The Secrets of Qigong Masters  

Jeff Smoley has been studying martial arts since 1960 and Qigong since 1976. He is ranked as a black belt in two Jujutsu styles and has studied Chen Taijiquan and Yin Bagua Zhang. He is a lineage holder and master of Zhou Family Qigong since 2008 and a co-founder of YuLi (Jade Power) Qigong with his brother-in-law, Zhou Yifei. Jeff worked several odd jobs after returning from Army in 1971. In 1976, he started working for medical services company and then began working in computer field in 1981. After being laid off in 2006, when his job as support engineer was outsourced, he started studying massage and became a Licensed Massage Therapist. Now he teaches Qigong and Martial Arts, as well as practices Medical Qigong, Tuina (Chinese Medical massage) and Reflexology in Hollywood, Florida.

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.

Domo Geshe Rinpoche is a reincarnate lama of the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. She has accomplished extensive training and retreats in the traditional manner. She has been teaching in the United States for a number of years, held numerous retreats and given other spiritual training from the Geluk and Tantric lineages. According to the information on her website, the current incarnation of Domo Geshe Rinpoche arrived through rare and powerful Tantric methods in order to transmit the authentic Dharma to students in the Western cultural context. This incarnation of Domo Geshe Rinpoche is considered unusual in that she presented herself an adult female, and a Westerner, too. Domo Geshe Rinpoche brings the Tantric teachings into sharp focus with a rich array of techniques. She selects her eaching methods according to the needs of the students providing all serious practitioners opportunities according to their abilities and needs. This extends to the monastery she runs, which houses both male and female monastics in separate quarters. The teachings are disseminated to ordained male and female practitioners equally, and individual guidance is provided to each on an ongoing basis.

Rebecca Kali is an internationally recognized Qigong instructor and energy healer from Northern Minnesota. Her personal experience of healing from injuries received in a car accident, chronic pain and fibromyalgia, have an important message for anyone interested in self-healing. That experience led to her becoming a champion and spokesperson for the health maintenance and healing benefits of Qigong. Qigong for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue program she created has helped hundreds of people to live a life free of pain. Her motto is: "No one should be in pain." Her dedication to making Qigong available to everyone, led Kali to accept a position on the National Qigong Association (NQA) board of Directors in 1998. As a board member, Administrative Director and Executive Director of the NQA, she helped Qigong and the NQA gain a national presence. In 2003, she went on to become founding director of Qigong Alliance International, a nonprofit organization and global Qigong community with members from 49 countries. Her website is www.QiCentral.org Rebecca Kali is also founder of Dao of Well Being™ which offers classes, workshops, and retreats with a focus on Qigong, stress reduction, and connection with nature. This is the 6th year for the popular Qigong Women in the Wilderness Retreat she leads with Cis Hager. Rebecca also teaches Medical Qigong, Chinese Soaring Crane, Eight Brocades and many other styles of Qigong, Meditation, and Daoist Inner Alchemy. She has traveled to China twelve times to study Qigong and Daoist healing arts. Together with Mark Johnson, she leads tours to the ancient sacred settings where Daoism has been cultivated for thousands of years. They are the journey of self-discovery and inner transformation for the trip members. Visit www.QigongChinaTrip.com for more information about these trips.

Lama Somananda Tantrapa is the 27th lineage holder of Qi Dao, also known as Tibetan Shamanic Qigong. He has been practicing Meditation, Qigong, Dream Yoga and Internal Martial Arts for over thirty years, primarily trained by his Grandfather who was the paragon of the Russian Martial Arts and Qi Dao Grand Master. His background is complex enough to include serving in the Soviet Army’s Special Forces, being kidnapped in the Ukraine and surviving several near-death experiences. Lama Tantrapa was ordained as a Buddhist monk in three different orders and initiated into Subud spiritual brotherhood. In addition to being a Tibetan lama, he studied with a number of Kung-fu and Qigong masters, great teachers of Yoga and Martial Arts, as well as Native American, Hawaiian and Siberian Shamans. He is also trained in Cultural Anthropology, Meta-coaching, Hypnosis and NLP. When living for two years on a small tropical island in the Pacific, seven thousand miles away from the majority of his students and clients, he pioneered a novel method of providing Qigong sessions called Qi Dao Coaching. In the last decade, he has provided wellness, peak performance and life coaching to thousands of people of all ages and from various walks of life. He is also a bestselling author of several Qi Dao books, executive producer of the film Qi Dao – Tibetan Shamanic Qigong, creator of CD albums Qi Dao Initiation and The Art of Being in the Flow, publisher of the Basic Qi Dao Home Study Course and other multimedia learning materials. For many years, Lama Tantrapa served on the Board of Directors the National Qigong Association, USA. And, of course, he is now the executive producer and host of an Internet Radio talk show “The Secrets of Qigong Masters.”

Dr. Sha is an inspired teacher, spiritual leader and servant of humanity and the Divine. Combining five-thousand-year-old wisdom of the East and breakthrough sacred and secret soul wisdom, knowledge and practices, he teaches the power of soul, or soul over matter, worldwide. Dr. Sha is the founder of the Institute of Soul Healing and Enlightenment. He received his MD in Western medicine in China, and is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in China and Canada. A master of Tai Chi, Qigong, Feng Shui and the I Ching, Dr. Sha was named Qi Gong Master of the Year at the Fifth World Congress on Qi Gong in 2002. Recipient of the 2006 Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame Award for his humanitarian efforts, he is also featured in the film Soul Masters and is the New York Times bestselling author of several books on matters of the soul. His latest book, The Power of Soul, debuted at #1 on the New York Times list in January 2009.