I first discovered the link between breath and consciousness at 5 years old when I realized I could make myself pass out if I held my breath long enough.  Years later I began a more formal study of this relationship through my yoga practice.  In addition to undoing much of the damage my body had incurred through soccer, rugby, lacrosse and growing up with two older brothers,   numerous teacher trainings and workshops taught me that the ancient yogis had been teaching about the link between breath and consciousness for thousands of years prior to my epiphany at 5 years old. 

I live in San Francisco and have worked in jobs pumping gas, landscaping, managing international research expeditions,  developing adventure-based education curriculums, consulting on management and environmental issues, developing business and IT strategies for startups and established companies, and most recently managing a team as senior director for a large health care organization. The above experiences coupled with my yoga practice have allowed me to live in the world while taking an ever deepening look at my relationship with it.  

About EbenFlow classes:
My classes are grounded. I link movement and stillness with breath in the goal of bringing students into their bodies to feel what is real.  My goal in class is to create a space and approach that is real though light-hearted, enabling students to have an experience wholly their own.

I am influenced and inspired by my teacher Daniel S. Barron.  My yoga practice has been primarily influenced by Jamie Lindsay and Janet Stone.  In addition, Christopher Love, Darren Main, Rod Stryker, Geoffrey Roniger, Steph Snyder, Anna Forest, Dharma Mittra and Andrey Lappa have all played special roles in my path.

For a deeper dive with the philosophy underlying my classes please click here 

To read about my travels to India, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia click here.