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Where to begin with this fellow? Rob McCallum is a confidant, coach, riding partner, mirror, and long standing best friend.  I could easily fill this entire article with positive adjectives and still not adequately describe what a powerful human being this is. I came across Rob when he called on Epica many years ago, looking for a nice Italian leather journal to write in. He came by on his bike in person and there stood before me someone who I instantly was curious about and resonated with.  It only took a few more visits before we solidified a friendship and the rest was history. Since then, we’ve cultivated one of the more powerful relationships I have ever had with a true friend.  Furthermore, he’s my number one riding partner when we’re on the Ducs.

In his own words:

“I am a Life Coach. I am a bit like a candle in a dark room, exploring peoples’ lives to discover dreams and resources that have been hidden. What we find in the room has always been there, my job is to help reveal it and facilitate a healthy and productive response to what we find. In simple, I help people discover what they are capable of and then walk with them through theprocess of achieving that.”

Rob has profound wisdom, the likes of which is ordinarily not found in people our age and that is because Rob is extraordinary. Whether he is on a mission to take assault rifles and AK-47′s out of the hands of small children in third world countries, on a solitary meditative retreat in the woods for a month, giving a sermon at his church, inspiring gangs to nurture their children and create a better community, or evaluating how he can be the best man he can with the woman he is involved with, Rob is constantly aligning himself with his vision, his values and his purpose.  He knows his true North and he knows his direction and takes action on it by the day, hour and minute. 

I would personally trust Rob’s coaching and wisdom in almost any situation whether it’s your darkest hour or are working through your most powerful and inspired moment.

We have been there for each other in more ways than I can count in laughter and tears.  This man is a lifelong friend.  Rob McCallum is someone I trust.

Contact Rob:

- When life is throwing you curve balls and you need a coach
- When you need to share something with someone and don’t know who to ask or turn to
- When you are ready to grow
- When you have a project that requires great vision
- When you need to ride your Ducati properly through the canyons

Rob can be reached at: (805) 405-5533 or by email 

Allow me to introduce you to two of LA’s best kept secrets: Sarah and Sarah.  By themselves they comprise much of LA’s AcroYoga teacher community and together they fuse their other talents of Thai Massage and Chinese Medicine together to form Sarahpeutics.  This duo of powerful women are largely responsible for a good portion of the knowledge I personally possess on the two subjects and I have been training with them for three years.  In January 2013, I completed their advanced Thai Massage and and 5 Element Chinese Medicine Training. It was a seven day course that sought to fuse the lineage of two powerful healing practices.  They did this rather effortlessly.  When I think of studying Chinese Medicine- I imagine years and years of training and studying to become proficient. Books, history, anatomy and massive amounts of memorization and intuitive work.  And while I wouldn’t pretend that a 7 day course could miraculously turn us into masters on the subject, the material was presented in such a way that was highly accessible and digestible and retainable. It laid a solid foundation and groundwork for our practice in a way I hadn’t experienced before.  Naturally the partner work, therapeutic acrobatics and Thai Massage were all very hands on, but to my surprise, the Chinese Medicine was as well.  Rather than study a book chock full of charts and graphs, we traced the meridians on our own bodies and use sticky dots to give us a visual representation of them.

Each day we focused on one of the Elements: Wood, Fire, Metal, Water, Earth, and performed corresponding Thai massage techniques on or along the actual meridians. This was very powerful, this fusion of these two systems. I couldn’t believe how well it was presented and how it kept my attention day after day.

My history with The Sarahs is lengthy. I have learned from them, studied with them, trained with them, co-taught with them, taken privates with them and so forth.  Every single encounter is not without massive growth and wisdom.  If you are looking to deepen your practice of self love, nourishment, healing, connected touch, bodywork, Chinese Medicine, Thai Massage, then these are your ladies.

There’s a day and night difference between going down to your local Thai massage parlor and getting some work done versus the way our community does it here in LA and it’s a palpable feeling of love. These women love what they do and are enthusiastic about sharing their gifts.  I would strongly recommend seeeking them out for any type of training that is calling out to you.  Whether it’s a workshop, a retreat, a full on training or just a class, there is powerful healing value here for you.

The Sarahs are people I trust.

The Sarahs can be reached online on their joint website: www.sarahpeutics.org

or by calling Sarah Yovovich (Brunette) at: (773) 817-0518  and Sarah Vosen (Blonde) at (310) 883-8196

You have never had an experience like this before. I had the great privilege of spending a couple of hours with Anjuli in a session that nurtured and healed me in ways I never dreamed possible. I am completely fulfilled.  Here’s how it all happened:

I wanted to do a healing session at the AcroYoga Festival called Divine Play  in San Francisco. I had never met Anjuli before and had expressed that I had high hopes for the many modalities of bodywork I had experienced, but that I seldom walked away really ‘feeling’ changed or empowered or different or even healed.  She said this session would be good for me.  She then proceeded to use countless tools to give me a session I will never forget.

She drew on me with a firm piece of Shea butter that easily melted onto my skin as sunlight poured onto me in the treatment room.  She used singing bowls on either side of my ears and rang them perfectly for sound therapy. She used long, languid, fluid  massage strokes to relax and deeply soothe me in all the right intuitively discovered places. She spoke in the most relaxing, calm voice, encouraging me to unwind with “yes’s” and “mmm hmmms” each time my body relaxed or unlocked another layer.  She treated my entire body and didn’t miss one part. She took into account all of my requests and paid special attention to areas where I wanted special attention.  She guided me through this process with short poignant instruction in an affirming loving voice.  Her intention was loving and I felt her p r e s e n c e through every moment of the treatment. She used massage techniques, Thai massage techniques and her own blend of magic. She cleansed me with sage and cleared me with holy wood.  She took time before and after to really understand what was going on with me. It’s hard to fully put into words but I walked in feeling good- and I walked out filled with love, filled with the kind of vibration or attitude that wanted to give back to the world and filled with deep appreciation for myself, others and for Anjuli.

Post treatment I paced about in a blissful trancelike state at the festival for at least two hours basking in an afterglow as hundreds of yogis catapulted themselves into different tricks. I was so peaceful and happy and high.  I gave two mini treatments myself to two friends who were in pain and paid it forward easily.

I would strongly recommend experiencing and going all out with Anjuli.  This is money well spent and will serve you so much more to exchange it for a few sessions rather than holding on to it!  Sometimes the value of something, like touch is so great that giving money isn’t enough.  I thanked Anjuli profusely, and smiled and held her to try to express the deep appreciation for the way she cared for me during this treatment. I would recommend a 1.5-2.5 hour initial session and then a follow up session or two of 90 minutes. If I lived near her I would quite possibly see her weekly!  You will quite simply never forget her work.

Anjuli is someone I trust.

You can book a session with her by visiting her site at  anjulimahendra.com or by calling: (808) 639-2462 or by emailing: anjulimahendra@gmail.com