Samuel Roger Holmes
Samuel Roger Holmes is a Wellness Coach, Author and Adventurer, based in New York City. Born and raised in Donegal, Ireland, Samuel graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Applied Computing in 2004, and a MSc in Human Computer Interaction in 2007. Following an accident 2014, life seemed to have come to a standstill. However as a means of getting back up after the accident, he used mindfulness meditation, and eventually swapped out a career in IT to establish in8 Motivation. His goal was to pursue a career as a Wellness Coach. It has been quite the ride…
In the summer of 2016, Samuel put his motivation theories to the test, cycling 3,575 miles solo and unsupported across the United States of America, from San Francisco to New York. It took him two months, and he had to overcome many challenges along the way.
Now settled into life in New York City, Samuel works as a Wellness Coach, with particular emphasis on mindfulness and meditation. His company, in8 Motivation focuses on the use of mindfulness as a driver for optimal personal and career performance.
A travel memoir, with the working title ‘Falling Up‘ recounts the adventure of riding across America, and is nearing publication. In 2018, Samuel hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, in the Peruvian Andes, and crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a cargo ship. In 2019, he hiked one of the world’s most difficult treks; The Annapurna Circuit, through the Himalayas of Nepal.
Samuel Roger Holmes with Sadhu Guru’s in an ashram at Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal.
While passing through Kathmandu, he spent time in Kathmandu, where he visited an ashram at Pashupatinath Temple. He met and meditated with a Sadhu Guru, and spent time there in conversation about mindfulness and meditation.
Eventually, he moved back into IT, but sidelined in sales and marketing. Despite his science and technology qualifications, he has always been more interested in people, hence the Masters in Human Computer Interaction, during which he concentrated on Cognitive and Organizational Psychology.
Upon moving to New York City in 2016, Samuel trained in Transcendental Meditation. He then enrolled as a student at the School of Practical Philosophy in Manhattan. Four years and several semesters later, he is a member of the school and serving at night school in Manhattan and at weekend retreats at Wallkill, New York.
Samuel Roger Holmes is open to collaborative projects and speaking engagements and can be contacted here