Author: Michelle Greenwell

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The Gifts of Our Injuries: Celebrating Lynn Simonson and a Lifetime of Movement

Celebrating Lynn Simonson’s 2026 Dance Teacher Award and the words that inspired my journey from dance and Touch for Health® to three years of Movement and Music programs and the new BioEnergetic Wellness program at Akamai University International.

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When the Funk Hits: How Movement, Intention and a New Perspective Can Open New Possibilities

In Episode 10 of Facing Dementia, Laurin Wittig explores how joyful movement, creativity, tea intentions and a change in perspective helped her move from trying to fix wellness toward discovering new possibilities. We also share BioEnergetic Wellness programs at the Greenwell Center that invite movement, music, awareness and intention into daily life.

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Before We Begin to Move: The Science Behind Tai Chi Skill Building

What happens before a Tai Chi class can be as meaningful as the movements themselves. Explore how Tai Chi practice, nature imagery, future-facing reflection, and intentional goal setting create the conditions for calm, clarity, learning, and personal discovery in the Tai Chi Skill Building program.

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A New Chapter for BioEnergetic Wellness: Announcing the Program at Akamai University

Akamai University International has announced the expansion of its College of Integrative Health to include BioEnergetic Wellness as an online degree program within the new Department of BioEnergetic Wellness. Explore this exciting next chapter for education, research, professional development, and global awareness in the field.

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Messages Across Time and Space: What Is Your Past Self Inviting You to Notice?

What if the things we create are more than records of where we have been? Inspired by a conversation with dancer and artist Kristen Mangione, we explore perspective, awareness, creativity, and the messages that can emerge when we revisit our work, movement, and experiences across time.

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A Weekend of Wellness, Tea, and Community Across Nova Scotia

Join the Greenwell Center for Holistic Health and Cape Breton Tea Company for a full weekend of community, wellness, tea, books, card decks, programs, and daily activation—from Port Hawkesbury to Halifax and Antigonish.

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Who Holds the Authority for Healing? A Conversation with Mark A. Michaels

Who holds the authority for healing? Writer and conceptual artist Mark A. Michaels joins Michelle Greenwell to explore expertise, personal agency, psychotherapy, psychedelic therapy, creativity, and what becomes possible when we remain active participants in our own wellbeing. The conversation begins with SoulTEA Harbour and an invitation to come home to the heart.

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Start Your Fall Wellness Rhythm: Touch for Health and Tai Chi Begin September 7

Fall is a natural time to reset your routines. Beginning Monday, September 7, Greenwell Center invites you to build a practical weekly wellness rhythm through Tai Chi and Touch for Health—two complementary approaches that support movement, awareness, balance, self-care, and greater confidence in how you care for yourself.

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Organize Your Fall for Wellness: Two 12-Week Explorations for Healthy Habits

This fall, create a weekly rhythm that supports how you want to feel. Explore Tai Chi Skill Building and BioEnergetic Habits: a Qi YINtegration program—two 12-week experiential series designed to deepen movement awareness, energy flow, self-care and wellbeing.

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Make Tai Chi Your Weekly Wellness Habit: Fall/Winter In-Person Classes in Cape Breton

Create a weekly rhythm for relaxation, rejuvenation, and renewed wellbeing with Tai Chi Cape Breton. Explore our 2027 in-person schedule in Mabou, Inverness, Creignish, and Baddeck and discover how one consistent class each week can become an anchor for self-care.