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About Sharon

 

 

  

Sharon practicing at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, 2007

 

SHARON SMITH has been practicing Qigong, Tai Chi, & other Taoist spiritual and healing arts for 30 years & teaching them for 25. Her influential teachers include Masters Mantak Chia (she was in his original class of western students in 1981), Li Jun Feng, and T.K. Shih.  She also studied with Jeanette Chi, Gilles Marin, Don Ahn, as well as many other Tao masters. Sharon is certified by Master Mantak Chia's Universal Tao system as a Senior Instructor and Chi Nei Tsang Practitioner.  She is also certified by the International Sheng Zhen Society to teach Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong, the work of Master Li Jun Feng.  In addition, Sharon has practiced Iyengar yoga for over 20 years. She has traveled many times to China, Thailand, India, the Philppines, and New Zealand to further her studies.

Sharon currently teaches seminars internationally as well as regularly at the New York Open Center.  She has also taught at Master Mantak Chia's Tao Garden in Thailand, Omega Institute, Healing Tao University, The Learning Annex, Wainwright House, United Nations Feng Shui Club, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Morningside Retirement Health Services, Dorot Senior Center, Jubilee Senior Center, Healing Tao of New York, La Guardia Community College, Queens College, New York University, Adult Education Division of the New York City Board of Education, & the New York State Department of Parks & Recreation.

Sharon is a recipient of numerous foundation grants for her work with senior citizens and in community mental health programs.  She was a spokesperson for Qigong on the nationally syndicated PBS television show, "Asian America" and was the Chinese Astrology columnist for the Asian Food and Lifestyle Journal from 2005-2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Universal Tao

Founded  by Tao Master Mantak Chia, the Universal Tao is the systematic study and practice of the the Natural Way (Tao) of healing and enlightenment. Master Chia has transmitted the hermit One Cloud’s secret Seven Formulas of Immortality to the West and in the process, been instrumental in providing an opportunity  for practitioners to synthesize the Taoist tradition with the latest scientific discoveries. The practices combine qigong (or chi kung) with the profound process and application of inner alchemy to enhance all areas of our life.  In a variety of sitting, standing, and lying down practices we open the door to experience profoundly the timeless, practical wisdom of “The Way”.   

Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong

Sheng Zhen means "sacred truth" and refers to Unconditional Love Qigong which has been transmitted by the famous coach of the Beijing Wushi team, Master Li Jun Feng.   This is a spiritual qigong composed of different sets of sitting and standing elegant movements and meditations inspired by the world's great spiritual traditions, This form of qigong has 3 functions -- to improve the body’s health, to remove negative emotions and thoughts, and to open one’s heart.