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Van
Powel
Van is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse who
finished at the top of his class and served as valedictorian
before going on to specialize in addictions treatment and
emergency psychiatric assessments.
He combines his
clinical experience of western medicine with his practical
knowledge of eastern techniques into a unique and creative
approach to health and fitness.
For 3 years he lived in Japan studying martial arts,
yoga and meditation, and he has been to India twice for intensive studies
with several of the world’s top Ayurvedic physicians.
He has been practicing yoga for almost
thirty years and
was the first to bring Ashtanga yoga workshops to British
Columbia.
Known for his light-hearted,
realistic approach to serious issues, Van says, “I’ve been
there - from major sports injuries to weight loss, from quitting smoking
to dealing with chronic illness - so I know
first-hand how difficult the challenges are. And I also know how
to beat them.”
Since founding Mind-Body Fitness in 1996, he has
worked with a broad range of clients
seeking optimal health and performance,
including
the Canadian National Snowboard Team, professional athletes and
coaches, and major corporations such as VISA and Intrawest.
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Roxanne
Chappell
Roxanne has been active in Martial Arts
and Healing Arts since 1970. She earned her 2nd
Degree Black Belt in Aikido while living in Tokyo,
studied T’ai Chi and Qi Gong with several noted
Masters, and had a vast following of students for her own classes and videos in the greater Vancouver area.
She was the founder and director of one of North
America’s favourite Martial Arts camps, the Women’s Festival
of Martial Arts, and after studying with some of North America’s
top Ashtanga yoga instructors, she added this powerful
therapy to her teachings.
Since 1995 she has been living and working
in the Sea-To-Sky Corridor, teaching private classes and
corporate workshops
and offering private treatments for emotional and physical healing.
On Christmas Eve
2004 she created a unique opportunity to test these techniques on
herself when she broke her back in a paragliding accident.
Even as she lay all alone at the bottom of a cliff, she started
using the methods she has taught so many others, methods that
probably saved her life.
"KHT* and EFT* helped me deal with the incredible pain and fear,"
she says. "And even before I could walk again I was using things
like Qi Gong, yoga, and TheStick to accelerate healing." (*click
here for more info)
The Neurosurgeons were baffled that she wasn't paralyzed, and said
there was nothing they could do. Within six months, she was teaching
yoga again.
An inspirational, joyful healer who truly understands the challenges
we can face.
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Highly
experienced and inspirational, Van and Roxanne have been
together for over 30 years.
They
model an effective, yet light-hearted, approach to a
healthy lifestyle, stating, “Everything we offer others,
we use ourselves.”
Their
teaching style is nurturing, full of humour and great fun,
yet always clear and effective.
Their
goal is to encourage, to empower, and to create
independence.
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