A guide for life’s important transitions.
For more than two decades, I’ve worked alongside individuals, teams, organizations, and communities navigating growth, challenge, and transformation. While the settings may differ, the heart of the work remains the same: helping people reconnect with themselves, with others, and with what matters most.
My story
I’ve spent much of my life learning in places that don’t offer easy answers.
On wilderness trails. In yoga practice. Sitting with leaders facing difficult decisions. Working alongside people rebuilding their lives inside prison walls. Listening to stories around campfires, in boardrooms, and in quiet conversations that ask for honesty and courage.
Over time, I’ve come to believe that meaningful growth rarely comes from having all the answers.
It comes from paying attention.
Paying attention to what is changing.
To what is being asked of us.
To what we already know deep down, but may have lost sight of along the way.
My work grew from a lifelong curiosity about what helps people come alive and stay connected — to themselves, to others, and to the larger world they belong to.
That curiosity has led me down many paths, but they have always pointed toward the same thing: helping people navigate growth, challenge, and transition with greater awareness and intention.
Credentials
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MBA, Fisher School of International Business (2007) , Focus on Leadership and International Management
Immunity to Change Certified Coach — Minds at Work (2025)
Certified Senior Trainer — Beyond Us and Them (2011)
Certified Diamond Power Index Coach (2020)
Wholeness focused wilderness guiding apprenticeship, Steven Harper, Esalen Insitutee 2011-2018
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3,000 hour Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Apprenticeship — Dena Kingsberg (2017–2019)
Focus: Asana, Pranayama, Anatomy, Vedic Chanting, Traditional Indian Singing, Yoga Philosophy
Ashtanga Primary Series Teacher Training — 75+ hours
Ashtanga Second Series Teacher Training — 100+ hours, Tim Miller
Teacher Intensive — Maty Ezraty
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training + 60-Hour Follow-up — Lulu Bandhas (2012)
Workshop Faculty / Host
Hosted and assisted weekend workshops with Richard Rosen, David Garrigues, and Tim Miller
Chanting and yoga philsophy courses with Dr. Jayaram and M.A. Jayashree
Extensive and ongoing personal research and study
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Trauma Studies Certificate — Pacifica Graduate Institute (2019)
Social Resiliency Model (SRM), Level I — Non-Clinical Trauma Resilience — Upaya Zen Center (2017)
Shadow Work Training — Animas Valley Institute (2018)
Experience & Training
Over the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege of working with individuals and organizations across a wide range of settings.
My background includes certifications and advanced training in adult development, leadership coaching, trauma resilience, group facilitation, wilderness leadership, and yoga.
I’ve coached individuals, teams, and organizations through complex change processes and worked with institutions including the U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman, Canva, nonprofit organizations, schools, and community groups.
I’ve guided wilderness experiences for youth, adults, veterans, and first responders.
I’ve studied and practiced Ashtanga Yoga for nearly three decades, completing more than 5,000 hours of formal training and apprenticing under extraordinary teachers, most notably Dena Kingsberg.
I’ve also spent years helping develop and facilitate work that integrates adult developmental psychology, nature-based wisdom, and transformational group processes through Open Circle.
Yet after all these years, I still consider myself a student first.
The most important lessons continue to come from practice, relationship, and paying attention.
Notes from the Path
Thoughts, stories, and lessons from years of guiding, teaching, practicing, and paying attention. Written for those navigating change, seeking clarity, or simply looking for a different way of seeing.
Start a conversation
Every journey begins somewhere.
If you’re exploring coaching, leadership development, wilderness experiences, retreats, or simply wondering what the next chapter might look like, I’d be glad to connect.