David Bentley

The Viking Buddha

Hi and welcome to our profile page for The Viking Buddha. My name is David Bentley, aka The Viking Buddha. I have been a therapist since 2004. I am a qualified Hypnotherapist and Consultant Master Hypnotist. I am also a qualified Stress Management Consultant and experienced Mental Health & Wellness Practitioner. At around the same time as qualifying as an Hypnotherapist I also qualified as an Holistic Therapist including different massage techniques and as a clinical reflexologist.
Over the years I have added many different models of cognitive therapies and Subconscious models to my qualifications such as CBT, DBT, SFBT, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Gestalt Therapy, REBT, Neuro Linguistic Programming, EMDR and a number of other modalities.
I am also a meditation and breathwork practitioner, yoga nidra teacher, and laughter yoga practitioner.
From a physical wellbeing point of view i have also studied functional medicine and precision health, the natural cancer protocol, autoimmune solution, and also studied deeper about menopause, insulin resistance, gut heath, type 2 diabetes reversal, and adrenal fatigue and inflammation.
As a therapist who first started out being qualified as a Hypnotherapist, I found that this was without a doubt the best technique for the mind, but also wanted to become an all round mind management expert, and i wanted this wholistic approach for the mind and the body alike, as its not enough to just fix the mind or the body. In modern life many of us have gone through many mental challenges including stress, mental health issues, trauma, abuse which need dealing with to live a healthy life, but also modern food and tixins also but so many pressures on teh human body such as the Standard American Diet, junk food, modified foods, environmental toxins etc, which affect our gut health, adrenals, thyroids, and many problems start in the gut, and also with problems such as insulin resistance which eventually leads to adrenal fatigue and autoimmune problems. It is my passion to help people improve their lives both mentally and physically. My other interests and passions also fit into this process which include epigenetics, neuroplasticity, and quantum embodiment.
I am also a transformational life coach and a law of attraction coach, and I have already published two books 'The Awakening' and 'Radical Wellness' both of which are available in paperback and e-book format around the world. I have three more books due out in 2025, with a further three planned for 2026.
I am also an experienced motivational speaker and workshop facilitator and my dream is to bring our Viking Buddha workshops and retreats all around the world to help as many people as we can.