Jeff graduated from the California Healing Arts College in 1992. Upon completion he began work as a massage therapist, while continuing to study yoga with many renowned teachers in Santa Monica. Two years later, he received his first yoga certification, and became a full time staff member of the Sivananda Yoga Center in Los Angeles, CA. During his eight-year stay he participated in daily group meditations and yoga classes. Sivananda is an international organization, which allowed him to travel to India and various international locations to study with many outstanding teachers. In addition to yoga and meditation, the yoga center enabled him to learn about Indian Philosophy, Sanskrit, and Ayurveda. Learning to cook was another priority during this time. He attended and gave many cooking classes on the topics of the Yogic Diet, Ayurvedic Cooking, Macrobiotics, and Raw Food.
After leaving the yoga center, Jeff completed the Ayurvedic Studies Program Level One and Two at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque New Mexico. Since then, he has done a lot of continuing education at the Institute. Jeff worked as a substitute massage therapist at the Institutes’ PK department from 2010 to 2019. (PK = Panchakarma, which is a cleansing and balancing program)
Learning this natural medicine, which includes massage, diet, yoga, and herbs, inspired him to deepen his knowledge of these subjects from a western perspective. In 2007 he became a Certified Nutrition and Wellness consultant and a Certified Personal Trainer with the American Council on Exercise (ACE). In August of 2019, Jeff graduated with honors from Central New Mexico Community College. He received a two-year degree in Integrative Studies that focused on health sciences.
Jeff has been an avid student of Chinese medicine and Qigong for many years. He has studied with various Qigong teachers and has taken many workshops in Acupressure, Cupping, and Gua Sha. In November 2023 Jeff Completed a Qigong Teacher’s Training Course with Nick Loffree.