Lama Somananda Tantrapa is the holder of the lineage of Qi Dao - Tibetan Shamanic Qigong. He has over 40 years of experience in this and other Energy Arts, trained primarily by his Grandfather, the previous Qi Dao Grandmaster. He also met with and learned from several world-class masters and spiritual thought leaders, including the Dalai Lama. He is the author of several books on Qi Dao, multimedia educational materials, meditation CDs, and Qi Dao Home Study Courses. He is also the producer of The Secrets of Qigong Masters, the #1 talk show in the world on Qigong, and creator of the professions of Qigong Coaching and Tai Chi Coaching.

Dr. Linda Nadia Hole, MD, is a long-time Qigong practitioner, teacher and pioneer with degrees from Princeton, Duke, and Oneness Universities. She was a contributing author of chapters on Pain Management, Neurology, Cardiology, and Qigong for medical textbooks. She also served as a consulting editor for the landmark textbook on Chinese Medical Qigong.

Bill Douglas is the co-founder - together with his wife Angela Wong - of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day. He authored the best selling book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tai Chi & Qigong, a highly acclaimed spiritual thriller 2012 The Awakening, and another novel - an environmental-spiritual thriller entitled A Conspiracy of Spirits. He is the 2009 Inductee to the Internal Arts Hall of Fame, the Extraordinary Service in the Field of Qigong Award recipient from the National Qigong Association; the Media Excellence on Qigong Award from the World Congress on Qigong; and the Leadership Award from the National Tai Chi Association.

Dr. Pedram Shojai is the director of the Taoist Path School of Alchemy. He has trained with a number of masters throughout the years and focuses his practice on health and healing. His program called Energy Economics teaches students to liberate their vital energy through lifestyle practices and an essential understanding of how energy flows in life. Dr. Shojai is also the author of the bestselling books The Urban Monk, Inner Alchemy, and The Art of Stopping Time, as well as the producer of the documentaries Vitality, Origins, and Prosperity.

Cathy Mu is a Qigong teacher and healer as well as the founder of The Thriving Foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a recipient of “The Community Service Award of the Year 2013 with Qigong Excellence”, from the 15th World Congress on Qigong & Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her work is dedicated to public services through empowerment of individuals and healing of Mother Earth.

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 several famous masters, including Yuan Zhao and Ling Nan Zi, in Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, and other parts of China. Dr. Yang is the creator of Holographic Needling technique as well as the founder of California University - Silicon Valley (formerly Nine Star University of Health Sciences) dedicated to the inheritance and development of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Late Dr. Effie Poy Yew Chow was internationally recognized as a world-class health educator, healer, a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advisor, and a public health and psychiatric nurse with a Masters in Behavioral Sciences and a Ph.D. in Higher Education. She was not only the founder of one of the few institutions teaching Qigong in this country - East-West Academy of Healing Arts - and the founder of American Qigong Association as well as World Qigong Federation.

Dr. Stanley Ngui was born into a family of Chinese Philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Chinese Martial Arts. He has studied intensively with his father, who brought his family from Canton, China to Toronto, Canada. He is a member of the North American Martial Arts Hall of Fame. In addition to being a Qigong Master, his credentials include: Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Doctor of Acupuncture, Doctor of Natural Medicine, and Doctor of Humanitarian Medicine. At the 13th World Congress on Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dr. Stanley Ngui was awarded the Qigong Master of the Year award.

Mark Johnson is one of the founders of the National Qigong Association and judge of 50 Tai Chi Push Hands tournaments. Trained primarily by Master Ni, Mark, in addition to Tai Chi instruction, specializes in Qigong, Feng Shui, I Ching, and Chinese calligraphy. He has integrated these disciplines in creative ways for over 50 years in his book Life is Play.

Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson is the founder of International Institute of Medical Qigong. Having studied Chinese Energetic Medicine for more than forty years, he is recognized both in China and the West as America’s leading authority on Medical Qigong Therapy. As one of the few internationally recognized non-Chinese Grand Masters, he is a Professor of Medical Qigong Therapy and author of the ground-breaking series of books on Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy.

Dr. George Xavier Love, Jr. is an Oriental Medicine Physician, a scholar, warrior, and priest. He healed himself from weight loss through nutritional healing, acupressure, rational-emotive therapy, and spiritual healing with medicine Buddha meditation. Professor John Lee taught him Qing Lung (blue dragon) Qigong, Tui-na (Chinese medical Massage) and herbal medicine. Professor Lee named George Zhen Wu and appointed him the 13th lineage holder of Qing Lung Qigong in 1985.

Teja Bell began his journey studying Martial Arts in 1965 with Judo and Kung fu. He proceeded to study Aikido and eventually received the 5th degree black belt. He studied Chinese Internal Martial Arts and Qigong with Bruce Frantizis, including Wu Style Tai Chi, Xing Yi, and Bagua. He also studied Liu He Ba Fa with Sifu Paul Dillon. He is a regular teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and is the Martial Arts Instructor and Qigong Instructor at Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen Order.