About Bonita
Bonita's work is focussed on the health and well-being of people and the environment. At the core of her work are education, personal development and healing, which she believes go hand-in-hand. She offers workshops, group facilitation, one-on-one "Cooperative Coaching", and also develops educational programs. She integrates experiential and body-based learning, conscious communication and ecological principles.
Bonita's Training and Background
Bonita has a Master of Arts in Holistic Health Education from John F. Kennedy University in California, and has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Queen's University. She completed her Permaculture Design Certificate through Oakland Permaculture Institute and Urban Permaculture Guild. Her studies also include Nonviolent Communication, sustainability, deep ecology, Integral Theory and various forms of movement and dance therapies. Bonita is working towards her Reiki master's level certification through Reiki Associates in Perth, Canada.
What methods or modalities does Bonita use with groups and individuals?
In group or individual sessions, Bonita uses a blend of expressive movement, body awareness, guided imagery, meditation, conscious communication, discussion, games, artwork, writing, ritual, Reiki and other energy work.
Where has Bonita taught?
Bonita has taught in university and college settings, at health centres, conferences, a yoga studio, a book store, an after-school youth program, and has worked one-on-one in people's homes. Her work has taken her to Toronto, Ottawa, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Vermont, New Mexico, Hungary and South Africa. To read more, click here.
What are some of the educational programs that Bonita has been involved in developing?
Bonita developed and piloted the Green Health Care Program at the Teleosis Institute to train health care practitioners as leaders in sustainable medicine. With Urban Permaculture Guild, she directed a team to create one of the first Urban Permaculture Design Courses. She helped to redevelop the youth nutrition and organic gardening programs at Berkeley Youth Alternatives. She also helped develop French at Heart, a French language-training software for medical professionals at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
What do people say about Bonita's group and individual sessions?
"I received the gift of clarity, peace with transition, how to be grounded, how to receive all I need."
"I was reminded to come back to me – my body, my feelings, my thoughts – being a part of a relationship, part of a community, part of Gaia." ~Blessing Kobey
"I appreciate her showing compassion, spunk, love and passion to help bring people back to wholeness."
What are the topics of Bonita's classes?
Bonita's workshops are organised around four themes: Eco-Logical and Earth; Personal and Social Change; Communication; Body and Movement. Click here for workshop titles and descriptions.
Who are some of the people who have inspired Bonita?
Bonita is deeply grateful for the many beloved and esteemed teachers and elders from whom she has learned, including Vernice Solimar, Wendy Palmer, Joanna Macy, Masankho Banda, Jamie McHugh, Aric Bodin, Kimmy Johnson, Marshall Rosenberg, Fred Wahpepah, Brock Dolman, David Sherwood, Lucie Brunet, Nancy Sherwood, David Cameron, and her grandparents, Pon Pak Kwong, Fok Hue Gee, Ng Sui Chee and Foy Foo See.
How can I book a class or session with Bonita?
Please see Events to find out about upcoming classes or Contact Bonita directly.
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~Howard Thurman
