David is an E RYT 200, RYT 500 and YACEP Yoga Alliance credentialed teacher. Through Small World Yoga, David’s outreach teaching includes chair yoga at Room In The Inn and vinyasa yoga at Rolling Hills Psychiatric Hospital. He also teaches in the SWY studio and taught chair yoga for 2 years at Park Center.

He completed his 200-hour training at Epic Yoga in Brentwood, TN and his 300-hour training at Sanctuary for Yoga in Nashville. He has been to many advanced trainings including a 150-hour Ayurvedic Counseling program with James Baily of the Sevanti Institute.

David’s mindfulness journey began in 1974 when he learned Transcendental Meditation™ and since then, he hasn’t had a single day without meditating. He is a life-long learner and adventure seeker who has been practicing yoga since 2000. He brings to his teaching his love and excitement for adventure and challenge. Off the mat, he has made over 2300 skydives, is a commercial hot air balloon, airplane pilot, as well as an avid flying trapeze flier.

In his professional life, as a former psychotherapist and consultant, he has spent most of his life preventing violence by teaching people how to communicate in difficult and life-threatening situations, ranging from hostage negotiations and interviewing potential assassins to giving difficult workplace performance feedback. David is a Certified Threat Manager.