconditional Confidence; Pema Chodron, Sounds True
- Buddhist Meditation; Pema Chodron, Sounds True
- Opening the Heart; Pema Chodron, Sounds True
- Mindfulness Meditation; Jon Kabit-Zinn, Sounds True
- Learning to Stay Present; Pema Chodron, Sounds True
- Living From a Place of Surrender, Michael Singer, Sounds True
- One, Two, Three God; Ken Wilber; Sounds True
- Self Inquiry; Adayshanti, Sounds True
- Studing Your Mind; Rick Hanson, Sounds True
- Speaking Peace; Marshall Rosenberg, Sounds True
Hypnotherapy Training
- Intensive Hypnotic Psychotherapy Training, The M. H. Erickson Foundation, Arizona: 90 hours
- Advanced Hypnotherapy Practice, Milton Erickson Foundation: with Eric Greenleaf, 45 hours 2001
- NLP Master Practitioner, Bennett-Stellar University, Washington; 250 hours 2001
- CHT Certification, Hypnotherapy Training Institute, Corta Madera, CA; 150 hours 2003
Coaching Training
- Unique Self Emergence Process Coach, CA 1 yr. Intensive training 2016
- Appreciative Inquiry Coach Certification 2015
- Appreciative Inquiry; Center For Appreciative Inquiry, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
- Wellness Coach Certification 2015
- Enneagram Training in the Narrative Tradition 2018
- Dynamic Enneagram Certification 2017
- EFT Tapping Training and Certification 2021
- Stages Essentials for Psychotherapy and Coaching 2017
- Eben Pagan’s Virtual Coaching Certification 2017
- Marc Gafni’s Pleasure Map Training, 2015
- Language and Behavior Profile; Success Strategies, Canada 2014
- Certified Health and Success Coach; Bennett-Stellar University, Washington
- Coaching Foundation Course, John F Kennedy University; 20 hours,
- Life Launch Seminar, Hudson Institute Santa Barbara, CA; 40 hours 2002
- Executive Coaching, John F Kennedy University; 10 hours,
- LifeTrack Coaching, Kyoto, Japan; 30 hours, 1997
Professional Psychotherapy Training
- Polyvagal Perspective, Therapy, Self-Regulation &Memory Consolidation Theories, Pesi
- John and Julie Gottman’s Principles for Effective Couples Therapy Training; Pesi, CA
- Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP) Training Course, Pesi CA
- Applying the Polyvagal Theory to Improve Client Outcomes, Pesi CA
- Compassionate Inquiry (Gabor Mate) Pesi CA
- Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP) Training Course: Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Professionals Pesi CA
- Non-violent Communication Level 1; Oakland, CA
- Spousal & Partner Abuse, Association for Advanced Training, CA
- Borderline Personality Disorder, Association for Advanced Training, CA
- Diagnosis, Treatment, Etiology of Mental Disorders, Association for Advanced Training, CA
- Chemical Dependence; Assessment and Treatment, Association for Advanced Training, CA
- Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, San Rafael, CA
- Working with Narcissistic Disorders of the Self, CAMFT, Orinda, CA
- Quantum Transformations in Trauma, Healing and AEDP Treatment, San Francisco CAMFT, CA
- Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy, Bruce Eckart, San Rafael, CA
ACT Therapy Training
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Level 1 and 2; Workshops, Oakland/Sacramento, CA
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Immersion; Steven Hayes, Praxis CA
- Focused Acceptance and Commitment Training for Brief Interventions, Praxis, CA
- ACT Matrix Training online
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ADVANCED Workshop with Russ Harris online
Crisis & Trauma Training
- EMDR Basic Training; JFKU, Pleasant Hill, CA
- CISM: Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support; UMBC
- CISM; Group Crisis Intervention; UMBC
- Foundations of Disaster Mental Health; Red Cross, Concord, CA
- Crisis Intervention for Volunteers, Contra Costa Crisis Center, Walnut Creek, CA
- Grief Counseling for Volunteers, Contra Costa Crisis Center, Walnut Creek, CA
- EMDR Certificate Course: Rapid, Safe, and Proven Skills and Techniques, Pesi CA
- EMDR Basic Training; JFKU, Pleasant Hill, CA
- Essentials of Trauma Treatment: Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training Course,
- Pesi, CA
- Pat Ogden’s Body Oriented Therapy Techniques for Trauma and Attachment, Pesi. CA
- Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing, Step by Step: Master the Body-oriented Approach to Trauma and Stress Disorders Pesi, CA
- Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 Course with Janina Fisher (Online Course)
- EMDR In Action: A Step-By-Step Master Class with Deany Laliotis (Online Course, Pesi, CA
- Hypnosis for Trauma and PTSD Certificate Training 2019, Carol Kershaw
