Bio

Survivor of the 'road of addiction' (I used alcohol daily, & crack too often...) and I only hit my wall (actually a car hit me while I was a cyclist) and landed me in hospital. (First sobriety in 5 years!, the accident was 11 years ago) I cleaned up then, and had to learn how to deal with what was underneath the carpet. So I spent a few years volunteering at various retreat centres: one for the long-term therapy of being in a healing arts community; another, a meditation centre, for the intense practice; and a yoga centre too. Now I'm settled in Vancouver for a Psychotherapy Training course that's turning everything up a notch on my personal evolution and realignment.

Skills and talents

Cooking (chef 8 years), attention to detail, bicycle mechanic (1, and courier 5 years), reflective listening, therapeutic counseling...

Interests

A Course In Miracles, channeling the kundalini, personal accountability, responsibility for what emotional baggage I carry, Yoga

What I'm Reading

A Course in MIracles, A Return to Love - Marianne Williamson, Love is Letting Go of Fear - Gerald Jampolsky

What I'm Listening To

All kinds, from The Beatles to The Brand New Heavies, from Eddie Vedder to Everlast, and here's some good tracks to look for Nightmares on Wax (kinda lounge for lack of better classification) or Tosca (same)

Websites I'm Into

Kefir Grains - natural, renewing probiotic, Authentic Man Program (& meeting women)

Education

High school

Toronto

College

Toronto- Chef pre Employment

Additional study

Psychotherapy Practitioners Training - Clearmind International