A life of learning.
A practice of living.

My great-uncle Welton Becket led the architectural firm behind Los Angeles landmarks such as the Capitol Records Tower. My grandfather MacDonald Becket helped shape Century City’s master plan and the restoration of California’s State Capitol.

I share that family history because it connects to a question that runs through my own work: how do the spaces we create and inhabit shape the way we live?

Martial arts were part of my life early on, too. My father is a fourth-degree Kenpo black belt, and he often brought me to the dojo at Chuck Norris’s studio in Redondo Beach. My connection to these arts began long before they became part of my work.

These roots help explain my interest in the relationship between our surroundings, our bodies, and the ways we practice living. My own path brings those questions into working with people—helping them understand themselves and find useful ways forward. That’s the legacy I hope to contribute.

For years, I traveled across Los Angeles, bringing coaching and hands-on treatments to individuals and their families. I worked with people from many walks of life, including professional athletes, doctors, and celebrities.

Each person brought their own questions and circumstances. That remains where I begin: listening to what’s happening in someone’s life and exploring what might help.

Sometimes our work starts with the body. Sometimes it starts with a habit, a difficult transition, or a sense of being stuck. Conversation and practice give us ways to explore it together, then find something useful to bring into everyday life.

I serve as CXO of Holy Cow, Great Brain Day, and Human Strain. This part of my work brings my experience with people into the business of wellness: how we explain an idea, build trust, and make an experience useful in someone’s daily life.

My work with microbiology, testing, and the research and application of prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics informs that perspective. I bring the same question to business that I bring to personal guidance: how does what we’re creating serve the person who will use it?

Martial arts and bodywork have been lasting parts of my practice. I’ve spent time with both the discipline of training and the close attention of hands-on work. I’m interested in how that attention carries into the rest of our lives.

I also study philosophy and physics, from questions about human experience to questions about the universe. These subjects feed my mind and heart, and keep me curious about what I don’t yet understand.

Other studies are woven into daily life. Over the past decade, I’ve been studying tea and tea ceremony, alongside my continuing interest in how our surroundings and everyday practices shape our experience.

Across all of this, I keep returning to the same question: what can I learn that helps me live more thoughtfully and be of use to others?

Today, I share my work through writing, online personal guidance, group practice, and retreats here in Taos.

My hope is that something here helps you see a familiar question differently, try something useful, or feel ready to take a next step. You’re welcome to start with the newsletter, or we can begin with a conversation.