David is a legend within Ashtanga yoga.  Probably the inventor of the ‘yoga in nature’ photo with his seminal book Ashtanga Yoga Practice Manual’, he has been a shining light of inspiration spreading Ashtanga yoga across the globe for the last 30 years or so. He is well known for his formidable ability in practise, but equally so for the way he makes the complex and demanding practise of Ashtanga yoga appear possible, even fun. Speaking as one of the earliest students to arrive in Mysore, he is remarkably non-dogmatic about the tradition he learnt so early on. He refers to himself instead as an ‘asana waiter’ bringing students the help they need in the postures as opposed to following rigidly to rules.