Karen Van Ness (DMQ, DCEM, MS, CPT) is the founder of Resilient Edge Wellness, a health and wellness company providing Clinical Qigong and energetic treatments, health and wellness coaching, qigong and tai chi classes and lessons, and books and online courses. Karen is a Doctor of Medical Qigong (DMQ), Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Corrective Exercise Specialist, Certified Qigong Therapist and Instructor, and Certified Tai Chi Instructor. She works from a body-mind-spirit paradigm which considers the client’s whole being to help them tap into and enhance the body’s innate ability to self-repair, heal, and transform. As a practitioner, Karen combines time-tested principles and strategies from medical qigong and natural energetic medicine, breathing disciplines, martial arts, and fitness training with emerging technologies such as energetic blood work analysis, targeted apps, and remote coaching technologies to create a customized wellness and treatment protocol for each client. Karen specializes in working with patients with chronic conditions or challenges, including Parkinson’s disease, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, immune and digestive system challenges, high blood pressure, asthma, and trauma /PTSD. She also teaches qigong, breathwork, and Tai Chi to group classes in the Austin area, one-on-one with students (in-person and online), as well as through books and online courses. Her goal is to help you tap into the vibrant energy already within, so you can become more resilient, healthier, and happier. Learn more at www.ResilientEdgeWellness.com.