BounceBackAbility
About the Authors
Heidi Weigand
Heidi is currently the director with the Centre for the Study of Sport and Health at Saint Mary's University. Heidi’s research and community work is focused on the ability for athletes, students and employees to bounce back from setbacks. Heidi has a 19-year track record of success with IBM Canada and Xerox Corporation in Canada and the United States. During that time, she has held various positions in sales management, marketing, finance and business process re-engineering and has been certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black belt. More recently, Heidi has worked as a management consultant helping Atlantic Canadian businesses and First Nation communities build foundations for successful growth. In 2011, Heidi was the marketing Division Co-Chair for the Halifax Canada Games which generated the largest economic impact in the games' history with over $130 million in economic activity in Nova Scotia; more than 1100 jobs; and $40 million in wages and salary.
Heidi has an EMBA degree from Saint Mary's University and has a part-time faculty appointment within the Business departments at Saint Mary's University, Mount Saint Vincent University and Cape Breton University teaching staffing & recruitment, employee training & development, organizational behavior, sales management, applied marketing, leadership and change management. Heidi is also pursuing her PhD at Saint Mary’s University with a focus on the impact of positive leadership on employee and organizational well-being. Other research interests include psychological health in the workplace, the management of brain injuries and recovery in society, leading healthy teams and organization and individual resiliency.
Dr. Charles Beaupré
Dr. Beaupre has been a faculty member at Saint Mary’s University since 1994. He teaches primarily in the Asian Studies Program. For many years Dr. Beaupre has been investigating the subtle interrelationship of body, mind and spirit. He has pursued this line of study in many East Asia settings, focusing on subtle energy enhancement, mainly through breath / movement techniques known as “qigong”. He has presented his findings at many international conferences, and conducts workshops and seminars on health and wellness cultivation, and practical approaches to accessing positive energy.
He is presently promoting two specific forms of wellness development known as “Health Qigong” (Jiankang Qigong). One of his main areas of research focuses on time-honored Asian techniques that promote overall health, positive energy, and a well-balanced body/mind/spirit connection.
Steve Oliver
Steve was born into a Nova Scotian family of community and spiritual workers. As Steve became aware that his family situation was unique, he started to explore ways of extending his experiences to others. Participation in the Children's Theatre Group “Rainbow Theatre” was a unique experience that opened Steve up to the world of drama, art and dance. Steve's studies took him to Toronto, Ontario where he joined the Toronto Dance Theatre and studied electronic music at the University of Toronto. It was during this period that he worked with various healing arts. (Alexandra Technique, Kundalini Yoga, Tai Chi and various meditation techniques. Graduate in Social Research from Sheridan College, Oakville Ontario.
In 2008, Steve combined his experiences to found the Lower Sackville Wellness Centre, clients included the HomeBridge Youth Society, The Windsor Elms Village, The Queens Manor, Sackville Heights Community Centre, The Wallace Lucas Community Center, private classes and clients. Currently, Steve is participating as an associate researcher with St. Mary’s University, Halifax Nova Scotia, researching new Health and Wellness initiatives and programs. The new initiatives will address a wide variety of health and wellness needs. The use of ancient approaches is being linked and researched against today's corresponding academic models of learning.