Taras Lytvyn: Supervisor of the Blue Mountain Institute (since October 2023), teacher and consultant of Feng Shui design, Qigong teacher, organizer of tea ceremonies and meditations.

He has been practicing Qigong since 1995. In 2000 and 2002, studied at Master Xu Mingtan’s Qigong retreats in Shaolin. Began practicing Feng Shui in 2001, a student and coordinator of Master Shan-Tung Hsu. Taras is a translator and interpreter of Master Su’s workshops, books, and consultations.

Taras Lytvyn’s consulting practice includes: correction and/or development of planning and design of apartments, private houses, offices; selection of premises for rent; analysis of the landscape and land for construction; rebranding, consulting of logos, business cards, corporate identity, websites, advertising materials.

Consultations for business:

• Assessment of energy flows in the office, on the territory where the business is located;
• Analysis of the building’s Qi energy, recommendations for improving the microclimate and communication in the team
• Recommendations for improving employee performance, cash flow and revenue growth;
• Analysis of planning and design, recommendations;
• Work with corporate identity, logo, design to strengthen the company, enterprise, individual position;
• Neutralization of unfavorable factors that hinder the company’s growth.

Private consultations:

• Recommendations for buying and renting an apartment, house;
• Assistance in choosing the best form and planning/redevelopment of housing;
• Recommendations for improving the atmosphere and energy flow in the room;
• Analysis of energy flows, identification of problem areas and search for solutions to problems related to finance, career, health, relationships;
• Logo and corporate identity consulting;
• Consulting and correction of construction and renovation projects in accordance with the laws of Feng Shui.

Successfully consulted the following companies:

Magenta Art Books, Domio Salon, National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, SkloInvestProm, iTruck, Lviv Coffee, Vodafone, Ivory Films Studio, Lockstyle, ARPA Real Estate, Yuria-Pharm, Chutno School, Trust-ua portal, Podorozhnyk chain of stores, BlankNote, Lacerta, Deshevshe online store, Seventh Heaven travel agency, Avtotrans, Agros-Nova, Inveria project, and others.

Sign up for a Feng Shui consultation or workshop: taras@bluemountainfengshui.org

EDUCATION:

• Philosophy postgraduate studies at Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1998 – 1999)
• 11 Vipassana Meditation 10-day courses as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Ukraine (2006 – 2014)
• Fengshui and Qigong studies with Taiwanese Master Shan-Tung Hsu (2001-2018);
• Tea expeditions in China, Sichuan and Anhui provinces (2010 – 2013)
• Qigong and Chinese Medicine studies with Master Mingtang Xu, Ukraine and China (1995-2005)
• Massage, therapeutic physical culture and rehabilitation training at the Institute of Training of Industry Personnel of Ukraine (2001)
• Ukrainian Association of Non-Traditional Medicine, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (2000 – 2001)

MORE EDUCATION:

• German language courses at K5, Basel, Switzerland (2023 – present)
• Molecular Immunology Department, postgraduate studies at Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1995 – 1997)
• Kyiv National University, Biological Department, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty, Ukraine (1990 – 1995)
• Kyiv English Language School, Ukraine (1993 – 1994)
• Kyiv Medical College, Ukraine (1987 – 1990)
• Graphic Design Kyiv Private School (1995-1998)
• Kyiv Music School, violin and piano (1978 – 1986)

EXPERIENCE:

• Supervisor of Blue Mountain Institute (2023 – present)
• Director of Blue Mountain Institute in Ukraine (2006 – 2023)
• Founder and owner of ChaYun Tea Online Store (2019 – present)
• Supervisor and PR Manager at the Tea Culture Club in Kyiv (2008 – 2015)
• Qigong therapist (Qigong Image Therapy) under the license of Ukrainian Health Ministry (2001-2002)

MORE EXPERIENCE:

• Volunteer Translator and Editor, WiRED International (2023 – present), https://www.wiredinternational.org based in San Francisco, California
• Volunteer Assistant and Website Admin, From Basel With Love (FBWL) (2023 – present), https://frombaselwithlove.ch
• Editor at Zefir magazine, then Gazeta.24. Contributor to the magazines “Wheel of Life”, “Ukrainian Week”, and others (2001 – 2008)
• Journalist at the BridgeNews, the New Agency of Bridge Information Systems, a financial news and data provider that was acquired by Reuters Group (1999 – 2001)
• Editor, IntelNews, the English-language local news agency, Ukraine (1998 – 1999)
• Graphic designer in American and Ukrainian publications, doing layout, developing and consulting corporate identities for companies and individuals (1995-2023)
• Translator, reporter (English), IntelNews (1996 – 1998)
• Translator at the Publishing House “Sophia” (English-Russian languages), translated books on Qigong, Tai Chi, Chinese Massage (1996 – 1999)
• Translated and narrated Mantek Chia’s Tai Chi Chih videotapes (1990s)
• Research Scientist, Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1993 – 1997)

E-mail: taras@bluemountainfengshui.org

Phone: +41 79 748 2408 (WhatsApp)