Here is a list of the current Instructors in Shintaido Northeast:
| INSTRUCTOR | BIO | CONTACT INFO | PHOTO |
| Joseph Zawielski | Senior Instructor Joseph Zawielski has been teaching Shintaido in the Northeast since 1984. He also holds sandan (equivalent to third degree black belt) ranking in Shintaido bojutsu. Joe lives and teaches in the Worcester area. | 508 798-8638 zawielski@peoplepc.com |
|
| Margaret Guay | Instructor Margaret Guay has been a Shintaido Instructor in the Northampton area for several years. She is also a teacher of Body-Mind Centering, the integrative program developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. | 413 585-8984 margaret@appleisp.net |
![]() |
| Bela Breslau | Bela Breslau has been a Shintaido instructor for more than twenty-five years. She has the rank of nidan in Shintaido bojutsu. She has recently moved with her husband, Stephen Billias, to Deerfield, Massachusetts where they both are teachers at the new Shintaido Farm center. | 413 773-1926 belabreslau@comcast.net |
![]() |
| Stephen Billias | Stephen Billias has been an Instructor in Shintaido since 2001. He is also ranked shodan in Shintaido bojutsu. He lives and teaches at the Shintaido Farm in Deerfield, Massachusetts. | 413 773-1926 sbillias@comcast.net |
|
The following people also teach in the Northeast:
| Instructor Jennifer Hicks
(In Boston and on Cape Cod, when she is in the area. Jennifer is currently studying at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado) |
jhicks5634@aol.com |
| Assistant Nancy Billias
(At St. Joseph's College in West Hartford, CT) |
413 348-4329 nbillias@sjc.edu |
| Group Leader Jennifer Wilkov
(In New York City) |
jwilkov@hotmail.com |