David Chernikoff

David Chernikoff began the study and practice of meditation in 1971 and started teaching meditation in 1988. His teaching has been influenced by senior teachers from the Insight Meditation Society, Tibetan teachers he studied with during a 3-year stay in Nepal, and Zen teacher Yvonne Rand. David taught psychology and meditation at Naropa University for many years and worked as the training director of the Spiritual Eldering Institute, a conscious aging program. He is currently the guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Colorado, and he teaches retreats throughout the U.S. David is the author of Life, Part Two: Seven Keys to Awakening with Purpose and Joy as You Age from Shambhala Publications. (For more information, please see www.davidchernikoff.com)