NWTCCA Instructors of Nei Chia (Nei Jia): T'ai Chi Ch'uan (taijiquan), Ch'i Kung (qigong), pa-kua chang (bagua zhang), Hsing-I Ch'uan (Xing Yi Quan) in the Inland Northwest.

Daniel Brasher - Instructor, Spokane WA. A Certified instructor for the NWTCCA. Daniel has studied with Harvey Kurland, Andrew Dale and Jeff Herda since 1993. He has taught classes since 2000 through the Institute for Extended Learning. Daniel also studied Tae Kwon Do from Mr. Bill House in Wyoming beginning in 1980. Daniel competed in the 1997 Southern California T'ai Chi Ch'uan Championships. He won 2nd place for Yang Style Form. Mr. Brasher currently leads the Wednesday night classes. e-mail: dmbrasher@msn.com

Donna El-Din, Instructor, Spokane WA. A level one certified instructor for the NWTCCA. Donna received her level one instructor rating from Sifu Kurland. Donna has studied with Jeff Herda and Daniel Brasher for over 9 years. She is retired Chairman of the Department of Physical Therapy at Eastern Washington University. She feels it has enriched her own well being, and also her teaching.

Sifu Harvey Kurland - Chief Instructor, nei chia: t'ai chi ch'uan, ch'i kung, pa-kua chang, hsing-I ch'uan. He started teaching in the Inland Northwest in 1985 and founded the NWTCCA Chapter in Spokane. Sifu Kurland was Certified as a Chief Instructor (Sifu) in 1976 by the Chinese Tai Chi Chuan Association and by Grandmaster Tchoung Ta-tchen. Prior to studying with Grandmaster Tchoung, Kurland studied with Kuo Lien Ying (Kuang Ping Style), Liang Tsung Tsai (Yang style) and TS Ying (Wu style, Hsing-I, pa-kua). He also studied pa-kua and ch'i kung with several other masters. He has studied nei chia (nei jia) on Guam, Taiwan and Japan. Mr. Kurland taught tai chi classes at North Idaho College, SCC including PE classes, the Seniors program and for the Institute for Extended Learning. Other classes taught by Mr. Kurland include exercise physiology, nutrition and wellness. He was the "Wellness Director" for the Community Colleges of Spokane and Editor of the CCS Wellness Newsletter. Mr. Kurland was interviewed on TV about the Wellness Program and was producer of a video on the CCS Wellness Program. He has produced several videos on T'ai Chi Ch'uan and was the consultant for the "No Sweat" aerobic exercise video. Kurland now teaches in Southern California at University of California at Riverside and Loma Linda University. He returns to Spokane yearly for workshops and visits with his students. www.myspace.com/hkurland

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Jeff Herda - Instructor, Lebanon, OR. Teaching for over 20 years for the NWTCCA. Jeff taught through the Institute for Extended Learning in Spokane Washington. Mr. Herda studied t'ai-chi ch'uan with Sifu Harvey Kurland starting in 1985. Mr. Herda teaches the Tchoung form (Old form of Yang style - symmetrical method). Jeff competed in the 1995, 1996 and 1997 Southern California T'ai Chi Ch'uan Championships. He won 2nd place for Yang Style Instructor's Form and 3rd place Instructor's Pushing Hands in the 1996 UCR-NWTCCA Championships. Jeff also won 1st place Yang Style Instructor's Form in the 1997 California Championships at UCR. More on the tournament at www.dotaichi.com.

Kevin Harms - Instructor, Spokane WA. A Certified instructor for the NWTCCA. Kevin is a LMT and High Touch acupressure Practitioner. He teaches tai chi and chi kung classes in Spokane, Washington. Kevin started learning t'ai chi ch'uan with Harvey Kurland in 1985 and has been co-teaching with Jeff Herda. He competed in the 1997 Championships and defeated several t'ai chi ch'uan instructors including a well known Chen style master from China in pushing hands. www.dotaichi.com

Bernie Elmendorf - Instructor, Spokane WA. A Certified instructor for the NWTCCA. Bernie studied tai chi chuan for 16 years and began studies with Harvey Kurland starting in 1985. He has taught classes since 1999 through the Institute for Extended Learning. Bernie currently leads the Monday and Tuesday sessions through the IEL. www.dotaichi.com

Carl Dalzell, Connecticut. A level one certified instructor for the NWTCCA.