Summer 2024 Update: Coming out of Hiding

Hello Friends,

It seems as if I blinked and nearly 3 years have gone by since my last newsletter. I am alive and well, with just a bit more gray in my beard than before.

My disappearance was mostly intentional, but I hadn’t expected it to last so long. The last few years have been very important for me. I needed time to be, to feel, and to reflect on the shape of my existence after my long career with Lotus. I had some resentments and shadows to tend to as well as some longings to explore and some goals to prioritize. It has all been a clarifying and healing process. I feel called to thank my partner Molly for her support these past few years. She has been a soulful ally, lover and friend, staying by my side during one of the most difficult transitions of my life. Thank you Molly for your bright spirit and your continued faith in me and my path. I also want to thank my family and my community of friends who have stayed attentive to my process, even amidst my efforts to be a hermit these past few years. I am blessed to have such a supportive community throughout this shape-shifty period of my life.

I now live in Fort Collins, Colorado and spend about half my time making music in my home studio and half my time coaching individuals online.

Supporting individuals through one-on-one coaching has been an inspiring and enlivening journey. Each day I get to do this work I feel gifted, and I want to thank all of my clients who’ve trusted me enough to support their unique life’s unfolding. We are in this together! After receiving a teacher certification from Unified Mindfulness, I now offer an additional approach to coaching that focuses exclusively on mindfulness training. If you are interested in my coaching work, please contact me directly with any questions or fill out one of the intake forms from my coaching home page.

Starting in mid-September I’ll be co-hosting an experiential Authentic Relating practice called Circling to a small, closed group here in Fort Collins. My good friend Valerie Steen, a fellow mindfulness teacher and coach, will be co-leading this 5-week offering with me. Click here for more information or contact me directly if you have any questions.

Finally, I am thrilled to announce some forthcoming new music! I’m currently completing the final song for a solo ambient album entitled Melting Open. I’ve been a lover of ambient music since age 14 or so, and it’s been a satisfying experience to explore my own voice as an ambient music producer. I’m also announcing a brand new project called Circle and Arc, a musical collaboration with my friend Josiah Rose who releases music under the name Falling Safely. I first met Josiah in an online mindfulness class I taught in October of 2021, about one month after my final Lotus show. A couple years later he sent me some of his original music which I instantly fell in love with, and I asked him if he’d want to experiment with producing some songs together. Now, 11 months later we have a full-length album in the final mixing stages and have plans to release it before the end of the year.

Thanks for spending this time with me. I look forward to sending updates on a more regular basis. Love to you all!

-Michael