Tolly Burkan

Tolly Burkan, also known as Bruce Burkan, (born May 17, 1948 in New York City) is a firewalking spokesman. He is the founder of the "Firewalking Institute of Research and Education" in Twain Harte, California and claims there are over three million firewalkers globally, including 3,000 instructors on six continents. Since the 1980s he has received widespread media attention, [ Papers include: "USA Today" 4-2-90 Page 1, Section D, "Philadelphia Inquirer" 5-1-02, "The Wall Street Journal" 4-18-89 (Front page) and "Los Angeles Times" 4-11-84] and has been called the "father of the global firewalking movement". [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73859558.html FYI; Web hits.] , "Star-Tribune", April 28, 2001, accessed April 15, 2007. "Meet Tolly Burkan, father of the global firewalking movement."]

During the 1970s, Burkan gained his reputation by creating the world’s first firewalking class and began teaching firewalking to the general public. [HEALING STATESby Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D. and Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.Simon & Schuster 1987] In the 1980s, he founded the Firewalking Institute of Research and Education, started working with large corporations and began training instructors. ["ANCIENT ART IS A HOT EXPERIENCE - WALKING ON FIRE", "Miami Herald", February 14, 1997.] In the 1990s he was one of those who transformed his work into a mushrooming corporate trend. [Some well-known corporations that use firewalking in training seminars: American Express, Microsoft, U-haul, Coca-Cola, Re-Max International, Met-Life, Colombo Yogurt]

He has written seven books including "Extreme Spirituality", "Let It Be Easy", and "Dying to Live".

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[http://www.firewalking.com/ Firewalking Institute of Research and Education official site]