By academic training a pure mathematician, David Christie now works as a computer software scientist, specializing in the building, managing, and cheerleading small, highly focused software development teams. David is also a metal sculptor, working under the name "Bashoo", and is a founding member of The Black Valley, an experimental performance group using percussion, poetry, song and a wide range of unusual instruments as its shamanic tools. David has worked with IDHHB for over twenty years as a study circle leader, workshop leader, convention coordinator and electronic publishing manager. He currently hosts the weekly "Attention Power" workshops (see www.attentionpower.com for more details).