BIO

I am a teacher and coach that specializes in helping people with nervous system regulation, somatic attachment/developmental trauma repair and inner child work. I have a unique and diverse background in 25 years of Eastern self-healing and self-regulation practices such as yoga, qigong, meditation and Buddhist practice. I also have training in progressive western body-based psychology approaches such as Adult Attachment Repair Method (AARM) by Peter Cummings, Parts Work and Luminous Body Work that I integrate into my session.

After 20 years of teaching people self-regulation skills through Eastern practices I’ve transitioned into coaching people on how to address the cumulative traumas and habits that form in the body and mind from early childhood trauma. I’ve found ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) to be central in most people’s challenges in health, self-esteem, relationships and career. 

In my approach, I integrate the insights I’ve gained from from Eastern traditional practices with a strong body-based approach. Most chronic trauma like ACEs require a somatic approach that helps to shift the pattern inside the felt experience of the body and nervous system. I help people become empowered in managing their nervous system stress as well as their inner child wounding so they can become the best, mature and most alive version of themselves.

TESTIMONIALS

Working with Mark on attachment repair and nervous system regulation shifted how I handle challenging and overwhelming situations that occur in my life. With the growing awareness and tools he provided and nurtured within me, I was able to transform reactions that once ruined my days and clouded my perspective. I can now be in very uncomfortable realities outside and inside and respond with so much more spaciousness, curiosity and possibility of how to stay present and loving.

- Heather Rose G.

There are certain things I've realized I have struggled to tap into with regards to my somatic body as well as certain traumas that need a unique approach to addressing and healing. That is where Mark's work has really come into play. I've been able to meet parts of myself with Mark as he's held me in a safe and loving container which has continually progressed me forward.

On top of the work he does, Mark has a calm, soothing and nurturing presence that is unique in and of itself. I believe that his work is magnified by his ability to hold this kind of space and allow his clients to feel safe. He is approachable, and down to earth which all helped me to feel relatable and safe with him.

Mark is also incredibly knowledgeable and has the education and life experience to back up the work he does. He's learned it, practiced it and therefore, lived it. Three things that I believe are crucial to anyone doing this kind of work.

Niki J.

Mark is skillful at working with clients to address the effects of trauma and fast-paced work/life environments on the nervous system, to develop skills to calm, soothe, regulate and resource the nervous system, and to find the root cause of attachment issues. His approach focuses on the mind-body connection and is characterized by curiosity, openness and care.

Kat D.

I've been working with Mark for almost 4 years now, and my experience working with him has been profoundly healing and transformative. Mark's energy and guidance is so skillful, compassionate, and potent, I always feel so safe and lovingly supported in his presence. Working with him has brought me into much deeper awareness of my needs, and the psychological and emotional patterns that drive me. As a result of this deeper awareness and the repair/healing work we've done, I'm able to live with more ease and less anxiety. I've been able to transform my lifestyle, relations, and ways of being, to be in deeper alignment with who I truly am! The work we do happens in the body, and it's been completely mind blowing to experience the innate intelligence of my system and its capacity to heal and release energy that has been tied up in wounding from the past. I am more vital than ever before, and I attribute a lot of this to the empowering self understanding and repatterning I've been able to do with Mark's teaching and guidance. Mark is an amazing human that is also a joy to be in connection with, I am infinitely grateful!

Tarraneh S.