John’s story of transformation.

Back in 2014 one of the most important things ever happened to me. I got fired from my “dream job.” On paper everything looked good. I was a television producer working for the second biggest sports website in the world talking to the biggest names in the NFL. Something was missing. I saw my life and how it would play out and I was not satisfied. I wanted to help people, I wanted to make a difference. I wanted my life to mean something and be more than just another brick in the wall. I had tried everything to mask and hide how I was really feeling. Food, alcohol, marijuana, video games, nothing filled the void. I cared less and less about my job and each day just piled on the next. By Friday I was scrambling to cram in some semblance of fun before Monday morning was right back in my face.

So I started my wellness journey with yoga and meditation and through that journey I discovered a love of travel and retreats. I fell in love with the community and transformation that came when people stepped out of their day to day and began thinking and feeling differently. When I arrived in California I saw an opportunity to create retreats that were highly transformational while also being more accessible to people who didn’t want to fly around the world or take psychedelics. This was the birth of SoCal Wellness Retreats.

John established SoCal Wellness Retreats in 2016 where he has led hundreds of people of all ages and backgrounds through transformative wellness programs. He is an avid consumer of knowledge about mind-body connection, neuroscience, quantum mechanics and the science of how people create lasting change. 

He is a 1,000 hour trained yoga instructor from Atmananda Yoga Sequence, an Ashtanga based yoga lineage in New York City. He is an advanced student of Dr. Joe Dispenza having attended over 1,000 hours of trainings, seminars, workshops and lectures with Dr. Joe. He has also been a part of Dr. Joe’s coherence healing group and research group with the UCSD science department. He is a certified Usui Reiki Master in energy work and energy healing.

John has completed trainings with:

- Dr. Jean Houston on Quantum Mechanics and Human Potential

- Wim Hof on breathing fundamentals and the power of cold exposure

- Shauna Piscatello on TRE or Trauma Release Exercises

- Brooke McPoyle Ground Up Fascia Technique & Dynamic Breathwork Certification

John is the creator of:

Quirk Hypnobreathing Method

The Ultimate Morning Routine 

His favorite teachers and authors:
Michael Singer 

Ram Dass

Joe Vitale

Don Miguel Ruiz

Abraham Hicks