Qigong Teachers Community

The short answer is: No!. The longer answer is: Anyone with a genuine interest in teaching qigong is welcome. Our main purpose is to create a safe, non-hierarchical space in which we can share ideas, concerns, problems and wins. For this to work well it’s important that we include teachers in training, those considering training and those who are already working as Qigong teachers.

While we don't keep a close eye on which tradition or lineage members are trained in, we do currently have representation from the following: Zhineng Qigong, Elemental Qigong, Health Qigong, Shaolin Cosmos Qigong, Shibashi, Hua Gong, Buqi and Primal Animal Qigong.

As with so many things, the activity levels rise and fall. We have a consistent monthly live discussion in which we hold a safe space for anyone who wants to be part of a nourishing, sharing conversation and this tends to have around 6 teachers present at this point (Aug '26)

We do offer a structured training programme for teachers. Before talking about structured training, we’d like to stress that this is in no way a pre-requisite to being part of our community. It’s important that we stay open to all as that way we all learn together. In relation to our structured training: our Short Course is the core of the research work with Oxford University and our longer programme has been developed with University of Wales Trinity St David. All courses strive to balance academic understanding, with practical application and authentic learning.