Jeffrey Melick Smith was raised on a small working farm in a rural neighborhood of mostly abandoned horse farms an hour to two major cities and close to the Atlantic Ocean in NJ. Throughout his youth he was fascinated with living with nature. Hunting, Fishing, Surfing, and agriculture where and are his Mainstays. Always talking to people when not in nature and interested in the diversity of the communities he experienced close to his home and during family travel; His Curious mind had him deeply contemplate and wonder what made people tick.
An autoimmune diagnosis at 16 initiated a lifelong inward query and outward journey spanning Over 30 years searching for the answer to what and how healing happens for people and why can it occur so differently for an individual. For Jeffrey, It began with chiropractic Adjustments from of Christ lead man and transitioned through nutrition, simple meditation, and affirmation; and continued through various lineages of shamanism, bodywork, energy work, Eastern Religions, and western self-help paradigms.
He found that healing for the individual lies in their own unique blend of symbols and metaphors of their mental emotional somatic world with access through the 5 main Human faculties of Community, Environment, body, mind, and spirit. He brings this awareness to his unique style of bodywork sessions, tailored individual retreats, and private coaching sessions. When not working on his Master of Counseling or traveling, you can usually find him flyfishing on the Oak Creek in Sedona AZ.
