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Harmony Dawn Therapists
We can provide a variety of mind-body therapists and teachers to enhance your retreat experience and can help you plan your own custom-designed retreat. Most of the teachers and therapists listed below are accredited instructors with the Toronto Tai Chi and Meditation Centre, which specializes in the Buddhist-Daoist mind-body traditions. These include Taijiquan, Qigong for health and healing, Insight (Vipassana) meditation and the "internal" martial arts of Baguazhang and Xingyiquan".
| Andy James is the Founder and Chief Instructor of the Toronto Tai Chi & Meditation Centre. He teaches an integrated mind-body approach to spirituality based on the Buddhist-Daoist traditions of China. In addition, Mr.James is an author and a Medical Qigong Therapist. He has represented Canada in the Chinese martial arts and has served as President of the Canadian Practitioners' Association of Asian Medicine. He is a member of the Forge Guild, an international association of trans-traditional spiritual leaders and teachers.
Andy is available to teach workshops (or parts thereof) on Insight meditation (Vipassana), Qigong for health and healing (including specific diseases like cancer), Taijiquan, Push Hands, self-defence based on the internal martial arts, Baguazhang and Xingyiquan.
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Donna Oliver, M.Q.T.
Martial and Healing Arts Instructor
Donna is a Senior Instructor with the Tai Chi and Meditation Centre and has been personally trained by Sifu James. She teaches ongoing classes and workshops in Toronto in Chen Taijiquan, Traditional Long Form and Wudang Taijiquan, push hands, Yang Sword, Qigong and Baguazhang for individuals and organizations. For more information visit www.taiji-dao.com
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Sheila Furness is a certified instructor at the Tai Chi and Meditation Centre in Toronto, where she has trained with Sifu Andy James for 13 years. She teaches the ancient arts of qigong, tai chi, and vipassana (mindfulness or insight) meditation at the Centre, and has also taught at The Institute of Aromatherapy and Sears Canada.
She has trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn. In 1999, Sheila went to China to study the beautiful Wudang Qigong form with Professor Yuzeng Liu. She is a certified instructor of the "Tai Chi for Arthritis" program, and is an International Professional Member of the National Qigong Association (USA).
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Nicola Lawrence, M.Q.P.
Nicola is a Medical Qigong Practitioner (MQP), Thai Yoga massage therapist and Fengshui consultant. She is a trained actor and a long-time student of the “internal” martial arts, as taught by the Tai Chi and Meditation Centre. In addition to her formal training, Nicola incorporates an intuitive understanding of energy and people in to her work.
Ms. Lawrence is Manager of the Harmony Dawn Retreat. This unique off-grid facility incorporates the latest sustainable energy technology as well as the principles of Fengshui, for which Ms. Lawrence acted as consultant.
Nicola Lawrence may be contacted through Harmony Dawn (Ontario) Retreat.
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