David Nichtern, one of the original Western students of renowned Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, teaches workshops and teacher training programs worldwide and mentors individual students in person and online.

A successful entrepreneur and highly regarded guitarist, composer, and producer (four-time Emmy Award-winner and two-time Grammy Award-nominee), David has played/recorded with Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Christopher Guest, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, and Krishna Das, and has run several companies within the music, audio, and entertainment spaces.

David Nichtern is the author of Awakening From The Daydream and Creativity, Spirituality & Making A Buck, which early reviews have likened to “A Next-Gen Artist’s Way.