Dave has been immersed in Vedic wisdom and has maintained a daily Vedic Meditation practice for the past 17 years—long enough to know that sometimes the simplest things can have the most profound effects. With a technique that requires no concentration and delivers noticeable benefits within the first days of learning, he’s found that mastering meditation is more about letting go than trying harder.
When he’s not teaching meditation you can find him on the partner dance floor attempting not to trip over his partner’s feet while learning new (to him!) dance forms like Fusion, Zook, Bachata, and Tarraxco.
Dave’s training spans six years and approximately 3000 hours, culminating in an intensive, residential teacher training program in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas. Under the guidance of Maharishi Vyasanand Giri (Thom Knoles), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s protege of 25 years, Dave received official approval to teach this technique from Maharaji, the leader-elect of the prestigious and revered Shankaracharya tradition (the custodians of this meditation technique), which dates back thousands of years.
Why I became a teacher
Deciding to learn how to meditate was the single most significant change I've made, and it’s yielded the greatest results. As a young person, I picked up addictive habits early and often. Smoking cigarettes to fit in with the "cool kids" in high school naturally led to drinking—both to stay in the crowd and, looking back, probably to numb the pain of a chaotic home life filled with incessant arguments. Along with the “spirits” and the smokes came a tendency to overeat and a serious sweet tooth. Learning Vedic Meditation was the key to a cascade of positive changes that felt almost effortless. I finally let go of a drinking habit that had lingered for over a decade, and waking before dawn became a breeze—thanks to this simple, natural, time tested mental technique that delivers levels of rest up to five times deeper than sleep. Feeling better and better after each day I practiced the twice daily, 20 minute routine of sitting with eyes closed and stepping beyond thought, deciding to train as a teacher of this transformative yet simple practice wasn’t a leap; it was the next logical step.