About Morris S.
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Vice Abbot
Jan, 2015 - PresentWhite Sands Buddhist Center
Performs services and gives dharma talks at this Vietnamese monastery while it's abbot is spending two years in Japan. Also officiate meditation retreats and other events.
Tai Chi/Moving For Better Balance Instructor, Faculty Trainer, Director
Jan, 2015 - PresentVolusia-Flagler YMCA
Teach Moving For Better Balance, a tai chi program modified to help reduce risk of falls in older adults. Currently teaching two ongoing sessions for members at two of our association YMCA facilities, but also supervise instructors association-wide and train new MFBB faculty in our region.
Sensei
Oct, 2004 - PresentVolusia Buddhist Fellowship
Primary dharma teacher for this nonsectarian Buddhist organization.
Education
Masters in Business Administration
Sep, 1985 - May, 1987Rollins College
Sensei (Buddhist Minister)
Sep, 2008 - May, 2010Bright Dawn Center for Oneness Buddhism
Certifications
Tai Chi Instructor, Si Hing Level
Aug, 2008Golden Phoenix Foundation
Certified to teach to the Intermediate level in traditional Yang style tai chi.
Methods of Japanese Psychology
Nov, 2015ToDo Institute
Received a certificate in Methods of Japanese Psychology, which is not specifically Buddhist, but derived from Zen- and Pure Land-based practices designed to help students enhance their lives.
Facilitation Skills
Mar, 2015Y-USA
This certification is required of YMCA faculty who train other trainers and teachers. It covers meeting facilitation and individual coaching that is designed to help the master trainer guide others to become better teachers and trainers.
Moving for Better Balance Instructor
Oct, 2014Y-USA
Certified to teach Moving for Better Balance, an exercise program drawn from Yang style tai chi movements, adapted to help older adults be less at risk of injuries from falls.
Path of Freedom
May, 2014Prison Mindfulness Institute
This is a Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence (MBEI) program that was developed by the Prison Mindfulness Institute for inmates and at-risk youth. However, the content is similar in many ways to Google's "Search Inside Yourself" program, an MBEI program that is very popular among Google employees and which has been featured in a book by the same name.
Awards
Gold Medals
Jul, 2014International Chinese Martial Arts Championships
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