My path to bodywork started in 1996 when my wife Elena became very ill with Crohn's disease. Knowing in my gut (no pun intended) that there was something I could do to help, I picked up a book on Reflexology and began to work on her. Thankfully, Elena got better over time. I kept doing Reflexology on friends and family and I continued to keep my career in finance.

An MBA and several dot com and corporate finance positions later, I was laid off in 2002. Burnt out and knowing there was something more I was meant to do, I made the decision to turn my hobby into a career. In 2002, I walked into the San Francisco School of Massage and enrolled in their program. I became a CMT shortly afterwards and started my career in massage therapy.

My passion for massage therapy became clear. I took as many workshops as I could, absorbing knowledge from all sorts of modalities and learning from fantastic instructors and mentors.

Three years into my career, I was lucky enough to be invited to teach at San Francisco School of Massage (SFSM). I started teaching the Swedish Program and I currently teach various workshops at SFSM. I also co-direct the Bodywork Therapist program at SFSM. Over the years, I've noticed a definite molding of my practice. As I've said to my students, “some of the best teachers you will ever have will be the ones that show up on your table,”and my clients have enlightened me towards a path of structural bodywork.

In 2007, I pursued this path and started my studies of Rolfing at The Rolf Institute in Colorado. In 2008, I spent three months in Brazil wrapping up my studies and I became a Certified Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement Practitioner under the training of such greats as Jan Sultan and Monica Caspari.

In 2009 I started my independent massage training workshops under the name the California Institute for Bodywork Education. Through this website I highlight all my upcoming workshops. I consult at spas and am currently authoring a book on body mechanics.

All of this in my opinion is the next step in my development as a bodyworker and my 'blossoming' as a human being.

So, thanks for reading!  I invite you to contact me if you have any questions with regards to my practice or bodywork in general.