Over the years I have discovered that, even though there are many legitimate practitioners of bodywork, there are also many individuals whose experience, techniques and talents fall far short of their claim to professionalism. As with any trade or industry, these individuals help to perpetuate a negative stereotype for those of us who truly wish to share in the growth of others.

I have found that many men long for a deeper connection with their own bodies. I believe that most of our education and social training has taken us "out" of our bodies - away from the simple pleasures of touching and being touched.

Think about it, as kids we learned to explore the world (including our own bodies) through our five physical senses, including our sense of touch. Almost without exception, everyone likes to touch and to be touched. We are inherently - without question - tactile beings.

Regardless of whether or not you have previously experienced the benefits of a therapeutic full-body massage, you will find that it is a wonderful way not only to relax and release tension, tightness and soreness from your physical body but, when properly administered, it can provide a wonderful means of mental, emotional and psychological reprieve from the everyday stresses to which we are so often exposed in this hectic world.

I began studying massage therapy as a result of a workshop in meditation which changed my life forever. I found that during the process of meditation my senses came "alive" and that I was able to experience my world from a much more profound, "esoteric" perspective.

So I began to study these newly found awarenesses. Subsequently this led me on a search for ways to share these experiences with others through the art of massage and bodywork.

To me, massage is SO MUCH MORE than throwing you onto the table and digging into your muscles. I believe that massage is an intimate means of communicating, of sharing, of communion, of blending energies in a special ritualistic and sacred manner. I am never working ON you but am continually working WITH you, not DOING TO YOU but SHARING WITH YOU!

Over the years I have continued to study, practice and refine my techniques. I am always learning - always experiencing.

As a result of my experiences, I was asked to conduct workshops so that I could share my methods with others. I spend a great deal of time conducting private sessions, workshops and group get-togethers for men of all orientations, gay, bi- and straight.

I have already published a 6-part audio cassette series entitled, "Living Fully, Living Magically" as well as several other individual audio cassettes on which I guide the listener through various deeply relaxing meditation and visualization experiences.

I am currently in the process of finalizing another audio series dealing specifically with the study of our relationships with our bodies - from our manners of self-talk and self-expression all the way through our own particular methods and means of masturbation and self-excitation. In this program, I also explore ways to enhance and nurture this dynamic sensual relationship through massage, bodywork, guided relaxation, visualization and meditation.

I have dedicated my practice to helping men nurture and improve their relationships with themselves and others therapeutically through the modalities of sensual touch and bodywork.

I have taught a variety of workshops in massage, meditation and metaphysics through organizations such as The Learning Annex (Philadelphia), Open University (Washington DC and Boston), Let Our Voices Echo, and Success and Potentials Unlimited International. Many of these workshops have also been sponsored by gay community centers as well as regional Gay Metaphysical and Spiritual Associations.