International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 55 | Page 78

About Donna

Keenly interested in health, Donna Davidge, 500 E-RYT received her Masters in Nutrition in the late 70’s
and pursued her creative side acting and modeling (living for three years in Europe) from the mid 80’s
into the early 90’s.
When she was 12 Donna (Amrita) wrote a poem called WHY and has pursued the answers to these
questions ever since.
In 1985 Donna discovered Kundalini Yoga in New York City, practicing and studying this form as
a powerful tool for healing and personal growth. Her teacher Ravi Singh encouraged her to begin
teaching within a year. Pursuing yoga avidly, she became certified by 3HO and Yoga Alliance. She has
taught tens of thousands of hours in New York City in groups and privately, as well as workshops in the
Northeast, Canada, Italy, and Costa Rica. Her primary studies have been with Yogi Bhajan, who gave
her the spiritual name Amrita (nectar) in the late 80’s, Eddie Stern for Ashtanga since 1999 as well as
Dharma Mittra, and since 2004 with Genny Kapuler, Iyengar based. Her learning and teaching continue
to evolve. Having broken her back skydiving at age 22, then hit by a cab on her bicycle in NYC in the
mid 90’s, her exploration of yoga started as a self reflection tool leading into an integration tool for body,
mind and spirit through her various teachers and students. She views yoga as a way to grow from within
and study the physical and emotional marks our life has made on us. Her teacher Yogi Bhajan said
happiness is our birthright so she explores ways to serve her students in a manner that can aid them in
finding health and happiness in their own lives. ihanuman.com/donnadavidge/
Donna (Amrita) has rekindled her love of writing and has written for Fityoga, Yogamint,yoga.com and
has been the bi-monthly Yoga Columnist for Inner Tapestry since 2000.

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