DALIEN

DALIEN, aka 13 HANDS has been serving as an E-RYT 500 level Yoga instructor, sound therapist, PTSD/ trauma healing expert, shaman and adjunct Professor of Yoga & Meditation at Montclair State University in NJ for almost a decade. With 20 years of study, 14 teaching; his style is an alignment inspired practice rooted in a synthesis of Iyengar, Anusara, Shaolin Qigong, Vini and Ashtanga philosophies. Over the years, he’s presented at national fitness / yoga conferences along side other noted teachers like Seane Corn, Amy Ippoliti, Desiree Rumbaugh, to name a few.

Having studied with various master teachers of yoga, shamanism, sound healing and martial arts along with healing himself from life threatening, health challenges….. Dalien brings a fun, humbled and informative perspective to the practice. He’s been best described as Swami Satchananda meets Robin Williams and John Lennon.  His musical background is also woven into his work as he’s known for one of the most relaxing svasana’s around implementing, chant, hang drum, native flute and other sound meditative instruments.

His inspiring healing journey of curing Crohns, Colitis, Chronic upper respiratory, allergy and chemical sensitivity issues, depression, IBS, Seliac Disease, Epstein Barr, Chronic Fatigue, head and spine trauma and other related digestive, endocrine and liver issues took nearly 20 years and enlisted the help of many holistic-based health practitioners, various teachers, raw/living foods, and other “outside the box” approaches.

The wisdom and humbling from this journey became the foundation for his most recent initiative, THE HEARTT PROTOCOLS TM, a holistic methodology that has been clinically proven to provide physical, emotional and spiritually healing breakthroughs in the treatment of PTSD, improving sleep, reducing the need to be dependent on anti-depressants and other trauma related symptoms in survivors of domestic violence, trauma, sexual abuse and in various arenas of mental illness.

Because of this life long journey he compares to a 25 year “experiential PhD”, he’s become an inspiring advocate for healthy lifestyle practices and sought after presenter/provider for his programs on stress management, yoga, the power of music and sound therapeutics.  He lives from  a  ”pay-it forward” mentality and is grateful for his second chance.   You can learn more about the field work, various programs and company client list on the ABOUT page.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION……

Additionally, he is graduate of the Hippocrates Institute of Living Foods Nutrition, a member of the Sound Healers Association, studied Kung Fu, Eastern healing and Qigong with 34th Generation, Master Shaolin Monk Sifu Shin Yang Ming from China, is an-going student of Native American and Peruvian Shamanism, healing music, drumming and arts for over ten years and holds a BA from NYU in music, jazz performance and sound engineering.   His passion is to create health awareness, bring change and inspire through education, yoga, mind-body health, music, the arts, environmental consciousness, empowerment and motivational programs. Whether he’s conducting various lectures, classes, workshops on yoga and/or sound related programs and protocols, his experience, caring and humorous approach and “real-life” wisdom make him an informative and respected teacher.

His unique background coupled with 15 years of “in the field” and authentic life experience has allowed for a seamless integration of various music performance, empowerment, lecture, teaching, motivational health presentations in arenas such as: corporate wellness, stress management, autism, personal and professional development seminars, education, arts related venues, yoga workshops, domestic violence, PTSD, sexual assault, sub-acute care / assisted living, drug prevention, teacher training, retreat centers and health care venues.

His public school assembly programs for drug prevention and stress management received a nationally recognized 2008 PINNACLE AWARD FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT by the Society of Human Resource Management.

 

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