“What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”
Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
About me
I’ve spent decades cultivating a spiritual life alongside a thirty-year career in professional leadership. My journey has taken me through Unity Church, Agape Spiritual Center, the Ojai Foundation, years of tape group study with the teachings of The Infinite Way, and over fourteen years of silent meditation with the World Community for Christian Meditation. Zen practice and direct experiential inquiry have shaped how I pay attention, stay aware, and remain present.
At the same time, I’ve worked in high-pressure professional environments where clarity, responsibility, and strategy mattered. My experience in finance, technology consulting, and executive leadership taught me how to navigate complexity without losing perspective or presence.
These two paths, sustained spiritual practice and professional responsibility, form the basis of my work today. I guide people who want a serious inner life that can support the demands of work, relationships, and everyday life. My approach is practical and disciplined. It focuses on cultivating clarity, steadiness, and insight rather than belief, performance, or spiritual theatrics. The result is transformation that is sustainable, lived, and deeply personal.
Qualifications
Evan has engaged in extensive study across a range of spiritual traditions, cultivating a deep foundation in meditation, spiritual practice, and the principles of inner alignment. His work draws on decades of experience and direct engagement with respected spiritual teachings, blending individual practice with group process and transformational guidance.
Unity Church: Unity, a New Thought Christian organization, emphasizes practical application of Truth as taught by Jesus Christ, promoting health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind. Completed courses include Healing and Wholeness, History of New Thought and Unity, and Metaphysics 1 – 3.
Agape Spiritual Center: A global community dedicated to recognizing and nurturing the dignity and uniqueness of all people, Agape emphasizes universal spiritual principles and transformative practice. Completed courses include Practitioner Foundation, Treatment and Meditation, and Metaphysical Prosperity.
The Infinite Way: A 20 year study of Joel S. Goldsmith’s teachings on the Infinite nature of God and the spiritual potential of the individual, including over 1,100 hours of classes on tape and in groups.
World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM): Fourteen years of practice in contemplative prayer and meditation within the Christian tradition, focusing on silence, stillness, and deep spiritual communion.
Zen Buddhism: Demonstrated achievement in deepening presence and insight through years of disciplined meditation, rigorous study of sutras, koans, and the sustained application of mindfulness in daily life. The practice cultivates steady attention, emotional equanimity, and clear embodied wisdom.
Christian Science: Christian Science emphasizes that all reality is fundamentally spiritual and teaches that alignment with divine Truth can bring clarity, health, and wholeness, providing principles for spiritual healing and insight in daily life. Becoming a member of The Mother Church represents a significant personal milestone, reflecting full engagement with its community, study, and commitment to Mrs. Eddy’s teachings.
Way of Council: Carrier of Council - The Way of Council is an intentional group process rooted in ancient and indigenous practices, refined through traditions such as those cultivated at The Ojai Foundation. In a Council circle, participants sit together in a non-hierarchical space to share from the heart and listen from the heart, without judgment, interruption, or debate. The form is guided by agreed intentions , speaking authentically, listening deeply, expressing concisely, and responding spontaneously.
Additional Studies: Yoga Works Teacher Training and extensive Shamanism study, further enriching a broad and integrative approach to spiritual formation, meditation, and transformational work.
“Meditation has been the single most important reason for whatever success I've had”
Ray Dalio (CEO Bridgewater Associates)