JULIE VEAR   B.A. Dip.Ed., Adv. Cert. Rem. Mass., A.D.S.D.(London)

Julie is a qualified teacher of Medical Qi Gong with 30 years' experience in the fields of education, health and stress management, and founder and teacher of Brisbane Qi Gong.

She trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine and with various Chinese Qi Gong and Tai Chi Masters. Training included two years of Wudang Iron Shirt Qi Gong and Ba Gua Zhang.

Julie's main interest is in Qi Gong for self-healing and the development of greater self-awareness at all levels of being.

She conducts seminars for Corporate and Government Groups, presenting Qi Gong and practical relaxation techniques for stress management. Her clients have included: Lend Lease, Telstra, Anderson Consulting, the Department of Treasury and Brisbane City Council.

Julie has also taught Qi Gong workshops for specialist groups including the Post-Polio and Endometriosis Associations.

For six years Julie taught relaxation, meditation and Qi Gong to groups of cancer patients at the Wesley Medical Centre. She is also a guest teacher at the Relaxation Centre of Queensland. Julie's work is also influenced by Feldenkrais, Iyengar Yoga, Alexander Technique and Bioenergetics. She trained for two years with the Gestalt Institute of Queensland.

Julie has been involved in meditation for many years and is a member of the Ordinary Mind Zen Brisbane.

Brisbane Qi Gong has been featured in Channel 7's "Great South East", Brisbane Affair Magazine, the Sunday Mail Body and Soul magazine, and the West Side news.