Sincerity

Being sincere is one of the guiding principles in my life. I want my teaching to reflect what I actually practice, study, question, and believe, rather than what I think I am expected to say.

I don't have all the answers, and I don't want to pretend that I do. My understanding continues to evolve through practice, study, experience, and questioning. I commit to sharing what I know with humility, openness, and respect, while being honest about what I don't know.

​Social Justice

Social justice has always guided my actions, both privately and professionally. I am deeply aware of the injustices and inequalities in the world we live in, and I believe that contemplative practice cannot exist separately from that reality.

I commit to never engage in spiritual bypassing or use meditation and spirituality to turn away from suffering, injustice, or the difficult realities of being human and the systems we live in. I believe contemplative practice should deepen our capacity to meet reality, not help us avoid it.

I also believe that access matters. I am committed to finding ways to make contemplative practices available beyond the commercial wellness spaces in which they are often presented, and to contributing my time and knowledge where they may be useful.

​Service

Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Sensei, said, “our healing cannot wait until the structures acquiesce, are dismantled, or come undone.”

I believe this is an important reminder that inner work and social change do not have to wait for one another. Meditation has given me space, clarity, and a deeper awareness of my own experience. I want to make that possibility available to others, while remaining mindful that meditation is not a substitute for collective action or structural change.

Service, for me, means using what I have learned in ways that may be of genuine use to others. It means sharing practices I value, making them as accessible as I can, and remaining attentive to the context in which those practices are offered.

I commit to honoring the depth of the wisdom traditions I draw from—whether contemplative, spiritual, or decolonial—and to never using sacred language to obscure or bypass ethical responsibility, labor, or power.

​Compassion

I believe compassion begins with presence. To be compassionate is, first of all, to pay attention, to ourselves and to others, with openness and without immediately judging, fixing, or turning away.

As a teacher, I want to meet each person as they are. I don't assume that I know what someone needs, and I don't believe there is one right way to experience meditation or contemplative practice. My role is to listen, to offer what I know, and to create a space where exploration can happen.

I commit to treating the people I work with with kindness, respect, and dignity. I will honor their individual experiences, boundaries, questions, and choices, and I will never use fear, shame, dependency, or spiritual authority to influence them.

Compassion also means recognizing our shared humanity. I am not separate from the people I teach. We may have different experiences, circumstances, and perspectives, but we all inhabit this complicated, beautiful, difficult human experience.

For me, compassion is not about being endlessly nice or avoiding discomfort. Sometimes compassion means staying present with what is difficult, asking uncomfortable questions, or being honest when something isn't working.

​Integrity

I don’t teach anything I haven’t tried and lived myself. My studies of meditation, contemplative practice, and presence are in continuous growth, and I remain committed to learning, questioning, and refining my understanding.

I commit to sharing from a place of sincerity, generosity, openness, and humility. I will be honest about what I know, what I believe, and what I don’t know.

For me, integrity also means congruence: allowing my teaching to reflect the way I actually practice and live, rather than presenting an idealized version of myself or of the practices I was taught.

I am willing to change my mind. If new knowledge, experiences, or understanding challenges something I have previously believed or taught, I will examine it honestly and, when necessary, leave old teachings behind. I don't believe that changing one's mind is a failure of integrity; oftentimes, it is an expression of it.

Accessibility

It is no secret that access to contemplative practices has become increasingly exclusive and expensive. I believe that lack of money should not be an automatic barrier to learning and practicing meditation.

When courses are offered with accessible pricing, I provide different price points so that each person can choose what they can reasonably afford at the time of booking. This is not charity, and it is not a promise that every course will always be available at every price. It is my way of making room for different financial circumstances while recognizing the value of the work.

I also believe it is important to be transparent about why I charge for what I do. This is my work. My time, knowledge, preparation, training, continuing education, and the technology I use to teach all have value and costs associated with them.

Making a living from this work and making it accessible are not contradictions. I want to find ways for both to be possible.

​Disclaimer

Primordial Sound Meditation, Yoga Nidra, and other meditation and relaxation practices are not a substitute for medical advice or treatment. I’ll always encourage you to seek appropriate care from a qualified health care professional when needed.

Primordial Sound Meditation, Yoga Nidra, and other meditation and relaxation practices may complement, but never replace, treatment or services provided by health care professionals for physiological, psychiatric, or psychological conditions.

Primordial Sound Meditation and Yoga Nidra are not religious practices.