Dr. Roger Jahnke

Dr. Roger Jahnke, a doctor of Chinese medicine and a teacher of tai chi and qigong, has practised acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine clinically for more than three decades and has made ten research and cultural journeys to China. In 2000 he set up IIQTC, his Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, based in Santa Barbara, California, and he remains its director and lead trainer. Thousands of qigong and tai chi teachers and practice leaders have trained with the institute and its faculty, today mostly through modular certification online.

He calls his approach Integral Qigong: a combination of gentle movement, breath practice, self-applied massage and meditation. He also created Tai Chi Easy, a simplified practice intended for beginners and for community classes. His books are The Healer Within and The Healing Promise of Qi, the latter drawing on more than twenty forms of qigong and tai chi, both traditional and modern. He has taught at Esalen, Omega and other centres, and offers live and self-paced programmes on The Shift Network.