Meet Greg
HOW IN THE WORLD DID I END UP HERE?
Have you ever looked back on your life, paused and asked yourself that very question? The joys, sorrows, achievements, failures, twists and turns….this life—what a ride! The journey I’ve been on has shaped me in ways that make me feel immense gratitude. For my first forty plus years on this planet, the name of the game for me was solely on “achievement”. Having spent so much of this time as a competitive athlete, NCAA college hockey player/coach and a corporate sales guy, this was the lay of the land for me. Score the goal, win the game, meet the sales numbers and all was just fine. My high performing way had served me well in so many aspects of my life. It taught me the value of discipline and hard work. I became more resilient in the face of challenges.
A DIFFERENT WAY FORWARD
That driven way of being served me well—until it didn't. For years, I relied on intensity, discipline, and self-pressure to succeed. But beneath the achievements, I was running on chronic stress and emotional exhaustion. My inner critic grew louder, my energy faded, my clarity declined, and eventually anxiety and depression entered the picture. It became clear that something had to change—not just in how I worked, but in how I related to myself.
I began nurturing my body, mind, and nervous system through daily yoga and mindfulness meditation. What started as survival slowly became transformation. As I learned to regulate my nervous system and bring greater awareness to my thoughts and emotions, old patterns of overthinking, self-criticism, and reactivity began to soften.
I still have a deep desire to grow and succeed. The difference today is that I move forward with greater presence, self-compassion, and far less attachment to outcomes. That shift has changed not only how I perform, but how I experience my work, my relationships, and my life.
WHY I DO WHAT I DO
My own journey taught me something I'll never forget. Performance and wellbeing are not competing goals. In fact, they're deeply connected. For years, I believed success required constant pressure, self-criticism, and pushing harder. What I discovered was that sustainable performance doesn't come from living in a constant state of stress. It grows from awareness, emotional resilience, meaningful relationships, and a nervous system that knows how to recover.
That's why I do this work.
Today, I integrate mindfulness, neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and positive psychology to help people better understand themselves—not simply so they can perform better, but so they can flourish. Because when we cultivate greater awareness, clarity, resilience, and presence, we don't just become more effective leaders, athletes, or professionals. We become more fully ourselves. And from that place, performance, wellbeing, and meaningful success naturally begin to support one another.
My journey to mindfulness coaching:
- Modo Yoga Instructor RYT 500
- 4 year NCAA Division I hockey player University of New Hampshire
- 8 year NCAA Division I & III Assistant Hockey Coach
- Associate Coach certification – Integral Coaching Canada
- Health and Wellness Coach certification – Institute for Integrative Nutrition
- Meditation facilitator certification – Naturality Meditation Hamilton
- Applied Mindfulness Meditation certification – University of Toronto
- Certified Mindfulness Coach (mPEAK) – University of California San Diego
- Organizational Mindfulness Teacher Certification
- Teaching Partner – Institute for Organizational Science and Mindfulness
- Mental Wellness Educator and Coordinator, LNGC Project
- 8 years of Corporate Sales with Pfizer Canada