“To Know oneself as a body is more important, at this moment in history, than to read the words of all the wise men who have ever lived.” - Marco Vassi
Our body holds great wisdom. Within it lies our secrets from the past and the insight that will enable us to navigate our future. The body is our vehicle through which spirit experiences life on earth. Our senses, sensuality and sexuality are the processes by which we learn and communicate with ourselves and others, nature and that which we hold sacred. Our bodies and our sexuality are essential to being human and one path to the Divine. “I have been on a spiritual path since age sixteen yet have only come to understand this wisdom in the last twelve years since I have become a Sacred Intimate.”
In 1977 David had an akashic (past-life) reading that described his life as a sacred temple priest which he would later understand to be an early life as a Sacred Intimate.
In 1980 David took an interest in the men’s movement, in particular, men’s spiritual development. His first experience at facilitating a men’s group was through Austin Lambda. David has actively worked with several men’s groups and started six.
While at the University of Texas, David began researching alternative therapies for AIDS and other degenerative diseases. David started his holistic practice in 1983, giving psychic readings and facilitating individuals to open to their deeper spiritual wisdom. His interest in alternative therapies for HIV and other chronic illness led him into the field of hypnotherapy, regression, and Neuro-Linguistic Programing where he began working with clients coping with loss, trauma and difficult health issues.
In 1987, at a Midwest Men’s Retreat, he experienced his first Taoist Erotic massage. The experience was so profound and grounding that he vowed to learn to share it with others. David’s training in erotic bodywork includes extensive training from the Body Electric School where he attained his certification as a Sacred Intimate. In 2004, he completed the Sexological Bodywork certification training from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, located in San Francisco. David began his massage training through the Body Electric School. His teacher, Chester Mainard, turned out to be the facilitator at the Midwest Men's Retreat in 1987-"life has a way of coming full circle." David is passionate about massage and began doing massage professionally in 1998. He has over 1,000 hrs in structural/therapeutic training and is licensed in the State of Hawaii MAT(#6140).