About Your Teacher

When people think of a meditation teacher, they often picture a monk, a guru, or someone who has stepped away from everyday life. While I have deep respect for monastics and traditional teachers who have preserved these practices for generations, my path looks a little different.

I am a corporate executive in the technology industry and a father of two. Like many people, I balance a full and demanding life while maintaining a consistent meditation practice. That perspective shapes how I teach. My focus is on making meditation practical, accessible, and sustainable for real life.

My own path to meditation was not straightforward. For years, I struggled with an overactive nervous system that showed up as stress, reactivity, and difficulty maintaining healthy habits. About four years ago, I began to more deeply understand the connection between my mental state and my physical well-being. That process ultimately led to a sustained lifestyle change, including losing and keeping off over 90 pounds.

Meditation did not solve everything on its own, but it played a central role in creating the internal conditions that made change possible. Through consistent practice, I experienced meaningful shifts in how I relate to stress, attention, and emotion. Just as importantly, working directly with a teacher made the difference. What I could not build through apps or self guided approaches became sustainable through personal instruction, accountability, and guidance.

That experience is why I teach.

I am a certified meditation teacher through the 1 Giant Mind Teacher Academy to each the Vedic-inspired “Being” technique. In the Buddhist tradition, I am certified to teach Metta Loving-Kindness meditation through Dharma Moon and have completed Foundations teacher training in the Unified Mindfulness system. Currently, I am continuing my studies under Venerable Tarpa of the Secular Buddhist Tradition (SBT), where I am deepening my ability to practice and instruct Calm Abiding, Insight, and Mindfulness techniques.

My teaching is grounded in respect for these traditions while remaining secular, practical, and accessible with no particular spiritual or belief system required. I work especially well with people who may not see themselves in traditional spiritual settings but are looking for a reliable way to reduce stress, improve focus, and build a consistent practice.

I have experience teaching meditation in a variety of formats, including one on one private instruction, in person group classes, and larger scale corporate mindfulness programs. This range allows me to meet people where they are, whether that is individual support or structured programs designed for teams and organizations.