About

Adam Chacksfield is devoted to empowering people to thrive inside awareness, love, and desire rather than suffering inside shame and fear. With a life rooted in exploration and transformation, Adam’s warmth, depth, and authenticity provide many with profound support.

Originally from England and now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Adam’s spiritual journey began with a series of psychedelic-assisted openings. At age 33, he left his career as a university professor to fully dedicate himself to his spiritual unfolding.

For a few years, he struggled to try and reconcile all the apparently contradictory teachings and practices. Then Adam’s path took a pivotal turn when he encountered the nondual teaching of Peter Fenner, and realized the openness that can never be captured in words and requires no practice.

Inspired by this opening, and with Peter Fenner’s encouragement and support, Adam started to share nondual awareness with groups and individuals in rural Illinois, where he was living. His work grew organically as he was invited to teach in nearby cities, then the San Francisco Bay Area, Canada, and Europe. Adam has also been featured on Buddha at the Gas Pump.

Adam’s work has been influenced by Jeannie Zandi, and reflects a deep appreciation of how love and intimacy are so often the most potent forces for healing and transformation.

Adam enjoyed a potent opening of erotic energy catalyzed by the teaching of the Somatica Institute, who he went on to train with. His work now supports erotic embodiment and personal empowerment in the realm of intimacy.

More recently, Adam has also expanded his offerings to include erotic shadow play retreats, inspired by The Light Dark Institute. These retreats use eros and play as a powerful modality for healing and transformation.