He has received empowerments and teaching in all four of the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism and is currently engaged as the Volunteer Coordinator, Librarian, and Teen/Young Adult teacher at the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in Seattle where he was a lay resident and assisted the resident lamas in daily routines and rituals. Through the Monastery's outreach arm, the Marici Fellowship, he helps to engage communities in programs centered around social equity and compassion. He has completed several retreats independently and with masters such as the dzogchen adept His Eminence Dza Kilung Rinpoche.  He is currently in in-depth studies and practice of the Tibetan tsa lung trul khor (breath and movement/yoga), subtle energetic body teachings, and Chod (severance of ego) teachings which he hopes to integrate in accessible ways for the benefit of all.