Awakening what is hidden within.
Life Awake is about awakening in you what is hidden within, and setting you free from confusion and from limitations that no longer serve you.
Who I am
Years ago I began my professional life in computer science and systems thinking. Even then, my mind was drawn to philosophy, mysticism, and psychology, and I was a spiritual seeker for many years.
Eventually I made the switch. For the last two decades I have been guiding, mentoring, and coaching individuals, couples, and groups, with both personal and spiritual matters.
Today, in my fifties, I draw on an extensive spiritual background, a deep understanding of somatic and psychological studies, and a love of physical movement and biomechanics. I live at a unique crossroads of body and mind, logic and emotional attunement.
I have also traveled extensively in altered states of consciousness, and bring deep knowledge of how to integrate the psychedelic terrain.
I don't adhere to a single modality. I bring genuine curiosity and authenticity to every session. I meet you where you are, and guide you toward where you want to go.
My approach
We don't grow alone.
We need teachers, guides, and allies: people who can be with us and hold us without judgment, who listen to us, pay attention to us, and offer us wisdom. We also need people who can offer us resistance when it is needed.
This has been my experience with my own guides and mentors, through many years of development and self-study. I offer you what they offered me: attention, care, skillful means, and the capacity to sit in truth.
What people are saying
I began my journey with Ori knowing my life needed…something. I did not know what at the time. Ori helped me uncover strength and wisdom I did not know I had, and guided me along the path of learning, personal growth, and advancement toward the person I wish to be.
Ori’s approach is unique. He sees the whole person, not just a single issue, like viewing a 2-D being from a 3-D perspective. I first came to him for an emotional difficulty, but he immediately noticed my severe back pain. He referred me to a specialist who relieved the pain and guided me into a Functional Patterns program. Months later, I have new nutrition and exercise habits, no back pain, and renewed health. While helping me with my emotional challenges, Ori also recognized the connections between body, mind, and lifestyle. His ability to tune all dimensions of life has brought me both physical and emotional calm. We all could use a life coach, and I was fortunate to find the very best.
I was referred to Ori after some talk therapy in which I felt I was just repeating myself and making no progress. With his compassion, deep understanding of human nature, and tremendous capacity to ‘hold space’, my work with Ori has yielded tremendous insights, numerous awakenings, and more ‘peace of mind’ than I thought possible. The journey continues and I wake up each day ready for more.
When I joined the gathering last night, I didn’t know what to expect. A surprising and beautiful conversation bloomed... A deep part of my inner universe that almost always stays secluded and private got to come out, share, and explore in a depth of conversation I rarely find myself in.
Ori once said to me, “You can’t do alone what requires connection.” When I began working with Ori, I was achingly insecure and at war with my own expression, but didn’t know it. I just felt wrong. Years of self-study hadn’t eased the shame or restored trust; I was locked in survival mode, unconsciously making impossible demands of myself and others, and perceiving almost everything as criticism.
Ori’s steadiness and care began showing me another way. Through his genuine curiosity and openness, I’ve learned what it feels like to be truly heard, and felt. His honesty and willingness to own his humanness have helped me begin to accept my own.
It’s not only his warm steadiness that’s changing me, but the partnership itself that is making all the difference. In the safety of this connection, I’ve been able to risk trusting again, to feel myself in relationship, and to discover that healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Working with Ori has been the bridge between understanding and embodiment, the living re-learning of what it means to trust and accept myself and others. I’m beginning to see through new lenses, and wouldn’t you know, life feels friendlier.
Begin with a conversation
The first conversation is free and takes about 30 minutes. We find out what you are looking for and whether working together is the right fit for both of us.