Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

During our first session, you will be listening to your intuition about how likely we are to become a good working match. That is not to say that your intuition will not change during subsequent encounters. There is nothing more important than a feeling of internal affirmation existing on a par and separately from the general optimism arising at the moments of openness to help.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

What I help achieve fits the variety of ages and conditions. It is never too late to accept oneself, understand the not-so-easy concept of boundaries, to achieve fulfillment at "work-home" work, no matter how your current state differs from the one you have been dreaming about. All my life I wanted to combine the art of observation in choice-making with the science that is based on hard facts rooted in practical everyday knowledge. It was only when I started to appreciate the very process behind the meaning-making machinery that I seemed to have picked up a trail. It is now very clear to me that it doesn't matter what we do or do not do, doesn't matter what we have time for or do not have time for, the wholehearted presence is the ultimate magical delight of our existence. Life craves simplification and silence so that its various shades and colors can be felt viscerally and automatically. Paradoxically, to achieve the ever-simplifying embodied states, it is sometimes important to have the freedom to do otherwise.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I love to work with people who are drawn to the idea of self-observation. According to a rich variety of spiritual traditions, all major setbacks in life can be solved by a "particular" attitude towards these setbacks and the person experiencing them. As a long-time self-observer and a practitioner of different meditation practices, I love to help people get a practical knack for the link between an ability to self-observe and the feelings of "everything is ok with me". Nonjudgmental listening and cognitive-emotional empathy sure being the staple of my work, I pay lots of attention to ways by which my clients are willing to serve as their own observers. To whoever is interested, I offer in-person Rosen bodywork sessions (in Dharma College, Berkeley) - a great asset in learning to relax and attune to subtle layers of experience. The work of collaborative self-observation is extremely fun and creative. It touches many life-affirming attitudes and healing modalities and it creates circumstances, by which no matter what type of setbacks and difficulties you are experiencing, you can choose never to go back to the way you are currently conceptualizing your problems and your victories.