You are not lost.

You are arriving.

I am a spiritual transformation coach.

I help people shed the identities that no longer fit, remember who they truly are & step into the life they were born to live.

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My background & experience —

My work is grounded in lived truth. I have survived four heart attacks, three near-death experiences, a heart transplant at age 50, and more surgeries and procedures than I can recall. Through those experiences, I have crossed the threshold between life and death numerous times and returned with clarity, and the ability to access a profound healing frequency.

I have lived many lifetimes inside one body. I’ve raised five children, broke the speed of sound in an F-15 fighter jet, served as the editor of one of Alaska’s largest newspapers, co-wrote The Thunder Before the Storm – the autobiography of American Indian Movement co-founder Clyde Bellecourt, served for decades as a journalist within Native American communities, and paddled more than 2,000 miles from northern Minnesota to the North Atlantic of Canada – a journey I chronicled in my book Canoeing with José.

For more than two decades, I taught writing and leadership at the University of Minnesota, Macalester College, and Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Lakota Reservation, where I lived with my young family for three years. I hold an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota and earned my coaching credentials through the Jay Shetty Certification School. Along the way, I’ve worked as a bush pilot, flight instructor, snowboarding instructor, outdoor guide, historian, and school teacher.

I have authored five books. My current project, Heartland: Tracing the Spiritual Geography of a Heart’s Journey Home, explores the mystical and human dimensions of receiving a second heart – and a second chance at life.

leaders, healers, creatives —

leaders, healers, creatives —

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Today, I work with those standing at thresholds – leaders, healers, creatives, and individuals being called into deeper truth.

I support people who are —

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    Moving through heartbreak, divorce, or relational rupture.

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    Carrying grief or loss that feels too heavy to hold alone.

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    Facing medical uncertainty, recovery, or a life-altering diagnosis.

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    Rebuilding identity after a major life change or shock.

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    Healing from emotional difficult trauma or betrayal.

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    Learning to stay grounded and regulated through intense emotions.

What you can expect —

In our sessions, you can expect to be heard fully — perhaps more deeply than you’ve ever experienced. You’ll feel your nervous system settle, your stress and anxiety ease, and your body come into coherence.

You can expect clear, intuitive insight into your patterns and possibilities. You’ll be seen accurately and compassionately, without judgment, and reflected back to yourself in a way that invites immediate understanding. I work with somatic attunement, noticing what your body communicates as clearly as your words, held within a steady presence that helps you feel safe and contained.

You can expect guided meditation and inner work that help dissolve unwanted energies and open a path forward. The space we build together is safe, trauma-informed, and gentle, allowing your system to unfold at its own pace, supported by a spiritually aligned presence. As your inner world shifts, you’ll also begin to notice changes in your outer world — your choices, your relationships, and the way you move through your days.

You can expect steady progress — something real shifting each time we meet. Together, we co-create a way of being that welcomes more clarity, calm, and personal power into your life.

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People don’t come to me to be improved – they come to awaken. To stop surviving and begin becoming. To remember who they are and live from that place with clarity, courage, and soul.

Words of affirmation —

“Working with Jon was one of the most healing experiences I’ve ever had. He held such a grounded, supportive space for me during a really difficult breakup. He was incredibly thorough and genuinely caring, and I could feel that in every session. One moment that stood out was a powerful meditation we did together — it moved me so deeply and helped me process emotions I didn’t even realize I was holding. I can’t recommend him enough to anyone looking for real emotional clarity.”

— Ashley Resch, Fitness Influencer and Coach located in Calgary Alberta, Canada

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“Jon helped me so much. His ability to see through what is being said in words, body, breath, and spirit is amazing.”

— Manuela Ramírez Rodríguez, Publishing Executive located in Bogota, Columbia

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“Jon is a blessed coach with a natural ability to navigate through the quantum field. His powerful questioning techniques spur straight from consciousness and become a mirror for oneself. Under his direction, solutions and answers are self-revealed easily and effortlessly. His reflections are truly profound leading to self-realization of limiting beliefs. His intuitive abilities provide direction and guidance; Clients leave his sessions with full clarity and inspired action.”

— Ketharaju Ramya Sirisha, Energy Healer located in Chicago, IL

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“Working with Jon has been truly life changing. I came to him feeling stuck, overwhelmed by pain and anxiety that I couldn’t fully get out of. Through his compassionate guidance, deep active listening, and powerful energy, I was able to have a tremendous breakthrough and insight. He helped me reconnect with parts of myself I’d forgotten and allowed me to experience growth through pain. I feel more empowered, lighter, grounded, and hopeful than I had in a long time. I am beyond grateful to have Jon’s coaching presence in my life!”

— Shanna Hutchens, Surgical Nurse located in Coral Gables, Florida

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start your journey —

start your journey —

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