Toronto, Canada 2008

The Scholar Project


Living Shaolin Today!
Scholar Weekend - "Speak & Write your Way to Success"

Creative Topic One: Creative Writing
Business Topic Two: Public Speaking

Come and join our very first Shaolin Wahnam Scholar Workshop world-wide!




















Overall Aim of the Scholar Project:

To become Scholar-Warriors just like Shaolin Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit and Ven. Jiang Nan of the Southern Shaolin Monastery.

A Scholar-Warrior is vibrantly alive, knowing how to enjoy life to its fullest.

He/she is able to use his/her Shaolin skills in a variety of ways:

  • as self-defense,
  • for healing (of oneself and others),

  • to enjoy a life of quality and fulfillment.

Objectives of the Scholar Project:

To enable individuals to learn various life skills such as:

  • how to use the computer effectively for one's own business

  • how to eat and enjoy food not just because it fills our stomach, but because we can appreciate its fine flavours

  • how to read a book/magazine etc and not only extract information from it, but also enjoy it

  • how to negotiate in such a way that one can always close with a "win-win" deal - and enjoy the whole process!

Don't miss this chance to learn how to implement Shaolin principles into your daily life!


Scholar Weekend - "Speak & Write your Way to Success"

Is this Course for You?

If you have ever wished that you could better present your ideas to your students, or if you have wondered how you could write an irresistible press release for your courses, then this is the perfect course for you.

This comprehensive workshop is designed specifically for anyone who would like to become able to do one or more of the following:

  • earn income where good writing and speaking skills are involved
  • overcome "nerves" when speaking in public, and be able to flow effortlessly through that chi kung, wedding or company speech
  • become published in the near future
  • uncover or strengthen your connection to your unique, authentic "voice"
  • use words in a "simple, direct, effective" way to raise the readers'/audiences' awareness of various issues
  • explore one's imaginative, intuitive side without the critical, editing mind taking over

Aims:

  • To contact one's authentic writing & speaking voice, be able to implement it, and enjoy both the process and its product
  • To become able to go into the chi kung state of mind and effortlessly "deliver" a written piece/a public speech.

Objectives:

  • be able to know the difference between planned and spontaneous writing/speaking
  • be able to utilise both methods of writing/speaking
  • be able to know the difference between explanatory and revelatory writing/speaking
  • be initiated into using both
  • to successfully write a short story, a press release and deliver a public speech
  • to publish the short story in a Shaolin Wahnam "Scholar" website
  • to deliver the speech via video and have it uploaded to the "Scholar" website

Instructor:
Emiko Hsuen

About the Instructor:
Emiko Hsuen taught Creative Writing as a T.A. (Teaching Assistant) at York University for 8 years. She is a lyric soprano, writer-composer and producer trained in: deportment, vocal expression/inflexion, grooming and public speaking. Ms Hsuen specialises in enabling clients to write/perform/compose through the direct use of "chi flow" and other Shaolin principles. She is also a business owner and teacher.



Location:
The Novotel or Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Toronto, Canada
(Details to be confirmed)

Course Dates:
June 28 (Sat) & 29 (Sun)

Time:
Morning session: 8:00am-12:00pm
Afternoon session: 2:00pm-6:00pm

Course Duration:
8 hours x 2 days = 16 hours total

Course Fee:
460CDN (300EU/230 GBP) - Wahnam members
910CDN (600EU/460 GBP) - non-Wahnam members

Important Note: A Wahnam member is any one who has taken:

After a non-Wahnam member takes his/her first Scholar Workshop, he/she becomes eligible for Wahnam membership for all other courses at the Shaolin Wahnam Institute.

Course - Approach:
Interactive, workshop style; rather than a one-way teaching approach.

Registration:
To register, please use the buttons below to pay your fee via Paypal.
For further enquiries, please contact Sifu Emiko Hsuen at:
scholar-warrior@shaolinwahnamcanada.com

Wahnam Member

Non-Wahnam Member

Topics for Future Scholar Workshops
Here are some topics you can expect to see in the near future:

- among others!

Financially "Win-win" for Everyone
The Scholar Committee has worked hard to come up with a financially "juicy" proposition for all involved parties, so if any other parties are interested to organize and host a Scholar Weekend, please send an email with subject heading "Scholar Weekend: Win-Win!" to The Scholar Committee at:
scholar-warrior@shaolinwahnamcanada.com.

Acknowledgment
The Scholar Committee is comprised of:

Thanks go to the Scholar Committee for its commitment and participation to this worthy endeavour.

Deepest thanks also go to Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit for being a living example of the Scholar-Warrior ideal.

Toronto - clean city, great food!
Naturally, we hope that you are as excited as we are about this first weekend, and we look forward to seeing many faces, both familiar and unfamiliar, at the Toronto Workshop. If you've never been to Canada, this is a good time to consider flying out to the land of wild geese, moose and maple syrup!

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Scholar Committee
Shaolin Wahnam Institute