A practitioner of meditation for 20 years and a Buddhist monk at Thamkrabok Monastery in central Thailand for eight of those years, Julien is inspired by a wide range of schools and traditions including Theravada, Mahayana, and Zen Buddhism.

Over the past 15 years, Julien has dedicated his life to creating community and cultivating spaces for support, friendship, learning, and belonging. He developed and managed the groundbreaking therapeutic programs at the New Life and has extensive experience in leadership, community building, legal/financial planning, program development, program management, administration, PR, sales, marketing, fundraising, HR, and operations.