Both of these are real.
I’m Javier. I was born in Boston, grew up in Caracas, and I live in Brooklyn. I’m a father of two. I’m an Associate Broker at CITY SPHERE Property Group in Manhattan, and I’ve been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism for about 20 years, in the Gelug tradition, with my teacher Lama Hector at Three Jewels in the East Village.
For a long time I kept those lives in separate boxes. Hustle by day, practice in private, and don’t tell the clients. Then it got hard to ignore that the practice was the reason the hustle worked.
I’d love to tell you I’ve got this all figured out. I’ve lost listings because I was somewhere else in my head with the seller sitting right in front of me. And I’ve watched these methods hold up in the hard stuff, which is the only reason I teach them.
So that’s what I’m doing here. Taking what I got from my teachers and putting it in plain English for people who are never going to walk into a dharma center, and who could really use what’s inside one.
Mindset Coaching
I work one on one with executives, founders and high performing professionals. We use neuroplasticity and the methods of Tibetan Buddhist practice, in plain English, to change the patterns that run your days. English or Spanish, on Zoom or in person in New York City.
We start with a free conversation, and I’ll tell you honestly if I’m the right person. I’m not a therapist, and this isn’t therapy.
How I handle this
Charging for dharma is a strange thing and I don’t take it lightly, so here’s how it works. 15% of what comes in goes to Three Jewels. If money is the only thing keeping you out of something, tell me and we’ll work it out. I teach what I’ve received and I name who I received it from. I’m a student who teaches, I’m not enlightened, and you should keep your own judgment on anything I say.
Every word here is an offering to my heart teacher, Hector Marcel, and to every teacher who came before him. May you find it helpful.
This is education in contemplative practice. It isn’t therapy or medical care.