Roderick Van Priestly, a Holistic Lifestyle Coach and Martial Arts Teacher, co-owns a fitness studio, Studio In The Heights, in New York City, and writes a fitness blog, “My Studio In The Heights.” Once a year, he travels into the mountains on a solo sojourn for inspiration and insight.

He has worked as a professional singer/songwriter/performer, studio owner/manager, private personal trainer, and master trainer at New York sports clubs. He attended The Ohio State University for music, The Fashion Institute of Technology for computer design, writing workshops at Manhattanville College. His work is forthcoming in SLAB: The Sound & Literary Art Book, Umbrella Factory Magazine, and The Freshwater Literary Journal.