Marie Favorito is founder and Director of the Boston Healing Tao.
At BHT Marie directs educational programs and classes offering Medical Chi Kung, (Qigong), exercise, Taoist Meditation, Tai Chi and Holistic Healing techniques. These techniques, taught in many Asian clinics, balance Chi and enhance overall health. The center offers weekly classes, weekend seminars taught by herself and guest master teachers, and special weeklong summer retreats.
Marie Favorito is a Senior Instructor in the Universal/Healing Tao founded by Master Mantak Chia. She is a past President of The Healing Tao Instructors Association, (HTIA), responsible for guiding the organization in its mission to promote Chi Kung healing practices and certify instructors in Healing Tao techniques. She currently co-chairs the Certification Committee for HTIA.
Marie has over 23 years of teaching experience in the Tao that includes many aspects of Chi Kung: Tai Chi short form, Tai Chi long form, Tai Chi sword, numerous Chi Kung forms and many levels of healing meditation. Marie incorporates Chi organ-abdominal massage known as Chi Nei Tsang. This Taoist practice focuses on massaging the abdomen in order to stimulate and balance the whole body's energy. She also offers Chi Kung healing in her private practice.
Marie lectures at various venues speaking on Taoist practices. Past engagements include talks at Tufts University, College of the Holy Cross, Harvard Community Health Plan, Interface Mind-Body School, Dao Mountain Retreat and Salt Lake City Community College, Utah. She has taught workshops internationally in Germany, Australia, Canada and Mexico and holds Instructional Retreats each summer. For more information, please visit her website: www.bostonhealingtao.com or email Marie at marie@bostonhealingtao.com.
Please see photos of her on the link to Healing Tao Instructors.