About Me
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About Alvin
Guide. Practitioner. Meditation Teacher. Reiki Practitioner. Founder of The Heyokah.
About Me
My Story
My path to this work has been anything but conventional.
Before meditation rooms, Reiki sessions, and wellness programming, I worked in restaurants, nightlife, museums, and corporate leadership—experiences that taught me something profound about being human: we carry stress, joy, grief, ambition, uncertainty, and transformation in remarkably similar ways, no matter the setting.
I’m a graduate of Regis High School in New York City and Skidmore College, but some of my most formative education came outside the classroom.
I’ve worked as a cook, managed Atlanta’s legendary MJQ Concourse nightclub, worked security at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and spent more than 15 years building a career in digital media and advertising leadership, including work with Google and GroupM.
Those worlds may seem unrelated, but they all taught me how people behave under pressure, how we seek meaning, and how often what we need most is simply presence, perspective, and support.
That question eventually became The Heyokah.
How do we remain human through uncertainty?
Training & Credentials
End-of-Life Doula - DNT Network
Quigong - Alan Lee Kung Fu WuSu First Degree
Tai Chi - Daoist Gate Wudang Arts
Advanced Usui Reiki Practitioner - Shinpiden Level
Certified Meditation Teacher and Positive Psychology Practitioner - School of Positive Transformation
Professionally Insured
Practice & Presence
My work is deeply shaped by contemplative and movement traditions.
I was introduced to Qigong through Alan Lee’s Kung Fu Wushu training and continue my Tai Chi practice today. These disciplines have taught me the importance of breath, balance, stillness, and learning how to remain steady when life feels anything but.
That philosophy informs everything I offer—from The Heyokah Reset to Reiki support to Blue Flame End-of-Life Doula care.
Why The Heyokah?
The Heyokah represents paradox, perspective, and transformation.
For me, it is less about adopting an identity and more about embracing a way of being—grounded, compassionate, curious, and willing to sit with discomfort long enough for meaning to emerge.
Life is rarely neat.
Healing is rarely linear.
Sometimes what helps most is not fixing, but witnessing.
Not certainty, but presence.
That spirit lives at the center of this work.
Ways I Support Others
Today, my offerings include:
Blue Flame End-of-Life Doula
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Reiki & Energy Support
In-person and distance Reiki, transition support, pet Reiki, Reiki-infused objects, and complementary energetic care.
The Heyokah Reset
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Workplace Wellness Programming
Meditation, resilience, stress reduction, mindfulness, and wellness programming for teams and organizations.
I believe healing does not always mean fixing.
Sometimes it means rest.
Sometimes clarity.
Sometimes compassionate support.
Sometimes simply not having to carry something alone.
If this resonates, I’d be honored to connect.
The Heyokah