Join us for an evening with Mark Johnson as we discuss a wide array of topics including the beginning days of the NQA (as Mark was one of the founders), his fascinating background and life in the world of the energetic arts, how his qigong cultivation affected his own healing after his plane crash and Mark’s current work on the primal causes of disease. As always, there will be time for Q & A so take advantage of this opportunity to spend an evening with someone who has truly Played a Life of Qi!
Mark Johnson was one of the original founders of the National Qigong Association, served on the NQA’s Board of Directors for 15 years and is a member of its Advisory Council. He was a keynote speaker at the 2010 NQA Conference and has presented numerous workshops over the past 20 years at the conferences on various aspects of qigong. His Taiji/Qigong DVDs have sold over 700,000 copies both in the U.S and internationally.Mark has extensive Taiji/Qigong training with teachers including – Grandmaster Ni, Pat Rice, Steve Rhodes, Chen Xiaowang, Dr. Yang Jwing Ming, Liang Shouyu, George Shu, Ben Lo, and Jou Tsung Hwa. He has judged more than 55 Taiji Tournaments since he was certified as a judge in 1988. In 1982 he had the opportunity to teach a group of Hollywood celebrities which included Frances For Coppola, Tom Cruise, Nicholas Cage, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Mickey Rourke, Ralph Macchio, Emilio Esteves and many more.Since 1982, Mark has founded Qigong and Daoist centers in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Taos, New Mexico; New York City and in California – Sacramento, Chico, Mill Valley and Santa Rosa. He was one of the first people to introduce Qigong and Taiji to Cuba, and since 1996, has traveled there over 20 times lecturing in every major hospital and city on the island. Mark has also presented a biannual class on Qigong in Vancouver, Canada over a two-year period and has conducted tours to Daoist and Buddhist centers in China and Tibet since 2000.
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