A whole decade?...WOW...When? What did I do? That's what I thought when my dear friend Freeflowin texted me her favorite memory of the decade. I was looking forward to the new year though I hadn't processed that a whole new decade was upon us. Once I settled out of the brief daze I'd suddenly found... Continue Reading →

It happened!  After much growth, trauma recovery, research time spent in the inquiry of both myself and others...it happened!  I created a Mindful Leadership Program! One that seeks to support individuals in becoming more mindful, compassionate and successful leaders. I specifically formatted this experience as an 8 week leadership development program for students at Westchester... Continue Reading →

Ladies and Gentlemen, The time has come...the following has been on my mind and within my heart for quite some time. Even further, the signs have all been there... After a refueling experience facilitated by new friend (a.k.a. long lost fam) Morris H. Ervin Jr. at OMEGA I've decided to more intentionally outline and share my offerings. I... Continue Reading →

Yo! When I say it has been an amazingly intense few months I am by no means overdramatizing what my days have been looking like. They've been a BEAUTIFUL and quite often CHALLENGING (because I've pulled myself out of my own comfort zone so that I too can grow in the service of others) mix of intentional... Continue Reading →

Happy third month of 2019 everyone! We’re here! We made it to today and here we are now! I had the absolute joy of working with the above individuals this past week. Along with my co-facilitator, overall amazing colleague and doctoral candidate Rachele M. Hall we had the unquestionable honor and opportunity of developing and... Continue Reading →

20FREAKIN19 started out with a bang!!! I genuinely feel like all of the challenges I experienced between 2017-2018 have deeply integrated for me so that I can use the knowledge gained from then during both the present and upcoming days ahead. Though, in many ways that’s really the whole idea behind being alive ain’t it?... Continue Reading →

WOW! TWENTY FREAKIN 18 HUH? This year has been a WILD one filled with challenges, transitions, opportunities for growth, moments of DEEEEEP inner reflection, change and epiphanies…like…TOO MANY epiphanies in 1 year : ) While in this whirlwind of internal expansion I had the opportunity to wind down the year with two of my favorite... Continue Reading →

Ladies and Gentlemen, This summer was by far one of the greatest I've been blessed with experiencing in my life. I had the joy of traveling to Washington State and spending time with my aerospace engineering nephew, to Kosovo and connecting with my angelic wife's family/roots, attended multiple weddings (both in the U.S. and Kosovo)... Continue Reading →

Ladies and Gentlemen! It is an absolute honor to share my first TEDx. The whole experience in developing and creating it was absolutely surreal and I genuinely hope that the message is somehow of service to either you or someone you know. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VY0dKhp03WA Stay Awesome Always and Thanks for Loving Support!

Hello Amazing One! I hope the past few weeks have treated you well and allowed you to open your heart while holistically growing further towards your truth. If not, well then, hey…you’re alive and that’s pretty awesome regardless of what’s going down : ). I’d taken a break from writing and recording for a few... Continue Reading →

Hello Awesome Sauce! I've been distant...I knoooow I knoooow. It's been a fuuuuuulll couple of weeks. Between coordinating and overseeing a MAJOR Award ceremony for SUNY Orange Students, assisting with SUNY Orange's Commencement (more than 500 graduated!), prepping for my upcoming Ted X (was postponed due to tornado) hosting the Excelsior Academy Youth Summit (more... Continue Reading →

Eyoooooo! Hope you're doing beautifully well and finding the magic within each moment. I'm writing this brief post because I have the distinct honor of hosting, speaking at and even mentoring the young people that are putting on the first ever Tedx Newburgh. See link below... https://tedxnewburgh.com/our-team/  The opportunity to do so is TRULY a... Continue Reading →

When I was a boy, I was obese, a nerd and by no means athletic. I was never chosen on sports teams, was terribly bullied, laughed at when I went running in the neighborhood one day and always wanted to have some way to physically excel and challenge myself. A few years back I decided... Continue Reading →

This week I had the absolute joy and honor of meeting with some of the students that grant my soul both hope and faith for the world. On Tuesday, I stopped by Newburgh Free Academy (North Building) to chat with and perform for the group of students responsible for planning and coordinating 2 ground breaking... Continue Reading →

Greetings and I hope these words find you joyous and well! Over the past few weeks I've been building The Mindfulness Now Podcast (episodes to be released soon), contemplating next steps, have had the joy of being interviewed 5 times (once by a graduate student writing a play on the LatinX experience and 4 times... Continue Reading →

I hope this week has treated both you and yours well! If you're looking to engage in a philosophical discussion, practice and learn more about Mindfulness & Meditation, while meeting new people in a beautiful, open and safe space then join us this Friday, February 2nd at 6:30PM for the first of a series of... Continue Reading →

Here we go... I’ve been away from here for a few weeks because after 13 years of nurturing committed and exponential love, 2 years of engagement and taking 45 days to co-plan a wedding my beautiful fiancé (now wife...because AWESOMENESS) and I got married. Yup my wife and I finally locked each other down (that... Continue Reading →

I hope your 2018 has been going beautifully! It’s been a chilly experience here in the Hudson Valley and considering this frigid reality I’ve been bundled up inside and nurturing the head cold that greeted me in the New Year. Fortunately, given my time indoors I’ve been gifted the opportunity to more fully process my... Continue Reading →

Hello! 2017 is ALMOST DONEZO! And we’re here my people! Somehow we’ve survived, though we remember those that transcended or have been challenged by this year due to its war threats, wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, mass shootings, economic shifts, political woes, a resurfacing of “racism in public” and the surfacing of disgustingly numerous, inappropriate and unwelcome... Continue Reading →

Hellllloooooo! I hope this new day has begun beautifully for you! I'll normally only send out updates every couple of weeks but I'm super excited about some upcoming happenings this weekend! As of this Sunday, December 17th, I'll be teaching a weekly Yoga Basics Class at     Gold's Gym (15 Raquet Road, Newburgh, NY 12550).... Continue Reading →

Winter Solstice Yoga Mala with nOMad! DEC 21 Thursday, December 21, 2017 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location CoSM: Chapel of Sacred Mirrors 46 Deer Hill Rd. Wappinger, NY 12590 Admission $20 presale / $30 at the door Buy Tickets RSVP on Facebook Winter Solstice Yoga Mala with nOMad Thursday, December 21st, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm... Continue Reading →

Time to Manifest The Dream Hello and WOW! Cliché warning in 3…2…1…TIME FLEW BY! My last post was in August and since then I’ve been in a major state of transition, re-learning the answers to my “Why” questions (more on those soon) learning the art of podcasting and developing a new plan of action. One... Continue Reading →

Hello you incredibly powerful and amazing individual!I've been taking time to contemplate what life looks like for me in the coming months and years. For approximately 10 years my life was spent performing and offering workshops with The ReadNex Poetry Squad. For about 3 I dived deeply into the study, practice, and offering of yoga.... Continue Reading →

Hey folks! I had an awesome time at last night's Special SPX yoga class! Thanks to all that came out to move, breathe and cleanse on their mats. Above see some of the courageous individuals that practiced in last night's "Candle Lit Cleansing Vinyasa Class". Thanks for sticking around for the selfie! Be well, stay... Continue Reading →

Awesomeness is sooooo about to happen at Sportsplex Gym (in New Windsor)! This Friday, July 28th at 6PM I'll be there to guide a Cleansing Vinyasa Flow... Unfortunately, DJ H2O will NOT be able to join us. All good though cause I've connected with the amazing Yoga Director at SPX (Lena Forrey) and we've come... Continue Reading →

SUMMER CONTINUES...with another outdoor class!!! I LOVE whenever I get to go back to Sportsplex Gym (New Windsor, NY) as it's in many ways a home away from home for me. I taught there for a number of years and it's warm and beautifully setup gym with a wonderful cafe and a truly kind, supportive... Continue Reading →

Every Wednesday, 6:30PM at Beacon Long Dock Park, in Beacon, NY! For more details go to the link below... http://www.nomadalwaysatom.com/hudson-valley-yoga-mala/

Summa Summa Summa TIIIIME! (for reference...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA) Join myself and the AMAZING Phoebe Miller, Corinna Farzan-Ricard and Samantha Fulton at Beacon Long Dock Park this Wednesday, July 19th @ 6:30PM!!! This class is part of nOMad's Weekly Summer Series. It's going to be another beautiful melding of intentional movement and breath with nOMad's Core Teachers. Together... Continue Reading →

Hey all! I love yoga! I love what it's done for me and I'm overjoyed over what it's done for the courageous individuals I've guided over the years. Soon after falling in love with it, I mentally committed myself to one day share the tools and skills that have benefited both myself and the individuals... Continue Reading →

It happened!!! I officially have a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology!!! That means that someone out there said to another..."Yo! This Juan-Carlos guy got skills. Let's validate that for the world so he can continue doing the work he do". Probably, not in those exact words...but you get the idea. Getting a M.A. has... Continue Reading →

Beautiful, Amazing and Awesome People, I’ve missed you! I've been incredibly focused on my intention and commitment to grad school and needed to disconnect from this site, the work of Juan Carlos OM, social media and other forms of connection for a bit. Pero I’m BAAAAACK! The awesome part is, that I experienced the blessed... Continue Reading →

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Greetings all, The past few years have been a catalyst for change in my world. I've temporarily halted my motivational talk tour, temporarily halted teaching yoga, become engaged, purchased a home, moved  my mother in, grieved the loss of my dog Coco, entered the enlightening yet often politically stifling world of higher ed, dived HEAD... Continue Reading →

Hello folks! It's sharing time. I've been debating opening up about this for a large period of my life. I've seen friends not be able to understand or accept it and I've felt further isolated and lost because of societal stigmas perpetuated by many of them and countless others. Though I've worked to assist others... Continue Reading →

Love is a fascinating thing. We connect to it, we feel it, we rejoice in all of its amazingness...and then we forget about it. We forget what made us feel the love. We forget to express love and we forget what it is that made us feel love in the first place. Humanity is awesomely... Continue Reading →