Michael Denney

Teacher Michael Denney was given his spiritual name "Shabd Singh" while studying Kundalini Yoga. The name "Shabd" is ar Yogic word which means "An energetic sound current which dissolves the ego and cuts through to the truth, allowing one to operate more fully from the authentic Self." Michael Denney began his committment tornspiritual work in his youth. After a rough adolescence, Michael enteredr Bible school with plans to enter seminary and become a minister. After a few years of formal study and field work, Michael left his religious studies and concluded that organized religion was not the avenue for service he was meant to follow.

After leaving the ministry, Michael became very disillusioned about spirituality and entered a dark time of self-searching. During this time, he graduated from Cal State University Fullerton with a B.A. inr Theatre Arts. While at C.S.U.F., Michael received the Kennedy Centerr National Award for Excellence in Acting. Soon after graduation, Michael co-founded The Open Fist Theatre Company inr Hollywood, CA. During this time, Michael began experimenting with meditation and visualization techniques for his acting students. “Irnwasn’t seeking any kind of spiritual connection, but when I would lead my students through meditative exercises and visualizations, myrnstudents would report having very profound experiences”

Atrnthis time, Michael stumbled on a very rare, esoteric form of Taoist internal martial arts. It was so rare that it didn’t even have a name. It was simply referred to as “The Tao” by his instructor. After a few years of intense study, Michael was given the rank of assistant instructor and eventually went on to start his own Tao martial arts class.

Michael’srnhunger for energetic sciences continued to grow and he began studyingr Kundalini Yoga and meditation with Yoga Master Dr. Gurudev Singhr Khalsa. Michael then continued to expand his practices with Taoistr Meditation and Shamanic psycho-transformative techniques. At this time, Michael began studying traditional West African drumming with Yorubar Drum Master and Ifa Priest, Baba Ayo Adeyemi and traditional Yorubar Talking Drum Master Francis Awe. (more information on Yoruba shamanic drumming can be found on Michael’s website http://www.thehealingdrum.com)

The result was that Michael found a multi-dimensional approach tor Psycho-Spiritual-Energetic technologies. He found that by combining complementary techniques, the results were highly accelerated and balanced. It is Michael’s deep desire to share these powerful technologies in a non-religious, practical and healing environment which fosters individual experimentation.