About Virginia
Virginia Smith
Certified Medical Qigong Teacher
As a child I taught myself Hatha Yoga.
From a book on my Aunt’s shelf began a decades long dedication to the practice and teaching of this ancient art, as a window into the mystery of being. As a young adult I experienced a health issue that ultimately led to an immediate, inexplicable healing by a Qigong practitioner, who had spent 10 years in the mountains of China studying with his Qigong Master. My fascination was born. I eventually studied Shiatsu and learned about Five Element Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine. But it wasn’t until years later that I serendipitously met my teacher, Sifu Sat Chuen Hon. I’ve been studying with him for over half a decade, and he has asked me to share these teachings.
Qualifications
I have an International Certification in Medical Qigong from The Institute for Traditional Medicine, Toronto CA, and The Dan Tao Center, NYC. I have been a yoga and meditation teacher, trained by Integral Yoga Institute, for over thirty-five years, and registered with Yoga Alliance. My BA from Marymount/Fordham and Grad studies are in Psychology. I have certifications in Sound Healing, Reiki, and I am an LMT, certified in Medical Massage..
My studies of Qigong include: Medical Qigong, Immune Qigong, Anti-Inflammatory Qigong, Meditation, and Dragon Gate Wudong style Taiji quan. My Sifu, Master Sat Chuen Hon is the founder of Cloud Dantao and Dantao Center, NYC, operating since 1981. He overcame cancer with Qigong as Complementary therapy along with Chemotherapy. He documents his journey to wellness in his book, Healing Cancer with Qigong, Hon,SC. (2014). New York:Ancient Taoist Practice Society.
