Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.
– Miles Davis

Beginning with my recovery from heroin addiction in 1988, my path of spiritual, psychological, and bodily transformation has taken me through an array of spiritual practices, healing processes, and embodied and energetic disciplines.

I studied film and music as an undergraduate, and hold a PhD in clinical / community psychology, an MS in traditional Chinese medicine, and a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) credential. I am the author of The Trusting Heart: Addiction, Recovery, and Intergenerational Trauma (Chiron, 2012).

By descent, tribe, and ancestry, I am an Ashkenazi Jew; my exploration of my own heritage, culture, spiritual tradition, and family lineage continues to inform my life and my work.

I was born in New York City, but grew up primarily in rural Hawaii, in the town of Waimea on Moku o Keawe (the Big Island). I lived in New York and New England for a number of years, and in the Bay Area for over twenty years. Now a devoted Alaskan, I am moved on a daily basis by the magical surroundings of my home.

I am deeply committed to the work of the heart, and to the sacred task of embodying the soul’s path. I am grateful to my teachers, to my ancestors, to my family–especially my wife and son–and to all those who have helped me on my own journey of healing and recovery.

My family and I live in Anchorage, Alaska, on unceded Dena’ina land.