His journey truly began as an elite high school athlete, Michigan All-State wrestler and All-American football player at Hillsdale College. Through his athletic career, Keith regularly struggled cutting weight as a wrestler, suffered many sports injuries and received multiple concussions over a 15 year football career. After college, he established himself living and working in Detroit, LA & NYC where he ran a successful produce company for a decade. He also worked providing celebrity security services for David Blaine, Madonna and Prince. Even with his success, Keith felt unhappy and unfulfilled, and it was after September 11, 2001, that he came to the realization that something had to change. This revelation led him on a path of interdisciplinary studies beginning with the Japanese practice of Aikido, eventually the Chinese Internal Martial Arts, Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda and Chinese Medical School at SouthWest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe. His pursuit towards health, healing and returning to wholeness led to experiences and in-depth trainings with such spiritual luminaries as the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Thich Nhat Hanh and other shamanic healing traditions from Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.