No matter how different everyone may seem, we are ALL human…it’s just rare we own up to it.

Yin vs Yang represents the silent war raging between our body & mind, the balance of which is the soul.

Here we hope you will find inspiration, truth, and inner peace that motivates you to achieve success in whatever you may desire.  All of the lessons we blog about were learned from experiences along our journey in life.  We write about these experiences to help us cement their importance.  We share them in the hope that their honest sincerity inspires others, and to prove we are all much more alike than we’d probably care to admit.

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If you feel you have something to contribute, or just want to say hi, feel free to email us anytime at Peter@YinVsYang.com or Chris@YinVsYang.com.

About Peter’s Journey:

  • Born in Brooklyn on 2/2/1979.  Attended Our Lady of Grace Catholic School where he was moved ahead a year (still not sure why).
  • Moved to Manalapan, NJ in December, 1986.  Graduated High School there in 1996.  Since then he has also lived in College Park, Maryland (96′-98′), Brooklyn Heights (00′-03′), and Freehold, NJ (’04).
  • Places Peter’s been: Italy (Rome, Florence, Pompei, Amalfi, Ravello), Bahamas, Mexico, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Canada, plus about a quarter of the states in the USA.
  • Peter’s parents are both teachers and entrepreneurs.  His Father has owned successful bike stores, Church camps, and Day Camps.  His mother currently runs a successful Nursery School & Kindergarten for the last 18 years.
  • The oldest child of 3, and only male child in the family.
  • Went to Univ. Of Maryland (College Park) to study business for two years before getting sick with Crohn’s Disease.
  • At 18, after battling Crohn’s Disease for a year and dropping over 60 pounds, he was forced to have major surgery to remove one foot of his intestines and a fistula attached to his bladder.
  • After recovering from surgery, he decided to forego business and pursue his dream of film making.  He graduated Film School (SVA) in 2004.
  • Started a Film/Video company called Hoodwinked Pictures.  Shot two short films for the company, one of which he was nominated for best director at the 2004 DUSTY Film Awards.  He never made a dollar.
  • Wrote three feature length movie scripts that each looked their best in the garbage pail.
  • Worked as a Marketing intern in Newark, NJ.
  • Worked as a door to door window salesman in the urban areas of Washington, D.C.
  • Worked as a waiter.
  • Worked as a Program Director for a brand new 86 acre day camp for seven years.  Besides numerous other managerial duties, he was in charge of designing, creating and helping execute the program for a camp of nearly 5,000 kids and 250 employees.  Also ran a popular ‘News Team’ video club teaching children to make and edit short videos.
  • Ran a mortgage branch for less than a year that failed miserably due to personal inexperience, the credit crunch, and a major downturn in the industry.
  • Works as a Class Instructor & Personal Trainer at a LA Boxing affiliate in NJ.
  • Has a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) under Royler Gracie/David Adiv.  He has trained BJJ, Muay Thai, and MMA for over four years with Brian Katz.  He now teaches a weekly BJJ class.
  • Corners and trains with Ricardo Romero, the current light heavyweight Champion of Louis Neglia’s Ring of Combat (MMA).
  • Partners in a Digital Media Company called Reimagine.
  • Partners in a TV Production Company called Spots4tv.
  • Huge New York Jets, and football fan, in general.
  • Avid movie fan and cinephile.