About Nathan

I was born in Detriot, Michigan to a loving family of atheists and agnostics. I was raised to be a "free-thinker," so as a child 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 my own problems and suffering, 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 the pain in my heart.

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. Having been raised in a middle-class, white American family, I wanted to challenge my assumptions about how the world really 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 my country of origin. My thinking was that by helping Americans heal themselves and come to Wholeness, they would then be in the best position to make the world a better place.

Upon my return to California, 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 even after eight years and over 1000 hours of intensive training, I continue to learn more all the time. In the Fall of 2006, using the tools of VortexHealing and with the guidance of my teacher, I experienced what he calls "Basic Awakening" (a term he coined to indicate that even after the ego dies, there is still much work to be done). This radical - yet still somehow ordinary - shift in consciousness has only deepened my commitment to the service of others.

Living in the woodsy hills of Oakland, CA, I spend my time volunteering as a math tutor at a local high school, working on a book, going on walks in nature, learning yoga, taking healing classes to expand my healing repertoire, and offering individual and group healing sessions. You may contact me via e-mail at this address: nathan@healingforthesoul.com.

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