A Masters student in the East-West Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Gabriel is a Yuan Gong (Qigong) Teacher and Yuan Ming Medicine Therapist, trained in the teachings of Ren Xue and the lineage of Yuan Tze. Significantly influenced by psychedelic transformations and extensive time in nature, his spiritual background also includes immersion within Judaism and Kabbalah, Buddhism and Daoism, the wisdom of shamanic and nature-based wisdom cultures, and transpersonal, participatory psychology. Gabriel has been trained in Hakomi, trauma therapy, addiction and recovery, eco-therapy, interpersonal neurobiology, the 8-Shields model, and spiritual counseling. He has worked as a wilderness trail guide and for an ayahuasca retreat center in Peru, and been published on a range of topics. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Pennsylvania.