Lived practice
I came to meditation through my own experience with anxiety, depression, and the search for a way to live with more joy and ease in my life.
About Me
Practical meditation guidance with warmth, clarity, and care.
I teach meditation in a way that is calm, clear, and deeply responsive to the person in front of me. My emphasis is on helping people find practices that are supportive, sustainable, and useful in daily life.
My background bridges contemplative practice, the tech world, and documentary filmmaking. The analytical side keeps my teaching precise and grounded; the creative side helps me meet each person where they actually are.
Flexible methods
People are different. I keep the work collaborative and shape it around the techniques that you actually connect with, rather than asking everyone to do the same thing.
How I came to this work
I began meditating 18 years ago while working as a manager at a tech company, looking for a way to navigate severe anxiety and depression. Over time, the practice became one of the most meaningful forces in my life, helping with chronic pain, insomnia, and the larger search for a fuller, more sustainable happiness.
I do not treat meditation as a cure-all. Therapy, exercise, sleep, diet, community and other forms of support matter deeply. But meditation has been the most important single tool for me in learning how to navigate the challenges of life, and that is the benefit I now want to share with as many people as possible.
My teaching is grounded in Shinzen Young's Unified Mindfulness system, in which I'm a Certified Teacher, but I pull from a range of vipassana and non-dual, awareness-based traditions and teachers that have shaped my practice, including U Tejaniya, Adyashanti, Loch Kelly, Janusz Welin, Michael Taft, and Tuere Sala. When we work together, I draw on that range to match the practice to your unique life situation and interests.