David Moreno is one of the most knowledgeable, fun, artistic, and sweet-hearted teachers that I know. If you want your body to shine and your heart to laugh, then David Moreno is your guide.
 John Friend - Founder of Anusara Yoga		  
 

David Moreno (Abhimanyu Sarasvati) has taught at international conferences, festivals, universities, retreats, and teacher trainings programs worldwide. He has worked privately with clients in the fashion and entertainment industries, and has trained world-class athletes, including the coach of 2004/2008 Olympics U.S. Men’s Swim Team.

His articles and commentaries on yoga have been published in various yoga journals and periodicals, including LA Yoga Magazine, Yoga International, and Yoga: Body & Spirit. He is a Product Advisor and Community Representative for Canadian based, Lululemon Athletica, and a certified Pilates instructor.

David began practicing yoga in the late 70's learning the Iyengar and Ashtanga styles of yoga before studying the Anusara and Bihar methods. He continues his studies in Ayurveda and Tantra with Dharmanidhi Sarasvati, delving deeper into the primordial tantric roots of the yogic tradition. David is known for his keen sense of humor and timing, making classes both playful and informative. When not traveling, David teaches in the Bay Area.
 
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"Sitting cross-legged on colorful mats in Menteng, South Jakarta, students followed visiting international yoga teacher, David Moreno chant the Sanskrit words, "Om shanti, shanti, shanti.."  With each utterance of shanti, the yoga practitioners placed their hands in prayer position at the top of their heads, base of the throat, and center of the chest... "The three oms... activate and harmonize the centers of body, mind, essence", Moreno said after class... He is at Rumah Yoga to launch the international yoga, music, and dance festival - Balispirit Festival - that Moreno will teaching at.  The festival in March is during the start of the Hindu New Year.  The festival theme: "Silence, Inhale, Exhale" will feature a selection of workshops including; Laughter Yoga, Anusara  Yoga, West African Dance, ...and Sufi chanting - bringing international and local names together in Ubud,  Bali."
"The Spiritual Center of Yoga..."
Jarkarta Post - February 24, 2008
"If you look at the essence of yoga as a spiritual practice, the ultimate goal is not to have a tight gluts and fab abs", said David Moreno, the yoga director at Yoga Mandala Studio in Berkeley, Calif... Rather, he said, it is "to align with essential nature that goes beyond the confines of your body." Yoga masters in India, he noted, are "not skinny blond aerobics bunnies." Mr. Moreno said he suspects that most exercise instructors who meld mindfulness and cardiovascular exercise lack the sort of nuanced understanding of yoga philosophy to recognize the inherent contradiction. "If you really understand yoga, you know the physical practice is a minute part of the total practice," he said. "You don't take your abs with you when you die."
"Sweating Your Way to Serenity"
New York Times - June 28, 2005.
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David has been a guest instructor for:
•  Skyros Center, Ko Samet, Thailand
•  The Yoga Space, Leeds, UK
•  Feathered Pipe Foundation, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
•  Yoga Source, Santa Fe, NM
•  Body Mind Spirit Conference, Santa Clara, CA
•  Yoga Yoga, Austin, TX
•  Southwest Yoga Conference, Palm Springs, CA
•  Yoga Barn, Ubud, Bali
•  Skyros Center, Skyros, Greece
•  Asheville Yoga Center, Asheville, NC
•  7th Heaven, Berkeley, CA
•  House of Yoga & Zen, Maui, HI
•  Yoga Moves, Santa Fe, NM
•  Yoga Flow, San Francisco, CA
•  Rumah Yoga, Jakarta, Java
•  Castle Hill Specialized Fitness, Austin, TX
•  Southwest Yoga Conference, Austin, TX
•  Urban Yoga, Palm Springs, CA
•  Bali Spirit Festival, Ubud, Bali
•  The Grange, Isle of Wight, UK
   
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