Coaching & Mentorship

My work is about helping people come home to themselves by seeing who they really, really are.

Together through Inquiry and meditation we will explore and clear the body/mind of old patterns and stories while developing the capacity to meet difficult feelings that may have been buried long ago and continue to haunt us through subconscious reactions and fixated attitudes.

It is a process of gaining clarity, uncovering the ways we move away from peace and contentment; awakening to the present moment as it is; free of expectation, reservation or imagination.

Through Dereks teachings I am beginning to find something far greater than simply moving well ; a truth that permeates all aspects of my life and extends to those around me. I came seeking better movement, but find myself experiencing a better self.

-Amy ( North Carolina )

“Sessions with Derek are crystal clear, profound, simple and effective. Not too many words, not too few, just the right amount of space to inquire into what is showing up. Derek creates a safe and powerful space to go deep and get clear”.

- Phillip (Germany)

  • Taiji as a spiritual path

    .Health and fitness are essential considerations for a life well lived. A meaningful practice is the key to sustaining fitness and achieving longevity. It should be a pleasure, not a chore to move our bodies and enjoy our strength.

    Classical training creates a virtuous cycle where strength and skill compound, leading to progressive development over time. The joy derived from the skills developed feed the practice.

  • Zazen & JIn Shin Jyutsu

    The quality of our attention is one of the single most important skilsl we can develop to maintain health, release pain, and improve physical performance.

    Our body is a repository of our experiences.Tension, unrecognized and unreleased, is the rusting of the human organism. It must be actively inquired into and transformed or else it adversely shapes the landscape of self.

  • Inquiry & Seeing

    Easy, open hearted Inquiry and conversation in a safe and spacious container.

    Derek brings curiosity and clear reflection to help others see more deeply into their true nature. Such seeing helps transform fixations into freedom and confusion into clarity.

“My experience of Derek’s sessions in non-dual inquiry and meditation is that each session is an embodied experience of abiding as “The I who knows me” and observing how I move away from the bliss of that awareness. The meditations, the discussions with Derek and his guidance are, for me, as good as it gets. “

— Charly ( Colorado)

“Heaven is not a place, but the infinite space, before the unseen face, that holds the eye of the world.”

- Derek Notman