Born in Canada, I was raised in an environment of the counter-culture movement. In my younger life, I lived in several different cities and provinces in Canada, as well as in Oregon, U.S.A., but eventually, in the mid-90's I moved to Europe.I have had an interest in Shaolin Chan, and have been training in the Shaolin arts for over 20-years.
Currently, I live in Vienna, Austria, where I settled over 20 years ago. I live with my life partner and have two daughters whom I love immensely.
I have learned deeply about myself, my Soul and the psycho-dynamic history of myself. The work of the Diamond Approach has greatly contributed to my healing and to my sense of universal belonging and wholeness as a Human of Being. The learning never stops and the beginning is always present, just as practice and realization never stop, but go on and on. Practice is realization. Realization is practice.
I would like my potential students to know that I am here to serve the truth in you, with compassion, honesty and integrity, to support your inquiry.
What attracted me most to the school was an experience of profound compassion. As many know, the spiritual path is often very difficult and painful, and without loving compassion it is difficult to maintain the willingness and capacity to stay the course. What also attracted me very much to the Ridhwan work the intelligence of the teaching. I undertand it. I relate to it.
The Diamond Approach is a gradual and developmental path. The teaching really delves deeply into the finest details of the self. It is continuous and ongoing realization. It is not a path where one can hope to somehow quickly bypass or transcend oneself and one's issues and history. Moreover, the Diamond Approach logos forms a coherent and cogent teaching, quite unlike other contemporary spiritual methods and teachers who offer their students spiritual experiences.