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On 16.1.2017 the ground was pulled out from under my feet. On that day a very dear friend, who was like a brother to me, had consciously decided to leave this earth. Suicide was a subject I had never had to face before, and now it affected me directly. During that time I looked for help and support in many books; I wanted to understand the “why”, to which there would never really be an answer… “By chance” I came across the book “Emotional Balance” by Roy Martina, and in it I found Zhineng Qigong described. This practice fascinated me so much that I searched the internet for a teacher and found Ping in Stuttgart. Without further ado I arranged a Zhineng Qigong session with Ping and drove 500 km from Leipzig to see her.

I cannot put into words what happened inside me during that session and in the days that followed, but I felt that there was something that, bit by bit, was giving me back my vitality and a sense of meaning in my life. This was followed by an introductory seminar, a few seminars with Zhu and Anita in Hanover, and then I ended up in the Zhineng Qigong training with Jens Jung and Andrea. I met Hanne during a seminar with Ping; she said to me: “You will give your own courses…”, and at the time I just thought: how on earth am I supposed to manage that? She simply knew more than I did. And now it has come true, and I would like to pass Zhineng Qigong on to everyone who is looking for a foundation for their life.

My name is Gunhild Schröder. I have been practising Zhineng Qigong since 2007. Before that, I had explored various other forms of Qigong. Over time, however, I was drawn more and more to this one particular form, which began to fascinate me with its simplicity and effectiveness.

In 2009 I completed my training as a Zhineng Qigong teacher in Dortmund. I then deepened my knowledge with various teachers and Chinese masters. And today I still take every opportunity to further perfect the various facets of this form of meditation, concentration and movement.

The exercises have now become an integral part of my life, and for me they are as much of a need as eating or drinking. It gives me the greatest pleasure to pass on my knowledge and experience to anyone interested in my courses.

I would be delighted to welcome you to one of my Zhineng Qigong courses too. You can reach me by phone or by e-mail.

Art as a Path into Other Dimensions

When I was about 29 years old (in Western astrology this age is known as the
Saturn return), I felt a strong longing finally to live fully
what I had always sensed within me and to devote myself entirely to art.
I had already completed a university degree in Berlin, in Political Science
(Women's Studies) and Romance Studies, and had worked in various fields, including at the
Technical University and the Goethe-Institut, teaching German as a foreign language,
but the inner call for change grew ever stronger.
After spending a year in what were for me the sacred halls of the University of the Arts, doing several hours
of life drawing every day, I felt ready to study painting.
Where? In Italy, the land of my artistic dreams.
It was not easy to leave everything behind in Berlin, where I had lived since finishing school, but
I followed through with my decision and set off with two large boxes and my racing bike
“Gitane”.
Faced with the options Venice - Milan –Verona, my home-made oracle of three
slips of paper chose Verona three times, and I applied to the “Accademia di Belle Arti” to study
painting..
Here I entered a completely different world. The academy building was venerable; one could sense an
unbroken continuity – art in its various forms had been at home here since the 18th century,
and the crumbling façade, the large rooms, the antique sculptures and
the techniques of the old masters that were taught – all this moved me deeply.
I was overwhelmed by this answer from fate to my heart's wish.
I spent every free minute at the academy, and outside it I drew and sketched
people and buildings, enchanted by the provincial Roman city, where at every
turn the past was present, by the culture and by the people – everything was
fascinatingly different.
I drew, I painted, and was drawn completely into an ever-deepening way of perceiving.
And then something incredibly wonderful happened:
I was painting a tin pot in front of a white wall, my whole attention gathered upon
it. Suddenly the white wall seemed to open, and a sea of colours flowed through
it and all the objects before my eyes; everything became formless and was connected.
For me this was my first initiation.
From then on I was able to enter this state of altered perception in my creative
work. Intuitively I reached the state of inner emptiness and was entirely in the here and now..
The gathered attention brought me into deeply meditative states in which I
felt “I am wave, I am wind, and yet I am carried”.
I have always been interested in the realisation of my true being. In 1989 my son
was born, and in 1992 I came into contact with the Gurdjieff Foundation, the direct and
authentic lineage of G.I. Gurdjieff . In 1995 my daughter was born.
During the 20 years in which I took part in the groups in Italy, France and Germany and attended courses, we practised “Movements” (sacred dances), meditation, mindfulness exercises, ateliers and much more; our teachers included figures such as Peter Brook, Michelle Thomasson, François de Salzmann and others.
After I had left these groups, a few years later Zhineng Qigong came to me through my
friend Susanne in Innsbruck. When she took me along to a class, I immediately had the
feeling that I had finally found what I had always been looking for; practising with
Barbara had touched something deep within me, and I even considered moving to Innsbruck for it, should
I not find this wonderful method where I lived.
Then came Covid, and with it a number of opportunities to practise Zhineng Qigong online
What fascinated me so much was the fusion of a scientifically proven methodology and ancient
knowledge, meditation and exercises through which, combined with our mindfulness, healing becomes
possible. Everything that is now increasingly being “discovered” by quantum physics has existed in
Chinese culture for thousands of years and is now accessible to us all over the world, thanks
to the great work of Dr. Pang Ming.
I have taken a number of courses and seminars with various teachers and soon also
helped with translation at online seminars.
Teachers Ling & Lu with teacher Hui
Teachers Doris and Ivo
Teacher Fan Laoshi (New Zealand) until her passing
Teacher Jianshe
Teacher Wei, 1-year training course
with Teresa Coral,
For 3 years I have been practising meditation continuously in an online group with teacher Zou Ping,
which has brought me profound insights and changes in my life and continues to do so with
growing intensity.. I write down my experiences almost every day and would like to turn them into a
book.
Together with teacher Ping Shu Dietrich, I planned a seminar at the Sezano monastery (Verona)
and offered painting with natural pigments there, which was very well received.
For this reason I would like to offer art alongside meditation.
“Art as a Path into Stillness” and “The Hidden World Around Us” – I have already run seminars and courses like these
in the past at monasteries and educational institutions. I see a combination with
Zhineng QiGong as ideal.
I have carried out a number of transcultural art projects with children at schools and other institutions
and would also very much like to share the secrets of ZQG with children!

Having grown up in the beautiful Palatinate Forest, I went to Bavaria to study after finishing school. After graduating in social pedagogy with a focus on rehabilitation, and after various internships, I finally “got stranded” in the far north and have now been living in Hamburg for more than 30 years.
I am married and have three grown-up children. Alongside my professional work in social pedagogy – in an anthroposophical living and working community, in a management role at an outpatient care service, and as a court-appointed legal guardian – I have been interested in energy work and Eastern relaxation techniques for many years. Always curious and open to new things, I trained as a Reiki teacher and straightening therapist as early as 2001. I have also completed the Prana courses I, II and Crystal according to Grandmaster Choa Kok Sui. Gabriela Leppelt-Remmel trained me as a laughter yoga trainer. Alongside my job, I have also completed training as a wellness and vitality trainer.

After practising Kundalini Yoga for about 13 years, I finally arrived at Qigong and Tai Chi in 2000. Inspired by the many possibilities of Qigong, I attended many courses with different teachers; this was soon followed by further training in Flying Crane Qigong with Ulla Fels and Asta Eichhorst. Increasingly infected by “Qigong fever” and looking for training as a Qigong teacher, I came across the Zhineng Qigong teacher training at the Paracelsus school for naturopathic practitioners (Heilpraktiker) in Hamburg “by chance”. There I completed Level 1 and Level 2 of the training with Maria Heither. Immersing myself deeply in the theory and practice of Zhineng Qigong has profoundly changed and enriched my life; the daily practice that comes with it is an important part of my life and firmly built into my daily routine. I pass on my enthusiasm and many years of experience to equally enthusiastic participants in various courses in Hamburg. In addition to regular courses, I also teach inclusive groups of people with and without disabilities, as well as senior citizens, among others. Zhineng Qigong weekend seminars beyond Hamburg are being planned. Hun Yuan Ling Tong, Yours, Birgit

My name is Grit and I am a passionate Qigong teacher. I came across Zhineng Qigong more or less by chance during a very challenging time. At first I only had a very brief taste, and I was amazed at how quickly I was able to sink into this calm. Curiosity took hold of me.

In courses and workshops I immersed myself more deeply and began to experience and understand more and more. It very quickly helped me to strengthen my resources. My strength returned. Suddenly I was able to face my challenges with more ease. Even in situations where I would otherwise not have known how to carry on, I was able to stay calm and find a solution from that calm. Because Zhineng Qigong had helped me so much myself, I wanted to go deeper and undertook intensive training. With my work I help people to find relaxation, strengthen their inner powers and overcome physical challenges. It fills me with great joy and satisfaction to infect people with my enthusiasm for Qigong and to accompany them on their way to greater well-being. My mission is to carry the positive effects of Zhineng Qigong out into the world and to give everyone the opportunity to benefit from this wonderful practice. I offer my courses and training wherever I am needed – whether in health centres, day clinics, training centres, companies or privately. Flexibility and adapting to the individual needs of my participants are always my top priority.

Zhineng Qigong and My Path

I came to my first Qigong class stressed, almost late and really just to try it out. All the yoga courses were already fully booked – so Qigong it was.

Even in that very first class, Zhineng Qigong touched me directly. Something in me grew calm. I felt part of my carefully built inner armour open up. I felt both strong and supported.

This strengthening, warm feeling stayed with me for days; it was as if I could step into it in my memory, in my thoughts. As my practice grew, it became ever more present for me. This experience moved something deep within me and was the beginning of a path that I continue to walk, learn and discover to this day.

I myself lived with a chronic illness for many years. Qigong did not simply make my illness disappear. With Zhineng Qigong I found my way of treating myself and my body differently and of trusting myself again. And of becoming self-empowered and healthy. A path on which I live my strength, my health and my intention anew, again and again.

Self-efficacy instead of just functioning. That has become a guiding principle of my path. Thanks to, and with, Zhineng Qigong.

In 2023 I successfully completed my training as a medical Qigong teacher, Level 1 and 2. I am fortunate to learn from experienced teachers and masters from Germany and China and am grateful to be able to keep on learning. I love practising Qigong together.

I live and work in Kiel. I am married, have two grown-up children and a dog. And I love life by the sea.

Qigong came into my life quite by chance 10 years ago

A colleague at the training and consulting company we ran at the time had recommended that I attend a one-day course, as in her opinion the method complemented our coaching approaches very well.

One month before moving to Cape Town, South Africa, I travelled to Dortmund – curious, open and without any prior knowledge – to get to know this Asian relaxation and health method together with about 20 like-minded people. When the instructor said goodbye to me at the end of the day with the words: “Britta, one day you will bring Zhineng Qigong to Cape Town!”, I smiled inwardly. At that point I didn't even know whether I would manage to really do the exercises every day! Looking back, I am still amazed that her intuition came true, and much more besides. I am also still surprised that I actually managed to practise on my own every day in Cape Town with nothing but the CD in my luggage and no further guidance. Until then I had found it difficult to practise meditative exercises alone at home. With Qigong, this daily discipline develops surprisingly naturally. Visible results soon followed, including more composure and calm while building up our new company, innovative solutions for creatively meeting the challenges of a new start abroad, a better sense of my body and a strong immune system that stood up to all the South African viruses. Inspired by these and other successes, I began recommending Zhineng Qigong to others, and the wish grew in me to deepen this highly effective approach through training.

I have been teaching Zhineng Qigong in South Africa and Germany since 2006. During my ongoing studies in Europe and China, I have again and again had the good fortune to learn from very competent and experienced teachers, healers and Qigong masters and to deepen my understanding of Qigong. What does Qigong mean to me? When I first came into contact with Qigong, I thought it was a wonderful way to reduce stress, to do something good for my physical well-being and to foster my inner composure and calm. Now Qigong is much more than that in my life. It has become a lifestyle and a daily practice that helps me to be the better version of myself and to express my authentic self. Qigong nurtures my joy in life and my balance.

Qigong helps me to set boundaries against the chaos of the world and no longer allow it to rob me of my confidence and composure. For me, Qigong has become a journey. A journey inwards, from where I can nurture and express my full potential. A journey full of surprises! And also a journey on which I keep developing, keep learning and arrive ever more deeply at myself :-) Qigong helps me to stand in my power, to find creative solutions to challenges and to enjoy life's moments. Every day is new and exciting! I feel more strongly connected with nature and the people around me. I have an incredibly strong network of inspiring, like-minded friends. I feel that I am living my calling. Sharing Zhineng Qigong with people of all ages and from different cultural and professional backgrounds, and the many varied experiences that come with it, is a gift and enriches my life immensely. I have been able to inspire several members of my family to practise Zhineng Qigong, and through it they have overcome serious illnesses such as arthritis, migraine, chronic back problems, high blood pressure, heart rhythm disorders, slipped discs, etc.

The relationships within my family have become more harmonious, more open, lighter and more cheerful. The positive feedback from my course participants and clients also motivates and inspires me to share Qigong in various forms with as many people as possible. One of my course participants is the editor of a magazine, and for two years now I have been writing the so-called “Ruhe-Punkt” (Point of Calm) column in it, where I share Qigong ideas and content with readers to move them to new insights and actions. I also enjoy working with people who share my values. I consider my strategic partnerships with Zhineng Qigong masters from China a great blessing that I can hardly describe. This collaboration gave rise to the idea for an international training programme – the “Zhineng Qigong Hunyuan Qi Therapy” programme – which represents a new dimension of my work with Zhineng Qigong Master Yuantong Liu from Meishan and participants from all over the world.

I am a co-facilitator, help shape the content, write the study materials and help our participants succeed in applying the methods of Zhineng Qigong in their lives and sharing them with others. I am sure Qigong will continue to surprise me and support me in discovering new facets of my life and reaching a higher level of consciousness.

Nature, travel, and exploring and discovering the inner and outer world have always been a great source of inspiration in my life. For many years, meditation and yoga were important elements on my adventurous journey of exploring my inner universe. My first encounter with Zhineng Qigong in spring 2010 set a great wave in motion within me, and many things began to change. From the very beginning I felt strongly drawn to immerse myself deeply, and I spent the following years in intensive practice at several Zhineng Qigong centres in China and at home. After an intensive six-month full-time teacher training in 2013 with the Daoheart teacher team in Wudangshan and Guillin in China, and after my return, I began sharing this powerful method in courses and workshops, as well as during lovely summer retreat weeks in wonderful places in my home country, Croatia.

Life is dynamic and constantly changing; nothing is static or constant, everything vibrates, everything is frequency. For a long time I was aware of this idea, but in real life my mood often changed easily and was very dependent on outer circumstances on the ocean of life, with waves that were sometimes clear, still and gently rolling, and at other times rough, restless and erratic. Through Zhineng Qigong I began to learn to surf these waves. “You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” ~ Jon Zinn Zhineng Qigong has taught me to connect with the deep inner source of health, inspiration and joy, and to feel grounded and connected with my heart. Regular meditation and practice have shown me a way to cultivate body, mind and life energy, to experience the true nature of all phenomena, including the body, as pure energy, and to feel harmonious, alive, strong and at home in my body. I am very grateful for the wonderful teachers and people I have met on my journey, who motivate, inspire and teach me to follow the path of my heart. It has become a never-ending journey, opening and connecting more and more in all directions, from moment to moment. Like climbing the highest mountain: the higher you climb, the wider and clearer the view, and the deeper the experience of your true self.

I look forward to meeting you in my courses in Hannover, Osnabrück, Berlin or during my Croatia weeks…

Certified Psychological Counsellor (VFP), coach, psychosomatic kinesiologist, mindfulness trainer, and end-of-life and bereavement companion. I gained my first experience in a gerontopsychiatric care home for the elderly. Later, the care and support of people living with dementia was added. Through my many years of experience with people, my personal perspective has focused on where action is needed. The many further training courses give me the framework and the ability to work successfully. Since 2018 I have been on the wonderful path of Zhineng Qigong. For me it is a source of energy for more vitality, inner calm and serenity. The harmonious combination of meditation and mindful movement enriches my life and allows me to have experiences that benefit me and those around me. With Zhineng Qigong I have arrived, and it brings my therapeutic knowledge together into a whole. Level 1 instructor intensive seminar with Jens Jung in Saarbrücken, advanced seminar and Level 2 with Andrea Lippert in Bad Segeberg. I offer:

•  individual personal training
• group courses at my practice
• external courses for companies, clinics and therapy settings

What moves me again and again and sets me in motion is the question: “How can I, time and again, come into touch and contact with my heart, so that I can feel whole and complete, understand the language of my body, make the right life decisions, and meet myself and those around me openly and lovingly? So that my life can unfold in joy?”

Even as a teenager I was strongly drawn to Asian philosophies of life, but for a long time that remained on the outer, physical level. Literature and karate were my first points of contact. Later came Kundalini Yoga and the Five Tibetans, which I practised for many years. My first steps inwards. Alongside this I have always loved dancing and was able to express wonderfully everything that occupied me. During a very tense and challenging time, at the age of 42, I trained in Berlin (Campus Naturalis) as an integral-therapeutic dance teacher. There I was able to learn a great deal about my life patterns and, through profound processes, to dissolve old experiences and inner hardening in physical and emotional areas. My own small steps of healing encouraged me to bring dance in this way to other people too and to pass on my love of movement. And so, from 2011, I actually became self-employed:
Dance of the 5 Elements, dance in schools and choreographic work. I look back with gratitude on the many challenging, exciting and instructive experiences I have been able to share with people through my work. Exploring the meaning of life, gaining greater awareness, being less in stress mode and discovering new ways to do so somehow never ends once the first steps have been taken. And so, searching for deeper inner peace, trust in my abilities, the freeing of potential and connection to the great source of life, I came across Zhineng Qigong. In 2012 I completed a compact instructor training with Maria Heither in Hamburg (Paracelsus School) and immediately, with enthusiasm, integrated Zhineng Qigong into my courses. It combines wonderfully with dance. For 3 years now the Qigong courses have been a fixed part of my work. Qigong has led me further inwards in my personal development, strengthened my self-confidence and given me the courage to make my own wishes come true: I have now rented my own room and put down roots in one place. Since 2016 I have been giving all my courses and workshops in my light-filled room “herzreich” in Minden, where I also live. Classes are also offered here through the adult education centre (VHS) and the Bildungsforum Lernwelten.

I completed my Zhineng Qigong Level I training at the end of Nov. 2017. I would like to complete Level II in 2018 and look forward to many experiences with current and new teachers. In Zhineng Qigong I experience a deep connection with myself, with nature, with the greater whole. A feeling of inner freedom and spaciousness arises and helps me again and again in everyday life to step out of constricting phases more quickly and to ground my feet. With the fine, quiet movements I really do manage to let the streams of thought pass by, to truly let go of negative feelings and images and to recharge myself with healing ones. This opens my heart more and more to myself and others. In this way I am able to respond to those around me from the heart more warmly, patiently and lovingly. I also experience my body in a completely different way; I have become more sensitive and mindful with it, feel the energy and am very grateful for it. My own presence becomes clearer when, through visualisation and movement, my mind is truly at peace. I need my body's flexibility for my sense of well-being, and it is visibly becoming softer and more permeable. Above all, various Zhineng Qigong exercises give me the opportunity at any time to gather and centre myself. In some tricky situations this has already helped me to make wonderful decisions, and each time it helps me to act with a clear and loving inner orientation. It is now simply a natural part of my life everywhere.

And so, all in all, it is a matter close to my heart to bring the changes and healing I have experienced, and the many ways the Zhineng method can be used – regardless of physical condition – to strengthen health, for prevention and for holistic development, to as many people as possible. The often tense faces and bodies of the people who come to my classes, and who then go home with relaxed bodies and easy smiles, nourish my happiness and make the work pure joy.

For many years I have been teaching Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan with great joy.

One of my students had read on the internet about Zhineng Qigong and its incredible healing successes, and drew my attention to it. She also brought me the book “101 Miracles”. The stories of these Chinese people of all ages, once seriously ill and now healthy again, moved me deeply. So I tried out the “Lift Chi Up- Pour Chi Down” method, learning the movements from a book. In a way I had never known before, I felt energy flowing through me and could hardly grasp what was happening. To learn more, I did the teacher training at the Zhigong Institut Deutschland, which I successfully completed in February 2010. Since then I have been teaching Zhineng Qigong as a regular course and also give introductory workshops from time to time. I learned Level 2 and, this year, Level 3. For a number of years I struggled with chronic sinusitis and constant sore throats. All medical measures, from antibiotics to Chinese medicinal herbs, only ever brought short-term success. Since I have been practising Zhineng Qigong regularly, I have got rid of these problems. Whenever I feel the first signs of discomfort, I practise a “Lift Chi Up” with a clear healing intention. Afterwards the pain is gone. With psychological problems, conflicts with other people, sports injuries and so on, healing does not always happen in a single practice session, but always within a few weeks or months. It is a matter close to my heart to make these valuable exercises accessible to as many people as possible. Practising in a group creates a great deal of power, and it is a joyful and deeply connecting experience.

Training and further training: Zhineng Qigong further training Level 3
2016 Further training in Zhineng Qigong Level 1&2 at the Haola Institute, Leonberg, Germany 2010-2012 Teacher training in Zhineng Qigong at the Zhigong Institut Deutschland (375 teaching units)
2009-2010 Tai Chi Chuan teacher training at the “Institut für Bewegungslehre und Bewegungsforschung” in Kassel; (305 training hours)
1991-1993 Training in Tai Chi Chuan and Wai Tan Kung, Peter Frank, Berlin (130 teaching units) 1999-2004 Further training: yoga teacher training with Yoga Vidya
2013 Further training in Matrix Energetics
2011 – 2012 Annual further training at the European Yoga Festival in France and two further training courses a year with various teachers
1998 – 2012 Training in Hormone Yoga according to Dinah Rodrigues in Düsseldorf
2011 Kundalini Yoga teacher training Level 2 in Hamburg
1996-1997 Kundalini Yoga teacher training Level 1, Satya Singh, Hamburg
1995 Children's yoga teacher training with Shiva Kaur Khalsa, Hamburg and Berlin 1995

It began in 2016 with a bunch of fresh herbs and the realisation that
healing often begins where we learn to look again. What started as a personal
search for health became my profession and my calling.
On my own healing journey I have experienced how closely movement,
nutrition and rest are interwoven. If one of the three is missing,
the whole begins to falter. Today this interplay forms the foundation
of my work as a holistic health practitioner.
Zhineng Qigong offers more than physical exercise: it combines gentle
movement with the deep, regenerative power of meditation, leading to
holistic balance. As a herbalist, I open people’s eyes to what grows right
on our doorstep. And as a rehabilitation exercise instructor in orthopaedics
and cardiology, I know how important a sound understanding of the body is,
especially in prevention and rehabilitation.
What drives me: I want to pass on what has helped me myself. Not
as a promise, but as an invitation. Good things deserve
to be shared.

My path is Zhineng Qigong! My home town is Gdańsk (Danzig) in Poland.

Since 1989 I have lived with my family in Germany, in the small town of Liebenau in North Hesse. For 27 years I worked in the administration of a rehabilitation clinic. Alongside my job there, for about 15 years I was able to offer Qigong courses for patients and staff, group and individual sessions with therapeutic singing bowls, and individual Reiki sessions. Ever since I was young, I have been fascinated by healing and energy work. I have always deeply admired healers and Qigong masters who have healed people with Qi. The film “The Master” made a great impression on me. It tells the story of Marcus Bongart – TCM doctor and Qigong master – The Master (youtube.com). I first got to know the original form of Zhineng Qigong, namely Flying Crane. But that was not yet enough for me. I was looking for more. Then I discovered Zhineng Qigong for myself. Every Qigong master I have met along my way has awakened a deeper understanding of the practice in me. I owe my training in Levels 1, 2 and 3 of Zhineng Qigong to the following teachers:

• Ping Dietrich-Shi
• Xu Junhui
• Zhu Wanfeng with the teaching team of the Xi´an Center (China)
• Wei Qifeng
• Zhu Conghua
• Liu Jianshe
• Lu Zhengdao and Ling Ming
• Xie Chuan
• Zhen Qingchuan

You can complete many courses and read many specialist books, but only when what you have experienced for yourself is felt and internalised does the path to true mastery open up. I have the great privilege of sharing my enthusiasm for Zhineng Qigong with others and accompanying them on their path to self-knowledge and healing. Everything I used to search for, I have found in Zhineng Qigong. For this I carry deep gratitude in my heart.

My story with Zhineng Qigong

I have been practising Qigong since 1994. In the years up to 2002 I got to know various forms of Qigong.

From the very beginning, Qigong opened my heart and brought me into deeper and renewed contact with my love.
And Qigong worked: When I suffered sudden hearing loss with severe dizziness in 2000, the symptoms disappeared completely during an intensive week of Qigong.

I only encountered Zhineng Qigong two years later, when all the doctors I had consulted after a problematic breast cancer operation urgently advised me to have chemotherapy and a mastectomy. The doctors’ prognosis was very negative, but I felt that I did not want to go down that road. In this situation I came across Luke Chan’s book “101 Miracles of Natural Healing”, and the idea grew in me of travelling straight to China to the Huaxia clinic. As it turned out, however, the first medicine-free hospital, where Luke Chan had carried out his research and his interviews with people who had been healed, had closed two years earlier. Fortunately, Luke had just returned to China from the USA and had founded a small private centre in Zhongshan. I travelled there in spring 2003, after learning Zhineng Qigong from a video cassette and at a weekend seminar and having already practised on my own for several months. From the start I had felt that my energy was changing through the exercises. My fear faded, I was happy, inner calm and trust grew within me, and I came to see my illness more and more as a gift from heaven.

After four weeks in China I felt very well, and the doctor found that two carcinomas had changed from a malignant to a benign state; my blood no longer showed any significant accumulation of cancer cells. Joy and gratitude for this miracle are with me to this day!

Even before completing my teacher training in 2004, I began teaching Zhineng Qigong with great enthusiasm. My Zhineng Qigong group has now existed for more than thirteen years, and some of the participants have been there from the very beginning. Over these years I have given numerous seminars for beginners and advanced practitioners, including in the further training programme of the Asklepios clinic. A significant next step was my sabbatical year in 2010/2011.

In autumn 2010, after a three-week Qigong tour of China and a week in Shanghai, I spent six weeks at the Hexianju Zhineng Qigong Centre on the island of Hainan. This experience was one of the happiest times of my whole life. At the same time, my daughter Marlena was staying with teacher Wei at another centre in the Wudang Mountains. As a result, we both met many very different Zhineng Qigong teachers and made numerous contacts. Back home, we decided to invite the teachers we were both so enthusiastic about to our village in Hesse. I wanted to give as many people as possible the opportunity to get to know this Qigong, which I found absolutely revolutionary and which completely changed my view of the world. Our first public evening in spring 2011 with the two Chinese Qigong teachers Wei Qi Feng and Tao Qing Yu remains unforgettable: more than 100 people came to the old hall of our only inn – in a village of about 600 inhabitants. Since then, several times a year I have invited Chinese teachers who trained at Dr. Pang’s Huaxia training centre to give talks, workshops and seminars. The experience I have gained from this – the translating, guiding together, the healing sessions and conversations – is invaluable to me. All the events are always very popular, and many people find the seminars a real blessing because they teach not only Qigong but the art of living.

New acquaintances and many friendships keep forming, and most participants confirm that their physical and emotional health has improved markedly. Over these years we have sometimes also been able to witness astonishing healings. Since 2012 I have also organised occasional Qigong trips for small groups to the island of Hainan. In summer 2017 the first Qigong trip to Croatia will take place with my friend Anita Ilicic. The theme is treasure hunting. And the smaller seminars that I have been holding for some years together with my first Qigong teacher, including on Mallorca, are a treasure too. These seminars, which are about rediscovering a simple, natural life, take us all further along the path to realising our true self and to a free life – the actual WAY that also underlies Zhineng Qigong.

Last year we founded the first German Zhineng Qigong association here in North Hesse. I am very happy that the circle keeps growing. We live in the countryside here, but anyone who wishes can practise Zhineng Qigong in a group near us almost every day.

Training, seminars and work of the heart:

• Secondary school (Gymnasium) teacher of English and Art since 1981
• Guidance teacher and school mediator since 1996
• Drama teacher (Darstellendes Spiel) since the late 1980s
• after the birth of my two children, more intensive study of psychology and energy work
• Reiki training
• Rebirthing (Vivation)
• Bioenergetics
• Process work according to Anne Wilson Schaef
• many years of experience with systemic constellation work (family constellations)
• shamanic dream journeys and seminars
• Women’s summer weeks in Plön (art and energy work)
• Synergetics
• Qigong
• intensive work with “A Course in Miracles”
• 2002 first contact with Zhineng Qigong 2003 stay in Zhongshan, China, with Luke Chan
• 2004 completed my training as a Zhineng Qigong teacher (examination with Patricia van Walstijn in London), followed by regular further training at the Zhigong Institut and with Chinese teachers
• Since 2004 ongoing Zhineng Qigong course and introductory seminars
• 2006 training in Byron Katie’s method “The Work” with Moritz Börner
• 2010–2011 sabbatical year, three-month stay in China
• Since 2011 organising Zhineng Qigong seminars with Chinese teachers several times a year (Liu Jianshe, Wei Qi Feng, Tao Qing Yu, Xi Xiaofeng and Zhu Conghua)
• 2011 to 2016 seminars in Heart Intelligence according to Christian Pankhurst
• 2012 to 2014 seminars with Jouke Bergsma, Heart Intelligence coach: “Heart Work and Zhineng Qigong”
• From 2013 seminars with Rolf Friese, independent Protestant theologian, Zhineng Qigong, breathing and yoga teacher: “Zhineng Qigong and Spiritual Anatomy – Living Naturally”
• From 2016 Zhineng Qigong seminars with Anita Ilicic, Zhineng Qigong and Yin Yoga teacher

Zhineng Qigong first came into my life in 2001, when I was 15 years old and my mother began practising because of a cancer diagnosis and experienced healing.
In 2010 I began practising myself and went to Wudangshan, China, for a one-month retreat with teacher Wei.
One month turned into four, during which I devoted myself very intensively to daily practice, visited various Zhineng Qigong centres and led an English course for numerous Zhineng Qigong teachers.
In 2011 my mother and I invited teacher Wei and teacher Tao to Germany for the first time, which began a cooperation lasting many years with them and, in the course of it, with numerous other Zhineng Qigong teachers from China.
Since 2013 I have been teaching groups myself and have continuously furthered my training in countless seminars, as well as during stays of several months and teacher training courses in China, and I have passed the teacher examinations for Levels 1–3.

Besides my work as a Zhineng Qigong teacher, I am above all a singer, artist & intuitive sound therapist, and I lead singing circles, sound journeys and individual sound therapy sessions. My Qigong classes are therefore also enriched by the experience I have gathered over many years in theatre, voice work, sound healing, dance & bodywork, shamanism and breathwork.
I love creating spaces in which people can unfold their creative potential and reconnect with their intuition and playfulness – with their original, true essence.
All my offerings are an invitation to remind yourself that everything you are looking for is already within you.

I have been practising Zhineng Qigong since March 2013. I completed my Zhineng teacher training in 2014 in Guilin, China, with “Harmonious Big Family”.
I have been leading a Zhineng Qigong group in Schwalmstadt-Dittershausen since November 2013.

Attending my first Zhineng Qigong seminar changed everything for me. It was
the beginning of a conscious relationship with myself. I was fortunate to meet many wonderful Qigong teachers who told me: “From now on, everything is practice” and “Everything you seek outside, you will only find within yourself”.

After the first seminar I organised myself in November 2013, I founded the Zhineng Qigong practice group in Dittershausen. At the same time I was offered the chance to lead a Qigong course at a gym. After my first attempts as a Qigong trainer, the wish to train as a Qigong teacher
grew ever stronger in me. After all, the best way to learn is to be a teacher yourself. The teacher training in
Guilin, China, in 2014 was a very valuable experience for me. Not only did I have
a wonderful time there, but above all I learnt a great deal about myself. It
felt as if I had been given the instruction manual for myself and for life.
“There are no coincidences. Everything is connected.” The knowledge and the
intensive training had dispelled my last doubts. Unconscious fears and
inner conflicts disappeared. From then on I knew: this would become my path.
Since then I have devoted myself to Zhineng Qigong. I regularly attend Qigong seminars, organise seminars myself and work as a translator for Chinese teachers. I like the saying: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” That was also the impulse for founding an association for Zhineng Qigong. We all share the same path. We are one!

In my search for all-connectedness, I have gathered various treasures along my life’s path. It has always been important to me to recognise and feel the effect of the mind in matter. As a mother of two children and a teacher of many years, I have taken great joy in accompanying young people on their way into life and in trying to pass on to them joy and gratitude for the power of creation. In Zhineng Qigong, with its simple and powerful exercises, I have found a deep access to the creative power of life. Practising in the Hunyuan Qi field allows me to immerse myself in the space of my soul, to connect with the pulsing of creative power and, from the heart, to share and celebrate with gratitude the all-oneness with all beings. For me, Zhineng Qigong is a conversation with the source, a constant devotion to the essence. HYLT Ruth

Born with a twin brother in Beijing in 1975. At the age of 10 I came to Germany, and I now live with my husband and daughter in Hesse – Romrod Zell.

My life went quite well and happily until I started a family. From the birth of my daughter, who was delivered by Caesarean section, fate seemed to turn against me, until I no longer knew who I was. I had initially intended to lead a happy marriage and a simple, healthy family life, but in hindsight the events of everyday life, which led to total confusion, physical decline and the loss of my self, forced me to look deeper within myself. It began with an odyssey of medical examinations, followed by psychotherapy, none of which produced any significant results.

I knew that my health problems were psychosomatic in nature. From a holistic point of view that is not far-fetched, since in China the psyche and the body are not regarded separately. So all illnesses are psychosomatic as well. : )

When I realised that conventional medicine could no longer help me, I turned to alternative healing methods. At my naturopath’s, I came across a flyer for a workshop nearby. This workshop was offered by teacher Luise Kohl-Hajek, and on the same evening there was an information event about a self-healing seminar with teachers Wei and Tao. I knew straight away that I had to go!

I have long been interested in TCM, but unfortunately nothing of the kind takes place in my area, let alone with teachers from China. Now I also understand the saying “What you are looking for is looking for you.” After taking part in the seminar, I began to study Zhineng Qigong intensively. Since then and to this day I have done 100 Wall Squats every day, and I really have not been ill since. Physically and mentally I became stable and balanced quite quickly by practising LQU/PQD twice a day. Today I am very glad that I was fortunate enough to find ZNQG, and I am endlessly grateful to its founder, Dr. Pang, for being able to receive China’s most valuable knowledge in its essence.

So all my past suffering was good, because it led me to ZNQG. Hun yuan ling tong, Meng Planned project: Study: Overcoming diabetes with Zhineng Qigong Plan: we are looking for participants with type I and type II diabetes who are motivated, after an introductory course, to practise Zhineng Qigong at home for about 1 to 2 hours a day and to take part in regular reflection meetings in Romrod. If you are interested, please get in touch with me.

“NOAH’S ARK WAS BUILT BEFORE THE RAIN CAME.”

I live in Ilsenburg, a charming town in the Harz National Park at the foot of the Brocken.

I have been practising Zhineng Qigong regularly since 2008. In 2010 I completed my Level 1 teacher training at the Zhigong Institut Deutschland, travelled to the Netherlands, Austria and Italy for further training, and in 2019 completed the international Level 2 teacher training in China.

I am a member of Zhineng Qigong Deutschland e.V. and a qualified Feelgood Manager (IHK).

How did I come to Zhineng Qigong?

Because my parents were ill with Parkinson’s and cancer, I set out to find a method for prevention and healing. I explored various forms of Qigong and yoga and came into contact with Zhineng Qigong in 2008. I felt that Zhineng Qigong was exactly right for me, because the effectiveness of the exercises was clearly noticeable.

For me, Zhineng Qigong is a source of energy leading to more joy in life, inner calm, serenity, better concentration, inspiration and mobility, and to the activation of the self-healing powers of body and mind. I am touched again and again by the small and great successes of course participants, and I would like to share this method with many people. I have now also introduced Zhineng Qigong in my company. Besides promoting health, the good Qi field is simply palpable. The working atmosphere is more harmonious, the staff are more motivated and support one another. They work according to their strengths and are creative.

Regular Zhineng Qigong practice has become an indispensable part of my everyday life.

I practise and teach Zhineng Qigong.

This sentence – so simple and short – means an infinite amount to me. It contains this “incredible” and constantly expanding change that envelops me – outside and inside. And I consciously accept it with gratitude, minute by minute, hour by hour, breath by breath, heartbeat by heartbeat, day by day, night by night. The year 2012 was special for me. In the darkness of total mental and physical exhaustion, at a time when – after countless appointments with doctors and physiotherapists – I had almost lost hope of at least slightly easing the indescribable exhaustion and the mental and physical pain – my burnout – and of regaining my former high level of energy, “the light” came into my life. And it has stayed there.

When I practised the “Body and Mind Form” for the first time, not knowing that it was Zhineng Qigong, I was very surprised: first, because this Qigong exercise was so different from the exercises I had watched on the streets of Beijing during my four years in China from 1989 to 1993. Secondly, after only 50 minutes of practice, the stillness I had longed for so long suddenly enveloped me – so light, soft and so soothing. This not only fascinated me and made me curious; I simply wanted more of it. Because at last I could breathe freely again mentally. And I sensed unconsciously that my body would heal through it and that the pain would leave me. And so it happened. At the same time, an enormous gratitude spread within me. I have carried this gratitude within me ever since. And so my fascination began – the path of wisdom and of the potential of Zhineng Qigong. There followed a very intensive time of discovery, self-study and training and further training – in Germany, China and Malaysia. In January 2013 I began my apprenticeship in Qigong Therapy with Ooi Kean Hin from Malaysia. This was followed by several training seminars with Ping Dietrich-Shi in Germany with teachers from China – Xi Xiaofeng, Lu Zhengdao, Wang Ling and Xie Chuan. I also learnt from Liu Jianshe when his path brought him to us in Düsseldorf in April 2015. In March 2014 I qualified as a certified Zhineng Qigong instructor with Andrea Lippert (Paracelsus Schule). In 2015 I received a certificate as a therapist in Holistic Clinical Therapy and in 2016 – during a stay in Penang (Malaysia) – in Serenity Holistic Therapy from Ooi Keen Hin. In April 2016 there followed a one-month further training course in China, in the Qingcheng Mountains, led by Lu Zhengdao and Xi Xiaofeng, which I completed as an International Teacher. And this path continues for me. The gift of Zhineng Qigong is inexhaustible – it does not become less, but ever more, and so I pass it on with deep gratitude and full respect.

I very much look forward not only to your visit to my website, where you can find out more about Qi and Qigong – hence the name “about qi” – but also to seeing you in my courses.

Yours, Katarina Hachenberg.

“For me, Zhineng Qigong is a matter of the heart
that I would like to share with many people.”

My name is Anke Huerkamp and I live with my husband and
two children in Düsseldorf-Flingern. I work as a freelance architect and Qigong teacher and am increasingly bringing these two passions together.
A healthy life needs a natural, free flow of energy not only in built space but, even more so, in the space of the body. With Qigong we achieve a stable balance between body and mind. With this stability and inner strength it is easy
to meet the demands of everyday life and to go through life healthily, with clarity and equanimity. I have been practising Zhineng Qigong since 2006.

Through various further training courses with Master Yuantong Liu, Master Wei Qifeng,
Master Jianshe Liu, Britta Stalling, Dagmar Wildenhain and Anne Hering, I have broadened and deepened my practice. In 2016 I completed the three-year training as a Zhineng Qigong teacher for Levels 1 and 2 at the Zhineng Institut Europa.

In 2014 I founded “Zhineng-Qigong-Düsseldorf” to create a platform for teaching. Here I regularly offer workshops in group and individual sessions and
pass on my knowledge with great joy and ease. In addition, I regularly invite experienced and very different teachers in order to convey a broad spectrum of teaching, provide fresh impetus and broaden horizons. My life is becoming ever clearer, richer and more beautiful with Zhineng Qigong. It is as if I were on a journey that never ends.

My name is Mirjam Buck and I live with my husband and our 3 children in Düsseldorf-Flingern. I am a trained primary school teacher and speech therapist, and for about 6 years I have been sharing Zhineng Qigong with children and families at a primary school, in private groups and as part of my work as a speech therapist. Through haptonomy – building contact with the child during pregnancy and afterwards – I explored connection inwards and with other people, and I rediscovered this connection through the heart in Zhineng Qigong. In recent years Master Jianshe as well as Master Xie and Master Zhen have accepted my invitations to give children’s Qigong workshops in Düsseldorf in order to share this connection. My aim is to remind children and families of the power of connection through the heart and to live the vision of a harmonious and appreciative big family in which self-aware and heart-aware people can live happily together. I am involved in the Demokratische Schule Düsseldorf initiative, which wants to live this vision together in school as well, on the basis of trust and appreciative communication with one another. We are currently waiting for approval.

My name is Lizette Hüsch. I was born in Lima, Peru, am married and live in Kaarst, near Düsseldorf.

In 2021 I was diagnosed with cancer twice, in different parts of my body. I knew that I had to change something in my life. Through a very good friend I came into contact with Zhineng Qigong for the first time.

For the first time I realised that my body had a great many blockages that needed to be released. Through targeted, gentle and regular Qigong practice I learned to relax, to open up, to work with my consciousness and to let go. But I also learned to communicate with my heart and to trust that “everything will be fine”, because faith and trust are the “knowledge of the heart”. And so, more and more, my fears were cleared away and my blockages released.

Qigong is not a religion but rather a philosophy of life, a different way of seeing life and, through the exercises, of finding a way to harmonise the human being as a whole in order to attain physical, emotional and mental health.

After various treatments and operations, supported by the power of Qigong, I have now recovered. That is why Qigong has become an important part of my life.

Because of my positive experience with Qigong, I developed a heartfelt wish to bring Zhineng Qigong to as many people as possible, so that they, like me, can learn to work with life energy and find the “inner smile”.

I completed my training with Anke Huerkamp in 2023. I have also attended many retreats and courses with various Chinese teachers: Jianshe Liu, Yuantong Liu and Qingchuan Zhen.

Since then I have been teaching Zhineng Qigong with joy, including a Qigong course for a group of staff and volunteers at the Johanniter Stift in Kaarst.

Kerstin Kaiser M.A.

Ever since I discovered Qigong, it has been a firm part of my life.
After years of working a great deal, I had been looking for a while for something new, inspiring and active, a practice that doesn't just appeal to the head.
What I found was Zhineng Qigong.

I started my first course with Maria Heither in 2015 and then also did the teacher training for both levels. The prospect of keeping up a 100-Day Gong seemed very, very demanding to me…. When another participant said she had started this experiment, my scientifically minded side was roused, and I began my own first 100-Day LQU Gong – and I have never stopped practising since.

Further retreats and workshops followed with master and teacher Jianshe Liu, Zhen Qingchuan, Zhu Conghua, Xie Chuan and Grandmaster Li Rong Mai. I got to know teacher Ping
Dietrich-Shi through N-tone chanting and am delighted to have taken part, and to keep taking part, in in-depth courses with her.
Because I experience Qigong as holistic and enriching, I would love to share it with many people, and so for some time now I have been offering courses myself.
A little more about me, in brief:

• Zhineng Qigong teacher with health insurance certification
• Jin Shin Do® acupressurist
• Self-employed trainer & coach since 2005
• Historian
• NLP Master Practitioner
• Psychological counsellor and non-medical practitioner of psychotherapy (Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie)

For me, Zhineng QiGong is

…wisdom, joy, health, compassion and mindfulness It is always wonderful to see all that is possible with Qigong. When practising with others, I notice that people quickly find access to their own strength and centre. Faces begin to light up, bodies become looser and stronger, and the mind becomes calmer. Not only adults but children too enjoy Qigong. They learn to centre themselves, to stand tall and to trust themselves. This helps at school, in dealing with friends and family, and in coping with illness or problems.

I have been practising Qigong with enthusiasm since 2003, and Zhineng Qigong since 2011, which I have had the privilege of teaching since 2012. In myself and in my naturopathic practice I experience again and again how good Qigong is for us and what a wonderful method it is for fostering the self-healing powers. Zhineng Qigong is powerful and leads to inner balance. In mindfulness, stillness and spaciousness reveal themselves. Anyone who embarks on this adventure and practises with Qi finds equanimity, more concentration and relaxation. Qigong is close to my heart and I want to share it, because it connects.

Dr. Elvira Süphke
Naturopathic practitioner (Heilpraktikerin) for classical homeopathy & craniosacral therapy Qigong teacher/instructor

I am Olivier Rijcken, a Dutchman, born in 1967 and raised in the Netherlands, Curaçao and Malawi. So I see myself as a citizen of the world who now lives in Germany. I work as an illustrator and artist. In my free time I enjoy building things, cycling and hiking, and I love music, art, friendship and good food.

I am married to Katherina , and together we have two wonderful grown-up daughters and a dog who keeps us young. After practising yoga intensively for 10 years, I came into contact with Zhineng Qigong (ZHQG) when I moved to the Eifel in 2018 – through Detlef Lange's courses, to be precise. The additional dimension that ZHQG offers, namely working actively and preventively on my health (without risk of injury), really appealed to me. For me, ZHQG is a way of getting closer to myself, becoming calmer and experiencing slowness and connection. And, of course, of staying healthy in mind and body. So in 2021–2022 I did the online teacher training with several teachers from the XIAN training centre in China.

It is something special that technology allows us to connect with people on the other side of the world and learn directly from them. I am now trained as a ZHQG teacher for Levels 1 and 2, but I see myself as a learner. We all are. Learning never stops. I would like to invite anyone who is interested to join in. I am happy to pass on what I understand and experience, and I try to make this new subject accessible to others and to convey it in a “down to earth” way. We practise twice a week in the evenings and, whenever possible, outdoors too.

My name is Gudrun Kieselbach. I am a naturopathic practitioner (Heilpraktikerin) with my own practice for Traditional Chinese Medicine.

I first came into contact with Qigong on 06.09.2001. At the time I attended an adult education centre (VHS) course, “The 15 Expressions”, from Qigong Yangsheng (Jioao Guorei). Qigong has not let go of me since. At first it was simply about the need to do something for myself. Every time after practising I felt well and good. Countless courses followed and finally a complete basic training (the Eight Brocades, the 15 Expressions of Taiji Qigong, the Five Animals Play, etc.) with the Medizinische Gesellschaft für Qigong Yangsheng (Medical Society for Qigong Yangsheng) in Bonn.
I learned Nei Yang Gong and Nüzi Gong with Liu Yafei.
Then in 2011, quite by chance, during a TCM nutritional counselling training at ABZ-Wuppertal (Ausbildungszentrum Wuppertal), I read the name Zhineng Qigong for the first time.
Curious to know what it was, I went along to a taster day. The intense experience of that day moved me to pursue this path further, and I learned, and still practise today, Levels I, II and III, as well as a master training with Liu Yuantong.
Every form of Qigong has its own character, but for me Zhineng Qigong is the most effective form of Qigong and the one whose effects can be felt most quickly.
After so many years of Qigong, it enriches my everyday life. Whether getting up, during the day or going to bed, Qigong is ever-present and gives me a deep contentment.
I would love to pass this feeling on in my courses (see www.praxis-
kieselbach.de/events)
Gudrun Kieselbach
naturopath (Heilpraktikerin)
Practice for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Phytotherapy
Liebigstr. 1
63225 Langen

My name is Gerlinde Treude.
Energy is my life.

Energy is what drives me and carries me. Because of the wonderful experience
of using energy psychology methods (tapping acu-
pressure and EmoTrance) and the changes when energy flows again, I was looking for MORE – not just to work on individual processes, but
to heal more profoundly and holistically.
Open from the depths of my heart… – that is how I found Zhineng Qigong and my teacher Ping. From the very first exercise I felt I had found a key, and sensed that much more is possible.
For me, ZNQG, with its combination of theory and practice and its effect on the whole body, is a natural, easy way into our true potential. Without any special searching,
through every exercise, with the right intention, always on and in the process. My personal experience is that change happens quite automatically and in all areas.
Since then I have not spent a single day without this opportunity – out of an inner need, with devotion and sincerity in every exercise.
Through it I have gained deep mindfulness, good health, new perspectives, better self-awareness, joy and clarity.
The appreciative connectedness, truly lived in the seminars, with all the teachers during my training, and all the Zhineng Qigong practitioners I have had the good fortune to meet, were and shaped a new way of EX-PERIENCING life.
I am grateful to be able to pass on this method as a teacher, and with every encounter, every exercise, to experience and develop a little more – of myself too. I offer ongoing courses in the Darmstadt area.
As well as summer courses and taster sessions.
I am also happy to present the method to self-help groups.
Individual practice sessions are also possible.
Cultivating life – with all the positive side effects that is what Zhineng Qigong is for me.
Gerlinde Treude
Non-medical psychotherapist (HP Psychotherapie)
Zhineng Qigong teacher
Birngartenweg 106 a
64291 Darmstadt
06151-370467

My name is Tanja Sherin Reiter.

I would be glad to accompany you for part of the way on the exciting journey to your higher self.

On my own life path – from my original trade as a tax specialist and 13 years of self-employment in my own office to my true calling – I began a very exciting journey to myself in 2014 through training in relaxation, energy work and meditation. 

As a trained relaxation educator and meditation teacher, I can say that since the early 2000s and during my training I myself have gathered many profound experiences with yoga, Eight Brocades Qigong,  Zhineng Qigong, relaxation methods such as autogenic training basic and advanced levels, progressive muscle relaxation and a wide variety of meditation techniques, and have been able to experience their effects on body, mind and soul for myself.

The teaching and the path of Zhineng Qigong in all its facets have, however, shaped me in particular. Since 2016 I have been practising this form of Qigong and was able quite quickly to transform a great many physical and emotional blockages and so contribute to their healing. These effective exercises have given me a great deal of stability and strength, and that is why since 2018 I have been teaching above all Zhineng Qigong, with passion and devotion.

I would love to share my knowledge and all the personal experience I have gathered on the path to my calling with Zhineng Qigong, Taiji Ball, yoga and shamanism – and will continue to gather in my own further training – in my courses with you.

I'm sure I'll get to know you soon and walk the path together with you towards inner freedom, greater well-being, holistic health, harmony, joy and lightness. 

混元灵通 – Hun Yuan Ling Tong and Haola!

Warm Qi greetings from heart to heart

Tanja Sherin Reiter

Just a few of my key qualifications:

Teacher of:

• Zhineng Qigong
• Meditation
• Hatha Yoga
• Energy work & energetic work with Qigong

Instructor for:

• Eight Brocades Qigong
• Spine Qigong
• Flying Crane Qigong
• Taiji Ball
• N-tone chanting
• Fasting Qigong
• Chair yoga
• Pelvic floor fitness
• Autogenic training, basic and intermediate levels
• Autogenic training, advanced level
• Progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobsen
• Forest bathing
• Hypnosis applications

Psychological Counsellor
Bereavement Companion
Bach flower consultant

Aromatherapy consultant

Energy practitioner

Bioenergetic testing and the Emotion Code

Core shamanism

Norse-Germanic shamanism
Vegetarian/vegan nutrition and health adviser
Micronutrient adviser
Fasting guide

Hanne Seitzer, teacher and instructor of Zhineng Qigong

Born in 1952 in Calw, in the northern Black Forest. Until 2015 a teacher of mathematics and English at vocational schools and at a hospital school in a child and adolescent psychiatric unit;
2010–2013 trained as a Zhineng Qigong instructor with Ping Dietrich-Shi and with various other Chinese teachers.

2015 four weeks of training at the Hexianju Qigong Centre in Hainan, China It wasn't easy for me to write this text: I'm not used to presenting myself, and with essays I was always reminded not just to list arguments and facts but to put a little heart and soul into them as well.

On the outside, my life ran like a picture book: A levels, university, teaching career. My choice of subjects: mathematics for the head, languages for the heart. I enjoyed working with young
people more and more, even though starting out in the profession wasn't entirely easy. Friends, travel, relationships: everything came to me (almost) by itself. That changed when I developed depression in the 1980s. I had to learn that there were things I hadn't noticed before that were not right. Talking didn't help much; I could always hide behind it. So I tried other approaches to get out of the black hole, such as yoga, swimming and music. In the end, only psychiatry remained. Again I was lucky: a medication worked and, little by little, my familiar emotional balance returned. But I had received a warning shot and looked for a way to keep this balance for good. Very good breathing therapy and systemic therapy in a case-discussion group accompanied me for a long time. As for the medication, I was able to
reduce and eventually discontinue.

I was doing well until 2008, when I had a breakdown after the death of my sister and other serious illnesses in the family. It had all been too much at once.
During the short hospital stay that followed, I came across Qigong and sensed: this is something for me. And then I was simply lucky: my colleague Eva-Maria Kreis showed me the Lift Qi Up method, and from then on I practised every morning with her CD. Soon I felt physical and psychological changes: no more colds, more energy, a positive outlook and an improvement in all my complaints. I didn't reflect much; I simply followed my feeling, which told me: this is good for you. And the fact that I, a night owl, got up half an hour earlier every day to practise confirmed that I had found my form of practice.

Courses for Level 1 and Level 2 followed. In 2009 I met Ping Dietrich-Shi and began to go deeper. I regularly attended Ping's “circle of friends” in Weil der Stadt as well as the online offerings of the Harmonious Big Family. At the training seminars I met a number of Chinese ZQ masters and was deeply impressed. At last I also began to understand the world view behind Zhineng Qigong. A new world opened up to me, and I got to know more and more people, at the seminars and in my personal life, who had been at home in it for a long time and knew their way around. I felt the strength flowing into me and began to develop a trust that replaced all my earlier insecurities. Gradually the wish grew in me to pass on Zhineng Qigong; I presented it to my colleagues at the school's “health day” and offered a weekly practice group, which is still running.

In 2011 I began the training and completed it in 2013 in Engelberg, Switzerland. Alongside my job, together with a friend, I gradually took over the running of Ping's
circle of friends in Weil der Stadt. Since leaving my main profession – partly because of increasing hearing loss – I can now devote myself to building up my own ZQ
practice. A website will surely follow soon. Alongside a series of introductory seminars, I continue to run regular free* and open ZQ practice meetings in Weil der Stadt, Althengstett and Böblingen. *Apart from a small contribution towards the room rental
Hanne Seitzer

Ping Dietrich-Shi

Biography Training from January to December 1999 at the Qingdao Zhineng Qigong School with intensive tuition (over 2,000 hours in total).
Training from 2012 to 2016 (over 600 hours) as a Natural Taiji and Spine Qigong teacher.

In 2014 she was honoured as an International Natural Taiji Ambassador.
At the end of 1999 she went to Switzerland, taking with her the dream of sharing the gift of Zhineng Qigong with everyone and passing it on through seminars and workshops: “The time at the Qigong school was an unforgettable high point of my life. Qigong was trained very intensively at the school. During that time I got to know many students and teachers and was able to witness how Zhineng Qigong helped many people to regain their health. I cannot imagine anything more fulfilling than being able to use all my abilities to pass on such a precious art of self-healing as Qigong.”
From January 2000 to August 2008 she lived in Switzerland and regularly held talks, public workshops and training seminars for instructors in Central
Switzerland, Germany and Austria. She also helped to found Haola Qigong in Germany.

She then continued to study Zhineng Qigong with Gu Mingtong, Zhong Yi, Liang Guangwei and Grandmaster Hu Xilong.
Alongside her teaching, she translated 3 Zhineng Qigong books and one Natural Taiji book into German: „Elementarbuch des Zhineng Qigong“ (Elementary Book of Zhineng Qigong), „Zhineng Qigong Stufe 3“ (Zhineng Qigong Level 3), „Ich habe eine Frage – Dr. Pang Ming beantwortet 568 Frage“ (I Have a Question – Dr Pang Ming Answers 568 Questions) and „Natur Taiji“ (Natural Taiji).
Since August 2008 Ping Dietrich-Shi has lived in Germany, and it is a huge joy for her to deepen the spark of Zhineng Qigong further in Germany and make it accessible to a wider circle of interested people. In February 2016 she founded the Taiji and Qigong Centre in Eberdingen, where she offers a wide range of Zhineng Qigong, Spine Qigong and Natural Taiji classes.

Contact information:
Taiji & Qigong Centre
Ping Dietrich-Shi
Hagstraße 31/1
71735 Eberdingen
Phone: +49 7042 3595477
Mobile: +49 151 2232 3803

Zhineng Qigong – The Power from Your Centre

At the beginning of 2012 I started doing my daily Zhineng Qigong exercises. At the time I was in a serious health crisis. After just a few weeks I felt a clear improvement, both physically and psychologically. Many of my friends and acquaintances noticed it too.
So more and more often I was asked: “Can you show me your Qigong?”

Out of this deep insight, and motivated by the requests people brought to me, I then began my Zhineng
Qigong teacher training:

2012 to 2015 Zhineng Qigong teacher training (over 300 hours) in Levels 1, 2 & 3 and Spine Qigong with Ping Dietrich-Shi, Taiji & Qigong Centre Eberdingen, and with the guest teachers from China:
Wei Qifeng, Liu Jianshe, Dong Yulan, Zou Ping, Xi Xiaofeng, Lingling Wang, Zhengdao Lu and Xie Chuan, children's Qigong with Maria Heither.
2016 in-depth seminar on Level 2 with guest teacher Xi Xiaofeng. Through my daily Zhineng Qigong practice I have gained not only
much more stable health but also great joy in life. In particular, I carry the feeling of inner peace and calm from the exercises into everyday life. This has greatly enriched my life.

Once you have felt the Qi, it never lets you go! For me, teaching is a gift that fills me with great
joy. When we practise together as a group, the Qi energy can be felt especially clearly. The many positive comments from my course participants are encouraging. Participants report significantly improved back and shoulder problems, a much more stable psyche in burnout, better sleep quality, and that, with the same demands on them, they cope with their everyday lives with much more energy and less stress.

You can join my courses at any time. Private lessons, one-day seminars and health projects for companies
and businesses are available by arrangement.

Full of gratitude, I am happy to pass on my experience of Zhineng Qigong to you.

Yours, Isabel von König
Zhineng Qigong – The Power from Your Centre
Health, inner balance, joy in life.

In March 2012, at the age of 49, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, although I had already been suffering for about 3 years from a tremor in my right leg and later in my right hand as well.

Then began my path of drug therapy, which is probably the path most people take after receiving this diagnosis. Starting with low doses, the medication was slowly increased and supplemented with other drugs. Unfortunately, the side effects of these drugs were very severe for me, so that I suffered more from them than from the actual symptoms of the disease.

In 2014, through my involvement in a self-help group, I had the opportunity to get to know Zhineng Qigong. Even after our first course I noticed the positive effects of the practice on my tremor. During practice the tremor often stopped completely, and the effect also lasted for a while afterwards. Unfortunately, at that time I was not yet aware of what an excellent tool Zhineng Qigong could be for me. So at first I practised this technique only up to three times a week, and less and less often.

This was probably also connected with my unstable condition at the time, which had arisen from the balancing act between working life, chronic illness and considerable side effects of the medication.

It was only after I had to take a disability pension in October 2015 that I slowly found my way back to Zhineng Qigong and intensified my practice of this technique. I increased my practice sessions to the point where, over time, I did them every day and felt that something would be missing without them.

My state of health stabilised on both the physical and the psychological level. I was able to reduce my medication more and more, although I still had clear symptoms of the disease. As my practice of Zhineng Qigong progressed, however, the symptoms eased more and more and often only appeared in stressful situations.

At the beginning of 2019 I decided to do the Zhineng Qigong teacher training, as I wanted to develop further through it. This allowed me both to expand my background knowledge of Zhineng Qigong theory and to deepen my practice further.

Today I live largely free of symptoms without taking any medication. I completed my training as a Level 1 teacher in April 2021.

About me – a little story

Zhineng Qigong has become a magical elixir of life for me and is one of my daily rituals. When I first came across this form of Qigong in 2006, I was dismayed and thought… oh dear, I'll never learn this – and besides, it takes far too long – how am I supposed to fit this Qigong into my everyday life – I don't even have the time for it? That was the first day.

My teacher at the time said that daily practice would bring me the success I was looking for. You'll see, your knee problems will ease. So I thought: only if I commit to it can I find out whether it works for me too. No sooner said than done. I'm normally an evening person, and getting up early in the morning is torture for me. As I had to drive to the clinic at 7 am every day (I worked as a teacher at the hospital school of a child and adolescent psychiatric unit), I dragged myself out of bed at 6 am. If I have to put myself through this torture of getting up every morning anyway, then it makes no difference if the alarm goes off at 5.15 from now on – or so I thought. And that's exactly what I did. During term time I really did get up every day at around 5.30 (I gave myself 15 minutes to wake up) and practised Lift Qi Up before my light breakfast. I did it, I overcame my inner couch potato, and I have practised Lift Qi Up every day since. I'm really proud of myself : )

These exercises have now become part of my daily rituals and my good habits. No – these days I don't get up that early any more, but the start to my day has stayed the same. Before breakfast I practise Lift Qi Up – whether breakfast is at 8 am, at 10 am or not until 11 am.

And my aches and pains?

I have my tension under control, my back pain has gone, my yearly colds have become shorter, my knee problems are fewer and I have them under control, my concentration problems have gone, and my feelings and my intuition have become more intense.

…and who am I?

My name is Eva-Maria Kreis and I now work as a Zhineng Qigong teacher, as a breathing teacher and in holistic health counselling.

What can I offer you?

Only what I have learnt myself and practise successfully every day. With simple exercises I show you how to relax immediately and effectively wherever you are, whether you are sitting at your desk, have to lift heavy things or feel
tense all over your body – and all in a short time.

Since 1974 I have worked as an educator with adults and young people. For 10 years I had the privilege of teaching in a child and adolescent psychiatric unit, where I met wonderful and unique people. Above all, they taught me patience, the ability to listen and empathy, for which I am very grateful. Independence and personal responsibility have always been very important to me, so I looked for forms of relaxation that, once learnt, I could go on practising for myself without outside help
and successfully on my own. From 1986 breathing and relaxation therapy enriched my life, since 1998 I have worked in holistic health counselling, and since 2006 I have practised Zhineng Qigong every day and would not want to miss a single day of it.

From the bottom of my heart I say “thank you” that this wonderful “self-help method” came to me. And what has helped me can help you too.

After all my years of healing experiences with Zhineng Qigong and Conscious
Breathing – in myself and in others – I would like to pass on my insights to other
people online as well.

I offer talks, day workshops, individual lessons and group lessons – also
online – and look forward to hearing from you.

Jitka Masek

The mystery of life has moved me deeply since my youth. I felt connected with everything and everyone, and since my childhood I have felt a need for
harmony, peace and well-being for all beings.
Over the course of my life this sense of connectedness has steadily deepened, and in a completely natural way I was led to support the well-being of people and animals, as friends and acquaintances more and more often asked me for help in difficult situations and in a variety of life
circumstances.
After the birth of our children I immersed myself in naturo-
pathy, homoeopathy and Bach flower therapy. These meth-
ods then helped me, in addition to the clarifying conver-
sations, laying on of hands, compassionate listening and uplifting work I had been doing until then,
to accompany people on their way to recovery and well-being. Time and again it makes me very happy to see them feeling better – although of course I know that it is not I who heal, but that IT heals, and that the power of healing lies within each of us.
Sometimes, however, we need a supporting hand, a new impulse…
Quite early on I also took an interest in Eastern philosophies and, intensively, in yoga, which my husband and I practised together for many years and which I also taught. Life then led me, in a wonderful way, to Chi.
In 1986 I discovered a Tai Chi seminar with Master Kobayashi in Munich, and although I didn't really know what Chi was, I was so drawn to it that I signed up straight away. After a few hours of practice I began to feel the Chi flowing everywhere in my body  and had the feeling that I had known Tai Chi for an eternity. At the same time my husband discovered Still Qigong, and so together we set out on the wonderful path of Chi…
In 2009 we came across ZHQG, and it inspired us with its well-founded synthesis of Eastern and Western views of life, as well as Dr. Pang Ming's deep insight into the mysteries of life. We were deeply moved by the way it leads clearly to the experience that everything is energy, constantly changing between matter and information, and that it is possible to experience this eternal transformation within us and thereby find deep access to the healing within us. For me it was also especially moving and valuable to see that ZHQG leads people to do something for themselves and to take responsibility themselves for getting well. In this way ZHQG, together with Qigong therapy, wonderfully complements what is closest to my heart – healing.
To deepen our ZHQG practice directly at the source, that same year, 2009, we travelled to China, to teacher Jianshe Liu's Qigong centre on Hainan. There I also met many other teachers with whom I am still in contact today and who also come to seminars I organise. After our one-month stay with very intensive practice, and with the teachers encouraging me to teach ZHQG, a new path opened up for me.
In the period that followed I completed several Zhineng Qigong certifications, as well as studying Qigong therapy with the teacher and Qigong therapist Ooi Kean Hin and the Qigong therapist Sew Pei See – first online, and then completing it during a longer stay in Malaysia in 2015. I continue to study with them both, deepening my knowledge and reflecting on my experiences with them.
I also completed a two-year course of study in Gyrokinesis, with a final certification, directly with the founder of this method, Julio Horvath. It is a system that combines elements of yoga, Qigong, ballet and other methods and is at the same time recognised as a rehabilitation technique.
Of decisive importance on my path was and is the healer and homoeopath Manfred Seehofer from Austria, who goes through life awakened, selfless and helping others. During our friendship of more than 30 years I have been able to learn and experience a great deal from Manfred about the depths of life, about healing and about homoeopathy.
My husband and I were both born in the Czech Republic and grew up there, but later spent most of our lives in other countries – the longest time in Germany, in Munich. So for years we  have been travelling back and forth between the Czech Republic and Munich, where our children and grandchildren also live.
Since 2010 I have been teaching and organising ZHQG seminars in the Czech Republic with various teachers from China and Europe, and at the moment I also teach a lot online.
With joy and enthusiasm I pass on what I have been privileged to learn; I also love sharing my experiences, and it makes me happy when participants go home after the seminar relaxed, relieved, smiling and happy.
In 2013 I founded a ZHQG school in the Czech Republic, “Qigong for Health and Vitality”, where I teach and also train instructors. Together with teacher TAO Qingyu, who normally comes to the Czech Republic twice a year, we teach and certify ZHQG instructors for Levels 1, 2 and 3.
For me – for us – ZHQG has become a way of life, and it is so wonderful that my husband and I walk this path together. For us it has become more than a path, a healing method and a method of practice. It is our daily companion on the journey to our true SELF.
I am very grateful that in the course of my life I have been able to have some profound experiences of ONENESS, which confirmed my intuitive sense and gave me the certainty of our connectedness, of oneness and of all-pervading LOVE.
Intuitive perception – perceiving with the heart – is a wonderful help to me in life, in my seminar work and when accompanying people who are ill – at times also for harmonising the flow of energy in the body and in the Qi field. At the same time I am very aware that my inner stability, inner harmony and an open heart are the prerequisites for this. In this way we act from the heart – even without words.
My profession as an architect, which I practised with joy until 4 years ago, I now only exercise in the conversion of our house in the Czech Republic. I also enjoy painting, making ceramic  and stone sculptures and writing poems that spring from the depths of my being….
Jitka Masek

My name is Ingrid Anna Theato, born in 1963. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1992.
“Beginning each day with gratitude, regardless of what is there and what may come – that fills my heart and mind. Neither the known diagnosis nor any limitations determine my life.”

Path and development:

• 2015 My first encounter with Zhineng Qigong was with Sabine Jahnke and the teacher Zhu Conghua.

• Since then I have taken part in retreats in Munich (organised by Sabine Jahnke) and at Lake Garda (organised by Hui, Antoine Haimers and Grazia Palazzo). There I was able to get to know many Chinese teachers and their knowledge.

• October 2016 to May 2017 Training and qualification as a Zhineng Qigong Level I teacher at the Paracelsus School in Augsburg with Petra Kramer.

• 2018 After meeting Master Yuantong Liu, Britta Stalling and the HYQT team in Bad Zwischenahn, I felt the wish to take part in the HYQT programme and to delve deeper into the science of Zhineng Qigong.

• 2021 Started the HYQT training, completed in 2023.

• 2025 Training as a Mingjue teacher with teacher Wei, completed in 2026.

I practise a lot sitting and meditatively, also LQUPQD, Chen Qi, La Qi, Crane, Pelvis Rotation, the “N” tone and Mingjue, and I build the Qi field every day.

Intensifying the exercises, changing my attitude to life, my intention in life and my mindset, taking new paths and being open to change in my mind and body – these are the new points in my life.

The new development – I am an inspiration to myself and to others.

Living Qigong is the gift and the enrichment in my life.

Intention in life:

„It is so easy!” (quote: Master Yuantong Liu)
To be free, without limitations, open without judgement and relaxed.
Everything comes and happens; it is very good and right.
I am courageous and powerful on the path to being whole, and ready for independence and personal responsibility. I am an inspiration and a role model. From heart to heart, I support other people in walking the path to inner peace and well-being.

HYLT HAOLA HAO!

About me

In 2013, at a tense time both at work and in my private life, I quite unexpectedly had
a multiple sclerosis relapse in which I could only move my left leg
with difficulty. When none of the many conventional medical treatments brought any real
improvement, I searched intensively for alternative treatment methods.
That is how I came across Zhineng Qigong. In 2015, at a seminar with
Master Xie Chuan, I first learnt the simple and relaxing techniques of Zhineng Qigong
for activating my self-healing powers. The movement exercises and healing meditations
fostered my inner calm and led to greater inner balance and growing
serenity. My previous physical tension decreased astonishingly quickly.
Encouraged by these successes, I deepened my understanding of this highly effective
approach with competent and very experienced teachers and Qigong masters in Germany,
Austria and Italy.

In 2017 I completed my certified training as a Zhineng Qigong instructor (Level 1) at the
Paracelsus school for alternative practitioners (Heilpraktikerschule) in Augsburg.
Motivated by my successes, I took part in the international training in Hunyuan Qi
Therapy as a health and wellness coach with Master Yuantong Liu and Britta Stalling.
Hunyuan Qi Therapy is an effective holistic health and
energy healing method. It is based on the science of Zhineng Qigong.
As a certified Hunyuan Qi therapist I can have a profound influence on my own
well-being and that of others. Effective Qi therapy treatments can
help to cope with health challenges and stress and to bring body, mind and
emotions into balance.
Zhineng Qigong has become my way of life, respectful towards myself, nature and other
people. Through regular practice I improve my
immune system, focus on my consciousness and noticeably strengthen my physical
fitness.

As a result, multiple sclerosis no longer plays any role in my life today.
These positive experiences motivate me to share Zhineng Qigong with as many people as possible,
to inspire them to new insights, to activate their self-healing powers, to
boost their vitality and to trust in their heart and consciousness.
With Zhineng Qigong we nourish above all what brings us joy. Joy also helps us
to shield ourselves from the chaos of the world.

My soul's mission is to guide people into their inner balance so that they gain health, joy of life and vitality. On my personal path I have experienced healing on all levels, in myself and in others. So I was able to begin believing in miracles and at the same time learn how we find access to our soul and activate healing by letting our Qi flow freely. And I have been able to accept the limits where people perhaps heal and yet continue their path beyond the veils of our perception.
I can still remember well the key events that set me on the path I follow today with complete joy and devotion.

I knew very early on that I wanted to go in a social direction. Being in contact with people and talking with them came naturally to me. So as early as the 1980s I began to follow my deep need to help other people. I always wanted to work in the health sector, so I completed various trainings in massage and body therapy. This wealth of more than 30 years of practical experience still flows into my practice today, which has broadened and deepened over the years. My main areas are: classical massage, trigger points, foot reflexology, lymphatic drainage, craniosacral therapy and Bodymoments, as well as my own deep connection with Zhineng Qigong, which I pass on in courses, workshops and retreats.

I don't know whether Zhineng Qigong found me or I found Zhineng Qigong, but we have been intertwined for many years. I first came into contact with Qigong in 2008 in
Asia, when I moved with my family to Brunei, Borneo, for several years. There, at a training centre in Penang, Malaysia, I got to know authentic Zhineng Qigong and spent more than three years doing instructor training. Curiosity turned into a profound healing experience. I felt my metabolism being activated, my whole body changing for the better and my mind growing ever calmer. During my training I witnessed many other participants healing, even from serious illnesses. That was very impressive.

During this training period I took one of my daughters with me. She had previously developed atopic eczema (neurodermatitis) and suffered greatly from it. After one week of practice at the centre her condition improved by 50%, and after a further one-week stay her skin had healed completely. As I lived in Asia (Brunei, Borneo) with my family for several years, more than
10 years ago I came into contact with authentic Qigong and completed several months of training and further training in Malaysia (Penang) and China (Tai’an) with Master Zhen and Master Zhu to become a qualified Zhineng Qigong practitioner. This experience was a very great gift for me, and through it I felt called to pass on this wonderful knowledge to my patients. As I currently live in Portugal, alongside my therapeutic work I offer workshops and ongoing courses in Zhineng Qigong. It is a particular joy for me to offer retreats in beautiful Portugal.

What I love and what drives me:
What drives me every day is my own morning Qigong practice, because it gives me energy and contributes to the quality of my day. My curiosity about the day lets me look into its undreamt-of possibilities. I love being inspired and enjoy the company of open-hearted people and good conversations, by the fire, on the beach or in enchanting  gardens.

presenting myself

I started with Taoist QiGong in 1994. In 1995 I took up Tai Chi Chuan
(Yang long form). Over time I also practised the Tai Chi sword form, Tai Chi
self-defence, Taoist self-massage and Taoist finger yoga.
In 2013 my job took me to China for the first time, to Beijing. So I took the
opportunity to look for a QiGong teacher there – and found Helen Zhang and Karl Qiu.
That was my first contact with ZhiNeng QiGong.
Getting started with ZhiNeng QiGong is very easy: you don't need any particular flexibility or prior knowledge – and it is very effective. I was thrilled: exactly the right thing for “business types” like me ☺
So since then I have travelled to Beijing at least twice a year to continue learning from them both.
In June 2014 I became a ZhiNeng QiGong teacher, but put active teaching on hold for professional reasons.
In March 2016 I was in Beijing again, and this time a woman from Argentina took part in the
lessons. She has a severe nerve problem in her legs and had nevertheless taken on the
strain of the journey (she cannot really walk on her own; someone has to guide her) in order to be taught by Karl. That really
impressed me deeply, and I realised that the best thing you can do with your time is
to practise and teach ZhiNeng QiGong.
Then in April Helen and Karl asked me to organise a workshop for them. After
careful consideration I agreed. If a seriously ill woman from Argentina was prepared to come all the way to Beijing for lessons, then the opportunity to be taught by the two of them here in Germany was a really great chance.
The workshop was one of the most beautiful and inspiring experiences of my life.
Following the workshop, I began teaching ZhiNeng QiGong, and I am very happy that I can now pass on the great benefits of ZhiNeng QiGong to others.
I am firmly convinced that ZhiNeng QiGong is a great way to enhance your own quality of life enormously, right into old age.

“In harmony with Qi”

My name is Bettina Ciemala and I was born in Hamburg in 1965. For many years I
worked in banking in various areas, in operations and in management
positions. For family reasons I moved in 2011 from beautiful Hamburg to Neusäß
near Augsburg.

Almost 20 years ago in Hamburg I started Tai Chi Chuan (Yang style long form) and
Taoist Qigong and was able to gain extensive experience of my own.
I attended courses with various teachers and in 2015 went to China with Ping
Dietrich-Shi specifically to learn Spine – Qigong.
The subject of energy flow and its effects occupies me
more and more. This led me to train as a Zhineng Qigong teacher
at the Paracelsus School in Hamburg. There I completed Level 1 and 2 training
with Maria Heither.

Through Zhineng Qigong I have become much more balanced and serene. The
exercises are part of my daily practice and simply do me good. As a result I have
also got the problems with my ears (sudden hearing loss and tinnitus) very well under
control. And the more often I practise the exercises, the more I feel the positive
changes within me.

I teach Zhineng Qigong in my own practice as a Qigong therapist in
Neusäß (near Augsburg) and as an instructor at the Augsburger Verein für ganzheitliche
Atem- und Heilgymnastik (AGA) e.V. This gives me the opportunity to pass on these wonderful
exercises so that others can benefit from them too.

My path with Zhineng Qigong

My name is Regina Teinitzer, I am married and have two grown-up children. I have suffered from headaches and migraines since childhood. Many years later, after
various preventive medications, painkillers and therapies for the migraines, I went into a clinic. QiGong was offered there at weekends. I was very confused and depressed, but I went to that session and joined in, and from that session on I felt better. It was as if a switch had been flipped. My mind became clear again, and those depressive thoughts gradually disappeared too.

That was my starting point with Qigong; I memorised a few exercises and kept practising. Back home I looked for a group focusing on
medical Qigong – and found one. That is how I discovered Zhineng Qigong. For many years I practised with this wonderful teacher and learnt a great deal. Many
hours of well-being, calm and harmony. There was also a lot I didn't understand, but that didn't matter at the time. Then in 2020 I began training as a Zhineng Qigong teacher. Now it became really exciting for me all over again, as I came to understand the content and its depth much better. As a result, the effects of the exercises were even more intense.

My state of health has improved significantly. I completed this training in January 2023 and started teaching, both online and in person.
Zhineng Qigong has changed my life and improved my physical and mental health.

My path with Zhineng Qigong is a development; it is a constant process of change and an everlasting flow of energy. Right in the middle of it -–me– in the here and now.
Regina Teinitzer
Zhineng QiGong teacher – relaxation therapist

Zhineng Qigong is my concept for life

I am Aranja Probst and I live in the Württemberg Allgäu.
When I read an article about ZHINENG QIGONG in a magazine in 2012, it was
immediately clear to me: “This is the concept I have been looking for for a long time.”
It is the effective combination of energy work and bodywork. I was also
inspired by the fact that the basis of this concept is ancient, proven knowledge
combined with the findings of modern quantum physics. It is
therefore free of esotericism and religion. Anyone can
understand why the exercises have these effects – when they are
performed well.

I immediately began training with Ping Dietrich Shi and various
Chinese teachers. This gave me a deep insight into the
theory and practice of this wonderful method.
Over time I recognised more and more its potential for recovery.
I have seen that people with chronic illnesses
and pain in particular can benefit greatly from it.
People who feel misunderstood are drawn increasingly into a
downward spiral. Anyone who sees no future is under so much stress that the
body can hardly relax and regenerate.
That is why it matters a great deal to me to show them that they can
help themselves in this way. So I explain everything in a way that lets them
understand what it is all about with our Western way of thinking. In this way the
head is brought on board too.

Since Covid my courses have taken place online. This way I can reach more people,
including those who find it hard to leave the house.
Participants also enjoy being able to rest straight after the
meditative exercises.
These lovely experiences show that with Zhineng Qigong we have a
wonderful method for helping these people.

Nurse, sports trainer and alternative practitioner (Heilpraktikerin), lives and works in Donauwörth.
I am married and have two daughters.

For about 20 years I have been working with alternative healing methods and motivating people to exercise in order to stay healthy and vital. During my training in Traditional Chinese Medicine I studied Qigong. A good friend drew my attention to Zhineng Qigong. In 2011 I attended a 3-day Zhineng Qigong seminar with the Chinese teacher Wei Qifeng. During the seminar and through the exercises, which I experienced very intensely there, I gained a new sense of my body as well as a new perspective on life. I not only experienced the soft, flowing movements outwardly; inside my body, too, everything felt soft, warm and pleasantly flowing.
Shortly afterwards I decided to travel to China for a few weeks to practise intensively with Chinese teachers at a Zhineng Qigong centre on Hainan and to experience a
new self-confidence.

I would not want to be without the strength, harmony and lightness that I gain from the daily exercises and from singing and reciting the 8 Verses.
As an instructor I now offer Zhineng Qigong courses on various weekdays, hold day seminars and organise seminars lasting several days with Chinese
Zhineng Qigong teachers, held partly in my practice rooms and partly at “Der Werkstatt”, Obermayerstraße 3 a, in Donauwörth.

Naturopathic practice
Petra Kramer

I am Oliver Rohn,

born on 08.07.1983 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber; I grew up here and was always a passionate sportsman. After leaving school, thanks to my father's caring help, I got an apprenticeship as an electronics technician at a company in Rothenburg.
I worked in this job for 18 years. At that young age I didn't really know what suited me or what I wanted to do professionally in my life, and I believe some others of that age felt the same way. So I worked and lived my life, seemingly happy, until over the years a depression crept in that grew ever more severe, and at some point I was signed off sick for a year and a half.
Sleep disorders, moderate depression and a 7-week stay in a psychosomatic clinic were the result.
Besides my job, there were one or two other reasons that contributed to this state. During this time I walked 800 km of the Way of St James in Spain and gave my soul space and time. I was, so to speak, invited by my soul to listen closely within and find out why this state had come about. For a long time I didn't know where my path was leading or what I really wanted, but I felt what I no longer wanted. So after 18 years, with certain  „fears“, I quit my job, and in 2018 I got to know Zhineng Qigong through a friend, for which I am grateful from the bottom of my heart. Through daily practice I was able, step by step, to recharge my life energy, and so, with a lot of willpower and discipline, I climbed out of that deep hole back into the light. It is a wonderful gift to be able to recharge with this primordial energy that is present everywhere in the universe. Out of this situation, because I felt that it did me so much good and I saw Zhineng Qigong as my path in life, I started a
Training as a ZNQG teacher with Ping Dietrich-Shi at the Taiji und Qi Gong Zentrum in Eberdingen. I am also very grateful to Ping for the kind way in which she has accompanied me on this path and, together with other Chinese guest teachers, taught me the theory and practice.
My aim is to help people on their path of holistic healing and to dissolve mental or physical blockages by activating their self-healing powers and through meditation with Zhineng Qigong. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you.
Hun Yuan Ling Tong
Oli
Contact information:
Oliver Rohn
91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Bavaria)
Website: www.lebensener-qi.com
Email: info@lebensener-qi.com
Phone: +4915732596585

My name is Brigitte Schmitt. I am married, have a grown-up son and live in Hollstadt, a small village in Lower Franconia. Nature is very important to me, so whenever possible I practise Qigong outdoors.

How did I come to Zhineng Qigong?

I had struggled with a chronic pain disorder for a long time and the doctors could hardly help me, so I was looking for ways to help myself. That is how I came across the seminar “Awakening the Self-Healing Powers”, and I knew straight away: this is exactly right for me. After that very first seminar I could feel how much good this method did me, and I decided to begin training as a Zhineng Qigong teacher.

Since then I have been on the path to myself. Along this path I realise more and more that change begins with me.

For me the training was a heartfelt wish – at the same time a path to my own healing and a desire to pass this self-healing method on to others. In spring 2017 I began my training with Birgit Becker-Petersen. Further seminars to deepen my practice followed with Ping Dietrich-Shi and with the Chinese teachers Nao and Liu. In May 2019 I successfully completed the training.

Since September 2019 I have been teaching at the Volkshochschule (adult education centre) in Bad Neustadt. It gives me great joy to pass my knowledge on to my course participants, and in doing so I keep developing myself as well.

Zhineng Qigong has helped me to become calmer, more patient and more self-confident. I am ever more consciously aware of my body, and both my physical and emotional symptoms have improved significantly. I am very grateful for this.

Haola

I had my first experiences of Qigong and Tai Chi at primary school, thanks to a dedicated after-school –
teacher. Even then I was very enthusiastic.
For several years I have been practising Yang-style Tai Chi and Qigong in Vienna. While looking for
theoretical explanations and scientific discussions of working with
energy, I came across Zhineng Qigong.

I attended a 5-day seminar in Germany with Master Mingtong Gu. The positive effects
and the effectiveness of the Zhineng Qigong exercises impressed me deeply. As a result,
I decided to train as a Zhineng Qigong teacher in China.
I am a certified Zhineng Qigong teacher, trained by various teachers during
stays of several months in China.

For me, practising Zhineng Qigong means enjoying and loving life. This is
something I would love to share.

A warm “Servus” from Tyrol!

My name is Doris Siebenförcher, and together with my husband Ivo I run the
Zhineng Qigong Center in Innsbruck.

Since the situation in spring 2020 I have had the feeling that the Zhineng Qigong family has grown even closer together. I feel very much at home and am inspired by the ideals and the lived harmony of body, mind and soul.
We are one and support each other!

I was privileged to experience these beautiful principles of Zhineng Qigong first-hand in China. Since then I have been building them into
my daily life and sharing them with those around me. Since 2017 I have been an active Zhineng Qigong practitioner, and every day I enjoy one of the many methods of Zhineng Qigong in my personal practice and in
the various courses I offer together with Ivo. In spring 2018 I went to China myself and, during the three-month teacher training by Daohearts with a very dynamic international class, was able to delve into my own depths. I was swept away by the warm harmony that prevailed throughout the whole time and by the wealth of knowledge that was passed on to us.

With the wish to bring this harmony and contentment into our daily lives, I came back. Founding the Zhineng Qigong Center in Innsbruck was a logical next step for us. Today we mainly offer online courses and morning sessions, which allows us to reach more people in the German-speaking world.

We learn every day and grow through our experiences – “heart to heart” – HAOLA.

I originally trained as a carpenter and then
studied stage design in Vienna. After several
years abroad I became interested in the energetics
of spaces.
I studied radiesthesia, geomancy and Feng Shui.
In 1998 I founded the Feng Shui Zentrum Tirol in order
to apply and teach Feng Shui.
My first contact with Qi Gong was during a Feng Shui train-
ing in Malaysia. We started each day with Qi Gong in the morning and I
could feel that it did me good.
Later I learned Yi Jin Jing Qi Gong, and practised and taught it for several
years. In 2015 I attended a Zhi Neng Qi Gong seminar in Tyrol and was
fascinated by it. So fascinated that I completed the 3-month teacher training
in China in 2017.
Since then I have been delighted to offer Zhi Neng Qi Gong seminars as well.
Training:
• Carpenter
• Stage design
• Feng Shui consultant and trainer
• Geomancy, radiesthesia
• Space clearing and smudging
• Electrobiology
• Yi Jin Jing Qi Gong
• Zhi Neng Qi Gong
Contact:
+43 650 50 66 888
hallo@qigong.news
http://www.qigong.news/
Dreiheiligenstrasse 3, 6020 Innbruck  +43 650 50 66 888

About me

My name is Antoine Hamers, and I have now been living in Innsbruck (Austria) for 7 years.
Born in Holland, as a young man I learned the craft of our family business.
On many journeys around the world I followed my thirst for knowledge and my curiosity and built up my knowledge of natural healing and energy work.
In my naturopathic practice in Holland, which I ran for 8 years, I accompanied many people in finding the path to healing and self-development.
Moving to the Tyrolean mountains in 2010 changed my life profoundly and brought me even more into contact with my own nature.

In 2013 I felt the impulse to undertake a 3-month Zhineng Qigong teacher training in China. Through this beautiful and unique experience in China I learned a lot about myself. After the training I knew that I no longer needed to search – I had found the method that will accompany me for the rest of my life! Zhineng Qigong truly contains everything.
I feel much happier and more content, and I have a strong desire to pass on the many benefits that Zhineng Qigong offers to as many people as possible!
Since then I have been very active, leading 10 groups every week at the gym, at the Volkshochschule (adult education centre), at the university, at the clinic and at home.

In addition, I organise full-moon healing evenings, regular weekend workshops and seminars, and I regularly take part in seminars with our Chinese teachers.
For me there is nothing more beautiful than being part of other people's happiness!
My training at a glance

1998-2002 Naturopath – European Academy Maastricht.
1998-2000 Professional masseur – European Academy Maastricht.
(Classical massage, foot reflexology, connective tissue massage, cupping)
2002-2009 My own naturopathic practice in Holland.
2009 Reconnective Healing Level I / II. Level III The Reconnection.
2014 3-month Zhineng Qigong teacher training in Guilin (China)

FB: Zhineng qigong Tirol

My name is Reinhard Weinthaler

I was born in 1950, am married to Grete, a retired teacher of religious education and an active teacher of the
Feldenkrais Method as well as a Zhineng Qigong instructor.

In 1982 I came across the Eastern movement art “Tai Chi Chuan” and – although never much of a
sportsman – was immediately enthusiastic and fascinated. As a result, in 1993 I passed the examination as a
Tai Chi Chuan and Qi Gong teacher with Grandmaster King Hung Chu in London and then for some
years taught in the Austrian branch of his international school. Very personal reasons
led to the end of this collaboration, but I still feel connected to my teachers from that time
with gratitude.

In 1996 I then discovered the “Feldenkrais Method” and, after training with Mr Eli
Wadler, have been a qualified Feldenkrais teacher since 2002. I studied “Bones for Life” (healthy bones for your whole
life – osteoporosis prevention) with Ms Ruthy Alon and the “SounderSleep System”
(a training system for better and deeper sleep) with Michael Krugman.

Odile, the wife of my dear friend Dietmar Wachter, had been practising in Paris for many years
Tai Chi Chuan and various Qigong styles. Of all these, Zhineng Qigong proved to be the
most effective form for her. That aroused my curiosity and I got in touch with Mr Bruno Brys and Ms
Ping Dietrich Shi. From the very beginning Zhineng Qigong touched me; it was exactly what I needed at
that point, and I immediately began my training as a Zhineng Qigong instructor.
I experienced, and still experience, the exchange with other Qigong practitioners as a great support, and
since 2009 I have been teaching this wonderful and powerful form of Qigong myself.

Through my contact with colleagues (especially Dr Elisabeth Ottel-Gattringer) and wonderful Chinese
teachers (my special thanks go – in the order in which I met them – to Mr Oii Kean Hin,
Dr Qi Wang, Mr Jianshe Liu, Mr Zou Ping, Mr Li Hongshi, Mr Wei Qifeng, Ms Yulan
Dong, Mr Yuantong Liu, Mr Xi Xiaofeng, the married couple Zhengdao Lu & Wang Ling and Mr Dou
Zhanguo), I am able to deepen my knowledge and skills further.

Zhineng Qigong teacher Dr. med. Qi Wang

I am a doctor of conventional medicine and obtained my doctorate in Germany. Having worked in the field of internal medicine, I currently work in the field of
psychiatry and psychotherapy in Switzerland. I also run the Qigongforum Schweiz.

From 1995 to 1997 I completed the two-year distance-learning course at the Huaxia Zhineng Qigong Centre, and at a Zhineng Qigong academy in China I was able to deepen my knowledge of Zhineng Qigong and teach in my spare time. Before I discovered Zhineng Qigong, I had learned more than 10 different forms of Qigong in China. I consider Zhineng Qigong one of the best forms of Qigong, because the exercises are easy to learn and effective.

The exercises are easy to integrate into everyday life. Zhineng Qigong also has a very sound theoretical foundation that is compatible with conventional medicine. That is why I
am glad to help make Zhineng Qigong better known. As a doctor, I want not only to treat people but also to show them the key to long-term health,
happiness and joy! I hope that more and more people will benefit from Zhineng Qigong and pass this knowledge on!
Qi Wang

Having been introduced to Qigong in 1997 by my Reiki teacher, I immediately knew it was something that made sense to me. I started searching for a teacher and was soon studying with some amazing teachers from China, the UK and Australasia.

Over the next 12 years I studied in 7 different styles of qigong, being sanctioned to teach in 4 of those styles, but it quickly became clear that I needed to devote myself to a single form, and that form was Zhineng Qigong. By 2011, I had started working with 2 qigong friends in the UK to develop a teacher training programme that worked alongside Chinese Teachers to train qigong teachers to a level that was acceptable to both the traditions of the practice, and the requirements of western society. This was the birth of the 3 Monkeys School of Qigong, and the school ran for 10 years. The collaborative nature of the 3 Monkeys in developing high quality training and finding approaches that work with both the Chinese traditions and western needs continues today through The Qigong Academy. You can find us at: www.qigongacademy.co.uk

A bit more about my John

Since becoming a full-time qigong teacher in 2010, Zhineng Qigong has provided me with the depth of understanding, and the flexibility of approach to work with a broad range of clients. As well as pure qigong training, I’ve been fortunate enough to have used qigong to teach leadership and communication skills in the UK, mainland Europe and the Middle East and my work around wellbeing has meant I’ve been asked to develop multiple programmes and protocols for both Universities and Western Medicine Professionals. My long-term aim is to help bring the benefits of qigong to everyone, and my work with businesses, Universities and other healthcare professionals is done with the intention of creating mutual understanding and respect so that we can all work together for the benefit of everyone and everything. I believe that Qigong should be simple enough to be accessible while being profound enough to offer constant learning and insight. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been practicing; we are all learning, and we can all learn from each other.

Naomi Hales, Zhineng Qigong and Mingjue Teacher

I invite you to explore this consciousness qigong and thereby to deepen your enjoyment of a happy, healthy and harmonious life. Learn to unfold and strengthen your inner wisdom and intuition through this beautiful practice. I trained as a teacher under Master Yuantong Liu and Teacher Wei Qifeng, and love to support people on their qigong journeys.

I am also a UK organiser for the World Consciousness Community and Mingjue courses online. It’s exciting to experience increasing inner peace and alignment, higher energy levels and greathealth. Feel the ever deepening connection with self, others and nature, and stay centred even in times of change and uncertainty.

You are welcome to come and join various, weekly online practice sessions together on Tuesdays at 18:30, Thursdays at 12:00, Saturdays at 09:00 and Sundays at 20:00 CET.

There are also regular in-person workshops and retreats each year, details on request.
All sessions are conducted in the English language. Beginners are welcome.
One-to-one sessions are also available on request.
Please feel free to reach out to me by email at any time.

Looking forward to connecting heart to heart, mind to mind!