… I have survived a number of physical injuries with profound effects on my personality.   I have explored several religions and found an inner spiritual path works better for me than dogma.  I have been part of intentional community, lived alone, and supported a sibling through a tragic family loss.  Each experience has put life and the value of friendships in solid perspective.  People are not solitary animals.  Yet we live in a society that asks us to be islands.  To this, I say: NO. In my expe …

We study past lives, dreams and soul travel.

As the founder of the Maine Mindfulness Project (www.mainemindfulnessproject.com), I am creating classes and workshops for people interested in learning how to meditate to improve their happiness and well being, as well as for people interested in the spiritual application of meditation. I am a long term student of Khen Rinpoche Tsetan, a Tibetan Buddhist lama. in 2005, he invited to me to teach meditation at the school he founded in India. In addition, he has encouraged me to make this practice …