The long way home.

My journey started when I was 13, struggling with a chronic illness that doctors couldn't fix. I spent more time at doctors than at school. As a nerdy kid, I loved to read, and reading became my escape. One day, I stumbled on a book on meditation and hypnosis and, curious about what I read, I dove into the world of spirituality. Three months later, all my symptoms went away.

At 15, I dropped out of school and dove deep into personal development. I studied ANYTHING I could get my hands on — from Jungian psychology to hypnosis, read all the books of Joe Dispenza, did countless Tony Robbins courses and other 'OGs' in personal development. Every moment of every day was spent working on myself. I knew I was destined for more than my environment.

This led me to traveling all over the world and looking for myself through various disciplines. I went from being homeless in Budapest and Southern France, to meditating in Ashrams in India and completing my 200hr yoga training, to going DEEP into parts work, reality creation, visualization, journaling, NLP, EFT, CBT and more.

After a dark night of the soul, nearly dying in a motorbike accident in Vietnam, hitchhiking through North Thailand all the way to Malaysia and almost getting killed in a robbery in Argentina, I went to the Amazon jungle to lose (and find) myself working with Indigenous Tribes — Shipibo Konibo, Mestizos, Yawanawa and the Huni Kuin. I learned the facilitation of plant medicine and supported hundreds of people through profound transformation with Amazonian medicines.

After seeing the lack of integration in the world of psychedelics and noticing how vital it was, I started bringing therapists into psychedelic spaces to bridge ancient wisdom with what's really needed — real change that lasts beyond the epiphany. I co-founded and eventually took over Vortex Retreats, helped develop a community in Mexico and built a retreat center in Guatemala while working with practitioners across breathwork, sound healing and energy work — many of whom were also developing me as a practitioner.

I trained as a breathwork facilitator, started working with sound healing and advanced energy work, rooted in my certifications as a Pranic Healer Level 1 and Advanced Theta Healer.

Over the last two years I ran multiple retreats and my one-on-one practice leapt forward. I became a certified trauma-informed, IFS-informed somatic coach and somatic therapist (PNE). I coached clients ranging from artists and small business owners to publishers and multi 6-figure CEOs while launching online containers. I coach and facilitate inside Artist Power with Garrain Jones and was closely mentored by Judith Johnson, one of the pioneers in somatics and founder of PNE. In August 2024 I became a co-author of an international bestseller that ranked #1 in 15 categories across the US, CA, AU & UK.

Between September and November 2024, I lived with Judith and helped her develop and record her entire 1.5-year practitioner program — bringing her legacy to the world in a more sustainable way. She passed on the coordination of her modality to me and I started developing others in the practice of somatic therapy.