He has completed a nine-day training course for MBSR teachers offered by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and multiple additional trainings with MBSR instructors. His commitment to mindfulness practices has led him to participate in a five-day silent retreat, two seven-day silent retreats, and a ten-day silent retreat. He has recently expanded his practice to include training others in meditation and mindfulness. In 2018 he will participate in training offered through the University of Massachusetts to certify new MBSR teachers here in Indianapolis.