Olivia Rosewood

Olivia Rosewood teaches Taoist meditation in the Integral Way tradition handed down through the Ni family, and is Dean of the International Taoist Meditation Institute, part of the College of Tao, a Los Angeles non-profit founded in 1976. She holds the institute's highest guide certification and is also a certified instructor in Harmony Tai Chi and related qi gong forms, and has twice taken tai chi gold medals, the latest at the International Chinese Martial Arts Championships. Earlier in life she worked as an actor and appeared in films including Titanic and Almost Famous. She studied at the University of Southern California, did graduate work at Yo San University in Los Angeles and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 2017.

She has guided meditators for over twenty years. At the institute she oversees an eight-month certification that works through the eight pillars of the tradition, from nature and visualisation practices to invocation, gratitude and I Ching meditation, with daily home practice, monthly live sessions on Zoom and an optional teacher training at the end. On Insight Timer she shares short Taoist practices and a ten-day course made with Dr. Mao Shing Ni. She is also the author of Please Meditate, a beginner's guide to several forms of meditation, and of a number of spiritual books for children.