Let me tell you a story. A true story. In 1998 I was four years into my Junior year of college and I hadn't declared a major. I honestly didn't know what to choose so I decided to use what I thought was my greatest gift to the world: Talking shit. I figured that I had the charisma and personality of a salesman so I could convince people to buy things. I began to look into Public Relations as a major and began the steps towards declaring a major. It wasn't until a friend of mine began sharing what he was doing in his major (Sociology), that I had ever considered that I could go to school and help others at the same time. I changed my major to Sociology and am so grateful that I did, because it focused my mind on important social issues and made me question how to address them. It brought me into a deeper awareness and understanding of issues around welfare, race, gender, sexuality, power, politics and religion that I don't think I would've had merely debating my friends about the state of affairs.  

I began to realize that the only thing to do with my life is to be of service to others, not just through my education but through whoever I've learned to be on my human journey. I try to see the wisdom in everything and the world as teacher when i'm relaxed and receptive enough to allow that to happen. Personally, my sense of well-being comes from the practices of meditation, spiritual study, making Hiphop music, gardening, being alone in nature, facilitating therapy, raising my children, sweat lodges, vision quests, marksmanship, hanging out with friends and watching movies, but there is probably nothing that brings me greater pleasure than helping others.

Since then, I've gone on to earn a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology with a focus on Psychotherapy, have worked with thousands of men, women and children for 21 years in the fields of Community and Clinical Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment and have practiced Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment privately since 2010. 

In 2010 I started the Miles Institute of Integral Living in order to help anyone that I could with challenges of the body, mind, spirit, self, culture, society and nature. The various ways that I assist others come directly from my experience as an imperfect human being, an educated and experienced Buddhist teacher, meditation instructor, psychotherapist, Hiphop artist and survivalist. My philosophy is to be of benefit to others by any means necessary, but especially by any means that others feel connected with. I will help anyone do anything that they think will provide growth and healing in their lives as long as it won't hurt themselves or others. Whatever skills, insights and gifts that appear to be mine are shared freely with the world.

- Justin F. Miles MA LCPCS LCADS