Matt Sinkovitz: Prisons, Porn and Perspective – Act 1

An ordained Buddhist Minister, Matt Sinkovitz shares tales of his Pentecostal upbringing – including a trip to China with his mother to do missionary work as a 13-year-old.  He speaks about finding the courage to ask the “bigger” questions that led to a college philosophy class that, in turn, eventually led to discovering his own spiritual path.

Matt describes how love serves to connect he and his family, even though he’s taken a divergent road from his religious roots.  He touches on depression, bumping up against suicidal ideation, and awakening to the idea that he was, in fact, not his mind.

That awakening opened the door to studying the mind, meditation, moving back closer to home, pouring himself into Buddhist studies and enrolling in a seminary program.

It was toward the end of his seminary studies that the direction of his work began to take clear shape.

You can learn more about Matt and his good work on his Facebook page, where you can access his well-vetted Porn to Purpose FB men’s community.  You can also email Matt directly at makingpeacewithporn@gmail.com.

Bio:

Matt Sinkovitz has been a practitioner and teacher of personal & spiritual development for over a decade. An avid student of mindfulness and meditation, Matt graduated from the Blue Mountain School of Mindfulness Arts seminary program in May 2018, with a Masters in Buddhist Ministry, and was ordained Osho (priest) in May 2019.

Matt began his studies in Buddhism and New Thought as a young adult, seeking resolution to his own personal life dilemmas.  Overcoming his 20+ year compulsive relationship with porn, Matt has been inspired to share his journey and support other men in their path to liberation. He now facilities one-on-on and group coaching support for men working through porn addiction.  Through his online Facebook support community, ‘Making Peace with Porn’, Matt currently runs the ‘90-Day Liberation Boot Camp’, as well as the ‘7-Day Porn Abstinence Challenge’.

Matt is passionate about his mission to guide men in ending their toxic relationship with porn so they can reclaim their power and create lives worth living.

Matt recently completed his chaplain residency at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey PA, where he trained in interfaith ministry.  He is a student of yoga, and studies traditional Japanese martial arts, at Itten Dojo, in Mechanicsburg, PA.