I am a seasoned Chinese medical practitioner and Voice Dialogue facilitator with extensive experience in meditation, consciousness, and awareness practices. My journey began in the 1990s where I combined the study of Chinese medicine with residential Zen training. This combination of Chinese medical psychology with intense meditation is the foundation that later sparked a deep interest in the Big Mind, Big Heart process developed by Genpo Roshi. In 2008, I attended a 30-day residential facilitator training program with Roshi. What began as a month-long commitment turned into a transformative 90-day experience as I extended my stay to complete additional retreats.
The Big Mind process, rooted in Voice Dialogue, resonated deeply with me, inspiring me to return to the source of this powerful method. In 2017, I further deepened my expertise by receiving advanced training and studying Voice Dialogue in the Netherlands, where I refined my skills and integrated the practice into my work. I primarily used Voice Dialogue to support those client’s unique personal growth journeys in private practice for many years.
I have also immersed myself in the study of nondual and mystical traditions, which have profoundly enriched my understanding of the mind. Taking some time off to focus on meditation as a Buddhist monk for a couple of years allowed me to reset. During this period, I began training others in Voice Dialogue, a path that ultimately led me to develop Transpersonal Dialogue as a distinct practice that is in constant development and improvement. I currently combine voice dialogue, nondual inquiry, yin/yang theory, Qigong meditation, and other modalities for the sole purpose of helping others transform. Below are the teachers and processes I have learned from and integrate into my daily life and practices.
Voice Dialogue is a self-awareness method developed by Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, focusing on the many “selves” within our psyche, such as the Inner Critic, Pleaser, and Vulnerable Child. By engaging with these inner voices in a guided process, individuals explore their unique perspectives without judgment, uncovering hidden dynamics that influence behavior and emotions. The method is fully centered on the client and the facilitator is a guide.
This practice helps create balance and integration, freeing people from unconscious patterns and fostering personal growth. Widely used for self-discovery, relationship enhancement, and psychological healing, Voice Dialogue bridges modern psychology and spiritual insight, offering a powerful path to deeper understanding and transformation.
Big Mind is a transformative process that blends Zen Buddhism with the Voice Dialogue process to explore the nature of consciousness. Developed by Genpo Roshi, it integrates the Psychology of the Selves to access and harmonize different aspects of the self.
Through guided inquiry, participants engage with voices in a group setting. The facilitator is the guide of the process, keeping the group on track and skillfully moves the energy in such a way that participants move beyond the egoic mind into expansive states like Big Mind and Big Heart. This approach enables individuals to transcend dualistic thinking and gain profound insights into the interconnectedness of all things.
Big Mind offers a powerful path for personal growth, spiritual awakening, and integrating wisdom into everyday life.
Ramana Maharshi, one of India’s most revered sages, taught the path of self-inquiry as the direct means to realize the Self, or pure consciousness. He advocated simplicity, silence, and surrender as guiding seekers toward self-realization and unity with the Absolute. For those who did not comprehend his silence, he would ask them to constantly return to the question, “Who am I?”, leading seekers to investigate the true nature of the “I” or ego.
Ramana emphasized that the Self is eternal, unchanging, and the source of peace and bliss. By turning attention inward and discarding identification with the body, mind, and thoughts, one can experience liberation (moksha).
Nisargadatta Maharaj, a renowned Indian spiritual teacher, emphasized self-inquiry and the direct realization of one’s true nature as pure awareness. His teachings, rooted in Advaita Vedanta, focus on the ultimate understanding that “I am not the body or mind, but the eternal, formless Self.”
He urged seekers to contemplate the sense of “I am,” which he described as the doorway to the Absolute. By detaching from identification with transient experiences and remaining in the awareness of “I am,” one transcends duality and realizes their oneness with the infinite.
Nisargadatta’s teachings are profound, direct, and transformative.
