Ever since I was a child, I had a very special connection with God, All that Is, Angels, Christ and the whole magical world not seen by the physical eyes. Supernatural and other-worldly experiences started happening to me already when I was a baby (and I remember them). But I was raised during the post communist time in Russia, in a family which was atheist, and I didn't find an outlet for my Spiritual gifts at that time, and had to hide what I knew about the real nature of our reality on this planet, and the real nature of God.

I began to research extensively in the fields of Shamanism and other indigenous and Alternative Medicine forms, Paranormal Psychology, Spiritualities of every kind, Yoga, and everything else I could get my hands on. I had never studied any of those things, so now I was studying everything.

Dedicating many years to personal psychic development, I was transforming my inborn psychic gifts into concrete therapeutic skills. I started to offer Counseling, Healing, Tarot readings, and all sorts of other readings on the side. I traveled quite a bit, visiting over 16 states in the US, and nine countries. In 2005, I studied Hebrew in Jerusalem. I also spent some time in a contemplative, silent monastery in the wilderness in France and in New York. There I discovered simplicity, and the gift in being human.

The most profoundly life altering relationship for me during my years of most rapid transformation, was with a Shamanic Healer and Teacher, from whom I learned a great deal over about six years. He became more of a Spiritual father, a mentor over time. He really helped my soul to blossom.

Sometimes I am asked: 'How do you do what you do?' and 'How did you get your intuitive abilities?' Well, firstly I was born with them. It's important not to forget that. God gave me the gift, I transformed it into something human. So secondly, I developed the skills for many years. Malcolm Gladwell, in Outliers, mentions that 10,000 hours are necessary for a person to master something. At this point in my life, I've easily put in twice that into my Spiritual Development.

Thirdly, these are the necessities to inner clarity: silence, prayer and meditation. Most Spiritual Teachers and really good psychics that I know have had a time in their life when they devoted themselves to silence, prayer, and meditation. It's a key ingredient on the path to enlightenment. There is no substitute for that.

How did I discover myself as a Spiritual Counselor: after I graduated from Art School, I was devastated because I had just spent years and tens of thousands of dollars fitting myself into a career path that I was now being lead out of (by God). So as I meditated on what it is that I really wanted, in the confusion of endless options that were all so different, the only thing that made sense, and what I realized I always wanted was: to help people, and I knew it was in some Spiritual way. That realization was the cornerstone of my new life calling. 

At that time I believed that sacrifice and success go hand in hand, so I made a lot of sacrifices. I didn't get a job that owned me but gave me 'great' benefits, I didn't get a mortgage, I didn't get cars, I didn't watch TV, I didn't invest myself into building a family. I got focused on Who I Really Am. I dedicated myself to living a life of service. And so I poured my attention solely and wholly on my Spiritual flourishing. I spend hours, days and years in study, silence, prayer and meditation, doing shamanic journeys and past life regressions and future life exploration, and all the other internal work that leads to genuine peace and Self knowledge. I attended many seminars, workshops, read books, did healing sessions and studied with other Spiritual Teachers, Shamans, Yogis, Healers.

In 2004, I started my private practice. For several years before that, I offered sessions and lessons, first to friends and people I would meet wherever I went, and organically my practice evolved. Now I have clients across the country, and some in other countries.

My life journey has been very challenging, full of lessons. It has also been at times exhilarating and electrifying. It gets better with time, and I get better at receiving the fruits of my labor each season.

I'm a believer in the wholeness of health, and that there is an inextricable union between a clear and free mind and a clear and free body. I've been a runner for nearly 15 years, I do Yoga, meditation and breathwork on a regular basis as part of my personal path to enlightenment.