My name is Esteban Manuel da Cruz. Among other things, I’m a yogi and healer living in Cambridge, MA. I organize myself primarily around spiritual practice, family, work and art.

Education & Work

My areas of interest and expertise are spiritual practice, wellness, trauma, addiction recovery, and psychedelic medicine.

I wear many hats. I work as an integrative psychotherapist, yoga and meditation instructor, consultant, group facilitator, and clinical interventionist. I received a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University in 2014 and a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Massachusetts in 2022.

Please see the home page and my LinkedIn for more information.

Practice

I was fortunate to enter formal spiritual practice in 2013 through Patañjali’s classical yoga system. I’ve been influenced by numerous methodologies and teachers along the way, and my path eventually led me to Buddhism.

Since then, I’ve stabilized and found a spiritual home and refuge in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. I primarily study and practice under the guidance of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and Tom Alden, applying his Open Mandala wellness methodology in my clinical work.

Art & Writing

Sometimes I use words, shapes, colors and numbers to express myself. Sometimes I choose to share it on Instagram.

I continue to write and hope to one day create something of value.