I grew up in a hammock in Trinidad and Tobago while my family tended to the sugar cane farms. Due to the tough labor, everyone in my family had major back pain so I became a self-taught masseur to take care of them until I was old enough to become a certified massage therapist.

I was raised to be a Hindu priest, but after studying 3 different religions, I rejected all religion due to the hypocrisy I observed.

Between training in martial arts, working out in the gym, playing racket sports, traveling 40 weeks out of the year and sleeping on airplanes and in hotels, I met pain quite intimately. I experienced 3 car accidents where each vehicle was a total write-off, and the final one was nearly fatal.

I attended weekly chiropractic visits for a few years and then continued with acupuncture for a few more just to get back to normal, yet the pain was still there.

In 2010, I started intense training to compete in a National Men’s Physique Competition, which increased the pain in my body. The more I trained, the more pain I was in. I was back to seeing chiropractors twice a week while still managing to compete and place in the top 5!

Then I married a chiropractor - and no matter how often she adjusted me, I was still in pain. The final straw was when I had to have surgery on both shoulders due to the formation of bone spurs.

I had always been drawn to non-traditional healing modalities. I had been practicing yoga, meditation and breathwork for many years to find peace in my body. I tried several years of talk therapy, which only addressed my mind, but not my body. Nothing I ever tried laster for more than a day or two.