David is co-owner of Santosha Yoga Westboro and the New Santosha Yoga and Meditation Centre on Elgin with Margaret Konopacki and has been an avid student of Yoga in its thousands of forms for almost all of this lifetime. David is dedicated to a yoga practice which will continue to evolve along the Ashtanga – 8 limbed Classical Path of Yoga and as co-owner of Santosha is also dedicated with Margaret to supporting the evolution of the studios, its teaching and student sangha with the very conscious and mindful addition of meditation and outreach to those who can most use this simple and effective ancient practice to reduce stress and achieve radiant health in these fast paced times of no time for quiet peace and santosha – contentment.

David comes to the Ashtanga Vinyasa system of Sri K. Pattahbi Jois as taught by Richard Freeman after years of meditation practice and classical hatha and pranayma instruction. In 2006 David was fortunate to be able to study in India with Pattabhi Jois who introduced this integrated practice to the west in the 70’s .This very active practice done mindfully is a meditation in motion and its physical and mental benefits can only be understood through its practice.

David has completed Richard Freeman's Basic and Advanced Teacher Trainings and attends Workshops and Trainings with Richard whenever and wherever they are available. Believing that yoga and meditation are meant to be practiced together, David has also studied the Quiet Hatha practice known as Yin Yoga completing his teacher training in this style of yoga with Sarah Powers. David has also studied asana with senior Anusara teachers going deeper into the alignment of classical hatha poses and sequencing. Yoga in its highest form leads to freedom from the suffering and attachments that constantly arise in our life.

Following a yoga practice naturally leads to the study of meditation as a way of stabilizing the experiences of freedom that appear on and off the mat, Following this path has led David to study deeply from the Buddhist meditation practices and in 2007 he became a student of Anyen Rinpoche a lineage holder in the Tibetan Nyingma School. In the upcoming years David is hoping that Rinpoche will return to Santosha and offer his teachings to integrate the body practices of asana with deeper meditation practices so we can all move through the stress of our modern world with an abiding sense of Santosha – contentment.

Practice and all is coming – is the gift instruction from Pattabhi Jois. I look forward to practicing with you on the yoga mat or the meditation cushion.

Namaste