Greetings, I was raised in Skokie, Ill., and went to school and worked on both coasts. I am a graduate of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy and the Florida School of Natural Healing. I have lived in St. Louis Park, MN for twenty years and for the last ten years in Loring Park, Minneapolis. In 2019 moved back to St. Louis Park to live with my life partner, Wendy.

My historical bio:
I attended Southern Illinois University where I was on the men's gymnastics team; I internship with Walter Rozhen, a master fitness trainer and body therapist from Russia at his studio in Beverly Hills beginning in 1975; a graduate of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy (Cortiva Institute) in 1986; achieved a Florida State Massage License in 1989; Nationally Certification in Massage Therapy & Bodywork (C.M.T.) in 1992; and, certified in Myofascial and Soft Tissue Therapy, Lymphatic Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Cervical Trauma, and Orthopedic Massage.

I also attended the Network Chiropractic Attunement & Communications Certification (Module A & C) for healing facilitators program (1993) by Donald Epstein, DC.; Orthopedic Massage Training with Thomas Hendrickson, D.C. at Heartwood Massage School in 1997; Northwestern Health Sciences University, Department of Continuing Education (Tui Na); Myofascial Release, Unwinding, and Rebound with John Barnes, PT.

1972 Sacred Healing (Siddhayoga) with Dr. William Wood in Chicago; 1973 Certified in The Kounovsky Physical Fitness Method (New York City): Rena, Inc., North Michigan Avenue, Chicago; Alex and Walter in Beverly Hills, CA.; Robert Carreiro Physical Fitness, Inc., West Hollywood, CA.; I have been a Kundalini practitioner since 1976, initiated in West Hollywood at the Bodhi Tree; In New York City, I began my study of Hatha yoga in 1978 with Swami Bua Ji Maharaj M.H.Y. for seven years; 1980 Published The Cellulite-free Body, New York: Putnam & Sons, Forward by Calvin Klein; 1986 AMTA Professional Member & Graduate of The Chicago School of Massage Therapy and Shiatsu; Post graduate work at The Florida Institute of Natural Health; 1989 passed with high honors with a Florida State Massage License; 1991 Graduate of The Chinese National Chi Kung Institute; 1992 Integral Yoga Meditation Residential Teacher Training Program; Network Chiropractic Attunement & Communications Certification (Module A & C) for healing facilitators program (1993) by Donald Epstein, DC.; NCBTMB Certification 1994; 1995 Counseling for Bodyworkers with Bruce Burger MA, RPP at Heartwood Institute in Garberville, CA; Certified in Rebirthing and Transformational Breathing by The School of Spiritual Psychology in Milwaukee, WI (Jim Morningstar, Ph.D., ABPP); 1996 Hakomi of Minnesota/Hakomi Integrative Somatics Training; 1997 City of St. Louis Park Massage Therapist License-500; Orthopedic Massage Training with Thomas Hendrickson, D.C. at Heartwood Massage School in 1997; 2001 Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Training on the Big Island; Northwestern Health Sciences University, Continuing Education in Chinese Massage (Tui Na); Myofascial Release, Unwinding, and Rebound with John Barnes, PT.; Medical Massage Training for back pain with Leon Chaitow, ND, DO, MRO; and Orthopedic Massage with Robert King, Thomas Myers, and James Waslaski; 2007 Orthopedic Assessment Skills with Whitney Lowe; 2009 Institute For Integrative Healthcare Studies in "Pharmacology For Massage;" 2011 Institute For Integrative Healthcare Studies in "Psychoneuroimmunology for Bodywork;" 2012 Institute For Integrative Healthcare Studies in "Tibetan Massage and Relaxation" and "Stress Reduction Through Bodywork;" and, a member of the Himalayan Institute.

Presently, I'm an inward traveler who loves walking and outdoor activities all year round. I have lived here in the Minneapolis area for 31 years. I'm non-religious, but mindful of sitting meditation and yoga practice. I was raised Jewish in Skokie, yet consider myself more of a free thinker to be totally inclusive of all religions. My belief systems follow the middle path. I am a conversationalist, open-minded, and well-traveled with no children. My favorite music is Celtic from the likes of Maire (Clannad) and Moya Brennan; and from the Buddha-Bar Lounge series (World music-infused electronica), especially when I'm doing yoga. Watching or going to sporting events is definitely not my thing. The theater and arts are more to my liking. I have been a yoga teacher, healing arts practitioner, personal trainer, and massage therapist. I lived in Loring Park near downtown for over ten years; now, fully retired living with my soul mate, Wendy near Minneapolis (like Skokie is to Chicago). Now, we are living together at the Scottsdale Bay Club since the spring of 2023 in Scottsdale, AZ.