Where are you from?
I’m currently based in London, but I was born and grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
How did yoga come into your life?
In the form of a billboard ad outside my home in Malaysia. My mum and I said yes to this beautiful opportunity to bond and never looked back since.
What is yoga to you, right now?
Right now, yoga is the bridge between how I show up on the mat and how I show up beyond the mat.
Why do you practice?
To keep teaching.
Why do you teach?
To keep learning.
What do you offer to your community, through yoga?
The wild permission to play and be free.
Get to know David’s signature style of teaching in his program:
5 Playful Movement Practices
Advice to new yogis?
What do you have to lose? Allow yourself the opportunity to experience with curious eyes.
Currently reading?
Time is a Mother, by Ocean Vuong.
Favourite meal?
My mum’s ABC soup.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Santa, I love the idea of offering gifts and setting joy in motion.
Current projects?
I am actively creating spaces of joy and connection for communities across the globe, particularly the LGBTQ+ and the East and South East Asian (ESEA) communities. If you’d like to bring me to your community, drop me a note! You can also support my non-profit @kindredpacket.
Closing words?
Take care. Take space. Take time. Take praise.
Read more about David and check out all of his classes and programs on his teacher page.
