Biography and Trainings
Biography
- Born (1977) and raised in Montreal, Canada in an international family. Grew up with English, French and Hebrew
- 2001 - Completed a B.A in Electrical Engineering from McGill University. Learnt to design computer chips but not how to install a light switch in my home
- 2001 - 2005 - Worked in Canada and the US in software development and technical sales positions
- 2005 - Travels in South America and Asia - learnt Spanish, met my future wife in the Nepalese Himalayas
- 2006 - Completed MBA (Masters of Business Administration) degree from INSEAD in Singapore and France - and entered the world of people management
- 2007-2009 - Worked as an international trainer, based in Paris and conducting trainings all over the world - learned about intercultural relating while amassing absurd amounts of air miles
- 2009 - 2015 - Moved to Switzerland. Worked in various management positions for 2 different international technology companies, based in Aargau and Tessin. Part of the management team, responsible for R&D and Product Management. Learnt German and Italian and a thing or two about the art of managing people
- 2016 - Joined the community Gemeinschaft Schloss Glarisegg on the lake of Constance - and discovered a whole new way of living together with people
- 2016 - today - left the corporate world behind and started to reeducate myself in order to follow my real calling - working with people, on questions that really matter to them. Founded independant practice, coaching and leading workshops
- 2020 - Member of the teaching staff at the Sexological Bodywork Institute
Professional trainings
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) Coach (3 year training)
- Certified Sexological Bodyworker
- BBTRS Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release System Practitioner
- NARM Practitioner (NeuroAffective Relational Model)
Other trainings, seminars, workshops (alphabetical order)
- Feldenkrais Practitioner (2 years completed)
- Ananda Wave tantric massage course
- Art of Being with Alan Lowen (personal development training, over 2 years)
- Assistant at various Alan Lowen tantra themed workshops
- Communication, Feedback and decision making in community - various workshops (Clinton Callahan - Possibility Management, Francois Weismann, others)
- Tantric dearmoring (Andrew Barnes)
- Free dance workshops and events (5 rhythms, trance dance, others)
- Making Love retreat with Diana & Michael Richardson
- Non-violent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg) course
- Plum Village Thich Nhat Hanh (France) - Mindfulness seminar
- Tantralife Workshop (Greece)
- 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat, regular meditation practice
- Transparent communication seminar (Israel) with Thomas Hübl
- Yoga and Tai-chi workshops (various in Switzerland and India)
- ZEGG Liebesschule/Love School