{"id":99359,"date":"2024-07-03T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harbor.in-testing.co.uk\/?post_type=team-member&#038;p=99359"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:31:36","slug":"david-behrens","status":"publish","type":"team-member","link":"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/team-member\/david-behrens\/","title":{"rendered":"David Behrens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"team-member-info-block_b0bfed10583d5a599a6e8005cba49fda\" \n    class=\"team-member-info \"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container\">\n        <div class=\"info-container animation-container\">\n            <div class=\"info-container__left\">\n                <div class=\"header item-fade-up\">\n                    <h1 class=\"\">David Behrens<\/h1>\n                    <h6 class=\"\">Mindfulness &#038; Meditation Expert<\/h6>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"biography\">\n                                                    <div class=\"biography-container\">\n                                <h5 class=\"item-fade-up\">Professional Experience<\/h5>\n                                                                    <div class=\"intro item-fade-up\">\n                                        <article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"3afcc84b-d402-4e9a-bc29-1e50e4b820d4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-144\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d2311962-5fee-43b1-9c85-5343a181fbf0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"386\">David helps clients develop daily, empowering skills in meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork to manage challenging emotions in everyday life and throughout recovery. His practice focuses on mental health and addiction recovery, with particular attention to emotion regulation, stress management, and burnout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"text item-fade-up\">\n                                    <p data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"718\">Grounded in decades of contemplative training \u2013 including 27 years as an Eastern monk within a traditional Indian yoga lineage \u2013 David works one-to-one at a calm, measured pace. Sessions are practical and stabilising: simple techniques, repeated consistently, so clients can build steady routines and regain a sense of agency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"1100\">His qualifications span 1980\u20132007, including Breathworks Teacher Training, MISP (Mindfulness in Schools Programme), and a Level 4 Certificate in Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion in Professional Practice. Discretion and clarity underpin his approach; clients can expect a composed presence, clear boundaries, and tools that translate reliably into daily life.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"info-container__right\">\n                               <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/07\/David-Behrens.png.webp\" alt=\"David Behrens\" class=\"thumbnail  page-hero\">\n                                                    <div class=\"information\">\n                                                    <div class=\"single-info\">\n                                <h6 class=\"item-fade-up\">Education<\/h6>\n                                <div class=\"text item-fade-up\">\n                                    <ul>\n<li>Eastern Monk for 27 years of a traditional Yoga Tradition of India<\/li>\n<li>Breathworks teacher Training<\/li>\n<li>MISP \u2013 Mindfulness in Schools Training<\/li>\n<li>Level 4 Certificate in Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion in Professional Practice<\/li>\n<li>Years qualified; from 1980 to 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section id=\"video-block-block_ddb851a6fbb30bdac4c158ad0a8c5227\" class=\"video-block \">\n    <div class=\"site-container animation-container\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"double-images-cta-block_a9bb1b7d888906dad3e35d2a5a78d862\" \n    class=\"double-images-cta  Black\"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container\">\n        <div class=\"cta-container animation-container\">\n                            <div class=\"cta-container__text\">\n                <div class=\"header item-fade-up\">\n                    <h6>Further reading<\/h6>\n                    <h2>More about Harbor and our approach<\/h2>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"links-container\">\n                                            <a href=\"\/about\" class=\"single-link-box\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/06\/Quick_link_items-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\">\n                            <div class=\"label\">\n                                <h3>About Harbor<\/h3>\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10 12V22H12V12H22V10H12V0H10V10H0V12H10Z\" fill=\"#FF7973\"\/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <a href=\"\/our-approach\" class=\"single-link-box\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/harborlondon.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/06\/Quick_link_items3-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\">\n                            <div class=\"label\">\n                                <h3>Our approach<\/h3>\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10 12V22H12V12H22V10H12V0H10V10H0V12H10Z\" fill=\"#FF7973\"\/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":99849,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[]},"team-member-category":[10],"class_list":["post-99359","team-member","type-team-member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team-member-category-complementary-services-and-fitness"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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