Geoff is certified by the American Society of the Alexander Technique (AmSat), the Chi Nei Tsang Institute and the Traditional Medicine Hospital of Thailand. He has trained in Thailand, Burma, Nepal and India and taught at the healing centers in Auroville, India. Born in 1972 in New York's Hudson Valley, Geoff has a degree in philosophy from Wake Forest and studied literature at Oxford University in England. He was a founder of the Ransom Corp. Performance Collective in New York City. He brings to his private practice and workshops a background in athletics (baseball, football, basketball, long distance running and track), performance (dance, poetry, master of ceremonies), creative writing, housepainting and the meditative arts. His work is highly attuned to the unique needs and goals of every person. His classes and workshops are lively and creative, integrating Alexander Technique awareness practices, chi kung, meditation, ecology and poetry. Geoff currently lives in Oakland and sees clients throughout the SF Bay Area.