EMMANUEL AMAR
Designer, magician, yoga teacher and co-founder of SEVA. Bringing beauty, magic and balance into people’s lives is what inspires Emmanuel. Being a husband and father is his spiritual path. www.idxdesign.com

K8 ASTERLUND
K8, a.k.a. B-girl Lynx, started breaking in ’98. Member of: Ellementale 5 b-girl crew, the Solid State Breakdance Collective, All or Nothing Crew, and Noda Cho Danceworks (her own troupe), she has a degree in Contemporary Dance from Concordia University, danced for Martha Carter’s House of Pride, and toured and performed in France with Destins Croisés company. K8 works with the youth troupe Next Level, has given workshops in Alberta, Toronto, France and the North West Territories (for aboriginal youth) and taught her Style Sessions classes since 2002. Her choreographies have been presented at Edgy Women, the Definition Non Applicable Urban Dance Festival, the Festival Montréalais de la danse, and the Hysteria Festival of Women. She does fight choreography and was featured in the Kung Fu action film ‘Empty Hand’ and a breakdance film, ‘Breaking the Case’.

ROLAND BÉRARD
A Reiki Master since 1997, Roland has been teaching energy healing for 8 years. He obtained a Diploma in Brennan Healing Science from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing in 2002 and graduated from the School’s Advanced Teaching Program in 2005. He has been studying the Hakomi Method since 2002, is working toward becoming a certified trainer and organizes and assists in Hakomi trainings in the Montreal area. He is an advanced practitioner of the Emotional Freedom Technique, is passionate about healing and personal growth and has a healing practice in Montreal. www.rolandberard.com

DAWN BRAMADAT
One of the founders of SEVA, and guardian of HeartRoot Farm, Dawn has practiced and taught oriental medicine and a variety of shamanic traditions for more than 30 years. One of her spiritual names is Nawang Yangchen – possessor of healing voice. Mother of 4 homeschooled children, her passion is in helping midwife humanity to a place of love and Oneness. www.heartroot.com

JUDIT FELLEGI
Judit is an accredited Spirit Song facilitator who, for several years, has been leading and participating in Spirit Song Circles in Canada, on the shores of Lake Atitlan and in the U.S. “Everyone is born to sing”, and Judit invites others to join the Circle and to find their own unique voice and connection to Spirit.

JEAN-MARC GIRARD
Author of The Integral Way, psychotherapist and cofounder of the SQPP (Quebec Society of Professional Psychotherapists), Jean-Marc has been training therapists in integral body/mind approaches for 25 years and teaching psycho-spiritual personal development for the past 35 years as an artist, musician, life pilgrim. jmjagirard@videotron.ca

WENDY GORCHINSKY-LAMBO
Wendy is an educator of Mathematics, Geometry, Sex Education and Spirituality. Known as the Worm Lady, she promotes Sacred Relationship and healing of Soil by using worm-composting systems (worms, as nature’s perfect alchemical role model, teach us true transformation from death to life) and Geometry, which amplifies subtle energy fields, affecting quantum physical reality. From her centre “Sister Squash” in Rawdon, she retails a diverse selection of alternative books, CDs, environmental and socially-just products, material on Sacred Sexuality, Vibrational Healing and honouring the Divine Feminine. She helps people release shame, guilt and regret, thereby uncovering their beauty and enabling Sacred Relationship.

OLENA HARASYMOWYCZ
Pilates consists of over 500 exercises that strengthen the deep core muscles, combining breathing with movement to develop the student's postural alignment, body awareness, concentration, control, precision, breathing and fluid movement. Pilates has many benefits: improved posture, flexibility and coordination and reduced stress through the mastery of breathing.

Olena discovered Pilates in 1994 while pursuing classical ballet training at the London Studio Centre, integrating it into her dance training with excellent results. Throughout her dance career she has relied on the Pilates method to help her perform at peak levels, prevent injuries and keep fit in the off season. She has taught classical ballet for five years at the Conservatoire de Danse de Montréal and has finished a Master's degree in Dance Education. In 2006, Olena received her certification to teach Pilates matwork at the Centre Pilates de Montréal and has since been teaching group as well as private classes.

RICK JAROW
Rick Jarow, Ph.D., is the author of Creating the Work You Love, Your Life’s Work, In Search of the Sacred, The Yoga of Work, and numerous articles and tapes. He is currently an assistant professor of Eastern Religions at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and is a former Mellon Fellow in the Humanities at Columbia University. Jarow’s work, based on the years he has spent in India as both a researcher and practitioner of yoga, meditation, and the healing arts, focuses on interfacing intuitive inner experience with effective action in the world. www.anticareer.com/workshop.html#schedule

KYRA LOBER
’Antara’ Kyra Lober, M.A., is the creator of Body Being & Heart, Seminars, Sessions & Retreats. She is a CranioSacral and Lymph Drainage Therapist, a certified teacher and practioner of Body-Mind Centering as well as a teacher of Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement and a Reiki Master. Kyra has a B.A. and M.A. in Dance from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a graduate of the High School of Performing Arts featured in the movie ’Fame’. Currently she is in private practice and teaches at Vanier College, Continuing Education Program and the Spiritual Science Fellowship. Kyra Lober has a nondenominational and nondualistic approach to Spirituality. She supports people in finding Truth and recognizing the space of enlightenment within themselves. www.bodybeingheart.com

L.O.V.E.
L.O.V.E. offers alternatives and support to youth ages 13 to 19 years whose lives are affected by violence (as perpetrators, witnesses, or victims), the support and skills needed to transform destructive behaviours, and an opportunity to work proactively to stop violence in their communities. Skills are taught for leadership, self-esteem, self-reliance, confidence, critical thinking, conflict resolution, public speaking, group dynamics, technology, and community building. Photojournalism training (at Dawson College) allows youth to analyze and document the causes, impact, and prevention of violence. www.leaveoutviolence.com

ANNE-MARIE MELANÇON
Anne-Marie is studying for her masters degree in religious sciences at UQAM. She is specifically interested by the teenagers’ rites of passage. She has worked with youth of all ages, in particular regarding the creation of a play on moving on to the secondary level of schooling. She has also taken courses given by therapists and caregivers who work with youth. www.atelierschrysalide.com

NIRMALA
Nirmala offers a unique vision and a gentle, compassionate approach, which adds to this rich tradition of inquiry into the truth of Being. He is also the author of several books including Nothing Personal: Seeing Beyond the Illusion of a Separate Self. He has been giving satsang throughout the United States and Canada since 1998. Nirmala lives in Sedona, Arizona with his wife, Gina, and their two corgi’s, Bodhi and Gracie. www.endless-satsang.com/Montreal.htm

TRISHA POPE
Trisha is director of the Tamarack choir and co-founder of Earth sing! choral camp for adults. She teaches vibrational sound-healing techniques at NHC Institute in Montreal. www.trishapope.com

NOGAH AND MYRITE ROTSTEIN, HHC
Nogah and Myrite are holistic health counselors, graduates of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition based in New York City. This high-end, specialized training program provides its students with a thorough overview of all aspects regarding health and diet. The school’s unique curriculum provides its graduates with an array of dietary perspectives from the ancient practices of Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine to the current trends toward raw foods and the Atkins diet. Working within a six month program with our clients, we listen to their health and wellness concerns and guide them toward transforming their lives in positive ways. We are specially trained to examine an individual’s health history and relationship with food and diet in order to determine what routine works best for them. The goal of our program is to help people be healthy& energized and live fulfilling lives that they are excited about. www.atastylife.com

BERNIE SHALINSKY
Bernie is an Industrial Designer consulting in Product Development, Manufacturing and Ergonomics. Creator of the Ergoform Workseat (for which he won the Canadian Award for Business Excellence in Industrial Design) and (as consultant to CN and the STCUM) the Montreal Metro seating, he has degrees in Industrial Design and Educational Technology. Bernie is available as a consultant in healthy work practices for your home and office.

MARY SWAINE
Doctor of Naturopathy, Intuitive Radionician, Colour and Sound Therapist, Reflexologist, MassageTherapist, Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist, Mary has taught throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East for 30 years, and is the Principal of the school “Intuitive Radionics”. She is also an accomplished author and visual artist who has exhibited in major European and North American galleries. Her clinical practice in Montreal is at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex. qehealthcentre@hotmail.com