Damon Givehand

Damon Givehand (born 1971) is a Cancer/Sun, Aries/Moon, and Aquarius/Rising who embraces the title Califloridian, having lived most of his life in Florida (all over the state) with eight of his most momentous years residing in Oakland, CA between 2008 - 2016. The birthmark on his neck looks just like a hickey, which led to wild rumors when he was younger, teaching him an early lesson -- to never judge books by their covers -- now his wife Kiala gets the funny looks. Before filling shoes as a nationally sought after trainer for college and university professors, Damon taught math to high schoolers and college students for almost a decade, always infusing “HOW to be and WHY to be healthy” in his classroom conversations (as that’s the most important variable in the equation of Life and Happiness). His final curtain in “education” was a culminating ACBSP keynote address to an international audience of educational leadership from nearly 50 countries worldwide called -- HAPPINESS: The Fuel & The Fire That Leads The Way to Greater Returns. Beyond traditional education, Damon’s growing interest and enthusiasm for yoga, since his initial introduction around 2001, has led him to completing multiple certifications over the years: 200-hr Ashtanga Yoga/Vinyasa Flow, 500-hr Viniyoga, and at the time of this writing he’s on his way to completing an Advanced 1000-hr Yoga Therapist Certification. He’s been studying the profound practical philosophy of Patańjali’s Yoga Sūtras deeply since 2010 and today loves teaching yoga enthusiasts the word-for-word translations and how to chant them in the original Sanskrit. In addition to all that, Damon and Kiala teach the 12 Radical Intentions™️ for living The R.I.C.H. Life™️, a surefire approach for realizing the fruits of a life Radically Intent on Cultivating Happiness™️. You can find Damon at HealingArtsCreativeStudio.com, DamonGivehand.com, Instagram.com/damongivehand, and/or LinkedIn.com/in/damongivehand.