Mike AliceaEdge walker ⇌ facilitator ⇌ builder ⇌ steward

👋 Welcome Friend

Thanks for being here

My name is Mike and I am an active participant in emergence

What happens when I get out of my own way?
Stepping down from the high tower of the mind
Bowing my head and stumbling into the humble narrow corridors of the heart
I find this is where emergence is
And it would be my greatest joy
To sit with you in that space

“Practically” speaking

I hope to be a bridge

Knowing that the process of walking it - eases suffering

Committed contemplative practice, relational intelligence, and technical geekiness coupled with a love for business, building and facilitation.

All of these components have been and will continue to be a work in progress. My lifes work is to become a refuge through all avenues of expression.

Put simply, I am no longer interested in having these parts of my life seperate.

I am 34 years old

I've had accidental mystical experiences and states of deep concentrative absorbtion for as long as I can remember
I first wrote code when I was around 10 years old.
I've had a interest and practice of improving my communication and relational capacities since I was 20.
I began meditating when I was 22.
I began working professionally as a software engineer when I was 24.

I annually immerse myself in Buddhist monasteries, facilitate transformation in high-trust spaces and am a consultant for leaders and teams in software.

How I serve

I spend a quarter of the year in retreat, it's in these spaces that I get to touch something that is ineffable yet immensely impactful in my life. I study and practice the active internal process of presence, pattern and release.
The rest of my time, I am actively living what I've learned and trying to bring it into the world through the lens of service.

Whether in code, consciousness, or community - I feel rhythm in the underbelly of seeming disorder. I wait patiently, release expectation and if the moment asks for action, I act.

This is increasingly showing up in every area of my life. But for the sake of service, I am trying to funnel it into three areas:

Leaders & Teams in Software

Technical leaders often carry the weight of coordination, this leaves them doing what they do best in the margins of their life - often by moonlight. I aim to ease this through acting as the connective tissue between product, engineering, design and data.

You can learn more about this by visiting my consultancy website Built In Space

Minds Through Meditation

One of my greatest joys is bringing people closer to themselves. Intimacy with myself has been and continues to be the greatest gift I could ever give and receive. Equpping people with tools and practices that I have found and cherish and know are effective is such a beautiful use of my life force and I love to share it.

I am pulling from over a decade of sincere meditation practice and formal training in facilitation

Men in Transformation

Through circles, workshops, and 1-1 space holding, I guide men in uncovering their strength through rediscovering their softness—spaces where we can lay down the armor, speak what’s true, and reclaim the wholeness that was never actually lost.

I'd love to chat

I'm always open to chat about any of the topics I've spoken to or what you think I may be interested in!
Wether you are a technical leader, someone navigating the seeming dichotomy of spiritual life and “ordinary” life, or a brother who wants to start a men's circle or is seeking resources on men's work, reach out!

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