Education and Training

Bodywork

• Certified Practitioner of Integral Bodywork® Structural Integration from Everett Ogawa in Chicago
• Certified Practitioner of Zen Bodytherapy® Structural Integration from Audrey Nakamura in Honolulu
• Trained in the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach® with John Barnes and others
• Graduate of the East West Healing Arts Institute in Madison, WI – 800 hour degree program focused on eastern and western integrated approaches to therapeutic bodywork

Nervous System/Trauma Therapy

• Global Certified Provider of TRE® Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises developed by Dr. David Berceli
• TRE® Mentor and Certification Trainer Trainee
• Received his SEP certificate following the 3-year Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Training developed by Dr. Peter Levine

Coaching

• Completed a 1-year Presence-Based® Coaching curriculum with Doug Silsbee and others
• Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF)

Energy Medicine

• Certified in Zero Balancing®, completing a mentorship program with David Laden
• Completed a 2 year training in Soul Awareness Healing™ energy medicine with Paul Ditscheitt

Fitness/Functional Movement

• Certified Personal Trainer (National Academy of Sports Medicine)
• Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist (National Academy of Sports Medicine)
• FMS® Functional Movement Screen Level 2 Certified

Zen

• Faculty and Board Member for the Institute for Zen Leadership
• Senior Instructor and Board Member for the Wisconsin Zen Dojo
• 3 year monastic Zen training at the Chozen-ji Zen Dojo in Honolulu.  Ordained as a Zen priest in 2008

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in East Asian Philosophy from the University of Hawaii