Our Team : The Dynamic Duo
At Satified Living, we are dedicated to empowering individuals & organizations to lead a more fulfilled life.
We are passionate about creating & providing a personalized supported experience, fostering positive transformation.
Together, we bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to help you thrive.
The way must be in you. The destination must also be in you and not somewhere else in space and time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
Nhat Thanh
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David Cooke
Co Founder of Satified Living
Vice President - Marketing & Business Development
General Manager, CEO of the Cooke Group
MBA
David brings to the team a unique and inspiring professional and personal story. With a career spanning over 40 years, David’s experience in sales, marketing, senior-level leadership, and managing his own consulting firm provides valuable insights into the challenges many business professionals and organizations face today. His personal journey as a parent navigating a child's addiction issues and his dedication to coaching other parents through similar struggles uniquely equip him to guide others through their personal transformational journeys.
David has often referred to his life experiences as a restless journey, filled with a wide spectrum of emotions and events, ranging from disappointment and failure to success, accomplishment, and continuous development. While his past narrative was once colored by self-judgment and criticism, today he views his life through a vibrant, healthier lens. David’s story is one of self-discovery, transformation, and an unwavering quest for freedom. His adventurous spirit, once seen as a flaw, now stands as his greatest asset.
Today, David embraces an empowering perspective, free from judgment and rich with acceptance. The so-called failures of his past have revealed themselves as invaluable lessons, shaping him into the person he is today. Each experience has taught him to trust his true self and engage with the world in a genuine and fulfilling way.
Meditation, yoga, spiritual mindfulness, and his passion for cycling have been his guiding lights, helping him embrace and cherish his unique journey. David’s professional roles, once mere performances, now resonate with the authentic power of being his true self.
At Satified Living, David’s exceptional communication style and powerful listening skills inspire and guide individuals and teams on their own transformational journeys. His story is a testament to his passion for helping others find what they are looking for, making him a valuable asset to anyone seeking guidance and growth.
Christina Taalla
Co Founder of Satified Living
E-RYT 500 Yoga Instructor, Reformer & Mat Pilates Certified
Registered Dietitian
BS, Kinesiology ; BS, Dietetics
Christina has a life long experience in the health & wellness industry.
Her love for mindfulness & wellbeing began as a competitive gymnast. This led her to complete her first BS in Kinesiology in 2007 after which she worked overseas in France as a Fitness Coach & Personal Trainer. Upon arriving back into the States in 2010, she worked for nearly a decade as a Reformer & Mat Pilates instructor during which she decided to further her education & knowledge with a BS in Dietetics. Her favorite part of her work as a Nutritionist & Dietitian remained empowering & encouraging others to make healthy changes in their lives, leading to a better quality of life – a life where you feel better, move better, breathe better.
She transitioned into the Yoga industry in 2019 amidst a challenging time in her life. Yoga, Meditation & the Mindfulness practices she integrated & quickly grew to love became her steady rock, helping her transition through divorce, career change & parenting as a single mother with more grace, ease, acceptance & compassion.
She has completed both a 200hr & 300hr Teacher Training and holds an E-RYT 500hr accreditation through Yoga Alliance. She teaches a variety of Yoga, meditation & sound experiences throughout the local Phoenix area. Yoga has transformed her life in many ways & she is passionate about & dedicated to creating a space for others own personal transformations. The practice holds so much power to transform from the inside out & enables you to fundamentally recognize & embrace the power you hold - internally - to create the life you truly desire.
I am excited to work with you through our work at Satified Living and hold space for your own metamorphosis.
During her free time, she continues to expand her knowledge of mind body practices & modalities, loves to travel, is an avid foodie & a dedicated mother to 2 beautiful daughters.