David Smith is a transformational coach and guide, working with individuals from all walks of life to connect to their inner wisdom to unlock strength, joy and empowerment as well as the capacity to sense into the interconnectedness of all things. He combines years of experience and training in Western somatic therapy, meditation and creativity practices with indigenous wisdom of sacred plant medicine and earth-based wisdom, bringing deep presence, kindness and softness to his work with clients. His grounding and deep somatic approach creates a space for clients to feel safe, be seen, and to allow their inner process to unfold. He works in private practice with individuals and small groups and lives in Oakland, California.

An Oakland native, David experienced tremendous loss and hardship from a young age. Through his life experiences, he cultivated the capacity to find inner silence and inner-resourcing, providing an alternative to harmful outcomes and violence. His personal journey and an unrelenting spirit of curiosity and open-heartedness, created pathways of healing, opening to universal consciousness and accessing the unlimited potential that lives in all of us. He dedicates his life to creating safe and healing spaces for others to access their own inner wisdom, accompanying them through the terrain of their own experiences and providing the opportunity to tap into the wisdom sacred plants and expanded states of consciousness have to offer in healing and the evolution of human consciousness. 

In addition to his direct experience accessing universal wisdom in his soul’s journey,  David has been trained by and worked alongside a number of teachers and healers in the Mazatec lineage and various somatic and mindfulness healing and therapeutic modalities. He is inspired by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, Alan Watts and the poetry of Rumi and Khalil Gibran. He holds space for the healing of intergenerational trauma, PTSD, sexual abuse and systemic injustice.

David infuses art and music into his work with clients and brings over 30 years experience as a top personal trainer and fitness coach into his work with clients, meeting them where they are to support mobility and physical self-care as part of their healing journey.