Guest Teacher
Mikeoula
As a self-taught musician, Mikeoula has been a healing sound practitioner for over thirty years. A strong believer in the healing power of sacred sound, she uses crystal singing bowls, keyboards, koshis, tongue drums, guitar, and voice in her practice. Mikeoula has shared music and sacred sound in a wide range of venues, from pre-schools […]
Hans Verhoeven
Hans Verhoeven has worked with PJ Perry, Don Thompson, Phil Dwyer, Brad Turner, Brandi Disterheft, Dave Turner, Ross Taggart, Oliver Gannon, Neil Swainson, and a great many other luminaries of the Canadian and international music scene. Hans holds a BMus in jazz performance from McGill University and an MMus in classical performance from UVic. His […]
Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting Album Launch and Bethlehem Fundraiser!,
Nico Rhodes
Nico Rhodes is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and music director. His work includes conducting over 40 professional musicals accross Canada, arranging for symphony orchestra, big band, and choral ensembles, and composing hundreds of commissioned pieces. He is a strong believer that music is a necessity for stronger community and richer lives.
Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting Album Launch and Bethlehem Fundraiser!,
Carol Matthews
Carol has worked as a social worker, community worker, and Dean of Human Services and Community Education at Malaspina University-College (now Vancouver Island University). In 2008, Carol was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters Degree from Vancouver Island University (VIU). In 2012, she was awarded the Order of B.C.; in 2013, she was awarded the […]
Shelly Graf
Shelly Graf (they/them) has been practicing in the Insight Meditation tradition since 2003. They are a graduate of Insight Meditation Society’s four-year teacher and teach retreats wherever they are invited. Shelly is currently rooted in Minneapolis, MN at Common Ground Meditation Center where they serve alongside Mark Nunberg as a Guiding Teacher. Shelly has an […]
Rainbow of Dharma: Buddhist Practice for Wisdom and Love with our LGBTQIA2S+ Communities,
Anushka Fernandopulle
Anushka Fernandopulle has trained for over 35 years in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in the U.S., India and Sri Lanka and teaches retreats and workshops around the globe. Her teaching is informed by nature, creative arts, political engagement and modern urban life. Anushka is a Core Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California and […]
Rainbow of Dharma: Buddhist Practice for Wisdom and Love with our LGBTQIA2S+ Communities,
Tara Mulay
Tara Mulay teaches and mentors dharma practitioners to refine their mindfulness practice in meditation and in daily life. Trained and authorized by the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, Tara serves as a Guiding Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Tara's journey into dharma practice began during her 20-year career as a […]
Master Teresa Yeung
Master Teresa Yeung is a rare female generational Qi Gong master, as 99% are men, and has been teaching Qi Gong for 29 years. She is a three-time #1 International Bestselling Award-Winning Author, speaker, and trainer, as well as the founder of Pureland International Qi Gong, a Canadian registered private Qi Gong institution. In 2023, […]
“Voodoo” Dave McGrath
“Voodoo” Dave McGrath is well known in the drum circles and the performance community. Dave draws from the musical traditions of Africa, Cuba, and Latin America when sharing his passion for percussion. From the laid-back rhythms of Brazilian Samba to syncopated Afro-Cuban grooves or hard-driving West African Drum and Dance, Dave always seeks to find […]
Ken Lister
Ken Lister is a professional jazz bassist and teacher for over 35 years, Ken Lister has played, recorded and toured with some of the top musicians in the jazz world, playing on two Juno Award-winning recordings; one with Hugh Fraser’s Quintet (Best Mainstream Jazz Album – 1997), and another with Phil Dwyer’s Orchestra (Contemporary Jazz […]
Contemporary Ecstatic Chanting Album Launch and Bethlehem Fundraiser!,