Don is a certified Yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and teacher trained in traditional Eastern approaches to Yoga practice and healing, as well as in the contemporary integration of Yoga principles and practice into Western medical treatment models. Most frequently, he also studied sound healing (an additional 200 hours) and Instinctive Meditation (also an additional 200 hours).
He creates and applies custom yoga therapy interventions for private clients, as well as therapeutically-themed Yoga classes and sound baths for groups and organizations—often focusing on the 40 to 70-year-old population.
Don is also both a book and screenwriter, a producer, and has directed films. Recently he co-authored a Yoga book, and also provided photography for various international publishing projects. His Yoga credentials include;
C-IAYT
Certified Yoga Therapist
YTRx800 (Yoga Therapy Levels 1-4)
Loyola Marymount University
200 Hour Inner Sounds Certification
Inner Sounds Meditation – Melissa Felsenstein
POLY800 (Prime of Life Yoga certified)
Loyola Marymount University/Samata International
LVCY Chair Yoga Certified
Lakshmi Volker
Instinctive Meditation Certified
Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine
Vinyasa Krama Certified
Loyola Marymount University
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Yoga Poser Studio
In addition to his Yoga credentials, he has an MA degree from the University of Rochester.