About us
For millennia, the mindful movement of qigong has been used to regain health, sustain wellbeing and cultivate spiritual awareness. Whether you want to start on your journey, continue to learn, or share this transformative practice with others, we can help.
We are passionate about Qigong
Over the millennia many styles of qigong have evolved, each style having its own strengths and benefits, each style having its devotees and its critics. It’s very easy to get caught in the process of trying to find the best style of qigong, but the bottom line is there is only the best style of qigong for you in your current situation.
Whether we are exploring the common origins and shared principles that exist within multiple styles, or training into the individual styles of qigong that our teachers have dedicated themselves to.
We believe that we should be able to listen to, and learn from each other and this can only further enhance our own chosen practice. We take this approach in our training. Through practice, discussion and a more open understanding of how qigong can be used in a modern western environment, we want to support you in your chosen style of qigong.
“Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.”
“It’s easier to go a journey with one bicycle…”
We believe it’s important to work through a recognised system of qigong. These systems are carefully crafted in order to help you cultivate your physical and mental health while mastering the way you use your qi and gaining a deeper understanding of oneness.
Our team have all dedicated themselves to their chosen system of qigong and are able to guide you through these systems at whatever level is relevant to you.
Just like us, these systems have commonalities and differences, but rather than look at which is best, we believe it is better to work together in order to learn from each other and advance our own personal practice. Just because your practice is within one system doesn’t mean you can’t learn from a different perspective…
The main systems that we currently train in are listed below:
Shaolin Cosmos Qigong
少林太虚气功
Combining Buddhist and Daoist influences to offer radiant health, tremendous internal force and spiritual fulfilment.
Zhineng Qigong
智能气功
As taught at the Huaxia Centre in the 1990’s a full system for healing and self-cultivation.
Health Qigong
More details coming soon. Stay tuned!
The Team
John Millar
John is a Zhineng Qigong practitioner and our primary tutor. He has a wealth of experience in bringing qigong to the corporate and integrative health sectors.
Feixia Yu
Feixia is the Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Central Lancashire and teaches Taiji and Health Qigong to name just a few of her talents…
Marillia Blackburn
Marillia is a Zhineng Qigong teacher and Classical Chinese Acupuncturist.
Actually, her understanding and skills set goes well beyond this, but you get the idea.
Tim Franklin
Tim is a practitioner of Shaolin Cosmos Qigong and highly experienced therapist and martial artist.
Zou Ping
Although now back in China, Zou Ping spent a number of years living and working with us in the UK.
Find a Teacher
As well as our Main Tutors, our teachers map show you our accredited teachers, student teachers and a range of other teachers who we have worked with or trained in the past.
Here’s a key to help you decipher the markers on the map:
– Main tutors of The Qigong Academy
– Qigong teachers accredited by The Qigong Academy
– Student teachers studying with The Qigong Academy
– Qigong teachers linked to other organisations
… map in progress …