Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD Director and Lead Trainer

Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD, is one of the most respected luminaries in the fields of evidence-based mind-body practice, wellness, integrative medicine, and Chinese medicine for self-transformation. He has dedicated his professional life to sharing the ancient holistic empowerment and healing traditions of China, distilled for contemporary times.

As the director and chief instructor of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) in Santa Barbara, California, Dr. Jahnke and his IIQTC colleagues have trained over 3000 Tai Chi and Qigong Teachers and Practice Leaders internationally. With 35 years of clinical practice as a physician of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and 10 research tours to China’s temples and sacred mountain sites, Dr. Jahnke has emerged as a key spokesperson for and master teacher of Tai Chi, Qigong, and mind-body practice.

His first book, The Healer Within: Using Traditional Chinese Techniques to Release Your Body’s Own Medicine, delivered a revolutionary guide to self-care with simple medical Qigong practices, adaptable for every lifestyle. His second book, the groundbreaking The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi, distills the best practices drawn from 25 traditional and modern forms of Tai Chi and Qigong, and offers guidelines to tailor a personal wellness and empowerment regimen to each individual's unique needs. 

Lorrie Formella is an IIQTC Healer Within, Tai Chi Easy™, and Levels 1 and 2 Certified Senior Trainer, a certified Circle of Life Coach, and owner of Seasons of Life Empowerment LLC based in Wisconsin. Lorrie has co-Produced two IIQTC Online Level 1 Qigong Training events, and also co-produced the most recent IIQTC Online Level 2. She is committed to lifelong learning and providing mind-body classes, certification training, workshops, and retreats that empower people to enhance their health and wellness.

A "thriver" after cancer since 2012, Lorrie attributes her quality of life to an integrated self-care approach that includes a number of mind-body practices including Qigong and Tai Chi, as well as many other self-care methods learned while navigating through challenges during the “seasons of life.” She utilizes her talents in psychology, personal development, teaching, facilitation, and coaching to support people on their empowerment path.

Oley Smith is an IIQTC Healer Within, Tai Chi Easy™, Levels 1 and 2 Certified Senior Trainer, and a Master Teacher in the Liu Family lineage of Medical Qigong and Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School. He has taught Qigong for the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, OR and is in the process of receiving his Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts. He has been practicing Classical Chinese Medicine and teaching Qigong and Tai Chi in Durango, CO since 2005.

Jennifer Weiss is an IIQTC Healer Within, Tai Chi Easy™, Levels 1 and 2 Senior Trainer, and a certified Circle of Life Coach. She’s passionate about sharing self healing methods and has been empowering students and clients since 2012. Based in Bloomington, Indiana, Jennifer holds a black belt in Kokoro Shorin Ryu Karate and is certified in Reiki; other training includes Eden Energy Medicine, Therapeutic Touch, and Healing Tao. One of the highlights of her training was traveling to China for immersive study in the Wudang Mountains, the birthplace of Tai Chi. Jennifer’s dynamic teaching and coaching style is rooted in her lifelong study of consciousness, wellness, and the somatic arts. She’s currently working on The ABChi’s, a curriculum for youth designed to make mindful movement easy to learn and accessible to all.