TAICHIUSA

Trained in music, singing metals, Tai Chi Chuan, and labyrinths, Sara Olsen offers opportunities for healing experiences to individuals and groups. Music to soothe or energize is offered at bedside, chair side, or during a labyrinth walk. Sound baths using gongs, singing bowls, or tingshas help release energy blockages, balance energy or just provide enjoyment. A labyrinth walk can be a meditation, a respite from life’s frantic pace, or a problem-solving session.

Certification

• Certified Music Practitioner (C.M.P.) 2003, a registered title achieved after completion of The Music for Healing and Transition Program (MHTP).
• Tai Chi for Arthritis Certified by Dr. Paul Lam and by the Arthritis Foundation.
• Level 3 Rank from the International Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Ranking Committee.

Member

• AHS-American Harp Society, Philadelphia Chapter and National Organization, 1986- present
• ISFHC-International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen, 1985- present
• Yang Chengfu T’ai Chi Ch’uan Center of USA, 2000 - present
• TCHC-Tai Chi for Health Community
• The Labyrinth Society, 2003- present

Teaching Experience

• North Brunswick Twp Adult Education, Tai Chi classes, 1998- 2002
• East Brunswick Adult Education, Tai Chi classes, 2001-2002
• Piscataway Adult Education, Tai Chi Classes, 2001- present
• Seniors First, Applewood Estates, Tai Chi Classes 2003, 2005
• Manalapan Twp Seniors Tai Chi for Arthritis, Feb 2005-present.
• Mulan Fan Workshop, TAICHIUSA June-July 2008
• Lakewood, Kimball Medical Healthy Living Center ,Tai Chi for Arthritis 2009
• Private instructor in Harp, January 2003- present

Events

• Labyrinth Walks, using 24’ canvas Santa Rosa labyrinth or 14’ nylon Rainbow classical pattern labyrinth held every 1 to 3 months at TaiChiUSA, November 2001 - present
• Labyrinth Walks held at other locations, such as schools, by request, 2003-present.

Other Experience

• Volunteer providing harp music for various events at Kateri Environmental Education Center, Collier Services at Wickatunk, NJ 1987- present.
• Volunteer playing harp music in Oncology, ICU, and other units at Centrastate Medical Center, Freehold, NJ 2003- present.

• Harp studies with Alison Simpson at Westminster Conservatory and private studio 1985- present
• Additional study at Salzedo Summer Harp Colony, Camden, Maine with Alice Chalifoux, Summer 1988
• Healing with Music, and Healing with Spirit and Sound Workshops with Don Campbell, 1995, 1996
• Singing Metals of the Himalayas, Gongs of the World, Bon Po Shang,
• Level II Himalayan Singing Bowls Workshops with Mitch Nur and Two Horses Running, 1998, 1999, 2001-2003
• Tai Chi Chuan, Qi Gong and Tai Chi weapons study with Andy Lee 1994-present
• Mulan Fan workshops with Zhou Lou An, 1996, 1997 Qigong workshops with Grandmaster B. P. Chan, 1998-2001
• Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan workshops with Yang Zhen Duo 1996-2001
• Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan workshops with Yang Jun 2002-present
• 10 Daoist Exercises Classes with Charles Coker, January 2003- 2006
• Tai Chi from the Arthritis Foundation Leader Training Workshop Level I August 2004
• Tai Chi from the Arthritis Foundation Leader Training Workshop Level II June 2006, November 2008
• Chinese Calligraphy lessons with Mr. C .S. Chow, 2000-2006
• Lehigh Valley labyrinth Project two-day workshop, September 2001
• Labyrinth Society Conference & Gathering-Resonance, November 2003