About Nathan

I was born in Detriot, MI to a loving family of atheists and agnostics. I was raised to be a "free-thinker," so I never had any connection to—or interest in—religion or spirituality.

However, as a teenager I realized that I was, in a very real way, the source of all my own problems, so I decided to do whatever it took to become the person that I wanted to be—no games, no excuses, no more self-victimization. Since that time, I have searched tirelessly for the Truth of my own nature, for it seemed to me that this was the only way to find permanent relief from my suffering.

In college, I earned a B.A. in philosophy, and upon graduation I entered the Peace Corps where I taught mathematics to 8th and 9th grade students in the West African country of Guinea. I grew up in a middle-class, white American family, so I wanted to challenge my assumptions about how the world worked by seeing, first hand, how most human beings still live—in utter poverty.

I was deeply affected by my two years in the Peace Corps, yet by the end of my service I still felt that I was needed far more in the United States. I thought that by helping Americans to heal themselves and come to Wholeness, they would then be in the best position to help make the world a better place.

When I returned to the US, I immediately started taking classes in the Chinese arts of chi-gung, nei-gung, ba gua, and tai chi. This 3-year apprenticeship gave me a much-needed foundation in understanding how subtle energies work in the body.

A year into these studies, I met a Reiki Master who taught me how to channel Universal Life Energy (Rei-ki); because Reiki is taught through the direct transfer of consciousness, I learned to believe a bit more in the "magic" that is all around us. The following year I trained as a Life Coach, which taught me the magical transformation that comes simply by holding space for others to discover their own truth.

Finally, in 2002 I encountered VortexHealing® Divine Energy Therapy, an energetic healing modality that gave me a whole new understanding of healing magic, and upon which most of my healing practice (and personal spirituality) is based. VortexHealing is a very extensive healing modality, and after eight years I now have over 1000 hours of intensive training, and I always continue to learn more. In the Fall of 2006, using the tools of VortexHealing and with the guidance of my VortexHealing teacher, I experienced a spiritual Awakening, which has further deepened my desire to be of service to others.

Living in the woodsy hills of Oakland, CA, I am currently working on a book while I continue to expand my healing repertoire and to offer individual and group healing sessions. You may contact me via e-mail at this address: nathan@healingforthesoul.com.

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