Qigong, the 5,000 year old Chinese healing system for health, longevity and spiritual cultivation.

Daoist Medical Qigong Center offers qigong classes, private healing sessions, using acupressure,tuina and qi healing, and a 100 hour qigong certification training program.

Michael Rinaldini has been involved in healing and spiritual practices for over 30 years. In the early 1990's, his focus turned towards medical qigong and the Daoist healing arts of meditation, massage, Chinese herbs and nutrition. After three trips to study qigong in China, he was in 2003, ordained a Daoist priest (novice) in the Longmen Dragon Gate tradition.

Michael's main teaching focus is medical qigong and Daoist meditation. For students enrolled in his 100 hour certification program, he offers a complete orientation to qigong, the basics of TCM, Daoist studies and Daoist meditation.

He is certified to teach qigong from various American teachers, and from his main Chinese teacher, Master Wan Sujian in Beijing, China.

Michael is a Professional member of the National Qigong Association and a presenter at their annual qigong conferences.

Michael also has a Master's degree in Art Therapy, and an M.F.A. in Fine Art Photography.

Certification Training Program: Details

Qigong is one of the most rapidly growing alternative healthcare systems in the USA and around the world. And given the current situation of rising costs for medical care and health insurance, it seems that the increased attention to affordable and easily accessible self-healing systems, like qigong, will continue to gain in popularity. For this reason, I have developed a certification studies program, for both local and distance learners. ( Level One, 100 Hours )

In my training program, students learn in four different area: medical qigong, TCM basics, Daoism and Daoist meditation. There is a required reading list of books, other reading material and two writing assignments: journal writing and training questions which go with the readings.

My belief is that the student of qigong needs an in-depth training experience not only in qigong, but in its philosophical roots of ancient Chinese Daoism, Chinese medicine and meditation.

Upon completion of the program, the student will be awarded a Certificate of Completion for 100 hours of qigong training.

Cost: For local students who can attend my classes and receive private lessons, the cost is $600. For distance learners, the cost is $300. This cost is non-refundable for local or distance learners. Students can begin the program at any time.

Qigong classes on a weekly basis in Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, California.

Sebastopol classes are Thursdays and Saturdays, and the S.R. classes are Mondays.

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