I was born in Australia. It's a country that breeds a fresh and relaxed attitude to life, something which I try to carry with me where ever I am. After completing a music degree there, I travelled to Jerusalem, Israel, to delve deeper into my Jewish spiritual roots. I always felt there was a deeper side to life, and exploring biblical places and religious texts in that ancient city, I found a world that I remain spiritually nourished by to this day. 

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Following my Rabbinical ordination there, I moved to the UK to work as a communal Rabbi. I learned a lot about the ups and downs of people's lives and the importance of community- a space for people to experience their highs and lows within a supportive framework of other like-minded people. Then becoming a school teacher, I passed through the cauldron of fire that is today's classrooms, gaining greater insight into how kids think and witnessing how both love and boundaries are essential for good human development.

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After all that, studying counselling and self-awareness in my mid-life years, both from a secular and Jewish perspective, opened up a world for me that was closer to home than anything I'd done prior, and yet was the most unknown to me! The world of... my true self. It sounds cliched, I know, but learning about the world of my thoughts, feelings and body and learning (even as you read this!) how to master that world - a world which I often found frightening, unpredictable and confusing - has been my greatest achievement. 

 

I believe our outer world is often a reflection of what's going on inside of us. Life itself is full of colour- sometimes in a beautiful way and sometimes with blotches here and there, but our response to life is often what distinguishes a masterpiece from a mess. And our response is always on the inside. Finding our inner voice, and learning how to make it 'sing', is an accomplishment that lasts a life time. It is a journey I would be honoured to help you take.