A tree as great as man's embrace springs from a small shoot;
A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth;
A journey of a thousand miles starts under one's feet.

Lao Tzu
Tao Te Ching (64)

All of the instructors at The International Qigong Foundation, Inc. and Dancing Dreamers Retreat Center have trained at the Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital and School in China. In addition to offering workshops and retreats we also offer private instruction in Taijiquan, Neiyang Gong Qigong and Yuan Xi Xin Qigong, as well as special training for healthcare providers.

Ms. Karen Nesbitt, M.A.

Karen Nesbitt, M.A., is an innovative educator, committed to developing programs that initiate a true balance between mind, body and spirit. An internationally recognized medical qigong and taijiquan instructor with Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital in Hebei China, Ms. Nesbitt founded The International Qigong Foundation, Inc. As a non-profit organization, the foundation has provided educational exchange programs in medical qigong and taijiquan around the world for the past 12 years. Ms. Nesbitt holds a masters degree in Psychology and Counseling from Antioch University in Yellowsprings, Ohio, and is a certified Special Education teacher with the Department of Education in the state of Hawaii.

Inspired by the cancer groups in China practicing daily qigong, Ms. Nesbitt developed what is called, “Social Oncology™” programs integrating medical qigong as a complementary healthcare practice. This program, Qigong Treatment and Cancer, has been featured on PBS, as part of program called Healing Quest, a national TV series providing information on integrative health and natural approaches to total well-being. As a follow up to this series, The International Qigong Foundation, Inc. offers a beginning qigong training film called, Qigong for Health, to both healthcare practitioners and their patients.

Currently, The International Qigong Foundation, Inc. is developing and sponsoring qigong, taijiquan, and yoga programs with the University of Hawaii as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, focusing on the senior population and their healthcare needs. 

The foundation offers training programs to healthcare practitioners and is an approved provider of “continuing medical education” (CME) credits through the American Academy of Family Physicians and “professional development activity” (PDA) credits through the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Training programs are offered throughout the US and internationally.

Mr. Feng Yijian

Mr. Yijian is the director of the medical qigong department of Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital and School in Hebei China. He is also the director of the Taijiquan and Medical Qigong Training and Education Base at the school. In 1972, Mr. Feng began training with Mr. Li Jingwu, a famous Taijiquan expert in China, and is now 19th generation Chen Style and 5th generation Wu Style. As well as teaching Taijiquan and Neiyang Gong Qigong, Mr. Feng is also a Medical Qigong Doctor. His students, which include healthcare providers, travel from around the world to study with him in China, United States, France, Germany, Ukraine, and Sweden.

Each year, Mr. Feng is sponsored by The International Qigong Foundation for Social Oncology, Inc. to travel to the United States. He gives workshops in Montana and Hawaii in medical qigong, taijiquan, pushing hands and Chinese massage.

Mrs. Liu Yafei

Mrs. Liu Yafei is the director of The Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital and School in Hebei China. She is a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor and has an in-depth knowledge of qigong principles, which she applies in both qigong training and clinical practice.

Mrs. Liu "inherited" Neiyang Gong Qigong from her father Dr. Liu Guizhen. Dr. Liu was the founder of Hebei Medical Qigong Hospital and School, China's first and only training base in medical qigong. The term "qigong" was first used by Dr. Liu in the 1950's. Mrs. Liu teaches around the world in France, Germany, Japan, United States, and UK. The International Qigong Foundation for Social Oncology, Inc. sponsors Mrs. Liu each year in the United States to give workshops in Neiyang Gong Qigong.