Title: Shadow Boxer

Gender: Male

Age: 29

Sun Sign: Virgo

Chinese Sign: Metal Monkey

Location: Austin, TX

PEACE:
“It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”

The basics:
Train in various martial arts, meditate twice a day, work for the Stagen Leadership Institute as an executive coach for our Integral Leadership Academy, finishing my MA in Integral Psych, looking for a place to open an Integral Academy offering martial arts, personal development, and meditation.

My background: moved from Canada to Fairfield, Iowa where I was rasied from age 4 in a community and school system that practices Transcendental Meditation (TM) and has a spiritually integrated curriculum.  My friends from home are like my brothers, my family.  Began exploring intellectually in eastern philosophy, psychology and edu psych around 13 when I started practicing Aikido.  Studied classical piano, and philosophy (art and the art of living) at Maharishi University.  After putting my hands through a window in DC, I “broke through” to take up Aikido full time as a live-in disciple which I did for about 2 years all together, mostly in San Leandro, California.  Further integrating, developing and exploring in the mixed martial arts world.  Built a business around life coaching and martial arts training in the bay area based on an integral approach.  Lead workshops on Integral Life practice, Integral spirituality, women's self defense and personal empowerment, martial yoga, meditation and mindfulness.  Recently relocated to Austin for work with Stagen. 



Please see my blog for some of my grad school papers.

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