As a family guy with some wonderful children and a great extended family, I have much gratitude for the abundant life growing up and living in Canada.
For over ten years now, I have been leading workshops and retreats for men. Inspiration for this work came from discovering a villain that infected me at a young adult age; ‘The Zombie Man Trance (ZMT).’ A shape-shifting, treacherous character (not the son of Darth Vader, but close…), ZMT is able to morph into three wicked manifestations; one led by Ego, another led by Distraction the last led by Immaturity. Wiley, mysterious, and cunning, I jumped onto the mission of self-discovery, detailed observation of many others, extensive research, trial and error, and therapy. Mustering a lot of courage, zeal, putting forth much effort, the solution became within close grasp. Committing myself to find ways to keep ZMT at a safe distance, I continued to persevere, creating ‘Right Action Man 1.0 – the workshop.
With the success of these workshops, I became highly motivated to help save other men (and society, really[especially women]) from the Zombie Man Trance. My first online course, “Right Action Man – Unblocked, Uncovered, and Rediscovered” is about to be launched (yeah, that link will work soon…). Also coming soon is my Podcast (link coming soon), and bringing up the rear, in hopefully roaring fashion, is the book, “Right Action Man – Deeply Connected and Fully in Charge.” Yes, that last link isn’t up yet either, but I’m working hard on it and it will be launched shortly. I would so appreciate you ‘pre-ordering‘ book.
Here’s a bit more about my other experiences, many of which are off the beaten path.
For twelve years, I lived off-grid with solar panels, a wind turbine, composting toilets, and a rainwater collection system (and a large facial beard), while helping recover endangered species in the process.
As an ecologist, I enjoy speaking, writing, connecting, and ‘loving hard’ to help recover natural landscapes of forests, prairies, and wetlands. At home, I’ve invited nature back; my urban yard consists of over 200 species of native plants, including wetland, forest, and prairie. As a gift, wildlife has returned; nesting owls, migrating birds, dragonflies, butterflies, toads, frogs and more. I have also teamed up with First Nations (indigenous North Americans) communities, doing wildlife and plant inventories and assessed impacts of large scale renewable energy megaprojects. This includes completing a Traditional Medicinal Native Plant Inventory, offering access to these ancient medicines for healing.
As a speaker, and a writer, I seek to rediscover, what’s truly meaningful, leading towards a life that’s more deeply connected and fully in charge in every (most) moment(s). A person empowered from this place of knowing, is just as happy and willing to experience love as parent as one is to be revered at one’s workplace.
Courses and trainings in various modalities I have taken which inform me include Reiki, Access Consciousness, Spiritual Evolution, Yoga (500-hour Hatha), and Forest Therapy (guide, trainer, etc.).
I am co-founder of the Global Institute of Forest Therapy. We train people to become certified forest therapy guides. This ‘ancient, modern practice’ is truly critical work for these ages, as disconnection from ‘the more than human world’ is at an all time high.
I team up with other ‘guest writers’ and other consultants to collaborate on projects. Contact me to speak, consult, or advise in any of the above areas. Best to you on your journey.
Lost and Found In Nature 