Aaron Ortega

TESTIMONIAL

I was introduced to Aaron through the martial arts, and our relationship soon grew into personal consultations and a rite of passage. As part of my rite of passage, I went with Aaron into a 3-day intensive to participate with a diverse group of men overcoming deeply held psycho-emotional and energetic patterns.

I knew from my own work with him, that Aaron is highly skilled at helping people move into states of greater organization and alignment. I was nevertheless amazed by the way he could shift scale under immense pressure, i.e. working on multiple levels with multiple people in a potentially volatile environment. Aaron signals and delivers vital messages that inspire real change, and, for me, he more than fulfills his promise.

Since working with Aaron, I am more available to the people I love, more confident embracing the full range of my character and have clearer insight into power, dysfunction and personal fulfillment. Aaron Ortega models artistry, elegant motion, and a healthy relationship to use of power. His work is not for the faint-hearted, but for those willing to see beyond their personality and grow on a deeper level, I can’t recommend a better mentor.

Daniel (age 24) - Electrical Engineer

TESTIMONIAL

To whom it may concern, I am a retired U.S. Army Special Forces {green beret} Warrant Officer and have had the opportunity to work with Aaron Ortega on multiple occasions in our efforts to end suicide within the special operations community and facilitate emotional work with other traumatized communities. It is my pleasure to recommend Aaron as counselor, facilitator or therapeutic programming, and personal mentor in my own development as a peer recovery support specialist. Throughout my professional experience I have met few men with the skill, empathy, and intuition that Aaron brings to this work. He creates an environment of mutually resonant spirituality that enables diverse groups to reconcile intrapersonal conflict that negatively influences behavior with self and others. Whether working with severely traumatized members of the special operations community, in support of rehabilitation programs for violent offenders, or with victims of violence, Aaron has a gift for identifying trauma in a group setting; enabling participants to resolve emotional conflict as it manifest within traumatic narrative. Aaron ia master of his craft. Work with him any chance you get!

Sincerely, Matthew Purdy - Chief Warrant Officer, US Special Forces {retired}

TESTIMONIAL

I can say from the few classes that I took from you that I appreciated the intensity, lineage, and also awareness, and appropriate softness from you in working with the female warrior archetype. Maybe softness is the wrong word or sentiment.. but working with women and the inevitable trauma that can get triggered when we feel our power rise up, can be a challenging space to facilitate. I felt and appreciated your seasoned appropriate, masculine brotherly, and fatherly care. We women can be complex creatures. You are a powerful, honorable man and teacher holding us in our power and helping to shape the fierceness that we have forgotten, a potential rage that has been ground down and beaten out of us. It was inspiring to witness and be a part of.

Lila Harding - Consultant