Don is a highly trained and experienced instructor that has been practicing for 13 years and teaching for 7 years. He holds an E-500 RYT certification with Yoga Alliance and is also a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP). He completed his 200 hour training at the Rishikesh Yoga Teacher Training facility in Rishikesh, India and continued his training receiving his 500 hour certification from Matt Giordano’s Chromatic Yoga training program. He furthered his training receiving a certification in Assisted Stretching from ICE. He has a strong background in anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology that allows him to work in depth with people that have fragile bodies or are recovering from injury. Don’s yoga journey began after suffering for years from repetitive motion injuries he sustained from his previous career in IT and Network Engineering. Years of sitting at computer terminals left him with severe pain in his neck and shoulders as well as carpal tunnel syndrome. Basic movements became nearly impossible and pain was the norm. He decided to try a class in therapeutic yoga for neck and shoulder pain. After one class he noticed a significant release and reduction in pain. After 6 weeks of daily classes the pain in his neck and shoulders had disappeared and he felt alive again. The relief was so profound he became determined to share this practice with the world.