About Dr. AJ

The Breath that Brought Me Back to Life

The Awakening Begins in the Breaking

They say spiritual awakening happens in stages. I believe it begins the moment we recognize our unhappiness and choose radical change.

For me, that moment came after years of waking up and falling back asleep. I realized I was living for all the wrong reasons — in the wrong career, the wrong city, chasing the wrong relationships. That realization sent me into a deep depression. I gave up. I was ready to die.

But I didn’t.

What Remains After the Ego Dies

What I discovered lying there in the dark was this: even when our identity dissolves, who we truly are remains. With nothing left to lose, I chose a different path — one that would teach me how to live for real.

I took a job on a ranch in Wyoming, which was a radical change. Life there was stripped to the bone. The work was grueling, thankless, and unrelenting. Before dawn, you were up and ready to work — no matter how cold or stormy. If you were tired or in pain, you dealt with it. It was a challenge, but in that raw simplicity, something inside me softened. My inner dramas didn’t matter to the horses, the mules, or the cattle who depended on me. They loved me because I showed up for them every day without fail.

If only we showed up for ourselves in the same way, right?

The Moment Everything Shifted

One spring day, alone on the far side of the ranch, I looked up from my work and saw the mountains, the river, the trees coming back to life. It stopped me cold. Something cracked open. I felt… alive. Truly alive. And in that moment, I knew that I had changed.

When I returned to New York, everything felt different. I no longer feared life. I knew I could live and succeed no matter where I was or what I was doing, as long as I chose to get up and meet the day. In a way, I was reborn.

The Seeker Awakens

That shift opened the door to a deeper spiritual hunger. I devoured books on metaphysics, philosophy, and human potential — subjects that had no place in my life before. I started cleansing and detoxing my mind and body of the many poisons that I didn’t know were poisons before. I hadn’t grown up around this kind of thought. My father was a stone mason and carpenter. My mother, a farmer and special needs assistant. But I felt like a pioneer — and I knew I was walking for more than just myself.

My ancestors' surnames translate to “Son of Man.” I felt I was honoring them — even if they couldn’t understand it — with every step into this new world. Each step gave new meaning to what our name.

The 40-Day Initiation

On my 30th birthday, after publishing my third book, I felt called to do something radical once again. I retreated to my grandparents’ old hunting cabin in the Catskill Mountains for a 40-day initiation.

There, in solitude, I practiced something called the Master Breath — a technique rooted in sourcing unconditional love. I walked the woods, breathing with God, letting the divine show me the secrets of nature, and of myself.

Through that breath, I was taken back through time — to witness the story of my ancestors (the sons and daughters of man), their suffering, their fire, their yearning for worthiness. I realized that humanity’s core wound isn’t just sin or brokenness — it’s forgetfulness.  Forgetting that we are inherently worthy. Forgetting that we are already loved — it’s our true nature.

The Breath Is God Remembering Us

I came out of the mountains transformed. I knew: Because we breathe, we are worthy of unconditional love. And furthermore, I needed to follow it. So it became the way.

That realization took me around the world — to Patagonia, to South America, to spiritual healing work that helped thousands of others release ancestral trauma and reclaim their divine identity. It was an amazing time — following my breath and inner guidance — going wherever it directed me to go. Everyday was inspired by the breath of life, and its inherent intuition.

The Fire, the Love, the Return

Eventually, that journey led me back to the U.S., to my soulmate Andrea. Her and I have walked through fire together and learned to follow our guidance as a team, while helping others break free from the paradigm of limitation. Eventually, guidance led us to Sedona where we started giving readings. Together in that first year, we gave well over a thousand readings. When guided to work solo again, I gave a thousand more. And in every person, I saw the same patterns:

  1. A feeling of unworthiness.

  2. A chasing of the world’s illusions.

  3. A forgetting of the love already inside.

And I saw the same solution: the breath.

My Work Now

After 15+ years on this path, I’ve come to believe this:

  1. We’re all seeking love.

  2. We’re all seeking to feel worthy of it.

  3. And we’ve simply forgotten…

The breath is how we remember.

This is why I teach One Loving Breath.
Not just as a practice — but as a way of living, a way of being, a way of coming home.

Final Note From Me to You

There was a time when the chaos of the world had its grip on me. Sometimes, it still tries.

But through this breath, I’ve found a way to release its hold — and help others do the same.

If you’re ready to let go of the war within, to release the story of unworthiness, and to return to the divine peace that’s always been breathing through you…
I’m here to walk with you.

Let’s begin —
One Loving Breath at a time.

Education & Training

While my deepest learning has come through personal experience and divine guidance, I’ve also spent years studying, practicing, and refining the tools I now share with others.

Academic Education

  • Ph.D. in Metaphysical Science

  • Master’s in Metaphysics

  • Bachelor’s in Political Science

Certifications & Training

  • Certified Pranayama Yoga Instructor (Breathwork)

  • Master Life Coach

  • Kundalini Reiki Master

  • Pranic Healing (trained)

  • Theta Healing (trained)

  • Essene Mirrors (trained)

These modalities continue to deepen my understanding of the human experience — and how we can remember our wholeness through the breath.