Daniel has been attending the Rime Center since 2010. He went through Meditation Instructor Training with Lama Chuck Stanford in 2011. He volunteers with the Rime Center as a Dharma Facilitator and Meditation Instructor. In 2024 Daniel received Vajrayana Vows from Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche and became a Buddhist Yogi.

He has received teachings and empowerments in Tibetan Buddhism from several teachers, most notably Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup, Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche, and Younge Khachab Rinpoche. Daniel served as director of the Rime Center Dharma School from 2011-2014, teaching children how to meditate. He also went through some teacher training and spent some time as a Zen Monk in the Five Mountain Zen Order and took vows with Wonji Dharma. In his day job Daniel is a union activist.