About Me
Hi, I’m Malcolm.
I began meditating when I was seven years old, because I didn't know what else to do. It helped. Thirty-some years later, it still helps, however, not in the way the apps promise. Some days, the breath is a friend. Some days it's a fire alarm, and I need to open my eyes, feel the chair, and look at the wall for a while. That's the practice, too.
As my practice developed, I was drawn to Zen. In 2017, I received the sixteen bodhisattva precepts and was ordained as a lay priest at Hosshin-ji in San Francisco by my teacher, Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt. Yoga came alongside: I trained with Jason Crandell in vinyasa and Judith Lasater in restorative practice, and I've taught in offices, in the snow, and while wearing SCUBA gear.
Then I went back to school for social work because I wanted to sit with people in the hardest moments, not just the calm ones. Today, my clinical work is with veterans at a nonprofit in San Francisco, where I'm a Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (#105191) practicing under the supervision of a licensed clinician.
What I make here.
Short, plain practices for people who have been told to relax and found that it made things worse. Everything on this site is education and practice, not treatment. I don't see private clients, and I won't be able to until I'm fully licensed.
If you're in crisis, please reach out to someone. If you or someone else is in danger, call or text 988 or your local emergency number.
I believe a society is measured by how it treats the people it would rather not look at. I try to use my skills, my privilege, and my time accordingly.
RYT 500 yoga teacher
Ordained Zen Buddhist lay priest, Hosshin-ji
Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker, California #105191
Wilderness First Responder
