A Personal Invitation to the September 22-25 Qigong Global Summit From Your Host, Sharon Smith

 
Hey there, I'm Sharon Smith, the host of The Shift Network’s Qigong Global Summit that is coming up September 22-25.

Those of you who are familiar with Qigong know that cultivating our Qi, our life-force energy, with Qigong practices can help us navigate the stressful times we are living in. For those new to Qigong, research has shown that it is a proven method with numerous benefits — decreasing stress, strengthening our energy on many levels, and building our immune systems to name just a few.

As a longtime practitioner and the summit host, needless to say I am absolutely thrilled to share with you the useful knowledge, wisdom, and practices from our very diverse group of amazing Qigong masters, dedicated teachers, and practitioners, all of them known for their expertise.

This summit has something for everyone. Take a look at the dazzling roster of speakers and motivate yourself to participate. Our speakers are the experts in this field. Mantak Chia, Lee Holden, Violet Lee, Damo Mitchell, Ken Cohen, Mingtong Gu, Livia Kohn, Dr. Roger Jahnke, Deng Ming-Dao, Dr. George Love, Daisy Lee, Deborah Davis, and so many others. 

In this summit, they will share powerful life-changing practices that you can use immediately. Practices like Qigong for pain management. The six healing sounds to alleviate stress and negative emotions. You'll get into your flow, connect with your sexual energy and learn movements and meditations to positively boost your immune system, increase your balance, and help brain function, to name just a few.

Please register, you have absolutely nothing to lose. It's completely free, and you will receive powerful wisdom, practices, as well as insights that can help you in your life right now. Join us. I look forward to seeing you soon in the Qigong Global Summit.
 

Sharon Smith has been practicing Qigong, Tai Chi, and other Taoist spiritual and healing arts for 42 years, and teaching them for 37. Her influential teachers include Masters Mantak Chia (she was in his original class of western students in 1981), Li Junfeng, Ming Chan, and T.K. Shih. Other important teachers include Juan Li, Gilles Marin, Don Ahn, and Carol Anthony, as well as many other Tao masters. In 2011, she attended the Wudang Martial Arts Internal Kung Fu Academy in China.

Sharon teaches seminars internationally, and regularly at the New York Open Center. Other teaching venues include The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Master Mantak Chia’s Tao Garden in Thailand, Omega Institute, La Guardia Community College, Queens College, New York University, Adult Education Division of the New York City Board of Education, and the New York State Department of Parks & Recreation.

Sharon was the Creatrix and Director of The Immortal Sisters Conference held in 2017, a historic gathering of women committed to “Returning to the Tao,” honoring Yin in an overly Yang world. She was also a seminar leader at China’s Women in Daoism conference in 2011, and presented her work with senior citizens at the 2009 International Tai Chi Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. She has received numerous foundation grants for her work with senior citizens and in community mental health programs. Sharon 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.

Sharon is a visual artist whose photographs are in the collections of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Hofstra University Library, Special Collections Department, Hempstead, New York; Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; The Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Polaroid Europa, Offenbach, Germany; and Polaroid Far East, LTD, Hong Kong, as well as many private collections in the U.S. and Europe. Her 2015 film, Saturn Saved Me, featured her experiences with Indian astrologers.