| Other interests: |
zen, counselling, communication |
| About Me: |
Author of:
* This Endless Moment - Zen based, self-responsible living
* Living Life in Growing Orbits - a 365 day self-development program
* "The Random Musings of a Simple Zen Guy" - my blog
* due in 2008 - Half Asleep in the Buddha Hall - Zen stories, old and new
* M.Th. in Pastoral Counselling, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary (Wilfrid Laurier University) 1983
* In conjunction with this degree, completed a two year internship at Interfaith Counselling Centre, Kitchener, Ontario. This involved more than 800 hours of classroom training, 400 hours of individual and group supervision and 800 hours of supervised counselling of clients.
* Additional training includes:
Ericksonian Hypnosis,
Conflict Resolution for Large Groups,
NLP training and NLP Hypnosis training,
Phase 1 (individual self-knowing) and Phase 3 (acupuncture theory and the philosophical underpinnings of the psyche) from Bennet Wong and Jock McKeen at Haven, Gabriola Island, B.C.
Style
* Self-responsible, Zen based therapy and lifestyle coaching.
* Lateral thinking and clear focus.
* Teaches what it means to direct focused attention at life's challenges and overcome them joyfully and with great elegance. |