About Michael

Until 1989 South African-born Michael Brown was living what he called "a blissfully unconscious life" as a music journalist.

During this period of his life, Michael developed an acutely painful neurological condition called Horton's Syndrome. After four years of suffering through conventional medical approaches, he embarked on a quest to integrate his experience through personal inquiry.

As Michael's quest for resolution unfolded, he began entering a state of being he called "present moment awareness" - a paradigm of heightened consciousness running parallel to our conventional and mundane world experience. He discovered that his repeated entry into this enlivened state of being, which he accomplished through ceremonial practice, plant medicines, and what he calls "consciously connected breathing," resulted in a decrease of his own painful condition to the point of complete integration.

In the late 90s Michael began to chart a methodical pathway into present moment awareness with an intent to develop a practical procedure that was accessible to anyone anywhere who wanted to initiate this experience for themselves. This procedure is now internationally known as THE PRESENCE PROCESS.

In 2002 Michael returned to South Africa and invited others to take this inner journey. He discovered that as they embraced present moment awareness they too automatically experienced the integration of physical, mental, and emotional imbalances, including psychological disorders and addictions.

Michael’s next step toward making this journey accessible to everyone was to write THE PRESENCE PROCESS: A Healing Journey Into Present Moment Awareness, which was published by Namaste Publishing in 2006. Since then he has toured the US and Canada sharing the book’s insights. As a result of his own continuing experience with the Presence Process, recently Michael revised the process and updated the book to reflect these important revisions. His website, www.thepresenceportal.com, serves as a resource center for this work.

In 2007 Michael wrote the popular book, ALCHEMY OF THE HEART, also a Namaste publication, which focuses on realizing the resonance of peace through emotional integration.

Michael currently lives in South Africa.