Expanded states guide · San Rafael, Marin County

One-on-one guidance in expanded states, with careful preparation and real integration.

For people ready to see what's been running their life, and choose differently.

I work from a private office in San Rafael and co-lead Universal Awareness Fellowship retreats. We prepare together before your journey, you spend a full day with a guide who's sober and present the whole time, and you leave with a written record of everything you said, so the work keeps going after you go home.

Book a free 20-minute conversation How a journey works

Twenty minutes by phone or Zoom. No obligation.

I went to Michael after having tried so many different medical interventions for my feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness… I can now say that I feel lighter than I have in decades.
Female in her 40s

Michael’s ceremony altar: a Buddha figure, candles, feathers, dried sage, and photographs

Who comes to see me

You've done therapy, read the books, or tried meditation, and the same patterns keep running your life.
Things look fine from the outside, and you sense there's more to your life than the way you're living it.
You carry anxiety, shame, or old pain you can't quite name.
You've never been in an expanded state and want an experienced, careful guide beside you.
You journeyed somewhere else and came home with more questions than answers.

Most people who come to me have no experience with expanded states at all. What matters is an open mind and a real willingness to look at yourself.

How a journey works

A free conversation
Twenty minutes by phone or Zoom. You ask anything, and we see whether this is a good fit. Not everyone is, and I'll tell you plainly.
Intake
A Zoom call, sometimes two, about your history, your health, and any medications. Safety comes first.
Preparation
A written questionnaire on eleven areas of your life, completed within ten days of your journey so it's fresh.
The journey
A full day in my private office in San Rafael, about 9:30 to 4:30. I'm sober and with you the whole time.
Your record
Within 48 hours: the full transcript of what you said, my analysis, and integration exercises.
Integration
One or two follow-up sessions, and an open door afterward. Questions six months later are welcome.

The recording is explained in your intake forms, and you agree to it before we begin.

What makes this work different

An interactive guide

Plenty of people who call themselves guides mostly sit and watch. I stay engaged all day, asking questions that are never leading and following each thread wherever it goes.

Curiosity, without judgment

We've all made mistakes, carried old wounds, and held beliefs we didn't know we had. Nothing you bring will be judged. It will be met with real curiosity.

Your answers, found by you

“Nothing really lands for somebody if they're just told the answer. They need to arrive at the answer themselves.” I help you connect the dots; you're the one who sees them.

A record you can return to

Much of a journey fades once you're back in ordinary life. Your transcript, analysis, and exercises keep it within reach for months.

This process was like doing 10 years of therapy in one afternoon.
Female in her 30s

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