Meet Himmat

Hello, I'm Himmat.

For much of my adult life, I have been drawn to work that brings me into meaningful connection with children, parents, and family life. For six years, I worked as a residential counselor at an international boarding school in India, supporting tweens and teens from many different cultural backgrounds. This was not a role at a distance. I lived alongside the students in the dorms and shared in the daily life and rhythm of their world. I was often one of the first people they came to when something was wrong, whether it was conflict with a friend, bullying, homesickness, emotional struggles, questions about growing up, or simply the need to feel seen and understood.

It was a role that asked me to be deeply present. I held boundaries, guided behavior, and helped cultivate a culture of respect and responsibility, while also offering warmth, steadiness, and care. I stayed closely attuned to the children in my care, noticing when someone needed follow-up, extra support, redirection, or simply a quiet check-in later on. I spent time with them not only in moments of difficulty, but also in the ordinary and joyful parts of life: shared meals, birthday gatherings, movie nights, travel, sports, daily routines, one-on-one conversations, and group support. I was also deeply involved in the wider life of the students, helping lead activities, physical training, trips, and the daily structure that held so much of their world together.

That season of life shaped me profoundly. It gave me a lasting respect for how much children need calm, clear, grounded adults around them, and how much parents need steady support as they carry the responsibility of family life.

My path into this work has also been shaped by my own upbringing and studies. I grew up in a family rooted in yoga and meditation, and later trained as a yoga teacher. I did my bachelor's in psychology at the University of Oregon, completed the Substance Abuse Prevention Program there, and later continued graduate-level study in education at Lesley University. During that time, I also worked as a graduate teaching assistant and had the opportunity to audit coursework at Harvard in human development and education.

Later, I moved into software engineering and spent several years working in tech and AI. That chapter gave me a firsthand understanding of the speed, pressure, and fragmentation that so many adults live with today, and of how easily technology can begin to crowd out presence, rest, and connection in family life. Around that same time, I became a father, and that experience brought everything much closer to home.

Becoming a parent helped me feel even more deeply how much a child depends on the emotional tone and rhythm of the home. I came to feel more and more strongly that children thrive when life is not rushed, when the atmosphere around them is calmer and more protected, and when the adults around them can offer loving guidance, healthy boundaries, and a steady presence. This asks a great deal of parents. It is not always easy. But I believe it becomes much more possible when life is simplified and change is approached in small, manageable steps.

During that time, I read widely and was especially moved by Kim John Payne, whose work has helped many families bring more simplicity, rhythm, and emotional ease into home life, and Dr. Gabor Maté, whose writing explores stress, emotional well-being, and the parent-child relationship with great depth and compassion. Their work gave language to much of what I had already been seeing for years.

That is what led me to complete Simplicity Parenting coach training and to continue deepening my work in parent coaching. My approach is gentle, practical, and deeply respectful of family life as it truly is. I care about helping parents reduce overwhelm, restore rhythm, and take small achievable steps toward a home life that feels more connected, peaceful, and sustainable.

Warmly,
Himmat