Michael is a Dharma Moon certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist lineage, as well as a personal strength trainer and men’s group facilitator. After serving as an air intelligence officer in the Marine Corps, Michael dove deep into the study of Buddhist philosophy alongside strength-training while living in Japan, eventually moving with his wife, Megan, to Bali, Indonesia in 2016, where he began teaching meditation, hosting men’s groups, coaching lifting, and teaching anatomy for Yogatrotter Academy’s 200hr yoga teacher trainings.