I’m an APPA certified philosophical counsellor focused on contemplative practice as a path to understanding mind, and to finding meaning where it was previously null. No guru license. The tradition I draw from is Sāṃkhyayoga, perhaps the earliest systematic inquiry into the nature of reality. A rationalistic, analytical, dualist, and realistic school of thought, paired with Yoga in its original form—a contemplative method for stilling the mind activity (not yet preoccupied with the physical practices that eventually took over). My study of Classical Yoga began 17 years ago. It remains a crucial support for my philosophical work — and a protocol for both mental and moral training.