About

I'm Jim Tolles, and I'm a spiritual teacher and healer. I teach, guide, and write from a wide mix of spiritual, religious, and philosophical influences, including Christianity, Buddhism, Sufism, yogic teachings, Tantric Shaivism, sects of Hinduism, and other major religions and paths. My methodology is also influenced by a lot of the new teachers such as Eckhart Tolle, Don Miguel Ruiz, and others. Most importantly, I teach intuitively, and I trust the sacred process that arises between the student and teacher to show what most needs to be shown.

I encourage others who work with me to find their truth among the many beautiful religions, philosophies, and spiritual paths.They are all here for our benefit. No one is any greater or lesser than the other, although some may feel more true to you than others.

Teaching Philosophy
The paramount realization for all of us is that we have all of our Truth and Love within us. However, that may not feel readily available to you, so I'm here to offer you tools to cut away the lies and misconceptions

How and what I teach varies depending on where you are and what you need. Sometimes, the strongest teaching is in presence. In such a moment, I am holding space for someone to talk and let their own intuitive intelligence arise. Sometimes, I am more direct and forceful to help break through the shell of lies that constricts you. In general, working with a spiritual teacher such as myself can be extremely unsettling. Things may feel very pleasant in one moment, and then another moment is very uncomfortable as difficult realizations surface in you that you don't want to hear or have been hiding from. In this way, a lot of courage, determination, and perseverance is also needed to walk this path along with love.

But I assure you that in walking this path, you are going to find more beauty, ease, relaxation, and love inside of you than you ever thought possible. It may not always feel that way because life is not always that way, but if you learn how to follow your inner knowing, you will find that which you need most in any situation.

For other thoughts about what a spiritual teacher is, you can click on this link.

Click on this link to contact me about an hour teaching/guidance session.

Prospective Students and Others Interested in Working With Me

I often work with three main types of people:
  • People who want to develop a spiritual practice
  • People who need to heal
  • People who are in awakening
Obviously, if you don't feel that you fall into one of these categories, you are still more than welcome to connect with me.

Most of all, I expect that you'll do the work on the path. No spiritual teacher gives you anything. They are simply here to help you realize that which you already know. So, if you're coming from a background where you think you need to get something from someone else, you'll have to start your own practice by erasing that idea before you can work with me.

My students have reminded me that I hold a very powerful, non-judgmental, safe space for them to explore both their inner light and dark. In so doing, they feel free to be themselves with whatever is happening for them at that time. This further assists them as they drop into new internal spaces and face things that are deeply vulnerable. Additionally, even outside of a session, students feel deeply supported on their spiritual paths by me. So, while you may be facing difficult things, I am very much there with you in loving support.

I work with people in a variety of ways including:
  • Connecting Via Email
  • Connecting Via Skype/Phone
  • Connecting thru In-Person Private Sessions (In the San Francisco Bay Area only)
  • Connecting in Group Sessions

Those Seeking a Path
Co-Create a Spiritual Practice Right for You
You may simply want to feel a little more connected in your life, but you may not know how. I can help you find the right tools to enhance your spiritual practice and enrich your daily life. Spiritual tools can be things such as:
  • meditation
  • journaling
  • energy work
  • breathing practices and more
The spiritual path is not a complicated one. You don't need to go sit by yourself on a mountain top for weeks on end. Being present in the current moment is the greatest gift you can give yourself and all those around you

Souls Seeking Healing
Healing
I'll work with you to develop spiritual practices and find the healing tools you need to meet specific issues in your life. Whether it's grief over a loved one, early childhood trauma, or some deep karma that has been locked in you for most of your life, it can be healed. The key is unlocking your own inner healer as well as finding the right practitioners to conduct healing in a safe, sacred way.

I am also an energy healer, and I can work with you to help clear blockages and issues in your energetic field. I work naturally through my intuition. My work is always with the intention that the universe performs the highest good through me. While you can ask for my attention on certain areas in your field, I will ask that you trust the universe and what arises naturally in the session.

I can also conduct long distance healing. In this process, I'll ask you to prepare for a session. This may include regular fasting, praying, meditating, and/or journaling over a specific time period before doing the distance healing. This helps heart, body, mind, and soul prepare for a change and naturally opens you to what may come through me and more importantly what may now come through you.

Souls in Awakening
Orient and Ground You in a Spiritual Awakening
Anyone in awakening can feel completely out of sorts. It's a bewildering and scary place initially because spiritual awakening falls so far out of the realm of what is considered "normal" in Western society. It's also a blissful, ecstatic, and extremely connected space. I'll work with you to find appropriate grounding and help you to fully embody this energy as you shift from an old way of being into your true self. I'll also remind you regularly that you are not "crazy," but are in fact waking up to real "rationality" from the insanity that we live in.

Deepen a Spiritual Practice
You may find that all the old spiritual tools don't work the same way as you move through awakening. I can help you to let go of tools that no longer work for you and to find new ones to address the needs of your energetic system. For instance, meditation may have worked really well for a long time, but it may now be time to move. A conscious dance or yoga class may now be needed.

Energy Support and Transmission
Whether you're in awakening or not, energy support and transmission is extremely helpful to supporting your transition or helping you heal. We are all energy, and as a teacher and healer, I am a conduit for energy that flows from the universe to wherever its needed. It's a sacred and beautiful duty, and it can help you heal and open up on the energetic level in ways that neither of us can expect. It can also help you to open up to your natural connection to the universe and yourself. Ultimately, I'm a temporary fix to help you re-connect, and once you've found your connection, you won't need me in the same way.

Speaking to Groups or Offering Workshops
I work with groups of all sizes. I can offer meditation classes to teach you some simple fundamentals to help you relax. I also offer more in depth workshops such as my "Awakening Your Writing" workshop. This workshop helps you learn how to turn a journal into a tool for self-exploration, healing, and awakening.

At this time, I am working by suggested donations as well as trades if you're really in a difficult financial position. I look forward to helping you find your truth.

Here are some important blog posts about working with a spiritual teacher that I recommend you read before contacting me:

How to Work with a Spiritual Teacher

Frequently Asked Questions About My Sessions

Testimonials

5 Signs You're Ready to Work With a Spiritual Teacher


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Finally, here's a video introduction of me:
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