Byron is a also transpersonal guide and educator, shamanic practitioner, researcher, and teacher. He holds a Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology, a masters degree in counseling psychology, and is a certified graduate of Grof Transpersonal Training and Eupsychia Institutes Psycho-Spiritual Integration programs. Byron has trained, studied, and worked with shamans, healers, and psycho-spiritual teachers from many parts of the world including Stan Grof, Jack Kornfield, Hameed Ali, John Davis, Ph.D., Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., Jose and Lena Stevens, Sandra Ingerman, Don Americo Yabar, and Jose Campos. For over two decades, Byron has been intensely involved in consciousness research and spiritual development, specializing in the transformative potential of alternative states of consciousness. As a drummer, percussionist and recording engineer, Byron produces music for deep inner exploration, breathwork, shamanic journeywork, body-oriented therapies, various meditation practices and the healing arts. Byron is also a graduate advisor for Prescott Colleges counseling psychology masters degree program.
Byron recently retired from his professional counseling/psychotherapy practice of over 20 years in order to devote his full energies to HoloShamanic Strategies, LLC, and its training program development, and also to allow more time in his recording studio. Check out THIS SITE for more information on Byron's shamanic healing work.
Byron's highly successful music business career spans over four decades and covers a wide variety of musical styles and genres. A professional drummer at age 15, Byron has played on several gold and platinum albums (most notably Kenny Rogers album The Gambler). He has performed at top concert venues including Carnegie Hall, The Greek Theater, The LA Forum, Universal Amphitheater, The Grand Ole Opry, and Wembley Arena (London), as well as headliner showrooms in Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe. Byron also performed on The Tonight Show, The Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, CMA Awards, ACM Awards, Fantasy Island, Hee Haw, Good Ole Nashville Music, and many others. Since 1988, Byron has focused his musical talents toward the healing arts, creating musical sequences for Holotropic Breathwork workshops, and facilitating mens workshops and shamanic drumming circles and ceremonies. During the past decade, Byron has been producing solo CD projects and collaborating with other artists including Steve Roach, Mark Seelig, with Ron Oates, Jack Coddington, and several other musical guests. In 2005, Byron teamed up with The Monroe Institute to produce a meta-music version of Byrons critically acclaimed The Shaman's Heart (with Steve Roach) which includes Monroes Hemi-Sync technology embedded in the music tracks. Monroe also released a meta-music version of Byrons 2nd solo project Not Without Risk (re-sequenced and re-titled as Spirit Gathering) in late 2006.
Byron and his wife/partner, Shawn Cardinal, live with their 3 canine companions, Kalibur, Amber & Chula, in a beautiful retreat-like setting bordering the Prescott National Forest. Together they own and manage The Prescott Center for the Healing Arts - an office complex of healing arts professionals from a variety of disciplines.