Sacred Natural Building was founded in 2015 as a response to something I had been seeing for many years.

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Projects were being built — but not always in a way that truly worked for the people involved or the land they were on.

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My background is rooted in over 30 years in the building trades, growing up in New York City as a third-generation builder. Over time, my work expanded into design, project management, custom woodworking, and metalwork.

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But eventually, I began to notice a deeper pattern.

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Even well-designed and well-built projects would struggle — not because of the structure itself, but because of what was happening between people.

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A Turning Point

After moving away from the city and into a more nature-based way of living, I experienced firsthand the impact that environment, pace, and connection to the land can have on well-being.

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This led me into years of travel and exploration — living in different places, working with different communities, and learning from a wide range of cultural perspectives.

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During this time, I also studied Ayurveda in India, deepening my understanding of health, balance, and the relationship between the individual and their environment.

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What Became Clear

Across all of these experiences, one thing stood out:

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The success of any project — especially community-based ones — depends on more than design, materials, or good intentions.

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It depends on:

– how people relate to themselves
– how they communicate with each other
– and how they navigate challenge, difference, and change

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Without this foundation, even the most aligned visions can begin to break down.

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The Work Today

This is what my work now centers around.

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Bringing together:

– practical experience in natural building
– an understanding of human dynamics
– and a grounded, real-world approach to creating projects that can actually hold over time

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The intention is not only to build structures, but to support the creation of environments where people can live, work, and relate in a more coherent and sustainable way.

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Why It Matters

We are at a point where many people are feeling called to create new ways of living — closer to the land, and more connected to each other.

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But for these projects to truly succeed, they need more than vision.

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They need the capacity to work with what arises — both externally and internally.

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That is the space I work in.