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01/05/09--20:00: Interview with Dr. Bernard Shannon - Jan 06,2009 (chan 3105368)

Dr. Bernard Shannon is the Executive Director of the International Institute of Medical Qigong (IIMQ). He currently serves as the Chairman of the National Qigong Association (NQA) and on the Board of Directors of the World Academic Society of Medical Qigong (China). He is an acclaimed doctor and teacher of Medical Qigong therapy who has taught Medical Qigong and treated patients in Asia, Europe and throughout North America. Dr. Shannon has been acknowledged by the National Qigong Association as a Level IV Qigong Teacher, which is the highest teaching certification granted by the National Qigong Association. This denotes wisdom, insight, Qi transmission, empowerment, and the mentoring of others in the field. As the Executive Director of the IIMQ, Dr. Shannon is responsible for creating its curriculum and overseeing various Medical Qigong programs implemented throughout several TCM colleges and Medical Qigong Institutes in Europe and North America. His vision for the IIMQ is, “…to facilitate the integration of Medical Qigong therapy into the personal and professional lives of our patients and students.” He desires “through maintaining the highest academic and clinical standards that the IIMQ will continue to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western medicine, promoting a system of health care that empowers people to heal themselves.” Dr. Shannon received his Doctor of Medical Qigong (DMQ) degree from the Western District Medical Qigong Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute (China), license # 98029.08, and the International Institute of Medical Qigong (USA). He completed his residency training while treating patients at the Xi Yuan Hospital (China). Dr. Shannon started his martial training in the late 1980s and has trained in several styles including Muay Thai, Western Boxing, Judo, and Jiu-jitsu. Dr. Shannon is also a Sifu (Master Instructor) in Baguazhang and Yang Family Taijiquan.


02/16/09--18:00: Interview with Mark Johnson - Feb 17,2009 (chan 3105368)

There is only a handful of Westerners with Mark Johnson's training in so many Chinese disciplines. In addition to Tai Chi instruction, Mark specializes in Qigong (which is self healing through movement), Feng Shui (which is the study of the energies of an area), the I Ching (which is China's ancient classic on how things change) and Chinese calligraphy. Mark has integrated these disciplines in creative ways for over 40 years. He started his Chinese studies in 1970 when he joined the I Ching scholar, Khigh Dhiegh at the Taoist Sanctuary in Los Angeles. During his 4 year stay at the Sanctuary, he studied the I Ching, Taoism, Yang style Tai Chi Chuan and the Chinese language. In 1974 Mark relocated to Taiwan to study acupuncture. While in residence there, he studied with several highly respected Taoist Masters. After a year in Taiwan, Mark moved to Malibu, CA where he continued his Taoist training for 8 more years. During that time, he learned 3 Taoist styles of Qigong Tai Chi and the 8 Treasures. He also studied advanced I Ching, Feng Shui, Calligraphy and enhanced his natural healing abilities. In 1982, Mark taught Tai Chi to Francis Ford Coppola and the cast and crew of the movie "The Outsiders". While with them, his Qigong healing abilities were recognized so he was asked to return to do healing for the cast and crew of "Rumble Fish". Mark's students included Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Patrick Swayze, Mickey Rourke, Ralph Macchio and many others. Since 1983, Mark has founded Integral Tao Centers in New Mexico, New York, and California where he now resides. He is a certified Tai Chi tournament judge and has officiated nearly 50 tournaments in the past 12 years. He has produced three videos/DVDs: Tai Chi for Healing,Tai Chi for Women and Tai Chi for Seniors which is the highest selling Tai Chi video in the country (over a half a million copies sold and counting).


03/02/09--18:00: Interview with Phillip Scott - Mar 03,2009 (chan 3105368)

Phillip Scott, also known as Tsunka Wakan Sapa, has walked the Native path for over twenty-five years. Of Western Band Tsalagi (Cherokee) ancestry, he learned from Medicine/Holy people, tribal Spiritual leaders, shamans and elders from various traditions. A ceremonial Chief in the Lakota tradition, he is devoted to sharing indigenous wisdom and healing practices with the contemporary world. For many years, he has been serving as a spiritual counselor and educator in universities, hospitals, hospices, schools and corporations throughout the United States. Phillip has appeared nationally and internationally on the Radio, television and in newspapers, and has been featured in journals and books. He performs ceremonies and healings, lectures and conducts workshops and pilgrimages worldwide. He is the founder and director of Ancestral Voice - Center for Indigenous Lifeways in Novato, California, whose website is www.ancestralvoice.org. Though his principal focus and service is in ceremonial and Native Medicine, Phillip has been a practitioner and teacher of T'ai Chi Chuan for over two decades. In his youth he was introduced to Tae Kwon Do. While studying Asian philosophy (Taoism and Zen Buddhism) for one of his undergraduate degrees, he was encouraged to learn T'ai Chi. A Yang long form from Taiwan was offered at the University, which he practiced faithfully for four years. Upon graduation, while refining his dance skills, he began sharing the form (with the blessings of his mentor) then journeyed abroad to pursue a career as a professional ballet and modern dancer. Residing in Europe he supplemented his martial arts training and knowledge with a softer Yang long form (from mainland China), a four element form and various Qi Gong practices. In addition, he pursued Iaido (Japanese sword) and received certification in Vietnamese acupuncture from the Tran family lineage.


05/18/09--18:00: Interview with Sam Masich - May 19,2009 (chan 3105368)

Sam Masich is one of the most accomplished mid-generation practitioners of Chinese internal martial arts in the world today. Having trained and taught for a quarter century, Masich has studied with several of the great masters of his era from both North America and China including Liang Shouyu, Dr. Yang Jwing Ming, Jou Tsung Hwa, Yang Zhenduo and Chen Xiaowang. He has taught around the world and is the subject of two internationally airing documentaries. Sam has made some 20 films on Tai Chi and Neijia related subjects. Sam is one of the most recorded internal martial artists of all time. He has been filmed in countless demonstrations, competitions and classes and was the first instructor to publish a video instructional manual on the subject of Push Hands. Through Little Productions, he has produced over 20 instructional films on subjects such as Taijiquan, Push Hands, Qigong and Xingyiquan and has several major instructional video works in development. Sam has served as a martial arts action consultant, trainer and choreographer on various TV programs and stage productions, and is himself the subject of two documentaries on Taijiquan and the internal arts. He is currently working on a feature length documentary entitled 'Tai Chi People'. Masich has distinguished himself in competition as a quadruple and septuple gold medallist in national competitions and was a member of the Canadian National Chinese Martial Arts Team competing in China at The World Wushu Invitationals in 1985. In 1994, although formally retired from competition, he was awarded seven gold medals for performances in the Shanghai Oberon Cup, an event involving athletes from more than twenty countries. Since 1989 Masich has refereed and judged in national tournaments and has held a steady position as Chief Referee for Push Hands in the U.S. All Taijiquan Championships.


06/20/09--14:00: Leonard J. Cirino - Jun 20,2009 (chan 3105368)

Leonard J. Cirino (1943) is the author of seventeen chapbooks and fourteen full-length collections of poetry since 1987 from numerous small presses. He lives in Springfield, Oregon, where he is retired, does home care for his 95 year-old mother, and works full-time as a poet. His book, Omphalos: Poems 2007, will be published by Cervena Barva Press in summer, 2009. His collection, after Yang Chi & others, is from March Street Press, May, 2009. His chapbook, Ruminations after Yang Wan-Li is from Pygmy Forest Press, spring, 2009. He can be reached at cirino7715@comcast.net


07/06/09--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH DONALD RUBBO - Jul 07,2009 (chan 3105368)

Donald Rubbo grew up in New York City, New York. In 1969, at the age of 12, Donald started studying karate, and then switched to the Chinese form, learning Shao Lin Chuan from "Nelson" at Five Tigers Martial Arts on Chambers Street. At 16, Donald became legal guardian for his younger brothers and at 18 he moved with them to San Francisco. Donald started attending Grandmaster Kuo Lien Yings martial arts studio across from Portsmouth Square Park in Chinatown, continuing with Shao Lin Chuan training. Cheryl Lynne grew up in Marin County and San Francisco. In 1973, she followed her younger brother Paul to Grandmaster Kuos studio and began studying Shao Lin Chuan. She quickly developed a reputation for grace, precision, flexibility and speed. As serious Kuo students, Donald and Cheryl Lynne practiced outdoors in the park in front of the studio, arriving every morning at 5:00 am, rain or shine. Grandmaster Kuo demanded that his students practice every day, and would not allow them to learn another movement if they were late or missed too many days. Both Donald and Cheryl Lynne, who met at Grandmaster Kuos studio in 1975, excelled at the demanding art of Shao Lin and they went on to master Tai Chi Chuan and several other internal arts forms from China. The discipline they developed from daily practice at Kuos has shaped and defined them, and provided a strong foundation for them to teach the martial and healing arts. Their teachers include Kuo Lien Ying, Bing Gong, Angela (Shen) Wu, George Kuo Ming Xu, Bruce Kumar Frantzis, Dr. Xie Pei Qi, Master Yang Yuan Jing and Master Zhu Hui.


07/20/09--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH KIM IVY - Jul 21,2009 (chan 3105368)

Kimberly Ivy is the founder of Embrace The Moon Taijiquan & Qigong in Seattle, WA, a thriving school of practitioners of all ages, skill & fitness levels. Embrace The Moon has been a focus in the Seattle community for 15 years successfully integrating both Western & Eastern methods of learning within an optimistic & supportive environment. The school offers study in the entire spectrum of Tai Chi & Qigong: health, martial skill, meditation, and overall self-development as well as Instructor Training. Embrace The Moon is also active in Corporate Wellness programs offering consulting, program develoment & teacher placement for a variety of modern needs. Kimberly has been training in the martial and internal martial arts for 32 years. She is certified in several different Qigong forms by notable teachers Don Leathers, Professor Chen, Hui Xian & Sifu Gaspar Garcia for the Hands of the 18 Luohan. Kimberly is a 20th Generation disciple of Chen Grandmaster Chen, Xiao Wang and is ranked 5th Duan by the International Wu Shu Association. She is also certified in Hatha yoga, holds black belt rankings in Judo and Aikido and was a National Bronze Medal Winner at the 1997 “A Taste of China" in Yang Taijiquan forms. Kim has developed several programs for those with special health concerns including Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease in association with Swedish Medical Center, The Center for Comprehensive Care, the Aveda Corporation and the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Bastyr University among others, and she maintains associations with hospitals, clinics, and individual health care professionals in the Seattle area. She also collaborated with Group Health on a National Institute of Health grant studying Taijiquan, massage, meditation, and back pain, writing and implementing the first protocol studying Taijiquan within this framework.


07/27/09--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH DR. YANG JWING-MING - Jul 28,2009 (chan 3105368)

Dr. Yang has been involved in Chinese Kung Fu since 1961. He has taught for more than 40 years: 7 years in Taiwan, 5 years at Purdue University, 2 years in Houston, and 26 years in Boston. He has taught seminars all around the world, sharing his knowledge of Chinese martial arts and Qigong. As a child, Yang Jwing-Ming learned much patience and endurance, growing up in Taiwan during the post World War II era. He came from a family of 9 children, and his family often went without food for days. Despite such hardships, he became one of the few students in his high school to attend college. He earned his B.S. in Physics from Tamkang University and his M.S. in Physics from National Taiwan University. In 1974, he moved to America to pursue a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, which he earned in 1978. Dr. Yang began training martial arts at the age of 15 under his White Crane master, Grandmaster Gseng, Gin-Gsao. After suffering a chronic ulcer for some time, Dr. Yang also began to study Tai Chi under Grandmaster Kao, Tao. From practicing Tai Chi and Qigong, Dr. Yang was able to make a full recovery from his ulcer. During his time at Tamkang College, Dr. Yang began to also train Long Fist under Grandmaster Li, Mao-Ching. Dr. Yang gave up his engineering career to dedicate his life to preserving the arts and educating the people about Chinese culture. Since 1982, he has systematically driven and developed an international martial arts organization of 55 schools in 18 different countries. Today, there are thousands of students worldwide in Yang's Martial Arts Association (YMAA). Dr. Yang has also written over 30 books. He founded YMAA Publications Center in 1984 to publish his extensive knowledge of martial arts and Eastern culture. YMAA Publications has since become a pioneer and leading standard in the martial arts community worldwide. It has published over 80 videos and 60 books.


08/24/09--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH TEJA BELL - Aug 25,2009 (chan 3105368)

Teja Bell began his journey studying martial arts in 1965. Beginning with Judo and Kung Fu, his teacher was Tatsumo Makami. At younger age, he competed in tournaments and did full contact fighting. He received a black belt ranking in Tae Kwon Do Karate with In Mok Kim. Shortly thereafter, he started learning Yoga and Meditation with Sarah Plummer. In 1969 he branched off to explore Theosophy and Zen Meditation just to get into studying Aikido with Jeff Fox Sensei in 1971. He continued his Aikido studies with Robert Nadeau Shihan and Frank Doran Shihan at City Aikido in San Francisco. Yang Style Tai Chi and Qigong followed, taught by Li Leita, who was a lineage Master in the “Yang Style.” During this time he notes that Teja created a series of advanced training programs for students preparing for black belt level examinations as well as creating and teaching children’s Aikido program[s] at the old Tam Dojo-- what is now Aikido of Tamalpais. He also trained with the well-known Aikidoists Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Wendy Palmer Sensei and George Leonard Sensei. In 1984 he traveled to Japan where he studied with the late Saito Sensei and lived at the Iwama Dojo. Upon returning to the States, Teja studied with Bruce Kumar Frantizis in “Chinese Internal Martial Arts” as well as Qigong. He learned the three systems of Chinese internal martial arts: Wu Style (long form and short form), Xing-Yi and BaGua. He also studied with Sifu Paul Dillon, learning the esoteric martial art and meditation system Liu He Ba Fa. Teja Bell now has 5th degree black belt in Aikido, awarded to him by Nadeau Sensei and teaches a Low Impact form of Aikido that he calls "Reduced Impact Aikido.” He offers on-going classes in Aikido, Meditation and Qigong and is a teacher of Dr. Richard Paul’s “Critical Thinking.” He is a regular teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and is the Martial Arts Instructor and Qigong Instructor at Hollow Bones


10/04/09--12:00: The Soulstice Hour - Oct 04,2009 (chan 3105368)

Join Jewelz and Nagi as they offer a learning experience to help you listen to,understand and imagine your soul. Their special guest is Richard Gould an award winning Visionary Artist, spirit medium and master guide. His formal training includes an impressive array of education and personal experience. After earning his B.F.A. he went on to graduate studies and apprenticed with several prominent artists and craftsman. Over the years his work has appeared in national magazines, books, CD’s, videos, television and environmental graphics. Today, Richard offers a large and diverse body of artwork designed to heal and inspire. In addition, Richard received a rich and powerful education in spiritual practices working with such prominent masters in Tai Chi and Chi Kung as Grand Master William CC Chen, Ken Cohen, Kam Lam Chuan, and Dr, Yang Jwing Ming. In his life long practice of Taoist Alchemy, he was also required to study Feng Shui, Geomancy, shiatsu, energy healing and various spiritual ascension practices. Equally influenced by native American shamanism, Richard’s practice began at an early age when he encountered a powerful Mystic he calls, Chester. In later years his teachers would include such masters as Black Elk and Lakota Elder. Under their great tutelage, Richard has become adept at connecting with the spirit world, embracing the practices of Dreaming, Journeying, the path of the Vision Quest, Soul Retrieval, Internal Alchemy and Trance Channeling. Today, located in Wethersfield,CT , Richard offers inspiration, support and practical tools for personal transformation and healing. Classes are offered in a variety of modalities including, Tai Chi/ Qigong, Spiritual Alchemy and Creativity. Private and group channeled guidance sessions are available by appointment. For more information, please visit rgouldart.com, call 860- 257-4547 or e-mail at: rgouldart@hotmail.com.


12/30/09--19:30: Qi Gong Healing Prescriptions - Dec 31,2009 (chan 3105368)

A new book by Ra Un Nefer Amen. Unlike western exercise systems, Qi Gong exercises have been designed to assist in therapies for the healing of all diseases that can afflict man. Its successful use in the hospitals of China in the treatment of many serious illnesses including cancer is well documented. Even on its own, it has scored many remarkable cures. Qi Gong Healing Prescriptions gives easy to follow instructions on how to match specific health disorders to their appropriate qi gong exercise or healing sound. There are other Qi Gong systems like Five Animal Frolic, Eight Pieces of Brocade, etc. that are wonderful and effective, but suffer from three major drawbacks. They are presented in such a manner that the practitioner has to learn many complex sets of movements and they are not matched to illness patterns so that the practitioner is not able to focus on the exercise needed to address a particular health problem. Mr. Amen’s new book solves all of these problems. If you needed, for example, to improve your memory all that you would have to do is to turn to page 120 and follow the four simple movements that are shown and in less than three minutes you will be well on your way to supercharging your brain. The book includes a comprehensive list of Traditional Chinese Herbal formulas that are matched to the qi gong exercises to increase the effectiveness of the system even though the exercises have proven to be extremely effective on their own.

Tai Chi | Chinese Medicine | Spiritual healing | Life force | Yin Yang




01/25/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DU CANE - Jan 26,2010 (chan 3105368)

John Du Cane began his Qigong and Taiji studies in 1975 and over the last 35 years has trained with numerous renowned teachers of both Qigong and Taiji. John is the author of five Qigong DVDs, three on the famous Five Animal frolics Qigong, one on the Yang Tai Chi family's Qigong system and one for general health and well being entitled Qigong Recharge. As the owner of Dragon Door Publications, John has published a number of highly-regarded books and DVDs on Qigong and Taiji and helped deliver two major medical Qigong certification programs in the US for Chinese Qigong masters. John has personally taught hundreds of students Qigong over a twenty year period.


03/01/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH DR. FRANK YURASEK - Mar 02,2010 (chan 3105368)

Dr. Frank Yurasek has been practicing Oriental Medicine, including Acupuncture, Herbology, Tui Na and Medical Qigong, for over 25 years. He has been teaching practitioners and patients all around the United States for the last 15 years, and until recently was the publisher of the Oriental Medicine Journal at www.omjournal.com. s first teacher was Dr. Yin Lun Han, from Shen Yang, China, who helped train the "Barefoot Doctors" when China's healthcare system that collapsed after the Civil War. Dr. Yurasek promotes this pro-active model of healthcare on his blogs: barefootmedicine.blogspot.com and children1st.blogspot.com. Following his apprentisehip with Dr. Han, Frank Yurasek studied at the Midwest College of Oriental Medine, where he was awarded his MSOM. He then completed his PhD at Guangzhao University of TCM in China, and went on to study Kampo Herbal Medicine with Dr. Wantanabee in Tokyo, Japan, where he was nominated as a the first American member of The Japanese Oriental Medicine Society. Dr. Yurasek continues his private practice and teaches Medical Qi Gong and Tui Na I and II at National University of Health Sciences, where he is Chair, Clinical Supervisor, and Assistant Professor.


05/24/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH DR. PHILIP YANG - May 25,2010 (chan 3105368)

Dr. Philip Yang began his studies of Zen Buddhism in the temples of Ling Shan, Whitehorse, Fahua, and many other sacred places in China. He studied with more than a dozen of famous masters in Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, and other parts of China. Under the guidance of masters Yuan Zhao and Ling Nan Zi, he was supposedly trained for supernatural abilities, including clairvoyance, remote diagnosis, and remote healing. Dr. Yang originally graduated in Guangxi University in China. After that, he went to the International Life Science Technology Institute in Szechuan province for three years. After his graduation, he went to a famous Buddhist master Yuan Zhao in Mount Guanyin in Shanxi province, where he received education in Buddhism. He went on to study under a Taoist teacher master Ling Nan Zi in Szechuan and Dr. Weizhen Chang in Beijing. Dr. Philip Yang claims to successfully apply these abilities in his clinical practice, creating miraculous healing effects, including difficult diseases. By combining Qigong with Acupuncture, he created his unique methods of diagnosis and therapy. With these methods, he achieved much success in healing difficult diseases, most of which are miracles for modern medicine. For example, he removed a uterus cyst of 20 cm diameter in just thirty minutes. He cured many strange diseases such as unidentified headaches, undefined chest pains, migrating pains throughout the body, cardiac diseases, brain tumors, etc. He has treated over one hundred sorts of different illnesses. Dr. Yang created a set of advanced patterns for Qigong exercise named Yuan Gong, which is notable for its conciseness, ease of practice, safety, high effectiveness and fast results. He serves as the lifetime honorable chairman of Luoyang Qigong Association, Director of Luoyang Qigong Scientific Research Union and Advanced Adviser of Yu Lin Qigong Scientific Research Institute in Guangxi province.


06/10/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH ERLE MONTAIGUE - Jun 11,2010 (chan 3105368)

I am excited to introduce to you a rare master from Down Under - Australian Erle Montaigue, who began his "internal" journey back in 1967 when he met and trained with a Chinese teacher at an electronics school that Erle was attending. The Chinese teacher would teach a strange slow moving art that was virtually unheard of in Australia back then. The teacher told Erle that he would become "superman". Which of course turned out to be not so true but at least it kept him learning. The system turned out to be Taijiquan which Erle believes is the quintessential Qigong method of movement and breath. Erle's search from those early days took him all over the world in search of teachers of this illusive "superman" art. Strangely, it was back in Australia where, Erle met his main teacher Chang Yiu-chun who turned out to be one of only 3 special students of one of Yang Shou-hou. Chang taught Erle, after much badgering, what is now known as The Old Yang Style of Yang Lu-ch'an. Erle Montaigue prefers not to be called lofty names such as Sifu or Master as he believes that we are all equal and one's "students" must also be one's friends. With around 381 DVD titles covering every possible aspect of the Internal Arts of Taijiquan, Baguazhang, Qigong, Dim-Mak and Wudang Arts, Erle at 61 still travels the world teaching what he knows because it is his life.


06/28/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH DR. GUNTHER WEIL - Jun 29,2010 (chan 3105368)

Gunther Weil is an organizational consultant, psychologist, and educator who is also a 40 year veteran student and teacher of Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong. As the founder and Principal of Value Mentors, LLC, he provides guidance and support to executives and their organizations in the areas of leadership, innovation, team-building, strategic planning and executive wellness. He has served numerous institutions in the United States and Western and Eastern Europe in both the public and private sectors for many decades. Gunther was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in Europe and received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1965. Following his graduate studies he was invited to teach at Brandeis University by Dr. Abraham Maslow, the farther of Humanistic Psychology. In the business sector, he served for 10 years as the CEO of Intermedia Recording Corporation and senior vice president of Intermedia Systems Corporation; a publicly held media production and consulting firm. His credits include the hit recording, Jet Airliner, by his music publishing company, No Thought Music, which received both gold and platinum status for sales exceeding two million. Gunther was the founding Chairman of the US National Qigong Association (NQA). He has studied with a number of leading teachers and direct lineage holders in the spiritual traditions of Gurdjieff, Taoism, Buddhism, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as Yang & Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan, Baguazhang and Qigong. He worked closely with Mantak Chia in the early 1980’s in introducing the Healing Tao system into the West. In 2001, he received the personal approval of Eckhart Tolle, author of the best sellers, “The Power of Now” and “A New Earth”, to teach and facilitate the Practice of Presence. His program: “Qigong As a Portal to Presence”, is an integration of spiritual work and internal energy practices, introducing students to a direct and immediate embodiment of Presence/Awareness through the portal of Qigong.


07/05/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH MARK JOHNSON - Jul 06,2010 (chan 3105368)

There is only a handful of Westerners with Mark Johnson's training in so many Chinese disciplines. In addition to Tai Chi instruction, Mark specializes in Qigong (which is self healing through movement), Feng Shui (which is the study of the energies of an area), the I Ching (which is China's ancient classic on how things change) and Chinese calligraphy. Mark has integrated these disciplines in creative ways for over 40 years. He started his Chinese studies in 1970 when he joined the I Ching scholar, Khigh Dhiegh at the Taoist Sanctuary in Los Angeles. During his 4 year stay at the Sanctuary, he studied the I Ching, Taoism, Yang style Tai Chi Chuan and the Chinese language. In 1974 Mark relocated to Taiwan to study acupuncture. While in residence there, he studied with several highly respected Taoist Masters. After a year in Taiwan, Mark moved to Malibu, CA where he continued his Taoist training for 8 more years. During that time, he learned 3 Taoist styles of Qigong Tai Chi and the 8 Treasures. He also studied advanced I Ching, Feng Shui, Calligraphy and enhanced his natural healing abilities. In 1982, Mark taught Tai Chi to Francis Ford Coppola and the cast and crew of the movie "The Outsiders". While with them, his Qigong healing abilities were recognized so he was asked to return to do healing for the cast and crew of "Rumble Fish". Mark's students included Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Patrick Swayze, Mickey Rourke, Ralph Macchio and many others. Since 1983, Mark has founded Integral Tao Centers in New Mexico, New York, and California where he now resides. He is a certified Tai Chi tournament judge and has officiated nearly 50 tournaments in the past 12 years. He has produced three videos/DVDs: Tai Chi for Healing,Tai Chi for Women and Tai Chi for Seniors which is the highest selling Tai Chi video in the country (over a half a million copies sold and counting).


09/27/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH DALE NAPIER - Sep 28,2010 (chan 3105368)

Dale Napier, author of Tai Chi In Your Life, is a Chuan Zen, or lineage transmitter, of Yangjia Michuan Taijiquan, an early version of Yang family taijiquan that predates Yang Cheng-fu. He has been practicing martial arts since 1965, and Tai Chi Chuan since 1977. Although he chose to focus his martial arts study on Tai Chi Chuan years ago, before that he trained in ninjutsu, karate, judo, Northern Shaolin kung fu and Tae Kwon Do. A former taijiquan teacher at the University of Houston Downtown, he now teaches at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. In addition to his martial arts study, Napier is a longtime writer and database administrator. He has a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and went on to graduate studies at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. His articles on taijiquan and qigong have appeared since 2007 in Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine and The Journal of Asian Martial Arts, including personal interviews with the grandmasters of the five major styles of taijiquan - Yang, Chen, Wu, Wu/Hao, and Sun. He has more articles and a new book in the works.


10/11/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH SAM MASICH - Oct 12,2010 (chan 3105368)

Sam Masich is one of the most accomplished mid-generation practitioners of Chinese internal martial arts in the world today. Having trained and taught for a quarter century, Masich has studied with several of the great masters of his era from both North America and China including Liang Shouyu, Dr. Yang Jwing Ming, Jou Tsung Hwa, Yang Zhenduo and Chen Xiaowang. He has taught around the world and is the subject of two internationally airing documentaries. Sam has made some 20 films on Tai Chi and Neijia related subjects. Sam is one of the most recorded internal martial artists of all time. He has been filmed in countless demonstrations, competitions and classes and was the first instructor to publish a video instructional manual on the subject of Push Hands. Through Little Productions, he has produced over 20 instructional films on subjects such as Taijiquan, Push Hands, Qigong and Xingyiquan and has several major instructional video works in development. Sam has served as a martial arts action consultant, trainer and choreographer on various TV programs and stage productions, and is himself the subject of two documentaries on Taijiquan and the internal arts. He is currently working on a feature length documentary entitled 'Tai Chi People'. Sam has distinguished himself in competition as a quadruple and septuple gold medallist in national competitions and was a member of the Canadian National Chinese Martial Arts Team competing in China at The World Wushu Invitationals in 1985. In 1994, although formally retired from competition, he was awarded seven gold medals for performances in the Shanghai Oberon Cup, an event involving athletes from more than twenty countries. Since 1989 Sam has refereed and judged in national tournaments and has held a steady position as Chief Referee for Push Hands in the U.S. All Taijiquan Championships.


10/18/10--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH DR. YANG JWING-MING - Oct 19,2010 (chan 3105368)

Dr. Yang has been involved in Chinese Kung Fu since 1961. He has taught for more than 40 years: 7 years in Taiwan, 5 years at Purdue University, 2 years in Houston, and 26 years in Boston. He has taught seminars all around the world, sharing his knowledge of Chinese martial arts and Qigong. As a child, Dr. Yang learned much patience and endurance, growing up in Taiwan during the post World War II era. He came from a family of 9 children, and his family often went without food for days. Despite such hardships, Dr. Yang became one of the few students in his high school to attend college. He earned his B.S. in Physics from Tamkang University and his M.S. in Physics from National Taiwan University. In 1974, he moved to America to pursue a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, which he earned in 1978. Dr. Yang began training martial arts at the age of 15 under his White Crane master, Grandmaster Gseng, Gin-Gsao. After suffering a chronic ulcer for some time, Dr. Yang also began to study Tai Chi under Grandmaster Kao, Tao. From practicing Tai Chi and Qigong, Dr. Yang was able to make a full recovery from his ulcer. During his time at Tamkang College, Dr. Yang began to also train Long Fist under Grandmaster Li, Mao-Ching. Seeing the misconceptions of traditional Chinese arts and culture in America, Dr. Yang gave up his engineering career to dedicate his life to preserving the arts and educating the people about Chinese culture. Since 1982, he has systematically driven and developed an international martial arts organization of 55 schools in 18 different countries. Today, there are thousands of students worldwide in Yang's Martial Arts Association (YMAA). Dr. Yang has also written over 30 books and founded YMAA Publications Center to publish his extensive knowledge of martial arts and Eastern culture.


11/02/10--00:00: INTERVIEW WITH GORDON FAULKNER - Nov 02,2010 (chan 3105368)

Gordon is the Principal Instructor of the Chanquanshu School of Daoist Arts, a school that teaches Yang Sheng (nourishing the vital principle) practices that cover martial, medical and meditational arts. He is also the President for Scotland & Wales in the European Daoyin Yang Sheng Gong Federation, Specialist Advisor to the UK Qigong Teachers Association and at the moment he teaches primarily in Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and a member of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding. And, for the last three years, he has been working with the Maggie's Cancer Care Centres where he has been using Qigong from his book, especially the stress prevention exercises, to great effect. His sessions there have become one of the most popular activities and have consistently shown their effectiveness. Gordon Faulkner is an Armed Forces Veteran with 22 years’ service in the Royal Air Force and was a founder member and General Secretary of the Royal Air Force Martial Arts Federation until retirement from military service in 1993.


01/07/11--12:00: Tomorrow Will Be Televised - Jan 07,2011 (chan 3105368)

Internet radio program covering the TV scene. Our guests: Chi-Hui Yang, curator of Cinema Asian America On Demand, and Mel Rogers, president/chief executive officer of PBS SoCal, formerly KOCE-TV, Huntington Beach, California.


01/24/11--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH SAM MASICH - Jan 25,2011 (chan 3105368)

Sam Masich is one of the most accomplished mid-generation practitioners of Chinese internal martial arts in the world today. Having trained and taught for a quarter century, Masich has studied with several of the great masters of his era from both North America and China including Liang Shouyu, Dr. Yang Jwing Ming, Jou Tsung Hwa, Yang Zhenduo and Chen Xiaowang. He has taught around the world and is the subject of two internationally airing documentaries. Sam has made some 20 films on Tai Chi and Neijia related subjects. Sam is one of the most recorded internal martial artists of all time. He has been filmed in countless demonstrations, competitions and classes and was the first instructor to publish a video instructional manual on the subject of Push Hands. Through Little Productions, he has produced over 20 instructional films on subjects such as Taijiquan, Push Hands, Qigong and Xingyiquan and has several major instructional video works in development. Sam has served as a martial arts action consultant, trainer and choreographer on various TV programs and stage productions, and is himself the subject of two documentaries on Taijiquan and the internal arts. He is currently working on a feature length documentary entitled 'Tai Chi People'. Masich has distinguished himself in competition as a quadruple and septuple gold medallist in national competitions and was a member of the Canadian National Chinese Martial Arts Team competing in China at The World Wushu Invitationals in 1985. In 1994, although formally retired from competition, he was awarded seven gold medals for performances in the Shanghai Oberon Cup, an event involving athletes from more than twenty countries. Since 1989 Masich has refereed and judged in national tournaments and has held a steady position as Chief Referee for Push Hands in the U.S. All Taijiquan Championships.


01/31/11--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH MARK JOHNSON - Feb 01,2011 (chan 3105368)

Surviving an ultralight airplane crash, Mark Johnson appears on our show to share his remarkable story of survival and amazingly rapid healing for a man in his early sixties. There is only a handful of Westerners with Mark Johnson's training in so many Chinese disciplines. In addition to Tai Chi instruction, Mark specializes in Qigong (which is self healing through movement), Feng Shui (which is the study of the energies of an area), the I Ching (which is China's ancient classic on how things change) and Chinese calligraphy. Mark has integrated these disciplines in creative ways for over 40 years. He started his Chinese studies in 1970 when he joined the I Ching scholar, Khigh Dhiegh at the Taoist Sanctuary in Los Angeles. During his 4 year stay at the Sanctuary, he studied the I Ching, Taoism, Yang style Tai Chi Chuan and the Chinese language. In 1974 Mark relocated to Taiwan to study acupuncture. While in residence there, he studied with several highly respected Taoist Masters. After a year in Taiwan, Mark moved to Malibu, CA where he continued his Taoist training for 8 more years. During that time, he learned 3 Taoist styles of Qigong Tai Chi and the 8 Treasures. He also studied advanced I Ching, Feng Shui, Calligraphy and enhanced his natural healing abilities. In 1982, Mark taught Tai Chi to Francis Ford Coppola and the cast and crew of the movie "The Outsiders". While with them, his Qigong healing abilities were recognized so he was asked to return to do healing for the cast and crew of "Rumble Fish". Mark's students included Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Patrick Swayze, Mickey Rourke, Ralph Macchio and many others. Since 1983, Mark has founded Integral Tao Centers in New Mexico, New York, and California where he now resides. He has produced three videos/DVDs: Tai Chi for Healing,Tai Chi for Women and Tai Chi for Seniors which is the highest selling Tai Chi video in the country (well over a half a million copies sold and counting).


02/15/11--10:30: INTERVIEW WITH DR. YANG JWING-MING - Feb 15,2011 (chan 3105368)

Dr. Yang has been involved in Chinese Kung Fu since 1961. He has taught for more than 40 years: 7 years in Taiwan, 5 years at Purdue University, 2 years in Houston, and 26 years in Boston. He has taught seminars all around the world, sharing his knowledge of Chinese martial arts and Qigong. As a child, Dr. Yang learned much patience and endurance, growing up in Taiwan during the post World War II era. He came from a family of 9 children, and his family often went without food for days. Despite such hardships, Dr. Yang became one of the few students in his high school to attend college. He earned his B.S. in Physics from Tamkang University and his M.S. in Physics from National Taiwan University. In 1974, he moved to America to pursue a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, which he earned in 1978. Dr. Yang began training martial arts at the age of 15 under his White Crane master, Grandmaster Gseng, Gin-Gsao. After suffering a chronic ulcer for some time, Dr. Yang also began to study Tai Chi under Grandmaster Kao, Tao. From practicing Tai Chi and Qigong, Dr. Yang was able to make a full recovery from his ulcer. During his time at Tamkang College, Dr. Yang began to also train Long Fist under Grandmaster Li, Mao-Ching. Seeing the misconceptions of traditional Chinese arts and culture in America, Dr. Yang gave up his engineering career to dedicate his life to preserving the arts and educating the people about Chinese culture. Since 1982, he has systematically driven and developed an international martial arts organization of 55 schools in 18 different countries. Today, there are thousands of students worldwide in Yang's Martial Arts Association (YMAA). Dr. Yang has also written over 30 books. He founded YMAA Publications Center in 1984 to publish his extensive knowledge of martial arts and Eastern culture. YMAA Publications has since become a pioneer and leading standard in the martial arts community worldwide.


05/02/11--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH GREG HAYES - May 03,2011 (chan 3105368)

Greg Hayes has been studying Martial Arts since 1971. He is known for his teachings that are individualized and free of the limitations of different languages, religion, or culture. “Shared Lived Experience” is his main means of communication, training and development. From 1980 to 1987, he studied under Grandmaster Wong Jack Man of San Francisco, Jing Mo (the first person to complete all of the Northern Shaolin studies since World War II), using Lohan, Northern Shaolin, Hsing I (Xing Yi) San Ti Qigong and Nei Gung. Sifu Wong’s direct lineage can be traced to the Ching soldiers burning of Honan Shaolin Temple 1732 AD., when monk Chi Yuan escaped and went to Shantung province. Greg’s Qigong is based on meditative martial Northern Shaolin Buddhist methods, Internal Iron Shirt and Internal Iron Palm in the Wide Circle of Kung Fu taught by Joseph Greenstein (The Might Atom of Ripleys and Guinness Book of World Records). From 1972 to 1976, he trained with the renowned healer Mildred Jackson N.D, author of the Handbook of Alternatives to Chemical Medicines, in herbs, diet, and aura readings. He also attended Berkeley Aikido, where he learned Ki exercises, empty hand, sword, and staff. His studies included Hapkido with Master Minh, Shotokan, Goju hard style Qigong, and Aido Samurai Sword under Master Takahashi. Greg also studied Yang style Tai Chi and Ba Gua at the Chinese Cultural Center. After that, he furthered his studies by learning Hsing Yi, Ba Gua Qigong and Circle Walks under Master S.T. Ying of Berkeley. Greg Hayes has taught Shaolin, Tai Chi and Qigong since 1995. He is the author of the soon-to-be-published book Axe Hand, Hsing-i & Internal Strength Workout.


06/20/11--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH KIMBERLY IVY - Jun 21,2011 (chan 3105368)

Kimberly Ivy is the founder of Embrace The Moon Taijiquan & Qigong in Seattle, WA, a thriving school of practitioners of all ages, skill & fitness levels. Embrace The Moon has been a focus in the Seattle community for 15 years successfully integrating both Western & Eastern methods of learning within an optimistic & supportive environment. The school offers study in the entire spectrum of Tai Chi & Qigong: health, martial skill, meditation, and overall self-development as well as Instructor Training. Embrace The Moon is also active in Corporate Wellness programs offering consulting, program develoment & teacher placement for a variety of modern needs. Kimberly has been training in the martial and internal martial arts for 32 years. She is certified in several different Qigong forms by notable teachers Don Leathers, Professor Chen, Hui Xian & Sifu Gaspar Garcia for the Hands of the 18 Luohan. Kimberly is a 20th Generation disciple of Chen Grandmaster Chen, Xiao Wang and is ranked 5th Duan by the International Wu Shu Association. She is also certified in Hatha yoga, holds black belt rankings in Judo and Aikido and was a National Bronze Medal Winner at the 1997 “A Taste of China" in Yang Taijiquan forms. Kim has developed several programs for those with special health concerns including Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease in association with Swedish Medical Center, The Center for Comprehensive Care, the Aveda Corporation and the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Bastyr University among others, and she maintains associations with hospitals, clinics, and individual health care professionals in the Seattle area. She also collaborated with Group Health on a National Institute of Health grant studying Taijiquan, massage, meditation, and back pain, writing and implementing the first protocol studying Taijiquan within this framework.


06/27/11--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH KATHLEEN MACKAY - Jun 28,2011 (chan 3105368)

Kathleen is a long-time practitioner of the energy arts, beginning with yoga at the age of five (taught by her mother..) and progressing in her teens to exploring Zen Buddhist meditation. At the age of 20, she began to study at a Korean Zen Temple in Toronto Ontario. Around that time, she also began her study of Yang style Tai Chi and Wudan Qigong. Her training in energy extended into energy medicine, studying Reiki, vibrational healing, Tui Na (Chinese Accupressure Massage), classical massage therapy, and psychic development. Her own growth and healing path lead her to a decade-long study of cutting-edge nutrition, recognizing that food is an essential part of the high level functioning of human energy systems. Kathleen has hosted her own television show about the Raw Vegan & Superfood diet and lifestyle. She is an ordained minister, a former hospice chaplain, an internationally respeced spiritual teacher and healer... and she takes none of the above too seriously:-) To learn more about Kathleens work and to order her meditation CDs, please visit www.kathleenmackay.com as well as www.purerawspirit.com. As a complimentary bonus that she offers to the listeners of our show interested in learning how to heal cancer, Kathleen is producing a series of videos that you can access for free HERE.

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07/11/11--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH VIOLET LI - Jul 12,2011 (chan 3105368)

Violet Li, MBA is an award-winning journalist, certified Tai Chi instructor, and certified Heart Zone Trainer. She has studied Tai Chi and Qigong with many masters and grandmasters, including Jesse Tsao, Chen Huixian, Chen Zhenglei, Yang Zhenduo, Wu Wenhan, Ma Hailong, and Sun Yongtian. She has taught Tai Chi, Qigong and cardio fitness programs to different demographic groups. Her passion for these disciplines motivated her to write articles on the related events, people, theories, techniques, practices, and health benefits. Violet writes for the National Examiner site as well as St. Louis Examiner site and is the author of over 200 articles on Tai Chi, Qigong, Longevity, and Fitness for with hundreds of thousands of readership from more than 25 countries.


12/05/11--18:00: INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DU CANE - Dec 06,2011 (chan 3105368)

John Du Cane began his Qigong and Taiji studies in 1975 and over the last 35 years has trained with numerous renowned teachers of both Qigong and Taiji. John is the author of five Qigong DVDs, three on the famous Five Animal frolics Qigong, one on the Yang Tai Chi familys Qigong system and one for general health and well being entitled Qigong Recharge. As the owner of Dragon Door Publications, John has published a number of highly-regarded books and DVDs on Qigong and Taiji and helped deliver two major medical Qigong certification programs in the US for Chinese Qigong masters. John has personally taught hundreds of students Qigong over a twenty year period.

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