At the age of 15, I found Alan Watts’ book The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. This set me off on a life of meditative practice and spiritual seeking. I come to this work with a rich and varied background in spiritual, consciousness and healing arts studies, including yoga, a variety of healing modalities ranging from the mainstream, (massage therapy/chiropractic assistant, cranialsacral therapy) to the more esoteric, (Polarity Therapy, Brennan Healing Science, Acutonics), to the wildly bizarre (studies with Filipino and Brazilian psychic surgeons and other seriously weird shamanic healers). Over the years I have served as an event coordinator for a number of spiritual teachers, mediums, channels and healers, whose tutelage and guidance provided a unique opportunity for immersion into spiritual practice and a contemplative life. Listed below are a few of the many trainings I have undertaken over the years.
Healing Arts
Munay-ki Practitioner Training Oakland/Berkeley Center for Shamanic Healing, Munay-ki Practitioner Training.
An in-depth training on the transmission of the Munay-Ki rites: energetic transmissions which transform and upgrade the luminous energy field by re-informing DNA. Brought to the West from the high shamans of the Amazon and Andes by Dr. Alberto Villoldo, the rites are a kind of fast-track to reclaiming our divine nature. www.centerforshamanichealing.com www.munay-ki.org
Matrix Energetics, Level 1 Matrix Energetics is a complete system of healing, self-care and transformation based on the laws and expression of subtle energy physics. By learning to communicate at the quantum level with the energy and information that create all of reality, it is possible to interact with the material world and transform it, affecting change connected to past traumas, injuries and emotional patterns. www.matrixenergetics.com
Body Ecology Certification Training Studies on the subject of probiotic nutrition and food preparation with Donna Gates, author of the Body Ecology Diet. www.bodyecology.com
Studies with Rubens Faria, aka Dr. Fritz Studies and observation of psychic surgery techniques with Rubens Faria, aka Dr. Fritz, the subject of several books on Brazilian psychic surgery, including In Search of Brazil’s Quantum Surgeon: The Dr. Fritz Phenomenon, by Masao Maki. Additional recommended reading on the subject: Arigo, Surgeon of the Rusty Knife, by John G. Fuller.
The Kairos Institute, Acutonics I and II Acutonics is a non-invasive healthcare modality, incorporating Oriental Medicine and sound healing and utilizes precision-calibrated tuning forks applied to acupuncture points. www.soundhealingtools.com www.acutonics.com
The Milne Institute, Visionary Craniosacral Work, Level I Visionary Craniosacral Work ™ is a soothing, non-invasive, hands-on modality involving the craniosacral system, which includes the brain, the cerebrospinal fluid, the membranes inside the cranium, the cranial bones, the spine and the sacrum. www.milneinstitute.com
Upledger Institute, Craniosacral Therapy Level I Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of the craniosacral system. www.upledger.com
Healing Light Church, Body and Soul: Anatomy & Physiology for Healers Taught by Shelby Hammit RN, this 80-hour course, offered through Roslyn Bruyere’s Healing Light Church, fulfilled the Anatomy and Physiology requirement for graduation from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and covered the physical and energetic anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human body as relevant to the practice of energy healing. www.rosalynlbruyere.org
Barbara Brennan School of Healing, Graduate Brennan Healing Science is a holistic healing modality based on the Human Energy-Consciousness System and its relationship to physical, emotional and spiritual health and disease. The four-year curriculum includes the study of anatomy and physiology, body psychotherapy, psychological process, deep self-introspection, High Sense Perception, the integration of the creative arts with the healing spirit, and the development of professional presence. Meditation and personalized spiritual practice complete the curriculum. www.barbarabrennan.com
Apprenticeship in Massage Therapy, leading to licensure in Massage Therapy Individual instruction in a clinical setting with Vito Hemphill DC, Santa Fe NM www.clinicalintuition.com
Yogic Arts
A student of Hatha Yoga since 1974, I attended the teacher training program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco in 1980 https://iyisf.org/ and again in 2021 with Karen Quinn at Yoga Center Carmel https://feelbetteryoga.com/.
Meditation/Consciousness Studies
A spiritual seeker since the age of 15, after having sat for many hours in satsang with a number of spiritual teachers, I was introduced in 2021 to the work of Jeffery Martin, PhD, author of The Finders, and director of the Center for the Study of Non-Symbolic Consciousness, one of the world’s leading research organizations dedicated to the rigorous scientific study of the highest forms of human wellbeing, referred to as enlightenment, nonduality, persistent mystical experience, unitive consciousness, the peace that passeth understanding, etc. I have participated in most of Dr. Martin’s course offerings, including his Mentors and Partners Program, and am trained to assist others in the transition to a state of Fundamental Wellbeing.
https://www.nonsymbolic.org/about/
Most recently I have become part of a consortium of mentors in the area of conscious awakening, Conscious Curiosity (https://www.consciouscuriosity.cc/) created to assist in the deepening and stabilization of the awakening process.
Event Coordination
Listed here are a few of the healers and teachers for whom I have coordinated events for internationally and at home.
Rubens Faria Jr, controversial Brazilian psychic surgeon and subject of several books, including "Dr. Fritz" The Phenomenon of the Millenium, by Wm Moreira and In Search of Brazil’s Quantum Surgeon, by Masao Maki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubens_Farias_Jr.
Paul Selig, psychic, teacher and award-winning author of 11 channeled books. https://www.paulselig.com
Devaji, spiritual teacher in the tradition of neo-advaita https://www.devaji.org/
Roger Castillo, spiritual teacher in the advaita vedanta tradition https://www.rogercastillo.org
Igor Kufayev, advaita tantra teacher https://igorkufayev.org/
Paul Hedderman, non-dual teacher and author https://www.zenbitchslap.com/home