My first station of duty was in South Korea, and afterwards they shipped me to Kansas. Through chance, I met a teacher from Mississippi who traveled to me. Through him I learned bodily discipline, breath work, concentration meditation, discursive meditation, insight meditation, mandala, mantra, visualization, and other techniques both inhibitory and exhibitory. I am grateful for his instruction as it formed the foundation of all my current work. His tutelage allowed a major refinement and I worked with him until I completed my military service and maintained contact during and after my travels.
After military service, I embarked on a low-budget trip. I traveled around East Asia, Southeast Asia, India, Turkey, and other locations for about six years. During that time, I had the opportunity to learn from monks, devotees, and teachers of several traditions. From these instructors, I learned various methods of meditation, relaxation, and other things. Most importantly, I developed a vocabulary to discuss these techniques and I refined my own practice and understanding. I continue to refine today.
Certain mentors urged me to share this knowledge with others, so while I was on the road, I started teaching friends who showed interest and commitment. I found that I enjoy teaching meditation and I found it rewarding to hear of and observe their results. After coming back to the United States, I started helping people I met through social activities with meditation. One evening, my wife suggested I teach meditation professionally and I heeded her advice as I generally do, and have been teaching meditation ever since. I enjoy working with committed people to help them unfold on their meditative journey!