I have spent my entire adult life as a spiritual seeker. As a result of an unhappy childhood, I became determined to figure out the meaning and purpose of life to counteract my inner experiences of trauma and abandonment.

 

I was raised as an atheist and, by the time I left home as a young adult, believed in nothing except what science could prove with the scientific method of inquiry.

 

I was fortunate in being gifted intellectually and was able to successfully pursue a law degree and a then a career with prestigious law firms and multinational corporations over a span of many years, working for firms on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.  

 

In spite of my achievements in the outer world, I kept searching deeply for answers to universal truths, and in that search, went down many roads to understand “God” or universal consciousness, exploring a variety of religious and spiritual practices. I inquired into both traditional and esoteric Western and Eastern approaches, but could never seem to find a home there. Eventually, my search led me to find a nascent field of study: spiritual intelligence. And in that field, I had finally found a foundation upon which I could build an understanding of the universe and my place within it. 

 

Spiritual intelligence reflects each person’s innate capacity for accessing their own soul's wisdom — this does not require anyone to give up their personal authority to any institution, person or dogma.  I intuitively felt that spiritual intelligence was a valid approach through which people could explore spirituality in a grounded, pragmatic way, based on their own individual experiences of higher dimensions of knowing. 

 

In addition to my legal and business training, I obtained several coaching certifications to allow me to support others in their spiritual search and evolution. My education and training is as follows: