About Victor
Victor Demko is a meditation instructor, film artist, and the Founding Director of The Center for Healing Arts.
Bio
Victor Demko
Mr. Demko is a holistic filmmaker who has extensive meditation training and leading experience. He graduated from the American Film Institute’s Center for Advanced Film Studies where he studied with Robert Wise, Ron Howard and Sir David Puttnam. He studied and practiced meditation with Sufi Master Pir Vilayat Khan for 12 years and with the Dali Lama amongst others. He also holds a degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and a 4 year degree in the Inner Yoga of Sufism from The Suluk Academy, where Pir Zia Inayat Khan was the chief instructor.
Films
Mr. Demko’s film shot in the Indian Himalayas Personal Time with Swami-ji 157 mins. 2007 offers rare insights into the nature of yoga. Swami Sundaranand is the film’s chief guest.
His film Personal Time with Devi Tide: The Practise of Healing and Awakening 120 mins, 2008, offers viewers an experiential look into the art of being a healing presence and the Sufi perspective on healing (Devi Tide is the North American Head of the Sufi Healing Order).
His film on Sandra Ingerman, an internationally recognized leader in the field of teaching Shamanism and shamanistic healing titled Listen With Your Heart: Sandra Ingerman on Shamanism, Healing & Nature 150 mins 2008 is for those who would like to have an up close personal encounter with this remarkable teacher and practitioner. Sandra is the author of 6 books including “Soul Retrieval” “Medicine for the Earth” and “How to Heal Toxic Thoughts“.
GUIDED MEDITATION CD
Released December 2010, a guided meditation CD on Chanting Om.
Titled – Om Unplugged: A Step by Step Guided Meditation for Awakening & Self Realization 63 mins. 6 Tracks.
Please click the link below for details and reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Om-Unplugged-Meditation-Awakening-Realization/dp/B004E111HC/
The Center for Healing Arts
The Center for Healing Arts is a world wide community of healing arts practitioners and those interested in healing and wellness.
DVD Film sessions feature a personalized, in-depth encounter with an adept practitioner of the healing arts. Guest practitioners are carefully selected for their experience, knowledge, spiritual and heart qualities, and for representing a particular tradition in the vast range of traditions the film series will explore. Each is recorded as if speaking to an intimate friend. The focus is on presence rather than on commercialism. Each DVD can stand alone as in independent session or film. Taken together the films form a voyage of discovery, exploring the many types of healing used across the earth. For Victor’s Mission Statement and spiritual bio click here.
Meditation Instruction, Inner Wellness, Special Talks and Film Screenings
Victor offers both private and group meditation training and instruction and guided meditation to those wishing to find inner balance, peace and harmony. His workshops, seminars and instruction on meditation and achieving inner satisfaction, peace and happiness are available to Yoga centers, community organizations, corporate and private groups either as individual sessions, a multi part series or on a continuous basis.
On Line Video Meditation Techniques and Life Tips
This one is developing this summer (2011) a new web site called Meditators Academy that offers easy to assimilate online video meditation techniques and life tips.
The site primarily offers a free video newsletter with short helpful meditation and life tips aimed to transform, rejuvenate and uplift seekers and participants; as well as offering practical techniques of the Yogis and Sufis for problem solving in life. The Motto for http:meditatorsacademy.com is “Empowering People to be Their True Selves: Meditation and Life Tips for Those Wishing Love, Harmony and Beauty in Their Lives.” http://meditatorsacademy.com/
In the fall of 2011, online video meditation retreats will be offered so that people can have a special day of practice designed to do on their blackberry playbook, smart phone, or home computers. The one day on line retreat called “Reduce Stress, Increase Happiness.” Please subscribe to the newsletter for free videos and extra info.