Devatman Daniel Marcellus Givens is an accomplished interdisciplinary artist whose work deals with the intersectional nature of identity. Exploring spirituality and humanity, he incorporates the myths, folklore, and urban legends that relate to people of color across the African diaspora. He teaches grade-school kids as part of the Yoga At School program. He has received certification as an IYI Meditation teacher and graduated from Sivananda’s online 200-hour teacher training course.
He received his gong teacher certification under the instruction of Grand Gong Master Don Conreaux in 2020 and his Integral Yoga 200-hour certification in the spring of 2019; he is currently enrolled in IYI’s Raja TT. He is a calm, kind, creative, and no-nonsense Yogi who enjoys the pursuit of finding the link between art, sound, and spirituality. He has collaborated with many artists locally and internationally across various genres and mediums. Born in Chicago, raised in Milwaukee, he currently lives in Harlem, in New York City.