Η ΚΑΤΑΣΤΡΟΦΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΜΥΡΝΗΣ: Κείμενο από ομιλία του Αλεξάνδρου Κολόμβου που έλαβε χώρα την 4η Δεκεμβρίου, 2022 στην κοινοτική αίθουσα του Ιερού Ναού Αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης στο Jackson Heights της Νέας Υόρκης

  

2nd Hellenic Gastronomy Festival: Taste and Memories from Smyrna -

 Smyrna Hellenic Cuisine and Culture and Remembering the Destruction of Smyrna in 1922

Join us this Sunday 12/4 at 11:30 at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church 37-57 72nd Jackson Heights to honor 100 Years of the Asia Minor catastrophe with a cooking event. Chef Eva Bona from Pirofani restaurant in Piraeus and member of Chefs club of Attica will present our favorite recipe “ntolmadakia gialantzi” and the kids from the Sunday school will have the chance to make their own following her instructions. The historic part will be presented from Alexandros Colombos MA History, Doctorate Candidate. This is a free entrance event.

THE PERILS OF THE NEW AGE AND EASTERN TRENDS AND THE URGENT NEED TO RETURN TO THE VALUES OF HELLENISM AND ORTHODOXY

By Alexander G. Colombos, CRC, MA, MPS, MA

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, MA Psychologist, Historian (MA, BA), Former History/Social Studies, Science, Special Ed, Bible/Religion & Greek Studies Teacher, and Doctoral Candidate of Biblical Archaeology at the Newburgh Theological Seminary and Bible College

I took this picture tonight as I was going to a local store to shop. I noticed at the Diversity Plaza between 37th Ave and Roosevelt Ave here in Jackson Heights, NY (Queens) a huge white kiosk set on the spot of Diversity Plaza that is close to 74th St across the Citibank branch. Inside the kiosk, there was a huge statue of Kali, the goddess of the multiple hands, to whom ancient Indians used to offer human sacrifices.

I apologize for the bad picture, but all of the sudden my cellphone started acting crazy and it couldn't take any single picture! Then I prayed in my head saying Trisagion

and the Lord's Blessing Prayer (Κύριε Ιησου Χριστέ ελέησον με"), which is very powerful and I was able to take this blur picture. The audio didn't work at all, as invocations to Hindu gods and goddesses, including Kali were uttered! l!

Inside the open kiosk and despite the rain, there were people sitting in chairs and many others were patiently standing up for hours, as I found out. On the stage, there was an idol of Kali the goddess of the multiple hands! There were many candles and musicians were playing eerie music that sounded like captives marching with a firing squad or rather sacrificial victims were taken in front of Kali's statue! At some point, a singer cried some rhythmic screams which were very creepy! When I crossed myself, a few of the candles went out as a breeze blew them out!

Outside the white tent, there was a red symbol of the swastika, which many scholars say comes from the god of nature Svast Inga, but we know that the Indians took such symbols from the Greeks a long time ago in Dionysus' campaign to the East, as there were three historical figures with that name, but this particular Dionysus lived in the Minoan times. (That is the time when the Harrapan culture appeared in India. All archaeologists today call this culture Indian, but they refuse to call the Minoan culture Greek, not even proto-Greek or early Greek despite the recent DNA studies and the affinities of Linear A and Linear B, and Linear B was proved to be Greek. The first Dionysus lived probably in the Neolithic times and he is probably the one who introduced agriculture, including viticulture. The third Dionysus most likely lived in the Mycenaean times).

Kali reminds us of the Hekatoncheires (Εκατόγχειρες) or the "Hundred-handed" of Greek mythology. The difference is the Greeks did not worship those man-eating creatures. On the contrary, they turned against them and the Olympians defeated them as they did with the Titans or Giants (Titanomachy or Gigantomachy). The Hindus not only worship such negative entities and creatures, which our Church would also fairly calls demonic, but they also use them for black magic, as a weapon against their enemies, and also for divination. For instance, there are many Indian astrologers and psychics in this area of Jackson Heights, who do black magic with invocations and prayers to Kali and other negative entities. Also, if one starts screaming in ancient languages, though he is a High School dropout and hardly masters his native language, levitates and does things beyond scientific explanation, the Hindus worship him/her and put that person in an empty building or in isolation while they offer fruits and flowers to the demon.

Another issue with Eastern religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism is the ambiguous sense of morality they have, a very sketchy perspective on ethics if any... That is because, as the late Dr. Nikos Moustakis, theologian and sociologist of religion put it, "Eastern religions have an anemic theology" meaning their theology is really weak. It's more like philosophy and anthropology that is what they have as a culture and when we say "Eastern philosophy" it could not be compared with Greek philosophy because philosophy came from ancient Greece and it was separate from religion, superstition, and magic and it's rather a quest for truth by raising questions to be answered through reason and dialogue for the matters of social and political and moral philosophy or ethics and science and math for the matters of nature. Eastern philosophy is not a real philosophy when we see philosophy from the Greek point of view. Thus, the gymnosophists or Indian yogis once they met the philosophers of Alexander the Great, could not really understand the points of the Greeks and the Greeks were shocked by the yogis. Alexander the Great even joked around with them telling them that he will kill the gymnosophists if they fail in their philosophical debate and contest with the Greek philosophers. In the end, Alexander told them he was just kidding and he showed respect for the different worldviews of the gymnosophists. However, most people who follow Eastern traditions do not possess the wisdom and knowledge of the ancient gymnosophists.

There are people in India (Hinduism and some of them in Buddhism), Tibet (Tibetan Buddhism), and China where people believe in Zen (Chinese Buddhism) and some in Taoism (Tao) who try to be strictly vegan, sometimes not even vegetarian, so they don't eat any animal or animal product, but they don't even want to kill a venomous snake or a dangerous tarantula or even a fly or an ant, because they think that the more innocent the animal they kill the worse the karma they will have in the next past lives. If one has various disabilities and special needs, they may say "too bad! This person did something wrong in a past life, so this person has bad karma"! So they don't want to kill a fly or a mosquito, but they may let somebody die out of starvation or after being beaten up by thieves in the street, because they may think that this person did something terrible in their past life, so this person deserves to die such a horrible death! So here in this case karma interferes with altruism and charity! Also, these Eastern traditions talk about free life. They compare human beings to animals! They say the animals have no morals. They make love everywhere and in any position possible! But this is not love! This is a carnal instinct for procreation. Tantric sex is based on Tantra teachings about combining ritualistic sex positions and complicated postures of tantra yoga with romantic and superstitious ideas about sex and rhythmic dance movements that in terms of science, medicine, and health have no value or rather may even harm the spine and the sex organs and they rather allure to sexual promiscuity and ephemeral carnal relationships, thus mixing up romantic and intimate relationships with mere exotic sexual pleasure!

Such Eastern traditions cannot separate biological needs from pleasure or from the gift of procreation, maternity, and paternity! If one asks "how can you make such a comparison between an animal and a human being?", the answer they give is "why not? If we can be reincarnated into animals or plants or even germs or inanimate objects of inorganic matter, then what keeps us from making comparisons with anything, not just animals?" But what means "free love"? What means freedom, anyway? Your freedom stops when my freedom is in danger of your behavior and advances! So what makes love free? To have no boundaries? Do they know no limit when it comes to sexuality, marriage, and family? Is free love all about ignoring the sacred oaths of the wedding and committing adultery or the family and blood bonds or even kinship and committing incest? Is this freedom or rather a regression to the animal instincts and slavery of carnal passions?

From a New Age point of view, such notions and concepts are met with less mature thinking and emotion and they are rather more naive and utilitarian going hand in hand with liberalism and progressivism. However, how can you be a vegan and avoid killing a mosquito that may be infectious just because you respect life and then you support abortion instead of being pro life for an embryo, as according to studies, it has all the functions of a human being after the first three months? Orthodox Christian Church Fathers, the Greek Fathers, wrote that after the 21st day of gestation, the fetus has a soul!!! These hypocrites don't want to kill a mosquito, but they don't care about killing a baby! They say that the woman is in charge of her own body and can do whatever she wants with it! Orthodox Christianity says "No!" Your body is not your property the same way anything in this world is not really your property! The body is the house of the soul and the temple of God! God gave us our bodies. Your child, either a fetus or even an adult, is not your property! You didn't make it by yourself, lady! There was a man who helped! And that man has equal rights and kinship to this child as much as you do! He is a father and fatherhood is also important! Fatherhood matters! Your baby is not your property! It's nobody's property! We are born without property and we die without taking anything to the next life which is the afterlife and not just another reincarnation.

According to Christianity, in the afterlife, your soul and your actions in the earthly life are evaluated and you go to a place that is closer to either Heaven or Hell, but still, it's not the real Heaven or Hell, because that will happen only in the Last Judgment during the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our lord gives us many chances to repent! Metanoia! (Repeatance!) St Maximus the confessor never stopped screaming the word "metanoeite" that is "repent!" even when they severed his right hand! Metanoia, which is a change of mind, heart, and lifestyle, leads to salvation! That's why we have the mnemosyna or memorial services! Just by praying and especially when many people praying, then the dead has more chances to go to a better place! The prayer is always stronger when many people pray together! God may listen to many people's requests rather than to just one! There are many experiences of dreaming about dead people who were happier after a memorial service! So there is a motive for people to acquire self-monitoring and self-control skills and a sense of good and right when they make important decisions that may harm themselves or others. However, one who believes in karma (redemption from past lives) and samsara (reincarnation) traditions, may think "let's mess up and have fun in this life and I do better in another life!" These are the perils of Eastern traditions in terms of morality and social impact.

The same people practice yoga, which is not only all about exercises and positions, but also words, short phrases of incantations, and exclamations that are dedicated to the Sun god, such as the posture for "greeting the Sun" or the "Pelican's posture" or so many others! There is Karma yoga, which has to do with meditating on past lives using yoga for divination and it comes with rituals of changing one's karma. So who is so idiotic and imbecile to say that yoga is only exercise? That's how gyms promote their "exercise" using Asana Υoga or Bakti Υoga or Hatha Yoga, but these are all related to worship and they have a religious context whether they want it or not! Even if they try their best to avoid anything that looks or sounds religious when practicing or teaching yoga, it's still a religious ritual with many different versions! In my area on Woodside Ave, there is a yoga center that has a huge symbol of Hinduism on its wall inside the lobby, as one can see from the glassdoor and outside there is a sign with the hours and it literally gives the hours for "placing flowers at the altar" and it operates as a registered religious organization!

Yoga originally comes from the Greek word "zygos" or balance/scale and it means the balance and equilibrium between body and mind, matter and energy that is a truly holistic approach from the Greek word "holon" (όλον), which means the "whole thing". The Indians could not pronounce "zygos" and they ended up calling it "yigos" which gradually became "yoga". The problem, however, is not the pronunciation but the distortion of the therapeutic, scientific, and philosophical meaning of yoga which was incorporated with Eastern religions and philosophies, such as Hinduism and Buddhism and it was totally distorted and misused. It became today's yoga which uses exercises with very complicated postures, some of them leading to herniated or dislocated disks and other spinal, neurological, and orthopedic problems as well as mental and spiritual problems, which are even worse!

As his Eminence, the former Archbishop of America, Demetrios, once put it in plain English in one of his speeches at the Community Hall of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Manhattan: "Enough with the yoga and the "moga" and such naive trends and fashions of our days! We have such a great tradition from Ancient Greece to our Byzantine Greek Church Fathers to today's Hellenic Christian Orthodoxy! What do we need all this New Age nonsense for?"

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Alexander Colombos: Virtual Program on Concepts of Well Being

January 20, 2022

Catherine Tsounis

“Many of our patients have economic and social problems caused by the pandemic,” said MA (masters-level) psychologist/counselor Alexander Colombos. “They come to us for guidance and support their families cannot give them.”  “Concepts of  Well Being “ was explored virtually at the first presentation on Sunday, 2 pm, January 16 at www.facebook.com/American-Hellenic-Center-of-Health-and-Well-being. Moderator was Maria Atmatzidou.

Alexandros Colombos, Professional Rehabilitation Counselor and Psychologist explained his experience and knowledge in creating “PROMOTION TEAMS”. He disclosed his everyday clinical experience at a private agency affiliated with HRA where he provides tele counseling (brief over-the-phone counseling) as a CRC or Certified Rehabilitation Counseling. His provides over-the-phone vocational assessment and counseling on vocational, educational, and psychosocial issues to vulnerable populations who are in public assistance/Welfare and receive HRA benefits.

The Counselor/Psychologist explained “All clients have financial issues.

Rarely they don’t. They may belong to one or more of the following categories, which are multiple and challenging: multiple disabilities, physical and mental, or one of them, developmental disabilities and special needs, poverty, immigration (with a VISA or naturalization so they and be eligible for HRA benefits), various addictions, such as drugs and alcoholism, ex-offenders, former inmates, victims of domestic violence, and battered women, and so on.”

 

Mr. Colombos spoke extensively about the effects and the impact of the pandemic to his clients. “Coronophobia,  a term already used in clinical and vocational assessments,” he explained. “It has eventually become a greater problem than the pandemic itself, as people have developed an excessive fear for COVID. They overreact feeling helpless and hopeless. That makes it extremely challenging to set up goals for the future, especially vocational and educational goals (job search/job placement, vocational training, college placement, etc.).  Client’s most frequently answer is ‘I don’t know’.  They feel the urge to take a break from life itself, postponing all their goals to the future.

He believes “But future now has become a vague concept without a specific time frame.  Most clients live for the next day, for the next hour being unable to make dreams and enjoy life.  They act life they are living in an apocalyptic sci-fi movie. They don’t know how to escape that misery.  They have become addicted to the media. The older watch TV. The younger watch social media and surf on the Internet for hours a day. Usually, many are locked in their apartments, getting information overload.  Without knowing how to filtrate the information they get, as some of it may be an exaggeration or simply false.

In Greece, this has been even worse. He even shared an example from his own family in Greece whose health has been affected by TV news-induced stress.  A lot of young people experience stress in the pandemic having no job. They basically feel they have no identity. The Counselor narrated an incident when a 24-year-old young man was already determined to jump off his window.  Mr. Colombos called him for tele counseling and managed to make him change his mind. This young man now has a job and a purpose in life and enjoys his life with his family. Mr. Colombos added that this was the reason he was awarded by his company for the fourth time in two and a half years. “It really feels rewarding to know that these people do better in their life,” he said. “There is a home for them, despite the daily challenges and burdens they may face.  After all, it’s very important, lifesaving, that they learn to cope with these daily challenges and burdens.”

 

Answering the journalist question on the Greek-American community receiving CRC services, Mr. Colombos said that there he rarely sees Greek clients in his tele counseling job, which was remote only during the pandemic, then went back to the office, and now with the Omicron variant incidents, he and his coworkers are in a hybrid mode: one week working from home and one week at the office, but even in the office they see client sonly by a restricted number of appointments, usually to submit and sign documents or to have a test.  “Greeks don’t easily seek for mental health services, and they feel ashamed to apply for Welfare/public assistance.  They usually ask help from family, relatives, and friends”, Mr. Colombos stated.  Currently, there are nothing like the American-Hellenic Health and Wellbeing Center and congratulated Ms. Atmatzidou for her endeavors and such an important and difficult undertaking to cater to the needs of the Greek American community in terms of holistic health, wellbeing, and social services.

 

The speaker suggested simple and daily steps to improve our mood. The American Hellenic center of health and well-being site plans to create teams with the aim to upgrade the quality of the community’s daily life.

“It is never too late to change her/his life,” said CRC/MA psychologist Colombos. “Everyone needs hobbies and socialization.  Instead of spending time like a coach potato watching the news on TV, the Internet or social media or playing video games, one may call their friends, family or relatives or chat on the Internet and social media.  One may read an edifying book, watch a funny movie/comedy, or listen to a relaxing and soothing music.  Older people who feel isolated they can participate in various programs for senior citizens for free, where they can socialize with their peers, play a board game, participate in artistic and creative activities, such as plays, as in the case of some programs for seniors in Greece like the multiple resources available here in the states, and especially in New York.”

“Interaction with nature, going to the park, sitting at the bench and talking to somebody regardless of age or walk of life, and also interacting with animals, gives a young person a feeling of comfort,” he explained. “Interaction with animals has been a very therapeutic experience with autistic children, people of old age and Alzheimer’s or other degenerative and neurocognitive problems.  An example of how miraculous such interactions with people, animals and nature can be is manifested in the well-known movie “Awakening”, based on the best-seller of the same tile by the late neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks.  Taking care of a dog or cat gives the person a feeling of inner peace.”

Mr. Colombos suggested “to take information with a grain of salt. Yes, COVID is for real. People died. We need not panic. Use our judgement for choosing which information from the Internet or the media is true and valid. We must continue to live our lives, interact with others, show our love and care to others and receive love and care from others.”

Once, the speaker had covid. By taking precautions, prevention, changing diet, taking vitamins, especially vitamin C, and other natural products,  and using his natural health skills, he was able to recovery very soon. Spirituality is very important in healing. Greeks are endowed with Orthodox Christian spirituality.  Greeks are also well-known for their stamina and survival during the centuries. Their ancient Greek cultural inheritance is a major source of pride to continue their long tradition, binging creative and successful for the benefit of all humanity.

 

The speaker used simple, down to earth language, helping us understand complex new phenomenon like “information overload.” The new virtual program was enjoyable, informative, and giving the listener an insight into the community’s psychological, social problems, during the past two years of this international pandemic.

Alexander Colombos was born on February 18, 1976, in New York, of immigrants from Pyrgi, Chios. He grew up in Athens, specifically in Haidari. He went to his community’s elementary, Junior high school and high school, where he followed the 3rd Track of Specialization Electives: Arts & Humanities (Ancient Greek, Latin, history, Modern Greek Composition). The Counselor/Psychologist  came to New York for his college education.

He was graduated from Queens College of the City University of New York with a Bachelors undergraduate in psychology, pedagogy, history teaching and social studies. He holds a related teaching license as well as history, archaeology, and history art. From the same university, Mr. Colombos received a Master of Arts in History, specializing in ancient Greek history and archaeology. His Master’s Thesis Research was in Chios, Greece. His personal field research was exhibited at the Museum of Kallimasia.

His second Master of Arts was in Human Relations Psychology and Clinical Counseling at the New York Institute of Technology (School of Allied Health Professions). He has specialized in practice counseling for children, adolescents and young adults with learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism as well as applied psychophysiology, neurotherapy and biofeedback. He has continued with special seminars with renowned professors such as Adam Crane. He spent several years teaching in public schools and Greek parochial schools.

Mr. Colombos tutored, especially in ancient Greek, Latin, and Modern Greek as a second language and special education. In 2011, after lectures at major international and international conferences and publications in major scholarly journals, he received a scholarship from the RSA (Rehabilitation Service Agency), where he took his third masters in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling and Guidance for people with disabilities and psychosocial problems. He researched and made conference presentations. He was a college teaching assistant at the New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU). Since then, he has been working as a Certified Rehabilitation counselor (CRC) with the job title of vocational/educational counselor at a Therapeutic Community for people with substance abuse and alcoholism.

The professional has published in international journals on modern Greek language education and teaching history in modern Greek. He wrote a book review on a major author and researcher’s textbook in the Socratic Method as Cognitive Psychotherapy. Mr. Colombos has created a reputation in the academic community for presenting his research on the Socratic Method as a Cognitive Psychotherapy implemented in rehabilitation counseling and special education in conferences around the states during his years as an NMHU/RSA scholar.

He is currently engaged in  doctoral studies in Educational Psychology and Education at California Coast university (online), since the end of 2017. His specialization is the psycho-pedagogical approaches to Hellenic Culture, with emphasis on the passage from Antiquity, Hellenistic, and Byzantium Age. Recently, he was selected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a volunteer at the Department of Museum Education. Lastly, he attends on-line courses in paleography, codicology, illustrated manuscripts, protection and conservation for archives and libraries and the archaeology of the book, human osteoarcheology,  Greek art and archaeology, Roman art and archaeology, and conservation in field archaeology. He is an active member of scientific associations, such as the American Counseling Association. The scholar has begun a second doctoral degree in Clinical Herbology ad Traditional Naturopathy with the Genesis School of Natural Health during the pandemic. He added a third doctoral program to his studies in Biblical Archaeology at the Newburgh Theological Seminary and College of the Bible His specialization is in Greeks of the Bible, Biblical/Greek herbs and Health and the Hellenism of the Eastern Mediterranean, with emphasis in the Hellenistic, Greco-Roman/New Testament, and the Early Byzantium (from Alexander the Great to Constantine the Great).  The combination of all three programs allows him to develop the skills to rediscover ancient knowledge and practices for the modern therapy room and classroom. A huge undertaking, Mr. Colombos aspires to complete all three programs at his own pace.

His association include: the National Honor Society in Psychology of Psi Chi; the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback; the Association of Rehabilitation in Substance Abuse; the American Philological Association; the Ancient Historians Association, and the Archaeological Institute of America. Mr. Colombos was a member of the Greek Teachers Association “Prometheus” for 24 years. His duties were the following: Technologist/head of the Technology Committee; creator of Prometheus’ first website and its webmaster; Secretary General elected for the second consecutive term and with a yearly extension for this position until 2021. He left Prometheus to dedicate himself to his doctoral studies and his day job in counseling.

 

 

fb.watch/aAbY5jrk6_/ – Prof. Colombos Facebook presentation

 

www.facebook.com/American-Hellenic-Center-of-Health-and-Well-being–site

Reproduction: Queens Gazette

https://www.qgazette.com/articles/alexander-colombos-virtual-program-on-concepts-of-well-being/

 

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Ο Αλέξανδρος Κολόμβος είναι Ψυχολόγος-Πιστοποιημένος Σύμβουλος Επαγγελματικής-Εκπαιδευτικής Αποκατάστασης Α.Μ.Ε.Α. και τα τελευταία χρόνια εργάζεται σε κοινωνικές υπηρεσίες και κλινικές του ιδωτικού τομέα σε συνέργασία μέσω συλλογικών συμβάσεων εργασίας με το Αμερικανικό Δημόσιο. Παράλληλα, ως Εκπαιδευτικος, συνεχίζει να διδάσκει ιδιαίτερα Ελληνικών ως δεύτερη/ξένη γλώσσα, ελληνικής ιστορίας, αρχαίων Ελληνικών, λατινικών, βυζαντινής μουσικής και ειδικής αγωγής. Έχει εργαστεί επί δεκαπενταετία σε ελληνικά και αμερικανικά σχολεία. Είναι πρώην πιστοποιημένος καθηγητής Μέσης Εκπαίδευσης Ιστορίας & Κοινωνικών Σπουδών (γεωγραφίας, κοινωνιολογίας, ψυχολογίας, επίλυσης συγκρούσεων, αγωγής του πολίτη/αμερικανικής πολιτικής & διακυβέρνησης, οικονομικών και στοιχείων δικαίου) και πρώην προπιστοποιημένος καθηγητής Βιολογίας και Φυσικών Επιστημών στα δημόσια σχολεία της Νέας Υόρκης, όπου δίδαξε κυρίως βιολογία και γεωεπιστήμες (γεωλογία-μετεωρολογία-αστρονομία), πρώην δασκάλος των ελληνικών σχολείων της Νέας Υόρκης και πρώην Γενικός Γραμματέας του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Εκπαιδευτικών Αμερικής "Προμηθέας" με έδρα την Νέα Υόρκη. Είναι επίσης πτυχιούχος και μετεκπαιδευθείς ιστορικός, αρχαιολόγος και Ιστορικός της Τέχνης. Έχει επίσης εργαστεί ως Δημοσιογράφος-Αρθρογράφος του "Εθνικού Κήρυκα" στο παρελθόν και συνεχίζει την συνεργασία του με το MGTVUSA.COM.

Σπουδές: 1) BA (Psychology-History-Minor: Art History/Archaeology) (Queens College-CUNY 2000); 2) MA (History - Ancient History & Archaeology specialization) (Queens College-CUNY 2002); 3) Init. Certif. Prep. Program Teaching History & Social Studies in Secondary Education (Queens College-CUNY 2003); 4) MPS (Human Relations Psychology-Clinical Counseling Option) (NYIT 2004), 5) MA (Ed) in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Guidance (New Mexico Highlands University 2013). Επίσης, έχει παρακολουθήσει μαθήματα βιολογίας, νευεροεπιστήμης και φιλοσοφίας προγράμματα επαγγελματικής κατάρτισης κ;ι εξειδίκευσης στην βιοανάδραση και νευροθεραπεία, και σεμινάρια από μεγάλα πανεπιστήμια της Ελλάδος, της Ευρώπης και της Β. Αμερικής, όπως σεμινάρια ειδικής αγωγής, ψυχολογίας, ψυχοθεραπείας και συμβουλευτικής της αποκατάστασης και του επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού, διαχείρισης πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς-μουσειολογίας και τεχνικά και επαγγελματικά μαθήματα ιστορίας-αρχαιολογίας (ανασκαφικής συντήρησης, πρώτων σωστικών μέσων και αρχαιολογίας πεδίου, ιστορία-αρχαιολογία της Ελληνικής Πόλεως-Κράτους, της αρχαίας ελληνικής, ελληνιστικής, ρωμαϊκής, βυζαντινής και δυτικής μεσαιωνικής τέχνης-αρχαιολογίας, καθώς και στην προστασία βιβλιοθηκών & ιστορικών αρχείων/αρχαιολογία βιβλίου/παλαιογραφία-κωδικολογία, η υγεία στην αρχαιότητα, ανθρώπινη οστεοαρχαιολογία και εγκληματολογική αρχαιολογία και ανθρωπολογία, και γενεαλογία/οικογενειακή ιστορία).

Είναι υποψήφιος Διδάκτωρ/διδακτορικός φοιτητής: 1) (EdD candidate/student) Παιδαγωγικών και Παιδαγωγικής Ψυχολογίας (California Coast University), 2) (PhD candidate/student) Βιβλικής Aρχαιολογίας και Θεολογίας με εξειδίκευση την ελληνική επιγραφική, τα ελληνικά χειρόγραφα, την βιβλική και ελληνορωμαϊκή ιατρική, την αρχαιοβοτανική, την μετάβαση από την Αρχαία Ελληνική Θρησκεία στον Χριστιανισμό, την ελληνιστική μεσοδιαθηκική, ελληνορωμαϊκή καινοδιαθηκική και πρωτοχριστιανική/πρωτοβυζαντινη΄περίοδο (από τον Μ. Αλέξανδρο έως τον Μ. Κωνσταντίνο), την λυχνολογία, την αιγαιακή, κλασική και παλαιοχριστιανική κεραμική και τον Διαχρονικό Ελληνισμό της Βίβλου και της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου και την μνημειακή του τοπογραφία (Newburgh Theological Seminary and Bible College) ενώ παρακολουθεί παράλληλα και συμπληρωματικά και μαθήματα βιβλικών γλωσσών από το Udemy (βασικά βιβλικά εβραϊκά, ανώτατα/προχωρημένα βιβλικά ελληνικά και βιβλικά/εκκλησιαστικά λατινικά και βασικά αιγυπτικά ιερογλυφικά) και 3) (MH, CMH, TND candidate/student) Φυσικοπαθητικής και Βοτανοθεραπευτικής Ιατρικής (Genesis school of Natural Health) και ευελπιστεί κάποια στιγμή να ολοκληρώσει και τα τρία προγράμματα παρά τον φόρτο εργασίας του και ενασχολήσεων του. Ασχολείται τον λίγο ελεύθερο του χρόνο με την βυζαντινή μουσική και την αγιογραφία κατόπιν σπουδών Βυζαντινής Μουσικής (Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music) και Δυτικής Μουσικής και συγκεκριμένα πιάνο, μουσική θεωρία, φωνητική-ωδική/τραγούδι (KTS School of Music) και στο Prosopon School of Iconography. Υπήρξε δε βαρύτονος επί πολλά χρόνια στην Παγκύπρια Χορωδία Νέας Υόρκης και ψάλλει τακτικά σε εκκλησίες της Νέας Υόρκης.