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Education/Experience University of California, Berkeley B.A. Pure Mathematics (and yoga too!) Temple of Kriya Yoga - Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher - 200 hours Temple of Kriya Yoga - Kriology Level 1 & 2 (advanced yoga studies) 60 hours Temple of Kriya Yoga - Certified MeditationTeacher 100 hours Mark Whitwell - teacher training 25 hours Continuing Tantra yoga and Ayurvedic studies. Over 5000 teaching hours since 1992. Other Owner 2000-2007 Anahatta Yoga Center, LLC U.S. Coordinator for the Heart of Yoga Association Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Advisor, Temple of Kriya Yoga, Hatha Yoga Teacher Training program Member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists Testimonials A friend recommended your yoga classes to me while I was going through a difficult time. Yoga makes me feel much happier and calmer and yoga physically and mentally energizes me. I am able to deal more calmly with "crises" at work and home. Yoga has also helped eliminate frequent lower back pain that I experienced in the past. My stress-related shoulder and neck pain are always less after a yoga session. Continuing yoga forever is definitely part of my life plan. Thanks! Cynthia Y. Five decades of poor posture can leave you with a lot of aches and pains. I know because I am dealing with this problem myself. I have suffered from low back pain for many years, making it very uncomfortable for me to enjoy working in my garden. With the practice of yoga, I am once again enjoying working in my garden. I find that consistent practice of yoga has helped me to remain flexible as well as regain flexibility that I lost many years ago. It has helped me improve my posture so much, that I now show my height on my drivers license as 5 foot 9 and not 5 foot 8. Margie C. Hi Parri, I meant to tell you last time I was in, since I've blended yoga with my study and meditation regimen, I lowered my cholesterol from 273 to 198 in six months. My doctor was stunned! You do a lovely job of describing the different aspects and benefits of yoga and meditation. I wish much continued success to you, you've changed my life. Namaste, Stephanie C. I did want you to know how much your teaching, in particular, has meant to me. Like many, I feel that yoga has transformed me in various ways, and I cannot imagine my life without it. I don't want to bore you with the details; my particulars are not uncommon: too much stress, too little flexibility, not enough focus on the present. I knew nothing about yoga; I knew no one who practiced it; I knew nothing about how to choose where to go. And I am convinced that the reason yoga has been so positive in my life was that I chose your class first. You welcomed me and made me feel at home in your studio, and for that I am grateful. I have since been fortunate enough to meet many gifted teachers, but I have a special place in my heart for you. I wish you always the best. Nancy K. |
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Telephone: NZ 64 6 868-5790 U.S.A. 831.332.3071 E-mail david.timbs@ihug.co.nz Academic Qualifications: Trained Teachers Certificate - New Zealand Department of Education 1972 Registered Teacher, Current Practicing Certificate Registration No.: 212535 Philosophy Anatomy 113 Terminology - Palmer College of Chiropractic, USA 1975 Anatomy 240 Bio-Statistics Applied Psychology Certificate Polarity Therapy - Pierre Pannetier ND., Mexico & USA 1978 Diploma of Naturopathy - Naturopathic College of N.Z. 1983 Certificate in Iridology - Maurice Archer DC, DO, ND. 1986 Diploma in Traditional Acupuncture - Chinese Acupuncture Research Centre,Hong Kong 1988 Ayurveda - The Ayurvedic Institute, USA 1991 Diploma in Ayurveda - Ayurveda Academy, India 1995 B. Ed. (Adult Education) - Massey University, NZ, 2006 Other Qualifications Emergency First Aid Certificate Unit Standard # 6401 Employment: Teaching Experience Over 27 years of teaching experience ranging from Primary (Elementary) School to Adult Education. Private Practice in Natural Therapies 80 - present Private Practitioner in Natural Therapies including - Naturopathy, Acupuncture, Ayurveda, Spinal Manipulation, Iridology Professional Achievements: 1992 Presented paper - ‘Natural Medicines and their role in creating Social and Economic Change’ - based on data from '89 to '91, International Conference on Ayurveda, Pune, India 1995 Presented a paper - ‘Natural Medicines and their role in creating Socialmand Economic Change’ - based on data from '89 to '94, First International Seminar on Complementary Medicines Pune, India - Presided over the Felicitation Ceremony. 1996 Presented 3 papers - ‘Complementary Medicine - Rational, Philosophy and Practice’; ‘Hands on techniques in natural medicine’ and ‘The role of Complementary Medicines in Social and Economic Change’ - data from '89 to 95. Surfers Medical Association Maldives Easter 1996 Conference, Maldives. 1998 Certified Registered Professional Member - Australasian Association of Ayurveda Inc. (renewed annually) 1998 Certified Registered Natural Medicine Practitioner - N.Z. Charter of Health Practitioners Inc. 1995 (renewed annually) Awards: At the 1st International Conference on Complementary Medicine, Pune, India 1995 International Award of Excellence, Teacher - Naturopathy International Award of Excellence, Best Institute - Naturopathy - Institute of Natural Medicine Ltd. Teaching Experience - Ayurveda: 1989 - 1998 Tutor in Ayurveda at Institute of Natural Medicine Ltd. 1991 - present Tutor in Ayurveda at Waikato School of Herbal Medicine. 2007 Anahatta Yoga Center, LLC USA 2007 Chiro Studio/Sunshine Yoga USA 2008 Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine USA My Ayurveda Teachers: Dr. Vasant Lad - Author, teacher, consultant and Director, The Ayurvedic Institute, Albuquerque. Dr Robert Svoboda - Prominent international speaker, author, teacher, consultant and personal guest. Prof. Dr. P. H. Kulkarni - Prominent international speaker, author, teacher and physician, ex Dean, Ayurveda faculty Pune University and recognised guru in his field. Testimonials: "David promised and delivered the basic principles of Ayurveda in a fascinating and interactive 4 hour workshop. The workshop illustrated how Ayurveda could bring harmony and balance into my life, by giving me a tool to assess and enhance all the relationships in my life; with my environment, health, diet, and with others, Fantastic stuff!" Amanda Lowry - chef "David lives and breathes Ayurveda. He has an ability to encompass the teachings, the heart and spirit of his "Science of Life" and make it available to the western mind. I have heard many students over the past years, at the end of a one or two day workshop, remark on how much they learned and how much insight they had to what could be a complex and foreign philosophy." Isla Burgess, Director International College of Herbal Medicine |