Who is Jim Frank?

Here's some biographical information:

Born on April 13, 1945 at 2:00 AM, at Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia, Jim Frank is an Aries with much Taurus and 2^nd house influence, and his ascendant is in Aquarius.  He is an outgoing and socially minded individual of vision and passion, yet he stays close to home and generally sticks with things and sees them through to their end, long after most others would have called it quits. 

A product of Philadelphia’s parochial school system, after high school Jim went to work for the telephone company.  He married at age 19 and was a father at 20.  He now has two grown children and three grandchildren.   At age 21 he joined IBM and for 25 years worked in field service and service management.   After a five year break from technology, in the late 1990’s he founded Both Worlds, Inc, a consulting company that provided critical services related to Y2K. 

Jim has always had dual track careers, working or studying in addition to his full time employment. In his twenties, while working at IBM, he also sold real estate, studied photography as a fine art, and played guitar in an “old timey” folk band.  At age 30 he reached a bottom with alcohol and started a recovery that continues to be the foundation of his life.  At age 31 he was introduced to meditation and over the years has studied TM, Buddhist meditation and Siddah Yoga.  In his mid thirties he went back to school and at age 38 he received a B.A. in psychology from West Chester University and then worked part time as an addiction counselor.  From 1983 to 1996 he was a certified instructor in Pennsylvania’s program for those arrested for DUI.   In 1991, he left IBM to continue his studies in psychology.  In 1993 he received his Master of Arts degree at age 48.  He trained with Patrick Carnes and worked as an addiction therapist specializing in sex addiction.  He is a graduate of the three-year program in spiritual psychology at the Pennsylvania Psychosynthesis Center. He has studied Psychodrama and Playback Theater with Jonathan Fox.  With the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, he trained in core shamanism with Michael Harner and soul retrieval with Sandra Ingerman.   In 1996 he completed a six-year commitment as a dancer with Beautiful Painted Arrow’s Drum Dance for World Peace and is currently a dancer in the Sun/Moon Dance.  He studied Astrology with Sarah Funk.   In 2003 he attended the School for The Work with Byron Katie in Brussels, Belgium and in 2004 he staffed at the School in Stamford CT.  He is skilled in facilitating The Work.  He is a performing member of Big Game Theatre Company.   In recent years he has traveled to Peru to deepen his connection to indigenous peoples and visiting with his friends in Cusco.  More trips are planned for the future. 

Today, at age 63, Jim maintains a standing sweat lodge  at his home in Malvern, PA, where he has hosted regularly scheduled ceremonies for more then a dozen years.    He is available as a counselor and mentor, particularly concentrating on teaching and facilitating the Work of Byron Katie.