I first came across Buddhism in my early twenties, on a Vipassana retreat in Lumbini, and the spiritual rabbit hole just kept getting deeper.

The path has taken me from Zen basements in London to Vajrayana empowerments in northern India. I spent a long stretch in Theravada insight practice, including Vipassana in the Mahasi and Ajahn Tong lineages, and stays at Wat Pah Nanachat, Amaravati, Chithurst and Sumedharama, monasteries of the Thai Forest tradition. Although I was set on ordaining as a monk in that tradition, life seemed to have other plans.

Along the way I’ve learnt from Geshe Tenzin Zopa, Bettina Bäumer (non-dual Kashmir Shaivism), Lama Justin (Dzogchen), Delson Armstrong and Paul Diamond, amongst others. I also picked up various yoga and breathwork trainings, and Sacred Tree’s Shadow of the Shaman practitioner course.

These days I teach through my own events, retreats and trainings.