Hello friend :)

Welcome! My name is Jeff, and sometimes Jefe depending on who you ask.

I come to you from Atlanta, GA raised on a steady diet of fast food, talk radio, and second hand cigarette smoke. The person I have become, the life I have chosen for myself, is a mindful and ethically conscious international teacher and coach.

It has indeed been a helluva journey for which I am deeply grateful. Nomadic living has allowed me to explore many different views and perspectives of our world. Let me share with you a taste of my journey and what brought us together right here, right now.

For the first 20 years of my life, I was “victim” to the circumstances around me. I was morbidly overweight and allowed the stress from family drug abuse, verbal abuse, and suicides surrounding me to manifest itself in the form of 120 pounds of extra weight on my body. Until enough was enough, and some much needed separation allowed me to step more into my power and take responsibility for myself.

My life completely changed the moment I chose wisdom from past adversities instead of self doubt and pity. It was that journey of weight loss, health, and fitness which ultimately led me to my first ever yoga class - There was still much self discovery to be had… After 5 years in academia I realized that I was not working for myself at all, but rather to please or impress others with a “fancy career”. I appreciate this chapter of my life because it helped shape who I am today and brought many wonderful people and experiences into my life. I began following my heart by teaching what meant the most to me - health and fitness... Spin classes, then bootcamp classes, and then I fell in love with an incredible running community. I began surrounding myself with my new found passions and people who shared those with me. It was a community. I became an avid fitness enthusiast, nutrition “expert”, and a marathon runner! 

In 2014, after quitting half-way through an engineering master’s degree in France, I moved to London for the sake of pursuing my true interests of health, fitness and wellness. I was there with a plan that extended no further than: “I have an idea of what I like to do and this is the place I want to do it” and it wasn’t until my unexpected discovery of The House of Yoga in London that things started to become crystal clear. After a few short months, yoga quickly moved from a physical workout to something much more meaningful to me. I began to view my practice as something sacred and bursting with possibilities. The demons from my past, including disordered eating and even my mother’s death, were being bested by my yoga and meditation practice. 

I put my faith in yoga (i.e. MYSELF) to transform and to grow into what I believed was possible. I asked and I received. I completed my 200hr yoga teacher training in 2016 with The House of Yoga, the place that started it all, and began teaching around London immediately. It was my dream born into reality, however an expired visa ushered my yoga journey towards India for more learning and development in order to better share with others.

I travelled around the country for five months, enriching my life through a genuine pursuit of yoga.  Spending time in many unique yoga ashrams has given me incredible insight into the diversity of yoga in its homeland. I also completed a 10 day course in Vipassana meditation in Bodhgaya, the place where Buddha became enlightened!

While in India I was presented the tremendous opportunity to become a founding team member of Happy Jack Yoga - a wonderfully inspiring and transformational school - where I quickly grew into a facilitation role and enjoyed the creative process of leading courses alongside world class facilitators and creators Happy Jack and Hanna. 

In the years since then I have returned to India many times; travelled the world pursuing my desire to learn, practice, and teach with incredible mentors, leaders, guides and coaches in all manners of healing and transformational work.

In addition to yoga, I bring experience rooted in many of our powerful spiritual traditions. All of these practices can serve, and serve they do.  

Today I continue to facilitate workshops and trainings, design and co-create courses for the self development and transformation of human consciousness. The most valuable lesson I have learned is that the change I wish to see starts with me. I teach this, I share tools to utilize this wisdom. We are all walking each other home. 

With Love,

Jeff (Jefe)