The highly expected Free Qigong Summit is here. Register now!

Life has been tough for people around the world in recent years. But you don’t have to weather the life’s ups and downs by yourself. The Qigong Global Summit, hosted by the prestigious Shift Network, is your opportunity to energize your mind and mind under the guidance of masters and pioneers from around the world — including Master Mantak Chia, Deng Ming-Dao, Tevia Feng, Kathryn Davis, Robert Peng, Daisy Lee, Lee Holden, Master Chunyi Lin, Faye Li Yip, Violet Li, Dr. Roger Jahnke, Master Mingtong Gu, and many others. Once again, at the diligent work by s, these renowned instructors will guide you through Qigong techniques that harmonize anger, depression, and frustration… promote longevity for pandemic times… strengthen your physical and emotional body… and use your breath as medicine, among other benefits. All these great lessons and instructions are free but you need to register soon because the seating is limited. 

Below is the lineup for this year’s Summit and the topics: 

Deng Ming-Dao is an author, artist, and teacher. He is the author of 365 Tao… Chronicles of Tao… Scholar Warrior… Everyday Tao… The Lunar Tao… The Living I Ching… Zen: The Art of Modern Eastern Cooking… The Wisdom of the Tao, Every Journey Begins With a Single Step… and The Way of Heart and Beauty. His books have been translated into a variety of European and Asian languages. His topic is  “Qi & Longevity in Pandemic Times”. 

Grandmaster Mantak Chia was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1944. Recognized very early as having great potential for spiritual development, he was initiated into meditation practices by Buddhist monks at the age of six. While studying in Hong Kong, he learned Tai Chi Chuan, Aikido, and Kundalini Yoga from a variety of teachers. His topic is “The Inner Alchemy of Tai Chi.”

Born in China to a traditional martial arts family, Faye Li Yip is a passionate practitioner, performer, and professional teacher of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Chinese martial arts, with over 40 years of training experience. After moving to the UK, and with the help and support of her husband Tary, she set up both the Deyin Taijiquan Institute and the British Health Qigong Association. She has worked tirelessly to raise the awareness worldwide of both physical and mental wellbeing through the arts of Tai Chi and Qigong. Her topic is ‘In Search of the Real “Emptiness” of Qigong.’

Master Chunyi Lin is the founder and creator of Spring Forest Qigong, a leading advocate of Qigong for healing and awakening, and a trainer for many Qigong masters. Since 1995, his personal study Qigong programs have positively transformed the lives of over 750,000 students, while his Qigong teacher/healer certification programs have trained more than 400 Qigong professionals. His topic is “Internal Refinement in Qigong. “

Robert Peng, a world-renowned Qigong master and healer, was born and raised in Hunan, China. At age eight, he began an intensive apprenticeship under the close guidance of the legendary monk Xiao Yao, an enlightened master known for his profound healing ability and martial arts skill. At age 15, Robert endured a 100-day water fast in a small, dark room at a secluded monastery in the remote mountains of Hunan province, which initiated a radical spiritual transformation and awakened amazing healing powers. After pursuing his training quietly while attending university in Changsha, he began to teach publicly at 29, and within five years had trained over 150,000 students all over China, Australia, and the U.S. His topic is “Jieqi: The Seasonal Empowerment.”

Kathryn Davis has 30 years of experience as a Qigong teacher and facilitator of meditation and energy healing systems. She has been certified by Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM), and by various Qigong masters in the U.S. and mainland China. She offers training in several forms including Soaring Crane, Essence, Jade Body, Turtle Longevity, and Kun Li Sheng Qigong. Her topic is “Dao Qigong Life: A Way of Being. “

Experiencing chronic illness from birth, Tevia Feng began practicing martial arts, Qigong, and meditation by the age of 7. As a student of Qigong, he journeyed all around China and Southeast Asia seeking the greatest Qigong masters to study with, in order to broaden his understanding and mastery of this ancient mind-body-spirit practice. His topic is “White Tiger Qigong.” 

Tai Chi Master Violet Li is a 12th generation Chen Style Tai Chi Inheritor, a disciple of Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei, and an award-winning Tai Chi and Qigong journalist, reaching a global readership across 40 countries. She is known as a “teacher’s teacher” since she has trained many Tai Chi instructors. She has been invited to teach at several universities, large corporations, and museums both in the U.S. and Taiwan. The Tai Chi and Qigong lessons she has livestreamed for free during the COVID-19 pandemic have gained hundreds of thousands of views worldwide. She was voted one of the top five presenters at The “ Network’s 2021 Qigong Summit. Her online publication has been ranked as a top ten website on the subject. Her topic is “The Four Most Important Tai Chi Movements.”

Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD, is one of the most respected luminaries in the fields of mind-body practice, wellness, and integrative medicine. He’s dedicated his professional life to sharing and teaching the holistic healing traditions of China. He has emerged as a key spokesperson for (and master teacher of) Tai Chi, Qigong, and mind-body practice, combining his 35 years of clinical practice as a physician of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, with knowledge gleaned from 10 research tours to China. His topic is “The Breath is Qigong’s Power Engine.”

Master Mingtong Gu joyfully and skillfully translates the ancient teachings of wisdom healing Qigong for modern times. Born and raised in China, Master Mingtong received extensive Qigong training under grandmaster Pang at the largest Qigong medicine-less hospital in China. He has mastered the unique ability to lead the collective energy field to accelerate personal and global healing. His topic is “Use Your Voice to Awaken Your Essence. “

Deborah Davis, LAc, has been an alternative health care practitioner for more than 30 years. She is a medical intuitive and acupuncturist, specializing in women’s medical Qigong and sexuality. Her book, Women’s Qigong for Health and Longevity, offers Qigong routines for women in specific age groups, along with protocols for heart health, insomnia, menopause, osteoporosis, PMS, sexual vitality, depression, breast health, and more. The accompanying DVD series on women’s health includes Dynamic Woman Qigong… Qigong for Menopause… and Wise Woman Qigong. Deborah leads Qigong retreats worldwide in women’s health and sexuality, and is launching a Women’s Qigong Certification program in spring 2022. Her topic is “Using Qigong to Harmonize Anger and Depression and Spark Insights. “

Ken Cohen is a world-renowned Tai Chi and Qigong grandmaster with more than 50 years of experience. A former collaborator with Alan Watts, he’s author of the internationally acclaimed book The Way of Qigong, and has also written more than 200 journal articles on spirituality and health. Ken received his teaching certificate from the William C. C. Chen School of Tai Chi Chuan in 1974, and continued training with B.P. Chan and Madame Gao Fu. He eventually became the apprentice of Taoist Abbot Huang Geng Shi (1910-1999), an acupuncturist, Qi healer, and martial artist from China’s sacred Xi Qiao mountain region. His topic is “The Transformative Power of Qigong: Merge With the Qi of Heaven and Earth. “

Teja Bell is a lineage dharma teacher and Rinzai Zen master, the 84th ancestor of Lin-Chi I-Chuan’s Chan lineage. He is a 6th degree black belt in Aikido, and a life-long practitioner and teacher of Chinese internal arts and Qigong. Teaching internationally in China and Europe, Teja integrates meditation and dharma with qigong/neigong’s somatic skills as embodied mindfulness. He conducts teacher trainings and in-depth practice sessions, along with regular online classes, and since 1999 has taught over 150 retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. His topic is “Integrating Embodied Mindfulness: Qigong and Meditation. “

Josie Weaver has been teaching meditative movement for 21 years, and has multiple certifications in Tai Chi, Qigong, yoga, and bodywork. A senior trainer and curriculum developer for the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, Josie  is certified to teach Chen Style Tai Chi by Master Wong Wai Yi of the Chen Qingzhou lineage. Josie has a degree in cognitive science, and has applied her knowledge of neuroscience in teaching Qigong and Tai Chi for chronic pain at two functional restoration programs in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past eight years. She is a certified instructor of Empowered Relief, an evidenced-based mind-body pain skills class developed by Dr. Beth Darnall of Stanford Pain Research. Her topic is “Body by Qigong: How You Change as You Practice.” 

Zochi Young is a Taiji/Qigong teacher, poet, artivist, author, and founder/wellness architect of Tenesu and Taiji, Africa. He has been a teacher and practitioner of embodied healing arts since 1979, which he continues to offer as a transformative practice in service to indigenous diasporan communities communities that desire wellbeing. This work is focused especially on assisting African peoples in their journey of healing from social, historical, and generation trauma and stress, by helping to connect ancestors with their descendants. His fundamental goal is to establish wellbeing and practice as a metrics, to enhance authentic relationship and stewardship with nature, communities, and the universal energies. Her topic is “The Power of Intention. “

Lindsey Wei (Daoist Name – Wei Cheng Ling, 魏诚灵), is a 24th generation lay disciple (俗家弟子Sújiā dìzǐ) of the Chun Yang Sect of Wudang Daoism. She trained in Traditional Chinese Gong Fu at a remote mountain temple in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei Province, and in China under her master Li Song Feng for over 9 years before returning to the U.S. in 2010 to start her martial arts teaching career. She is a practitioner of Tai Ji Quan, Qigong, Ba Gua, Double Edge Straight Sword (Jian), as well as other weapons arts. Her passion is combining ancestral skills and Indigenous world views for how to steward the earth and exist and thrive in wild places, with the life way of internal martial arts cultivation and health practices. She leads martial arts training camps in wilderness settings, in the context of studying the Dao as it follows nature. Her topic is “Dragon Qi Returns to Source (Ecology & Fasting of the Mind). “

Dr. Maya Soetoro is a faculty specialist in the college of social sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She also serves as the university’s liaison to the Obama Foundation, and works with the foundation’s leaders program and Global Girls Alliance on initiatives in Hawaiʻi and the Asia-Pacific region. Previously, she was director of the Matsunaga Institute for Peace at the University of Hawaiʻi, where, in addition to leading outreach and development initiatives, she also taught leadership for social change, peace movements, peace education, and conflict management. Her topic is “Rebranding Peace for Resilient Futures”.

Master Liu He, world renowned author and Qigong master, began her Taoist medical training at the age of four under the guidance of her grandfather, a highly respected Qigong master and Chinese medical doctor who treated the last emperor of China. By age 14, Liu had attained the level of Qigong master and was given permission by her grandfather to teach and perform healing techniques on others. Her life has been dedicated to sharing with others all that has been given to her. Since leaving China, Liu has taught healing Qigong extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe. Liu is an ongoing participant in World Qigong and Chinese Medicine Congresses, taught Qigong at the Annual American Holistic Medical Association Conference, and at Oregon Health and Science University. Her topic is “Self-Healing Through Time & Space With Magic Square Qi”. 

Dr. Mously Le Blanc, affectionately known as Dr. Mo, is a highly awarded and sought-after medical doctor, holistic intuitive healer, and coach. Dr. Mo graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed her residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Columbia and Cornell University Hospitals. She has been recognized as a Top Doctor multiple years in a row, and has earned many teaching and patient care awards. She has master level certifications in Reiki, EFT, hypnosis, NLP coaching, and most recently received her master certification as an Akashic Records consultant. Utilizing these skills, Dr. Mo takes a holistic approach to healing that addresses the mind, body, heart and soul, incorporating energy holistic healing techniques with coaching to quickly and effectively empower women to transform their lives. Her topic is “Unleash the Healing Within”.

Damo Mitchell began his training in the arts of Asia at the age of four. Since that time, he has traveled across Europe, America, China, and Southeast Asia teaching these arts, as well as continuing his lifelong search for masters of authentic spiritual traditions. Damo’s teachings in martial arts, medicine, and Nei Gong are passed down through the Lotus Nei Gong school and through his books on the Daoist arts. His topic is “The Nature of Essence and Sexuality in Practice”.

David J. Coon is a medical Qigong master with over 35 years of experience facilitating healing for people around the globe. David is the author of Qigong For Beginners: Your Path to Greater Health & Vitality. David has been featured on KGNU radio programs and in newspapers around the country. He has published articles in magazines, including Medical Qigong and Acupuncture, A Cutting Edge Combination, featured in Acupuncture Today. He has taught and lectured around the country to both lay people and professionals about the healing power of Qigong. David’s Qigong practices are now being practiced around the world. They are simple, effective, and can be practiced by anyone at any age. His topic is “8 Brocades Qigong For Beginners: Ba Duan Jin”. 

Matthew Cohen is founder and creator of Sacred Energy Arts — a unique, integrated system of health and self-development drawing from the teachings of Qigong, martial arts, and yoga. Matthew developed this method after discovering that Qigong, yoga, and the internal martial arts stand alone as great health systems. Together, the practices create a powerful and transformative experience. His topic is “Befriending the Dragon”. 

Dr. Robert J. Woodbine, ND, comes from a lineage of community healers. When he was just 10 years old, his father taught him about foot reflexology. His paternal grandmother was a noted midwife and healer, and his mother was a seer. His topic is “The Spring Set of the Four Seasons Medical Qigong Routine”.

Professor Shin Lin, PhD, (biological chemistry, UCLA), teaches cell biology, biomedical engineering, integrative medicine, and is a member of the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at UC Irvine. He was previously chairman of biophysics at Johns Hopkins University, and later appointed dean of the school of biological sciences and associate vice chancellor for biomedical initiatives at UC Irvine. His topic is “Scientific Studies on the Health Benefits of Qigong & Tai Chi and Their Relationship to Traditional Chinese Medical Therapies”. 

Martina Slaba started practicing Taijiquan in 2004 when she was 12 years old. Thanks to her passion and training efforts, she was noticed by her coaches. She qualified for the Czech Republic national team and started her international competition career in 2006. Martina was national champion 23 times, European champion 11 times, and also world vice-champion. Her topic is “Incorporating Qigong Into Your Daily Life”. 

Elisabeth Rochat studied philosophy, literature, and Chinese at Paris University, earning a masters degree in classics and philosophy. In the early 1970’s, Elisabeth embarked on a study of Chinese medicine, and together with Dr. Jean Schatz and Father Larre, began the first study group of the classical medical texts in Paris, which led in 1976 to founding the European School of Acupuncture in Paris. Her topic is “What Guides the Qi?”. 

Wayne B. Chandler, MS, is author of the bestselling book Ancient Future: The Teachings and Prophetic Wisdom of the Seven Hermetic Laws of Ancient Egypt… and the upcoming release The Brighter Side of Darkness: A Light Warrior’s Guide to Inner Alchemy and Spiritual Transformation. His topic is “The Portal to All Wonders: Kidney Qi and the Transformation of Consciousness”.

Letha Hadady grew up in a Hungarian family that loved painting and classical music, and she inherited both those interests. She began college as a music major. Later, during an opera tour in Europe, her health broke down and she experienced her first acupuncture treatment. Her topic is “Watching Qi”. 

In addition to the 28 presenters, Daisy Lee and Lee Holden will be the Special Hosts. 

Daisy Lee is a respected leader in the Qigong world with more than 25 years of teaching experience. She is founder and principal teacher of Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong, her signature program that is taught worldwide by certified instructors. A past board member of the International Qigong Science Association in Beijing, she has been a special guest lecturer at U.S. and Canadian hospitals, including Johns Hopkins, Mount Sinai and Women’s College, where she taught Qigong to patients and medical staff to relieve stress and support mental health. In addition, she has presented at women’s clinics, senior centers, schools, and on numerous online summits.

Lee Holden first discovered the healing power of Qigong and Tai Chi after experiencing injuries that nearly crippled him. He was impressed by how these ancient practices healed his body and allowed him to return to playing, and he made their study a priority. Today, he is an internationally-known instructor in meditation, Tai Chi, and Qigong. He is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and author of 7 Minutes of Magic. His popular library of Qigong DVDs has made him a regular fixture on American Public Television, and more than 105 PBS stations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Lee’s unique Qigong programs have been seen in more than 50 million households.