Bio

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In 1982, Dave co-founded the Oak St. Market, a natural foods grocery store in Evanston, IL where he was the co-owner and managing partner, along with Steve Kriston. In 1997,  Dave and Steve sold the store to Wholefoods Market and then moved to Boulder in 1998 where he focused his passion full-time on massage, shiatsu, yoga and qigong. He attended the Boulder College of Massage Therapy in 2000, graduated with honors with over 1100 hours of training and was the president of his class. Soon afterwards he completed his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, CSCS credential and was a personal fitness trainer and massage specialist for RallySport Health Club from 2002-2004.  In 2004 he formed a collaboration with Matthew and formed HeartMind Productions, the creator of the  HeartMind Shiatsu Meridian Chart and soon after the DVD, Harmonizing Heaven and Earth. In 2006, Dave co-founded the Bodywork Bistro along with Tim Clair which became one of the premier massage companies in Boulder which served over 29,000 clients. Regrettably the business closed its doors in the summer of 2019, but was purchased by Symmetry 360.

 He taught HeartMind Shiatsu, Chair Massage and Self-Care at the Healing Spirits Massage Training Program  from 2007-2018. He now maintains a private massage practice in North Boulder.

• Qigong Teacher's Training --  Weeklong Level II Teacher's Training with Dr. Roger Jahnke. November 2017, Santa Barbara, CA  http://www.instituteofintegralqigongandtaichi.org/
• Qigong Teacher's Training --Weeklong Level I Teacher's Training with Dr. Roger Jahnke. October 2017,  Idyllwild, CA
• Reconnective Healing --Certification with Dr. Eric Pearl and Jillian Fleer,  September 8,9,10th and October 14, 15, 2017 in  Denver, CO 
• Primordial Qigong Intensive --Attended Weeklong training with Dr. Roger Jahnke, September 2016, Santa Barbara, CA
• Shiatsu Symposium--Attended weeklong training with Paul Lundberg, Michael D'Agro, Patrizia Steffanini, October 2015,   Zen Shiatsu Chicago in Evanston, IL
• Integral Travel--Attended 2 week long Thai Yoga Massage training and Cultural Enrichment Experience March, 2014 Bali, Indonesia
• Eight Extraordinary Meridian Qigong--Completed 12 week training with James MacRitchie,  October 2013.  https://www.globalqiproject.com/
• Certified Yoga Teacher--200 Hour Yoga Teacher's Training Certification Core Power Yoga, Fall of 2010, Boulder, CO 
• Taught two week shiatsu/qigong class at Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy, Samara Beach, Costa Rica,  2007
• Cervical Symposium – Attended workshop taught by Nathan Butryn on treating conditions affecting the cervical spine. November, 11, 2006. Boulder, CO
• Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong – Attended weekend retreat on Kuan Yin Sitting Qigong taught by Master Li Junfeng. September, 2006, Nevada City, CA
• HeartMind Shiatsu – Assisted Matthew Sweigart in teaching beginning students and taught daily Qigong classes September, 2006, Heartwood Institute, Garberville, CA
• Zen Shiatsu – Hired as Teacher in Training under Beck Stephens for BCMT July-September, 2006, Boulder CO
• Zen Chiatsu – Attended week long (45 hour) course as a teacher’s assistant taught by Matthew Sweigart entitled Temperaments. August 2005, Lake Tahoe, CA
• Qi Empowerment Summer Retreat – Sponsored and attended weekend retreat featuring Roger Jahnke, author of The Healer Within, and The Healing Promise of Qi, and Matthew Sweigart, author of Touching Ki.  August 2005, Saratoga Springs near Upper Clear Lake, CA
• Quantum Shiatsu – Attended 6-week (18 hour) course taught by Beck Stephens, which highlighted Beck’s current work with Pauline Sasaki. May – June 2005, Boulder, CO
• Zen Chiatsu – Attended week-long (45 hour) course as a teacher’s assistant with Matthew Swiegart entitled Elemental Explorations. March 2005, Lake Tahoe, CA
• Spring Forest Qigong – Attended week long intensive with Master Chunyi Lin who taught how to heal yourself and others using the ancient Chinese healing art of Qigong. October 2004
• Quantum Touch – Attended weekend healing workshop with Richard Gordon, author of the Book by the same name. Quantum Touch is a remarkably effective and easily learned method of generating powerful healing energy. April 2004 
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist – (C.S.C.S) certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (N.S.C.A) in 2002
• Certified Massage Therapist – Graduated with honors at The Boulder College of Massage Therapy with over 1100 hours of training which included Swedish Massage, Zen Shiatsu, Sports, Deep Tissue, Chair Massage, Polarity, Reflexology, and Integrative Massage.  2001
• World Traveler – Traveled extensively to renew and reinvent myself, India, Nepal, Australia, Hawaii, Mexico, Europe 1997 – 2000
• In 1990, Dave began studying shiatsu at Ohashiatsu® Chicago, now Zen Shiatsu Chicago 
• Whole Foods Market – Store Team Leader, Evanston, IL  1995 – 1996
• The Oak St. Market – Co-owner and General Manager, Evanston IL  1982 – 1995