David is in practice as Caritas Traditionalis.

David Russell has lived in Denmark since 1969 and has worked in the health field since 1974. He holds an M.F.A., D.Sc. and Ph.D. For the last thirty years, David has taught Classical Health disciplines and Spiritual Psychology in Europe, Nepal, and the USA, as well as teaching wholistic health and Ayurveda in schools in Denmark and Norway. He has studied and practiced with classical masters in Europe, Nepal, and the Middle East in Chinese, Tibetan, Ayurvedic, and Islamic medicine. He is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and has taught ecumenical spirituality in Europe and Nepal as well as working in the chaplaincy programs at Wilmot Federal Prison and at the Tucson Medical Center.