“ . . . This I know
. . . that often
when I sang,
and drummed,
and danced:
I found my eternity.”

Rabindranath Tagore

• PhD. (Hon), Wisdom University, 2009
• Afro-Brazilian Healing Arts: The Umbanda Tradition, under “Ilorixa” Tina de Souza, 2002-2004, Oakland, CA, and Temple Guaracy, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Brazilian Music & Spirituality, “Batucaje” Folkloric Troupe, San Francisco, CA, 1981-1986
• MA, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA, 1984
• Afro-Cuban, Haitian Drumming and Spirituality: Marcus Gordon, Priest of Santeria, 1975-77, San Francisco, CA
• North Indian Classical Music/ Drumming, The Ali Akbar (Khan) College of Music, San Rafael, CA, 1974-1975
• BA, History, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., 1971
• Therapist, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo, Dept. of Sociology: Autistic Children’s Lab. 1970-1971
• Liberal Arts, Miami University (Ohio), 1967-1970

“Everything is swinging:
Heaven, Earth, Water,
and Fire”

Kabir