Nurture Your Inner Fire
2026 Presenters
We are proud to present our talented and accomplished presenters, luminaries in the Tai Chi and Qigong world! Spend the day with them on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 and gain the benefit of their years and years of wisdom gleaned from diligent study and practice.
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Kathryn Davis
Ride the Rhythm of Fire Horse with Self-Care Qigong Practice
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Violet Li
Liver Qigong
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Marisa Cranfill
Source Is My Resource: The Inner Smile Constellation Qigong Flow
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Ting Ting Guan
Spiraling with Qi Energy
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Aisha Sieburth
Fire & Water Lotus Meditation
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Master Yijiao Hong
Standing Meditation with Yijiao Hong
Ride the Rhythm of Fire Horse with Self-Care Qigong Practice
with Kathryn Davis
Ride the Rhythm of Fire Horse with Self-Care Qigong Practice. Optimize our capacity to safely navigate a highly charged environment. With routines to counter stress and burnout, protect the heart/Shen, build energy and calm the nervous system... Align and integrate the three Dan Tian energy bodies to forge our inner flame and ride lightly through a time of accelerated potential and progression.
Kathryn Davis, a Qigong instructor with 30+ years of experience, founded Qigong Self Care™ and Kun Li Sheng™ Healing systems. She practices Medical Qigong, Reiki, and the Sandlin Technique. Certified in many different Qigong forms and healing techniques, she trained in Mainland China and holds certifications from OCOM, The Institute for Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, as well as other institutions. Davis also teaches Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Philosophy. She hosts “Heart of Mind Radio for the New Millenium" on WBAI Pacifica Radio and PRN.live. For details, visit:
Liver Qigong
with Violet Li
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver is regarded as the body's “general,” a vital organ that orchestrates internal harmony. When its health is compromised, it triggers a domino effect across the entire system, as it can no longer effectively filter toxins, regulate energy, or produce essential proteins. Because it sits at the crossroads of the digestive and circulatory systems, an unhealthy liver can lead to widespread issues, including cognitive "fog," metabolic disruptions, skin changes, weakened immunity, and poor circulatory health.
Spring is the ideal time to focus on liver health and restoration. Master Violet Li will lead a series of essential Qigong exercises tailored to strengthen and revitalize the liver. To ensure lasting benefits, we encourage you to integrate these movements into your daily routine year-round for optimal long-term results.
Master Violet Li, a 12th Generation Chen Style Tai Chi Inheritor under Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei and seasoned Qigong instructor, has taught more than 10,000 people worldwide both in person and online. She has written more than 700 articles on the healing art of Tai Chi, Qigong, Meditation, and wellness, mostly in English and some in Chinese and won awards for her unbiased reporting. Many of her articles were translated into foreign languages and shared by tens of thousands globally. Master Li is known as a teacher’s teacher because she has trained and certified many to teach Tai Chi and Qigong. She has been spotlighted and featured by mainstream media, like NBC, CBS, and National Public Radio as well as the media in the global healing art community.
Source Is My Resource:
The Inner Smile Constellation Qigong Flow
with Marisa Cranfill
Marisa Cranfill,Marisa Cranfill is the founder of YOQI® Yoga + Qigong, a global platform that offers Yoga and Qigong as transformative practices. She has spent more than 25 years living and studying in China and Thailand, receiving direct transmissions from Qigong masters, monastics, and healers in Buddhist and Daoist traditions.
Marisa teaches internationally and is known for her clear, lighthearted teaching style, along with her top ranked Qigong YouTube channel, extensive VOD library, and the first Qigong Resource app cataloging over 200 Qigong flows. Her work makes energy cultivation accessible to practitioners around the world.
Source Is My Resource: The Inner Smile Constellation Qigong Flow is a nourishing practice that supports your inner light by tonifying the five yin organs and connecting you to Source energy. This gentle, affirming Five Element flow builds vitality and harmony, culminating in the Inner Smile Constellation practice. As you align with Heaven, Earth, and Love, you’ll recharge, restore balance, and awaken the radiant energy within.
Spiraling with Qi Energy
with Ting Ting Guan
Ting Ting is a globally recognized pioneer in meditative movement and the founder of the GuanJing Method - a movement practice inspired by Yoga, Qi Gong, and dance. It merges the wisdom of Chinese medicine, the artistry of dance, and the science of nervous system regulation.
With over two decades in the movement and wellness industry, her work has reached thousands of students worldwide through online memberships, teacher trainings, international retreats, and her bestselling book, The GuanJing Method: Meditative Movements to Optimize Health and Vitality. She is known for her signature blend of grace, dynamic flows, and deep somatic intelligence. She teaches practitioners how to transform heavy emotion into renewed energy through spiraling, circular movement and breath.
Spiraling with Qi Energy, the GuanJing Method® understands the importance of effective holistic movement.
The GuanJing Method® is an award-winning, soul-stirring fusion of Yoga, Qi Gong, and Dance — designed for a new generation of movement seekers who crave strength, fluidity, emotional healing, and spiritual connection.
Fire & Water Lotus Meditation
with Aisha Sieburth
Aisha Sieburth, Senior Teacher - Tao of Vitality School, France
Drawn to Asian traditions from childhood, Aisha has dedicated her life to the living traditions of ancient wisdom and contemporary practice. Her years of research and study have shaped a teaching that is both deeply rooted in tradition and vividly alive in its transmission.
She is a certified Senior Instructor Level II of the Universal Healing Tao System of Master Mantak Chia, with over two decades of experience guiding students through the subtle arts of energy cultivation and inner transformation.
In the ancient Taoist tradition, the feminine body is understood as a living landscape of elemental forces - water that nourishes, fire that transforms, and the lotus that blooms at the meeting point of both. This class invites you into a deeply restorative and awakening practice, drawing on the wisdom of Tao Yin and the inner alchemy of Lotus Meditation to restore balance, cultivate essence, and reconnect with the quiet power of your feminine nature.
Zhan Zhuang
Standing Meditation
with Master
YiJiao Hong
Zhan Zhuang, or “standing pole" meditation, is a cornerstone of Tai Chi Chuan. Beyond martial arts, it is a powerful practice for Qigong practitioners and anyone seeking to enhance their energy levels, mental clarity, and physical balance. In this master class, Yijiao Hong—a 12th-generation Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan successor—guides you through the internal mechanics of the pose. She explains the profound importance of Zhan Zhuang and provides a comprehensive, step-by-step demonstration to ensure your alignment and technique are precise.
Master Yijiao Hong has over 40 years of teaching experience both in China and US: graduated from ZheJiang Normal University 1992, a former assistant professor and taichi team coach of ZheJiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Certified International A Grade Wushu & Taichi Judge by IWuF in Beijing 2004 , a national and international 4 Style Tai Chi Grand Champion, a 12th generation descendant of Chen Style Tai Chi and an in-chamber disciple of world-renown Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei, a Guest Tai Chi Instructor at UW for over 15 years, founded Chinese Wushu & Taichi Academy LLC in 1996.
Sun Buer (c. 1119–1182/1183) was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Taoist master and one of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen. Born during the Jin dynasty in Shandong, she married and had three children before becoming a prominent female Taoist disciple at age 51. She lived as a hermit in Luoyang until her passing. Known as a founder of the Qingjing (Clear Stillness) sect, she was a foundational figure in female internal alchemy (nüdan).
“In the Daoist tradition, study and practice are inseparable: to study is to practice and to practice is to study. Understanding a text can help us practice its teachings; practicing its teachings can help us understand its meanings.”
— Eva Wong