Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD Director and Lead Trainer


Roger Jahnke, O.M.D. is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine with 30 years of clinical practice and 10 research and cultural tours to China to study its ancient healing traditions. He is Founder, Director, and Leader Trainer of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) and serves as a consultant to hospitals, social service agencies, and corporations in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CAM / IM), wellness, and medical cost reduction.

Dr. Jahnke is author of The Healer Within (HarperSanFrancisco, 1999) used in body/mind programs worldwide. His most recent book, The Healing Promise of Qi (McGraw-Hill, 2002) has become an instant classic in the western literature on Qigong and Tai Chi. In 2005, Dr. Jahnke was appointed to co-convene a "National Expert Meeting on Qigong and Tai Chi" in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the National Blueprint for Active Aging. For more information, visit www.FeeltheQi.com.

 

IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainers

Of our over 2000 graduates, a number have been qualified as IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainers. The IIQTC Professional Community is intended to support Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teachers who aspire to become Senior Trainers, and want to develop advanced practice and teaching, and leadership skills.

We are proud to introduce our Senior Trainers. Names are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

 

Deborah Adams

Deborah Adams is a Thought Leader, Wellness Expert, and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer. Deborah is Founder and CEO of The Wellness Spa, one of the largest and most reputable spas in the Midwest since 1994, adding Clarity Boutique Clothing and Fire Horse Qigong Center in 2016. She co-owns Qi Garden Salt Spa respiratory center, HEALstress.com membership site, and is working on the opening of a Boutique Hotel and Retreat Center in late 2019. Deborah was a licensed massage therapist for 25 years, personal trainer, dancer, and Human Performance coach, who brings her acquired knowledge into her Tai Chi and Qigong practice. Deborah’s Qigong training in China validated the permission she was seeking to combine Chinese history with her personal creativity to design her own new forms of Qigong to guide and story-tell students into deep healing experiences.

Email QiGoddess@WellnessSpaResort.com

Web http://DeborahAdams.net or http://www.wellnesssparesort.com

 

 

Kele Baker

Kele (pronounced like “Kelly”) Baker is a Certified IIQTC Senior Trainer, National Qigong Association Level 2 Qigong Teacher, Holden Qigong Senior Instructor, and Alexander Technique teacher. Now living in the Hudson Valley, NY, Kele leads numerous online weekly classes and monthly courses, with a student base stretching across eight time zones. She is on the Board of Directors of the Healer Within Foundation, whose mission is to provide Tai Chi Easy training to support of underserved populations.

Kele was the Argentine tango choreographer on the UK version of Dancing With the Stars, when whiplash from a car accident led her to Tai Chi and Qigong for body-mind recovery. While living in London, Kele led Qigong and Tai Chi Easy classes at fitness centers, in cancer care centers, and Parkinson’s Disease support groups. Kele also leads Qigong courses for continuing education programs at Vassar College and Marist College, is on the core faculty at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY for 2021, and leads outdoor special events at the Walkway Over the Hudson and Innisfree Garden.

Email contact@kelebaker.com

Web https://www.KeleBaker.com 

 

 

Anuja Bakshi

Anuja Bakshi is a Certified IIQTC Senior Trainer, Circle of Life Holistic Coach, Advanced Hypnotherapist and Sivananda Hatha Yoga Instructor. She is also certified in Thai Massage Therapy and Chinese Reflexology Foot Massage from Wat Pho Medical Massage School in Bangkok, Thailand, and Indian Ayurvedic Massage from Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwantari Ashram in Kerala, India. Her passion is helping people experience healing through discovering balance, inner stillness, relaxation, and peace of mind. Anuja currently leads Integral Tai Chi and Qigong classes three times a week in the Philadelphia area.

Email anuja@twoptions.com

Web https://twoptions.com/

 

 

Kalind Bakshi, MD

Kalind Bakshi MD

Dr. Kalind Bakshi is a retired Vascular Surgeon, a board certified Master Coach Trainer with Circle of Life, and an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer. Certified in NLP and Food Psychology, he conducts workshops in EFT, weight management, stress mastery, and Yoga-Tai Chi Fusion practices in the United States and India. He has deep interest in energy medicine, biology of healing, epigenetics, and to correlate Western Medical Science and research with the Eastern Energy Practices towards optimal health.

Email coachkalind@gmail.com

 

Kinnari Bakshi, MD

Kinnari Bakshi MD

Dr. Kinnari Bakshi is a retired Ophthalmic surgeon, Certified Master Life Coach, and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer. She has authored and conducts a coaching course in Healthy and Creative Cooking. She has conducted workshops in stress mastery, weight management through lifestyle changes, and Tai Chi and Qigong in the United States and India.

Email kinnari106@gmail.com

 

Michael Brown

Michael Brown, IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, is strong proponent of the IIQTC’s “Integral Way” and a firm believer that anyone can cultivate themselves – body, mind, spirit – with Qigong and Tai Chi. Michael lives in Crownpoint, NM where his wife is a family practice physician with the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation. His current project is to develop low-cost/free Qigong and Tai Chi classes as a component of community wellness on the Navajo Nation where many people face serious health concerns with very few resources. He has also established Qi-Well, a project he is beginning to promote with input from Navajo contacts to offer Qigong and Tai Chi in a culturally sensitive manner. Michael has practiced Yang Tai Chi and various forms of Qigong for 14 years and teaching for the past 8 years. Since 2010 he has assisted at or led 3 Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Trainings. Michael is retired from Mayo Health System in La Crosse, WI where he served as Director of Chaplains and end-of-life /Advance Care Planning counselor.

Email mrexb@protonmail.com

 

Bina Bou

Bina Bou, IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, teaches in North Phoenix, Scottsdale, Carefree and Cave Creek, AZ.  In addition to Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, she's trained in several forms of Traditional Tai Chi. Bina integrates the two methods of practice in her classes to empower the body and the mind for physical and emotional self-healing. Her passion is helping people in cultivating their ability to awakening the healer within.

Email binab75@gmail.com

Web  http://MindBodyFocusQi.com

 

Lori Candon

Lori Candon, IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer and an Integral Qigong Practice Leader (Level 1), a certified Taiji for Balance Practice Leader, and a RYT 200 hour Yoga Teacher has studied with therapeutic practitioners locally and internationally for 20+ years. Her passion is collaborating with others offering opportunities that support health and well-being. For over 10 years she has been co-leading week-long wellness retreats in Costa Rica. Her commitment to creating safe and supportive environments aid in cultivating personal choice and empowerment. Lori’s background includes grief and leadership training.

Email LoriCandon@gmail.com

 

Leslie Cook

Kinnari Bakshi MD

Leslie Cook, IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, based in the Phoenix, AZ area, is the owner of Mindful Movement Wellness LLC, helping people Explore and Empower Their Natural 'Healer Within.' Her passion is sharing her love for mindful movement while integrating her knowledge of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Yoga with Life Coaching techniques to improve both physical and emotional balance in her clients' lives. She mainly works with seniors and leads classes for Cancer Survivors, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab patients at several local hospitals.

Email leslie@mindfulmove.com

Website http://mindfulmove.com

 

Amy Dahan

Amy Dahan, Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Instructor and IIQTC Tai Chi
Easy™ Senior Trainer, teaches in Fort Pierce and Stuart, Florida. She travels
extensively to offer workshops and training events.

In addition to the Integral Method, Amy is trained in traditional Yang family style Tai Chi Chuan and Five Element Qigong. She is a member of the National Qigong Association, and volunteers with the Healer Within Foundation.

Email AmyDahanCan@gmail.com

Website https://threekeystaichi.com

 

 

Valerie Fagan, MSW, LCSW

Valerie Fagan

Valerie Fagan, IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, teaches at the Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. She also teaches locally at Thrive Integrative Medicine Center. Valerie has worked as a Social Worker in health care for over 35 years in the field of Mind Body Medicine. She has developed the practice to assist people who are in active cancer treatment as well as living with chronic illness and survivorship. She has worked over the last 4 years to develop a one day retreat program called Resiliency for cancer survivors and their caregivers. She has also been active in working with local schools to incorporate Tai Chi and other mind based practices in their programs.

Email taichisynergy1@gmail.com

 

Lorrie Formella, MA


Lorrie Formella, an IIQTC Healer Within, and Tai Chi Easy™ Certified Senior Trainer a certified Circle of Life Coach,  and owner of Seasons of Life Empowerment LLC based in Wisconsin. Lorrie 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 cancer survivor 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.

Email seasonsoflifeempowerment@gmail.com

Website https://www.seasonsoflifeempowerment.com

 

Michael Fortier

Michael Fortier is a certified Circle of Life Coach and a certified IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer. Michael Fortier with over 23 years of full-time clinical experience, is known for his precision and transformational gifts through Massage Therapies, Manual Therapies, Medical Qigong Therapy, Tai Chi, and Qigong Group/Private Sessions. He has taught Tai Chi and Qigong Practice Leader Trainings at prestigious retreat centers such as the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA, the New York Open Center in New York City, and in local communities onsite and online. His expertise is listening, assessing and facilitating all energy states for people of all ages, all gender identities seeking to live a life of harmony and balance. His Mission "is empowering life to manifest lasting change in this world that begins within oneself."

Email fortierhealthspecialist@gmail.com

Website https://holisticempoweredliving.abmp.com/

 

Annette Franks, MEd, CWC

Lori Furbush

Annette Franks, MEd, CWC is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher, and Certified Integral Energetics Practitioner and has studied courses on Wu Dang Hun Yuan Qigong and 18 Form Taij in China with Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD and Master Zhou Jin Bo. She is a Corporate Wellness Coach, Holistic Health Advisor and Motivational Speaker with over 40 years of experience working with individuals and companies, including Fortune 500 companies. Annette conducts Empowerment Seminars, Counselor and Corporate Training, and Professional Development Programs throughout the U.S. She also leads weeklong Mind-Body-Health Retreats and Tai Chi and Qigong Immersion Retreats in Costa Rica as well as weekend retreats nationally and has Consulting and Coaching Practices in Columbus, OH and Punta Gorda, FL. 

Email AnnetteFranks@live.com

Website http://AnnetteFranks.com

 

Lori Furbush

Lori Furbush

Lori Furbush, IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, teaches in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA, and leads retreats around the world in amazing locations including Bali, Japan, Costa Rica, Peru, and Bhutan. Teaching since 2001, she holds many certifications in Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Reiki. Lori enjoys adapting the practices for the mainstream public, as well as for special populations, leading classes in hospitals, cancer groups, and psychiatric programs. She is currently serving her second term as Chairperson for the National Qigong Association (NQA).

Email Lori@LoriFurbush.com

Website http://LoriFurbush.com

 

Rev. Deanne M. Hodgson, RN

Deanne Hodgson

Deanne Hodgson is a Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer based in Phoenix, AZ. Her academic credentials and professional experiences in medicine, psychology, and spirituality provide a unique holistic approach, empowering each individual by reducing stress and promoting physical and mental balance. As an international speaker and retreat leader, she has presented workshops on stress reduction and mind-body practices to groups as far away as Uganda and Ukraine. Her popular series on Balance, Posture and Falls Prevention continues to help hundreds of seniors throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Email deannehodgson@gmail.com

Website http://appliedtaichi4u.com

 

Antoinette Horn, MBA, LNHA

Anotinette Horn

Antoinette Horn, is a retired Healthcare professional with senior leadership experience in long-term and acute care settings. She facilitates collaborative initiatives among healthcare professionals, community service organizations, the research community and academia. Antoinette is a national presenter of wellness education programs.

Antoinette is a Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer. She has made international healing trips including study abroad at the Red Cross Qigong and International Medical Exchange Institute in China. She serves on the IIQTC Trainer Qualification Team (TQT) and the Healer Within Foundation Board of Directors.

Email amhorn22664@gmail.com

Website http://antoinettehorn.com

 

Gayl Hubatch, OMD, LAc

Gayl Hubatch OMD

Gayl Hubatch, OMD, LAc, Doctor of Chinese Medicine is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, and Healer Within Trainer. Dr. Hubatch teaches online, locally in Austin, as well as nationally. Gayl also maintains a clinical practice in acupuncture, herbal medicine, Qigong and Tai Chi in Austin, TX. She is a Diplomate through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), licensed acupuncturist and certified to teach Qigong and Taiji, and Yoga.

Dr. Hubatch is the author of Fabric of the Soul: 8 Extraordinary Vessels available on Amazon.com 

Email gayl@blueheroncenter.com

Website https://BlueHeronCenter.com

 

Estin Kiger

Estin Kiger

Estin Kiger is a Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer based in Medford, Oregon. He began his study of Tai Chi in the 1980's to aid his recovery from Lyme disease and has practiced daily for over 30 years. In 1992, he began sharing the healthful, calming and creative energies of Tai Chi and Qigong with his coworkers during lunch hours. That informal sharing turned into formal classes at corporate headquarters as well as developing and teaching Tai Chi programs for Medford parks and recreation. From his dojo, he currently teach 5 Tai Chi/Qigong classes a week and conduct Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Certification programs.

Email estinstaichi@mac.com

Website http://estinstaichi.com

 

Jessica Kolbe

Jessica Kolbe

Jessica Kolbe is an IIQTC Senior Trainer in Tai Chi Easy™, Healer Within Medical Qigong, and Level 1 of the 200 hour Teacher Training.  She has been to China 3 times leading groups to study Qigong, Tai Chi, Taoism and the Chinese Culture.  Her award-winning TV Show, “Qigong with Jessica Kolbe” has been airing and streaming since 2014. Jessica is based in the Santa Barbara area and leads live and Zoom classes every week.  Jessica has been a featured presenter at the National Qigong Association Conferences.  She specializes in Qigong Animal Frolics, Emotional Healing Qigong and Wudang Tai Chi.  Jessica has also led trips to Bali and is thrilled to be a faculty member of Semester at Sea and the Esalen Institute.  She co-led Level 1 at 1440 Multiversity in Santa Cruz, CA.  Jessica has studied with many teachers and continues her own development as a perpetual student of the Ancient Healing Arts.

Email Jessica@JessicaTaiChi.com

Website http://QigongSB.com

 

Linda Larkey, PhD

Linda Larkey PhD

Linda Larkey, PhD is a full professor at the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University and Professor of Medicine, Adjunct Faculty at Mayo Clinic. She is primarily a researcher testing theory-based methods of influencing health behavior of underserved/low-income populations, especially in the field of cancer prevention, screening, and recovery. She brings a wealth of knowledge to her teaching Qigong and Tai Chi Easy™ in her research and practice as an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer.

Email larkeylite@msn.com

Website http://larkeyresearch.weebly.com

 

David Lehman

David Lehman is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer. David writes, "My love for learning and experiencing Tai Chi began some 30 years ago. Originally drawn to the martial arts, I had the good fortune of meeting and training with several masters in the art. As training progressed, it became clear to me that Tai Chi is way more than just a martial art.  In 2010 I completed the IIQTC 200 hour Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher training program. In all my classes I look to meet people compassionately where they are. I focus on leading people to experience the Tai Chi and Qigong principles in an ever deeper way to live and be nourished by the flow. I enjoy a diverse teaching practice informed by the Integral method at the VA Castle Point, Samadhi Recovery Center, Dutchess Community College, Omega Institute, community Tai Chi Easy and traditional Taiji Quan classes throughout the Hudson Valley, NY and private lessons/workshops as requested." 

Email – djdlehman@yahoo.com

Website - https://hudsonvalleymindfultaichiandqigong.com

 

Elizabeth Lemon

Elizabeth Lemon

Elizabeth Lemon is a an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, a founder of the Trainer Qualification Team (TQT), and former board member of the Healer Within Foundation. She leads Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader training events throughout the country. She truly enjoys helping communities build a network of Tai Chi and Qigong leaders.

Elizabeth is a lifelong student and educator, teacher trainer, life coach/ mentor, and public speaker. She loves to travel, study and share — to learn and to teach. She worked in the field of elementary education from 1972-2000. Her passion for learning new and interesting topics and then sharing has never waned and infuses her Tai Chi and Qigong classes with excitement and energy.

Email yourtechgenie@gmail.com

 

Cynthia Maltenfort

Cynthia enjoys combining several ancient and modern healing systems for health of body, mind and spirit, including Yoga, Energy Medicine, Tai Chi and Qigong. She began her yoga practice in 1989, when she was working professionally as a Landscape Architect for Sasaki Associates in Watertown Mass.

She holds a 500 hour teaching certificate from Sun and Moon Yoga Studio in Virginia and began teaching yoga in 2002. Cynthia began teaching Tai Chi and Qigong in 2015, and is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, and a Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher.

She began studying Qigong with Pauline Reid (a Peaceable Dragon Teacher) in 2012 and has also studied with Roger Jahnke (IIQTC), Daisy Lee, Master Li jun Feng, Francesco Garriploli, Brian Trzaskos (IRQTC) as well as several other at the NQA (National Qigong Association) and Immortal Sisters Conferences.

Email sunmooncynthia@gmail.com

Website http://theartofqi.com

 

Kevin P. Merrigan

Kevin P. Merrigan is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer and healthcare advocate offering Mind/Body practices to individuals of all ages including Seniors and Veteran Seniors with PTSD. Kevin believes in prioritizing daily activities to include health and longevity, thus increasing the capacity for happiness. He has been advocating this message for many years as a Chinese Kenpo Martial and Energetic Artist.

Today he uses Mindfulness Breath Practice, Qigong, Tai Chi, Self-Massage, and works with physician's patients in their offices. Kevin brought these practices to the Orlando Veterans Administration and worked with many Veterans, Senior and Assisted Living Veterans. He sees his work as therapeutic and has helped many people change their view about the use of Mind/Body practices.  He is also a certificated Elite Tennis Coach bringing Mind/Body practice to athletics for Rest and Recovery.

Email healthcareucando@gmail.com

Website http://www.orlandotaichi.com

 

Kristy Putnam

Kristy Putnam

Kristy Putnam is a Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer. Her certifications include wellness coaching and body-mind-spirit practices, with a focus on mindfulness. After earning a Bachelor of Science from Purdue in Financial Planning, and pursuing a traditional career path, Kristy became a Lifestyle Entrepreneur. A student of holistic health since 2000, Kristy’s passion is to empower self-care through writing, public speaking, business consulting, and wellness education. Kristy has studied extensively with Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., including weeks of travel in China.

Email events@LiveAsAWorkOfArt.com

Website http://taichiinfo.com

 

Erin Reas

Erin Reas is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™Senior Trainer who lives in Dearborn, MI. She has helped people enhance their health through her work as a pharmacist, diabetes educator, wellness coach, and support group leader. Erin became interested in Tai Chi and Qigong to help manage stress after having a heart attack at age 40. She is passionate about sharing Tai Chi Easy so that others can benefit from these simple but powerful practices. Erin has been leading a low-cost Tai Chi Easy community practice group since 2009.

Email Erin@ErinReas.com

Website http://ReduceYourStressNow.com

 

Eileen Reed

Eileen Reed is a Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer dedicated to empowering veterans and the elderly to improve their mental and physical balance and wellness through Tai Chi and Qigong practices. Eileen has over 30 years clinical experience as a registered nurse including time served in the US Army Nurse Corp and over 20 years caring for our veterans at the Orlando VA Medical Center.  In 2012, Eileen established a pilot program to bring Tai Chi and Qigong as a CAM to the Orlando VA Medical Center. In 2020, she trained 30 new Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leaders who are now heading practices in 8 clinical care sites at VA medical centers, demonstrating the program's long-term viability. She brings her medical knowledge into her Tai Chi and Qigong practices, trainings, classes and consultations helping people access their self-healing potential.

Email jer7367@hotmail.com 

 

Roxanne Reynolds

Roxanne Reynolds is a Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher and IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer teaching in Phoenix, AZ. Her passion is and has been sharing the extraordinary health benefits of self-care through Qigong, Tai Chi, and fall prevention since 2000. Presenter, author and holistic wellness advocate, she enjoys educating retirees, those with Parkinson disease and assisting in cancer centers with healthy living through her StopFallsEZ LLC business.

Roxanne Reynolds is author of A Seniors Guide to Fall Prevention and Healthy Living.

Email Roxanne.Reynolds7@icloud.com

Website https://www.roxannereynolds.org/

 

Nancy Saum

Nancy Saum

Nancy Saum is a board certified advanced holistic nurse, retired Army Nurse, IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, and faculty member of the Sarasota Mindfulness Institute, Sarasota Florida. Nancy weaves mindfulness practices into her Qigong and Tai Chi classes and particularly enjoys introducing these health enhancing practices to beginners, to people facing health challenges, to veterans and—most recently—to children.

Nancy has served on the IIQTC Trainer Qualification Team (TQT) and is currently Program Chair, Sarasota Mindfulness Institute.

Email nancy.saum@gmail.com

Website http://www.sarasotamindfulness.org

 

Vince Sauter

Vince Sauter has studied Qigong and Tai Chi since 1997 and is a Certified IIQTC Senior Trainer, Level One Instructor White Tiger 5 Element Qigong, The Fundamentals of Rehabilitative Qigong and Tai Chi Level One, Qigong Healer, and Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi Instructor. This combination of training has helped him build the type of classes and workshops that he had always looked for but was unable to find on his own healing journey and to provide a powerful learning experience for his students. Vince focuses on keeping the cultivation of Qi accessible to everyone by presenting Tai Chi Easy™. This form integrates gentle movements with meditation and self-massage that will help to reduce stress, improve balance, and improve overall health and well-being. This foundation can then be expanded upon so the student can develop a long-lasting personal practice of Qigong and Tai Chi. In 2018 Vince published his first book Everyday All Day to aid in developing your own personal practice. The book explores ways to incorporate Qigong into your everyday life to reap the most benefit from the practice.

Email vincesauter@gmail.com

Web https://clearstreamtaich.com

 

Marcia Schrotenboer

Marcia Schrotenboer, Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi instructor and IIQTC Tai Chi EasyTM Senior Trainer, is based in Holland, Michigan. Founder of West Michigan Qigong, she shares her passion for these ancient healing arts through workshops, classes and Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Trainings in her region and beyond! She is on a mission to help make Qigong a household word and to teach others...to teach others to find their own unique version of the "Healer Within."

Email westmiqigong@gmail.com

Website http://westmiqigong.org

 

Henderson Smith Jr


Henderson Smith Jr

Henderson Smith Jr is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer and is a certified professional Tai Chi and Qigong Teacher with the National Qigong Association (NQA) in the Houston, TX area. He holds a 2nd degree black belt in Sei Bu Do martial arts and is trained in acupressure, pressure points, Reiki and Reflexology. For Henderson, Mindful breathing and movement through Qigong and Tai Chi has proven to be the answer -- the fountain of youth for health, vitality and self-mastery. Working with corporate wellness, communities and individuals Henderson offers a unique response to the growing realization that it is good for business and the community to invest in the people that affect payroll, productivity, profits and the planet.

Email Henderson@livingwelltherapies.net

Website http://livingwelltherapies.net

 

Lynne Nicole Smith


Lynne Nicole Smith is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ and a Healer Within Medical Qgiong Senior Trainer and has been teaching Qigong, T'ai Chi Easy, and Yoga for 21 years.  She and Dr. Jahnke both envisioned the practice of Qigong Infused Yoga™ making it's way into the world.  She teaches "Start Your Sunday with Qigong" online to students from around the world.  Lynne created a Qigong Infused Yoga™ DVD and streamable video for home practice and leads Qigong Infused Yoga™ online teacher trainings to international students.

She also facilitates specialty trainings for therapists who are interested in integrating simple exercises from Qigong and Yoga into their work with clients struggling with anxiety, trauma symptoms and addiction. Lynne has healed her nervous system from past childhood trauma through many modalities and accounts Qigong as being the BIGGEST healer of all.  It is her passion to support others in their healing journey and to share the profound capacity Qigong and Yoga have in transforming trauma into personal triumph.  
 
E-mail lynnenicole@qigonginfusedyoga.com

Website http://www.qigonginfusedyoga.com

 

Oley Smith L.Ac.


Oley Smith is a Certified Senior Trainer with the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, and a Master Teacher in the Liu Family lineage of Medical Qigong and Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School.

In 2005 he graduated from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) with a Master’s degree in Chinese Medicine and is a NCCAOM certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine with a focus in Chinese Herbology and Acupuncture. After graduation from OCOM, Oley had the opportunity to travel to Nanjing, China and participate in a clinical internship at the Nanjing International University of Traditional Chinese Medicine where he was able to work in a Chinese hospital alongside the famous doctor “Flying Needle” Wang Ning Sheng. During this time in China Oley became certified by the World Health Organization in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Oley has continued his study of Chinese Medicine within the Classical lineage of the Jade Purity School of Chinese Medicine and the Liu family lineage of Qi Gong. He teaches Qigong for the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, OR and practices Classical Chinese Medicine in Durango, CO.

Email openheartacupuncture@gmail.com

Website https://www.openheartacupuncture.com/

 

 

Brian Trzaskos, PT, LMT, CSCS, CMP, MI-C


Brian Trzaskos is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer and Level 1 Trainer for the 200 hour Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher Training, as well as co-creator of Sensation-Based Motivation, a somatic, trauma-sensitive coaching methodology. As a practicing physical therapist and student of eastern movement, meditation, and energy medicine practices for nearly three decades, he holds advanced certifications in both Western and Eastern healing arts. Brian is the President of NEW Health Inc. and director of education at the Somatic Coaching Academy where he trains coaches and wellness professionals to use research supported energy medicine methods in their own practices.  

Email btrzaskos@newwayofhealth.com

Website https://newwayofhealth.com/

 

Josie Weaver



Josie Weaver is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer and meditative movement teacher of twenty-one years with multiple certifications in Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, and body work. After a career as a manager in the software industry, she became a teacher and curriculum developer for the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and was also certified to teach Chen Tai Chi by Master Wong Wai Yi of the Chen Qingzhou lineage. Having a degree in cognitive science, Josie applies her knowledge of neuroscience in teaching Qigong and Tai Chi at pain management centers. Josie is certified by Stanford University to lead Empowered Relief™, the pain skills class developed by pain scientist, Dr. Beth Darnall, Ph.D. Now president emeritus of the Healer Within Foundation, Josie actively serves as Vice President of the Qigong Institute, the widely respected online source of current scientific research on Qigong and Tai Chi and energy medicine.

Website https://josieweaver.com

 

Jennifer Weiss



Jennifer Weiss is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Instructor and certified Circle of Life Coach. Based in Bloomington, Indiana, Jennifer also 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 USA. In addition, Jennifer has traveled to China for immersive study in the Wudang Mountains, the birthplace of Tai Chi. Jennifer’s dynamic teaching and coaching style draws on her diverse interests and lifelong investigation of wellness and the somatic arts. She’s passionate about empowering others to discover their innate healing abilities and bodymind wisdom.  

Email taichibtown@gmail.com

 

Scott White



Scott White, an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, has been a Personal Fitness and Sports Trainer, Health Coach and gym owner since 1991, practicing Qigong and Tai Chi since 2004, teaching since 2008, and certified in Tai Chi Easy, Tai Chi Chair, and 200-Hour Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher through Dr. Roger Jahnke of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi in 2009. Scott says, "I am passionate about sharing these ancient self-care, healing arts and mindfulness in motion practices to help as many people as I can to discover, activate and circulate their bodies own healing resources for health, vitality, energy, balance and inner peace." As a Self-Care Strategist and Mindfulness Coach, Scott offers private lessons by appointment and classes at the Personal Training Zone 4010 South 2700 East Holladay Utah, Millcreek Community Center and various other locations in the Salt Lake City area. Scott also offers workshops, retreats, corporate wellness and Tai Chi Easy and 200-Hour Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher Trainings. “Activate your Healer Within and help heal yourself and the world.” For more info call or text 801-556-5964

Email taichiutah@gmail.com

Website: http://taichiutah.com

 

Bob Wolfe, BA


Bob Wolfe is an IIQTC Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer, Certified Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher, Certified Hypnotherapist, Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified Reflexologist, and a Reiki Master Teacher. He has been teaching and practicing professional body/mind therapies for over 20 years and has taught nationally and internationally. Bob is an experienced motivator in empowering and reinforcing his clients and students confidence to achieve success in their journey in body/mind studies.

Email chiguypa@gmail.com

 

Theda Zawaiza, PhD


Theda Zawaiza, PhD, is a Qigong and Tai Chi teacher, Esalen massage practitioner and Empowered Relief™ instructor certified through the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (2013), the Esalen Institute (1991) and Stanford University (2020), respectively.  She is a Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer who leads community practice groups in Washington, DC and trains practice leaders throughout the U.S. and abroad. Theda is a professional member of the National Qigong Association, a seven-year board member and secretary of the Healer Within Foundation. She has assisted Dr. Roger Jahnke’s workshops at Esalen Institute, Kripalu and other wellness centers.  Additionally, she is an Usui Reiki practitioner (1990), committed to sharing

Qigong and other energy medicines with traditionally underserved communities, especially people in recovery, transition and/or chronic pain. Dr. Zawaiza is co-founder of Theda & Charlessa Wellness Essentials, a program of self-healing, wellness practices and the author of the upcoming guide, Widening the Circle, an outreach primer on cultivating inclusive community practice groups. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in policy analysis research from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1990) and served for 30 years in the U.S. federal government as an education policy analyst and Chief of Staff.  

Email: goodfortune12@gmail.com

Website: https://thedaandcharlessawe.com/

 

Updated June 8, 2023

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