So who am I??

Well that's a question I’m not sure you really want to know the answer to.

To be honest, I’m still discovering myself more and more each day but I can tell you this for certain, the Ben that presents himself to you today is a vastly different being to the one who used to cause chaos not so many years ago.

To start with, I simply love life. I love my family, my friends, and my colleagues. Yes I have colleagues!! Apart from teaching meditation I founded and manage a multi award winning residential construction company that I am incredibly proud of……. But I will explain more of that later.

I love challenging myself and I will have a go at almost anything. For this reason I partake in many sporting activities like surfing, golf, mountain biking, fishing, but spreading my time across so many activities means that I have never really mastered any of them. A typical Jack of all trades master of none (don't dare say that phrase on the building site though)!

I love music and there is hardly a time of the day where I'm not listening to it in the background. My favourite genre would definitely change depending on my mood, one minute I could be head banging to heavy metal in my truck, to dancing to the latest pop song with my kids in the kitchen, to zenning out to classical piano. Whatever it is I will find a reason to turn it up louder and get into the groove.

I have a smart, kind and beautiful wife with the most incredible children. They are my world! We have so much fun together and love going on adventures but let's be real, keep us locked up in a house together for too long and we can really fight like cats and dogs.

I’ve battled with my relationship with alcohol for as long as I can remember. The drink that would be consumed to help me escape pain would regularly be the cause of the new pain and suffering. A vicious cycle. I was in denial about this for almost 20 years until my son who was 4 years old at the time said something to me that broke my heart. How did I become this person and what kind of message would it be sending to my children? From that day I gave up alcohol for 14 months until I felt that I had dealt with my past and understood that masking the pain with alcohol served no benefit for me. I now say confidently that I can enjoy a frosty cold beer or a delicious cocktail amongst friends and have found a balance that I didn't know could exist.

I've been on journeys and explored the deeper realm of the universe and my consciousness through the use of plant medicine and I am a believer in the benefits it can have across so many aspects of our life.

I've been violent. Typical testosterone fueled adolescent behavior. I've hurt people physically and emotionally. I've treated people with disrespect and I've made many choices that when I reflect on them brings guilt and shame. But I know that to become the person that I am today, I've had to walk the path I've walked and this is the reason I believe I can guide people to find peace and calm within their life. Because I've brought it into my own life.

I used to be stressed, angry and running around like a mad man trying to get through each day the best that I could. I had everything I needed in the world yet I was so unsatisfied. Always chasing the next goal, the next high, the next obtainable thing to bring happiness, but it never came.

It never came because I have since learnt that happiness is not something that can be obtained or achieved from acquiring things or the letting go of things. Happiness needs to be found within.

I believe that I need to ensure that I am the best version of myself at all times, so that I can give the best of myself to others. It's not selfish, it's a fact. So therefore prioritizing my health and wellbeing has become my priority as it has helped me become a better father, husband, sibling, son, friend, leader.

In order to achieve this, my primary practice is Vedic meditation.

Woah hang on…… meditation??? Yes, that's right. To be honest I'm shocked as much as you. Who would have thought that a blokey builder who enjoys a bourbon and coke and listens to heavy metal could be a meditation teacher? Well it’s true.

Of course I had always known about meditation, even tried it a few times but couldn't switch my brain off. I would sit there going “don't think, don't think, don't think” only to have more thoughts than ever. So I just accepted that it wasn't for me and must be for devout monks who live in the hills of India or “hippies” from Byron. Ps- I love Byron.

It wasn't until that by chance (even though we all know nothing in this life happens randomly) I was introduced to Tom Cronin, and he taught me the simple and ancient technique of Vedic Meditation. From the very first experience I was blown away at the power of being calm and present within my own mind. No thoughts….how could this be??

Since then I have been absorbing as much not knowledge as I can and attending retreats and doing deep deep work on myself and to be honest……I’m pretty happy with the progress so far.

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My mission as a meditation teacher is simple. To bring awareness and education to those around me who are unclear about how to bring about positive change in their own life. To teach them the skill of meditation which will be their life long practise that they can use anywhere, at anytime to calm their mind and allow them to live their life to their truest and most highest potential. To bring peace and calm to people’s lives so that they can live their life to their highest potential.

WORK WITH BEN

FUN FACTS ABOUT ME:

I founded and manage a multi-award winning residential construction company
I love Rock n Roll (If I’m not destined to be a rock n roll star in this life I must have been one in a past life.)
Married with a wife and 2 kids. We’re a crazy bunch but geez we have fun together.
I love to surf. The joy from being at one with the ocean is incredible
I hate the cold but I love ice baths.
I have lived abroad for 3 years in total. I could happily be a permanent backpacker as long as I can stay at a 5 star resort every now and then (with kids club of course!)
I have had an amateur boxing fight…….. Currently I am undefeated
I love to BBQ (Texan style - low n slow)

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