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Me
I live in Nelson BC, Canada with my wife Shayna, and our 2 daughters Emunah and Ayla. I am committed to a path of Grounded Spirituality and dedicate each day to the spiritual practice of making life into a prayer, by striving to meet each moment and interaction with openness, curiosity, and as my spiritual curriculum. I am a teacher, guide and an eternal student of Life —one who gets great satisfaction from supporting people in discovering how to live more sustainable Heart & Soul centered lives. |
Who I AM |
I have been walking this path as a dedicated spiritual practitioner for over two decades. Since I was a small boy I was devoted to Spirit, my own evolution, the well-being of this planet and the biological life forms that inhabit it. I am grateful for my path and the clarity of purpose that has matured me to a place where I can now support people in bridging the world of Spirit with the world of Matter through integrating inner realizations with outer manifestations.
For too long I hid out in the spiritual realm of "Ultimate Reality", spiritual bypassing my fear of the challenging, painful and dark material of daily life: survival in the marketplace, and trauma from early childhood. With skilled support from therapy and spiritual counseling I was able to face these inner demons by making friends with them rather than avoiding them and wishing they'd just leave me alone. By accepting and embracing the places where I felt deficient and turning my challenges into my Life's Curriculum I was able to transform the habitual patterns that were draining my life-force and keeping me locked into a disempowered default life. As a result, the renewed energy and empowerment that I experienced accelerated my development and activated my passion for life! With these unintegrated parts now more firmly in place, I was able to see and actualize my future by creating a private practice dedicated to serving others on the journey of Grounded Wholeing. |
Credentials:
Director of Youth and Family Programs at Chochmat HaLev Synagogue, 2016-2017
Completed 3 year training in Hashpa'ah: Jewish Spiritual Direction, 2014-2017
Completed 1 year of a Inner Science training program with Thomas Huebl: Timeless Wisdom Training, 2015-2016
Selected and honored to be part of The New Contemplatives Cohort at Spiritual Directors International Conference 2016
Taught classes on Evolving Judaism in the Bay Area, 2011-2015
Completed Continuing Education Credits in Early Childhood Education, 2014-2015
Completed Kevah Teaching Fellowship, 2012-2013
Helped create and run an Environmental NGO in Tsfat, Israel: The Center for Healthy Living, 2007-2011
Certified in Reiki, Rosh Pina, Israel 2010
Certified Yoga Instructor, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, 2005
Completed BFA from Massachusetts College of Art, 2001
Completed 3 year training in Hashpa'ah: Jewish Spiritual Direction, 2014-2017
Completed 1 year of a Inner Science training program with Thomas Huebl: Timeless Wisdom Training, 2015-2016
Selected and honored to be part of The New Contemplatives Cohort at Spiritual Directors International Conference 2016
Taught classes on Evolving Judaism in the Bay Area, 2011-2015
Completed Continuing Education Credits in Early Childhood Education, 2014-2015
Completed Kevah Teaching Fellowship, 2012-2013
Helped create and run an Environmental NGO in Tsfat, Israel: The Center for Healthy Living, 2007-2011
Certified in Reiki, Rosh Pina, Israel 2010
Certified Yoga Instructor, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, 2005
Completed BFA from Massachusetts College of Art, 2001
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Teachers, Guides, and Inspirations...
There are many teachers, guides and inspirations whom have played essential roles in my personal development.
I bow in gratitude to their wisdom and guidance.
I bow in gratitude to their wisdom and guidance.
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Thomas Huebl
Francis Weller Rabbi Nadya Gross Sue Johnson Jeff Brown Martin Prechtel Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi RIP Tara Brach Avraham Sutton Michael Meade David Friedman Bill Plotkin Avraham Loewenthal Joanna Macy Rav Mordechai Gottlieb Rabbi Art Green Stephen Jenkinson Chana Schafer Dr. Ibrahim "Baba" Farajaje RIP My Wife and Daughters : ) |
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
Rav Yehuda Ashlag: Peticha L'Chochmat Hakaballah Hafiz: All works of poetry Sue Johnson: Hold me Tight Jeff Brown: All Works Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan: All Works Krishnamurti: All Works Ram Das: Be Here Now Rumi: All works of poetry Tara Brach: Radical Acceptance Bill Plotkin: Nature and the Human Soul Marie Kondo: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up G.I. Gurdjieff, P.D. Ouspensky, J.G. Bennett Mary Oliver: All works of poetry Ken Wilber: Integral Spirituality Hillel Zeitlin: The Religious Writings of Hillel Zeitlin The Writings of Rav Avraham Isaac Kook Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira: Conscious Community James Redfield: The Celestine Prophecy Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet |
My Family : )
