Opening the heart, turning toward life.
Guided Journeys
Somatic Counseling
Spiritual Direction
In my life, I have recognized immense benefit by consciously extending myself beyond what is comfortable.
By choosing to encounter all that within me is unknown—fear, grief, and death; silence, ecstasy, and unity—I have uncovered a peace inside myself that seems to deepen my capacity to be with all the uncertainties of what it means to be human. Feeding this inquiry has allowed me to meet suffering with more kindness toward myself and others.
It is my work and my honor to support others in finding stillness within themselves.
Why “Still Within”? Still Within is the faith I keep in my work. I trust in the capacity of people, and in the ways I work, to move mountains with genuine intentions.
What I Offer
There are two essential avenues I have benefited from in the process of opening my heart in this way.
⦾ Authentic, caring relationships.
⦾ Sacred ceremony.
To that end, I offer guide work and ceremonial rite-of-passage journeys to people who are walking a similar path of turning towards life. To do so fully is a terrifying and audacious decision, and it's one that I profoundly respect.
Since 2018 I have received extensive education in somatic therapy. I am trained in the Hakomi method of mindful somatic psychotherapy, and am in an ongoing study of Shirley Dvir’s “Relational Somatic Healing” and Wynn Tamura’s “Tamura Method”. I have studied coaching, bodywork, philosophy, theology, and am trained as a minister through the Congregation for Sacred Practices. My personal practices include meditation, receiving mentorship, group supervision, personal ceremonial work, dance, and ongoing training within my area of practice.
The intersection of this education and lived experience is what I offer through my work.
Thank you for reading!
- Mike
“Although attempting to bring about world peace through the internal transformation of individuals is difficult, it is the only way.”
— Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama