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I live in Ashland, Oregon
I enjoy exploring the nearby mountains, rivers, and coasts of the Pacific Northwest. I love jazz, sitting by the fire, and playing the didgeridoo.
As a huge advocate of working with a coach or teacher regularly, I do weekly coaching sessions with a teacher who can support me and keep me honest. I meditate daily, work with my dreams, and do personal ceremony next to Ashland Creek every week to stay right with myself.
Last but not least, I am a die-hard Minnesota Vikings fan, and I am thoroughly convinced they will win their first Super Bowl this year.
Background and education
I went to college to study engineering to prepare to have a family and live the American dream. Only it didn't quite work out that way. I started seeing holes in the story that everyone seemed to subscribe to.
In my early twenties, I started to explore everything spiritual and soon began to study with a spiritual teacher. His name was Bart Anderson, and I would apprentice with him for the next 22 years.
During this time I assisted Bart with workshops and classes that included guided meditation, ceremony, and sharing circles that guided participants to see the truth about their lives. These were the predecessors of the programs and retreats I do today.
I also studied western psychology and completed a Bachelors of Psychology in 1987 and Master's Social Work in 1997. I practiced psychotherapy for many years, but always found an experiential spiritual approach to be most effective.
Bart passed away in 2007, and I began to sort out how to present the work I knew I must do. This process produced two books: Your Natural Gift (2013) and Natural Way of Being (2020).
In 2013, I started doing silent retreats led by spiritual teacher, Adyashanti, to get deeper inside myself. This has been a nice compliment to the work I did with Bart. My current programs and retreats are influenced by both lineages.
This brings us to my current approach to working with people. I like to offer personalized coaching programs and retreats.
These avenues provide enough time and space for clients to get down to the core of things and walk through a complete transition to lasting spiritual well-being and personal freedom.
I really like guiding and supporting people to integrate the well-being and connection of their spiritual practices, meditation, yoga into their relationships, work, and everyday lives.