Jim, a native of New Zealand, was on a spiritual journey for twenty years, beginning in 1975 with the teachings of J. Krishnamurti. Then in 1984 he met Jean Klein, a European and a master of Advaita Vedanta, the nondual path. Under his guidance finally awakened to freedom—freedom from the “I,” the “me,” and all its stories—in the spring of 1995. His mission now is to guide others to the same realization, but in a much shorter time. He teaches at Esalen Institute, in Los Angeles, and elsewhere and also offers private sessions.

His new book, End Your Story, Begin Your Life (Hampton Roads, $16.95), can be ordered through your favorite bookstore, or online at www.amazon.com, or www.barnesandnoble.com.

A new eBook, published in November 2011, Before and After Awakening: An Old Meditation Journal and My Experience Now, available at www.beforeandafterawakening.com. 

He has also published The Ultimate Cure: The Healing Energy Within You (Llewellyn, 1995), his first book on spiritual transformation, which was translated into 4 languages, and The Way of Harmony (Avon, 1999), a guide to dealing with relationships, work, and daily life in a conscious way, written just after his awakening. His novel. Falling into Light, about a young boy’s spiritual journey, is available at www.fallingintolight.com.

A textbook, Somatic Technique, was written when he was a chiropractor. This book, which is a manual for how to release chronically tight muscles and enhance mind/body awareness, was originally published in 1991, is available as an eBook at www.somatictechnique.com