Vitality

Vitality is at the heart of what I do. My sessions and bodywork always aim to support the flow of vitality in my clients — and in myself as well.

When our intentions, philosophies, and healing practices are rooted in vitality, they give us hope. They give us a vision for the future, and a deep conviction that we are walking a path that supports life. We discover a way of living that nourishes us and sustains the natural flow of energy — something a parent would wish to pass on to the next generation.

Things that do not support vitality may feel safe, familiar, or even exciting for a time. But in truth, they lead to stagnation. Often we choose them because we believe there is no other choice. Yet they leave us uninspired, and never truly happy.

Who embodies vitality most purely? A baby. All babies do. As adults, we lose touch with it. Still, in certain moments — when we fall in love, when we are touched by nature, or in the depth of meditation — we find it again.

Vitality is not necessarily the same as health. At the gym I often see people who are fit and muscular, yet bored and uninspired. Meanwhile, a person who has discovered the joy of connecting with life’s flow may shine with luminous energy — even on their deathbed. Vitality is a mystery. But it is also our birthright.

As those who know me personally understand, I am not a perfect man. I continue to heal myself — meeting my darker tendencies and, as much as I can, transforming them into light, into vitality. I meditate every day. In those moments I meet both sides: the unconscious pull toward fear, anger, and addiction, and also my unwavering commitment to be fully alive for as long as I inhabit this body.

I carry this commitment into all that I do: to my wife, Punita; to my friends and family; and, very importantly, to my clients — people who trust me with their bodies and their life energy. I feel deeply honored to support their journey of reconnecting with vitality.

Vitality is not always easy to define. A traditional person can appear vital, yet feel lifeless inside. A so-called liberated person may embody vitality beautifully, or just as easily be driven by unconscious desires. We have all met monks and nuns who shine from within — and others who simply go through the motions of their vows.

My work is the work of touch and breath. Sometimes it is simply for relaxation, sometimes for deeper transformation. But my inner intention — what I hope my touch always conveys — is this: Be alive. There is hope. There is immense beauty in our existence. Feel it.

We need to wake each morning not just hopeful, but convinced that we are moving into a future we love. We are not here merely to survive. We are here to live. We can find this vitality through meditation, through connecting with nature, and — of course — through a session or course with me.

And so I share this photo of myself and my wife, Punita: lovingly supporting each other’s vitality.