harmonie: the art of health and happiness with feng shui
Years of research and due diligence went into finding the healers and interviewees shown in Harmonie: body, mind & spirit. The producers hope you find the following information helpful. Here is more information about those showcased in Harmonie: Body, Mind & Spirit and Harmonie: the art of health & Happiness and the documentary film Healing on the Edge.
at Canada's largest credit union and North America’s second largest financial co-operative. She then began her film career with the hopes to make a bigger positive difference.
In every challenging circumstance, there are gems of learning and “aha” moments once one has done the personal work. I have created my feature documentary film “Healing on the Edge” and the two complementary Harmonie DVDs as a way of sharing my learning and inspirational resources that can help others be happier, healthier and live more inspired lives.
HIS HOLINESS MENRI PONLOB TRINLEY NYIMA RINPOCHE,
MENRI MONASTERY,
DOLANJI, INDIA
Ponlob Rinpoche is a member of the famous lineage of Yangton lamas. The Yangton lineage goes back to the time of Buddha Tonpa Shenrab over 18,000 years ago. Yangton lamas were the priests for the ancient kings of Tibet. Yang n’gal Tsec Cho was the priest for Nyatri Tsenpo, the 1st king of Tibet. The Yangton Lama Yang n’gal, who was the priest of the Tibetan King Pude Gungyal, established the first Yangton Monastery at Bonri in the Kongpo region of Tibet. MORE
HIS HOLINESS THE LATE GRANDMASTER PROFESSOR LIN YUN
This gentleman scholar is reputed to have brought and created btb feng shui to the west. His Holiness Grandmaster Professor Thomas Lin-Yun is the founder and leader of the contemporary Black Sect Tantric Buddhism. His teachings are philosophical, and spiritual. It incorporates the essence of Confucianism, Taoism, Yin-Yang philosophy, Eclecticism, Exoteric Buddhism, Esoteric Buddhism, I-Ching, Theory of Ch'i, holistic healing, feng shui, and folkloric studies. Professor Lin-Yun is a native of Taichung, Taiwan.
Katherine Metz Feng Shui Practitioner, Teacher, Mentor, and Certified Bau-biologist
Katherine Metz was first introduced to the art of Feng Shui by Abraham Kawai’i,a Hawaiian Kahuna. She then began studying twenty-two years ago with Professor Lin Yun, the Grand Master of Black Sect Tantric Buddhism, world renowned philosopher, and lecturer after feng shui cured her, with whom she continues her present day studies. Katherine also took it upon herself to learn the German field of Bau-Biologie, or "Building Biology," which is the holistic study of the built environment and its impact on human and planetary health.
Teacher HO-Lynn Tsu- (Jetsun Darma)
Jetsun Darma (also known by her Chinese name, Ho Lynn) is the founder of Yuan Yuan Educational Foundation. She is a teacher, lecturer, writer, spiritual practitioner, and consultant. Jetsun Darma is her spiritual name from the Tibetan Bon tradition, (pronounced as Je Tsun Dar Ma in Tibetan), bestowed upon her by His Holiness, Lungtok Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche, Supreme Leader of the Tibetan Bon religion, worldwide in 2006. Each syllable of her name is full of meaning. MORE
VANESSA STEWART - FENG SHUI ADVISOR
She is an experienced Feng Shui advisor offering workshops and consultations in Washington State and Missouri. Additionally, she is the Director of the Feng Shui Academé, founded to provide quality education to the public. Vanessa’s primary goals are: As a Feng Shui instructor, Vanessa provides original information gleaned from her teachers/Masters, undiluted by ego or attitude. Vanessa’s goal is to help clients remove seen and unseen obstacles, thus improving ch'i flow and ultimately enhancing their lives.
Ken Cohen- Author, Healer & Teacher
Ken Cohen is a renowned health educator, Qigong Master, and practitioner of indigenous medicine. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing and Honoring the Medicine: The Essential Guide to Native American Healing, as well as numerous audio/DVD courses and more than 200 journal articles on spirituality and health. Ken speaks and reads the Chinese language, and his academic training includes graduate study of Taoism and theology. MORE
MARINA LIGHTHOUSE- BTB FENG SHUI PRATICIONER
Marina Lighthouse has been practicing btb feng shui for over twenty years. She Marina believes people, places and even the things around us have energy and are connected in ways that are both seen and unseen. One influences the other and all react in ways that can be known if only one would pay close attention. She thinks a balanced life is a well-adjusted life and that luck, prosperity, success and happiness can be prepared for and encouraged - that an open mind, an open heart and open channels to creativity and prosperity do much to manifest the same. MORE
DR.LEE PULOS PH.D.,
Psychologist Certified Traumatic Stress Counselor
Dr. Lee Pulos is a clinical psychologist who earned his undergraduate degree at U.C.L.A. and his Doctorate in Psychology at the University of Denver. Upon graduation he held a clinical appointment at Indiana University Medical School and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. Lee has been awarded a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is currently Clinical Assistant Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia (UBC). MORE
Rhonda’s Academic education includes a Master’s degree in international conflict analysis and management with a focus on environmental economy. And her undergraduate degree is a double major in art history and international relations with a minor in French.
Rhonda J. Zabinsky is a filmmaker who worked previously as a flight attendant and served as a board of director for a multi-billion dollar financial institution, which focuses on social responsibility. Rhonda achieved her goals and mandate during her tenure as board of director
JEAN HANER - Chinese Medecine Specialist & Practicioner
Jean Haner’s work is based on the same 3,000 years of ‘research & development’ as the science of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. It uses the understanding that the microcosm reflects the macrocosm – that your face is like a holographic image of your entire nature, your personality, your unique strengths and challenges, and what you need to achieve happiness and success in life and career. Ms. Haner has been practicing, consulting and lecturing for the last decade on this specialization of this ancient Chinese secret of Chinese medicine.MORE
DR.ANDREW WEIL- Best Selling Author & Academic
Andrew Weil was born in Philadelphia, received an A.B. degree in biology (botany) from Harvard in 1964 and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1968. After completing a medical internship at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, he worked for a year with the National Institute of Mental Health, then wrote his first book,
The Natural Mind.MORE
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