About
Hi, I'm Chris.
I grew up in Edmonton, with Ukrainian roots and a lot of Prairie winters. I now live in Costa Rica, in Santa Elena.
I’ve spent about twenty years working with bodies. I was a full-time yoga teacher, then a registered massage therapist, and I’ve trained in conscious connected breathwork, somatic practice, shadow work, inner child and reparenting work, and parts work. All told, it’s somewhere around ten thousand hours.
What I've learned
I don’t have all the answers about love. I’m not sure anyone does. What I’ve found is that a few simple things make the biggest difference: staying curious, working together, being patient, forgiving, being willing not to know, and leaving room for joy.
They’re simple, not easy. I’m still practising them myself, every day.
Why the body
I've watched people talk about a problem for years and then feel it shift in one breath, or one touch, or one moment of trusting someone to hold their weight. The body often gets there before the mind does.
How I work
Patiently, and at your pace. Nothing is forced. You can stop or change direction anytime. I'll tell you honestly what I see, and you decide what's right for you.
Why Eros & Soul
Eros, in the old sense, is the life force that draws us toward connection: the pull toward each other, toward beauty, toward being fully alive. Soul is what we bring to it. Put together, it's what this work is about: embodied connection.
Why I do this
Relationship done well feels good, for everyone involved. Over a lifetime, it's the richest thing we build. I'd love to help you build yours.