Meet David
Facilitator | Author | Speaker
MY LIFE
I have already lived a very full life, colourful and rich with experience and learning yet as I wake each day I get a sense that I am only just beginning!
The experiences in my childhood brought to life a curiosity to question everything and a somewhat odd joy and excitement of looking very deeply into myself. This brought with it a fascination and desire to understand human behaviour and the very nature of life.
I’ve had many challenges, the most prominent being grief, loss and physical pain which arrived all together and impacted my emotional, physical and mental wellbeing leading me to a point of not wanting to live.
I realise now that it is through my own lived experience of finding peace in those most difficult of times that enables me to reach, support and help others the most.
Training And Development
I have trained extensively in the therapeutic world starting over 20 years ago, studying both Eastern and Western traditions.
Although each of the therapies and methods have been relevant and useful at the time when I came across non-duality, self-enquiry and meditation the missing pieces of the puzzle fell into place.
For a period of four years I would spend the English winters in India and Nepal, deep in contemplation, reflection and study with world renowned teachers, sages and the Buddha’s of our times and on other occasions on intensive meditation retreats.
NON-DUALITY AND MEDITATION TEACHERS
Satsang, retreats and courses have been attended with Adyashanti, Jeff Foster, Om Baba, Devaji, Mooji, Swami Atmananda Udasin, Vivek, Marius, Unmani, Jim Eaton, The Himalayan Institute in India, Kopan Monastery in Nepal and many others…
QUALIFICATIONS
Hypnotherapy Diploma (including modules in Grief, Loss, Parts Work and Subpersonalities) (London College of Hypnotherapy)
Meditation Tuition Teachers Diploma (Gateway Workshops)
Life Coaching (including modules in Counselling and Relationships) (The Holistic Healing College)
Emotional Freedom Techniques Practitioner Level 2 (EFT & Matrix Reimprinting Academy)
Matrix Reimprinting Practitioner (EFT & Matrix Reimprinting Academy)
Positive EFT Practitioner (Association For Meridian & Energy Therapies)
Soul Plan Reading including Advanced and Soul Plan Teacher (The Holistic Healing College)
Spiritual Healing (including Counselling) (Sussex Healers’ Association)
I hold both professional and public liability insurance, undertake frequent additional training and as part of Care Nest Plymouth CIC receive regular supervision from a BACP (British Association of Counselling and Therapy) Registered Counsellor and Supervisor.
WORK
My career as a teacher and coach started more than thirty years ago, initially in sport and fitness, then business and now for the last nine years in the wellbeing arena, working with individuals, hosting groups, courses and retreats in the U.K., India, Nepal and Thailand, as well as online.
I am a teacher and mentor for The Holistic Healing College in London teaching the Mindfulness and Meditation module on their Spiritual Counselling diploma courses.
You can listen to my Vipassana meditation on ‘Insight Timer’, the world’s largest meditation app.
Over the last few years I have become a regular speaker and workshop facilitator at wellbeing festivals, universities, community groups and organisations. My specialist subjects are ‘Making Friends With Our Emotions’ and ‘Meditation For Everyday Life’.
As a writer, I have written for Health of India magazine, been featured in ETC Magazine and my first book ‘Finding Peace In The Very Heart Of Life’, a collection of poems about life and the ups and downs that we all go through is now available as a paperback and Kindle eBook.
WORK
My career as a teacher and coach started more than thirty years ago, initially in sport and fitness, then business and now for the last nine years in the wellbeing arena, working with individuals, hosting groups, courses and retreats in the U.K., India, Nepal and Thailand, as well as online.
I am a teacher and mentor for The Holistic Healing College in London teaching the Mindfulness and Meditation module on their Spiritual Counselling diploma courses.
You can listen to my Vipassana meditation on ‘Insight Timer’, the world’s largest meditation app.
Over the last few years I have become a regular speaker and workshop facilitator at a number of wellbeing festivals and events. My specialist subjects are ‘Making Friends With Our Emotions’ and ‘Meditation For Everyday Life’.
As a writer, I have written for Health of India magazine, been featured in ETC Magazine and my first book ‘Finding Peace In The Very Heart Of Life’, a collection of poems about life and the ups and downs that we all go through is now available as a paperback and Kindle eBook.
What Clients Say
“David is a shining example of a caring, positive and supportive teacher, who has insights based on his widely travelled and learned experiences. The best advice I received many years ago was to apprentice oneself to the best apprentices, and in David I have found a calm reassuring guide who encourages you to find your own way in peace and acceptance. None of us are perfect and we all need a helping hand along the way. I can thoroughly recommend David to you” – Sue
“David’s amazing questioning skills, combined with his intuition and compassion are the qualities I truly value. Therefore, I would highly recommend David if you are looking for an authentic Practitioner/Teacher. Thank you David” – Jo
“David has a mindful presence and a subtle way of taking you into a deeper understanding and awareness of your own journey; providing pertinent tips and tools to assist you along the way” – Ally
WHY HERE TO LIVE LIFE?
Here To Live Life describes my ongoing journey of discovering what it means to really embody and live life.
I spent a large part of my life avoiding it by living in the abstract and imagined, denying, suppressing and avoiding what was really happening. I was always looking for ways to fix, heal and get to some better moment.
It was only through experiencing a particularly traumatic period that forced me to face life head on. I realised that freedom, peace and fulfilment was not away from my experience, however difficult, but was immediately here!
Since that point I have not looked back and now I am ‘Here To Live Life’, all of it…
Hopefully through my journey I am able to help others do the same.
