In May, 2016, I completed the first-ever Flowing Zen Qigong Teacher Certification Program in Gainesville, Florida. Then in July 2018, we did another program in Costa Rica.

The following instructors survived 50-150 hours of grueling teacher-specific training in qigong, and passed both practical and written exams.

In addition to the teacher training, each instructor had 2-24 years of prior qigong experience before starting the certification program.

Some teacher certification programs count the student phase of the training toward the certification hours. If I did that, then these instructors would all be 200-hour certified (or more).

Instead, I prefer to differentiate between the student phase and the teacher-training phase. This is how I will keep my standards high for teacher certification.

The training covered topics like: teaching The 18 Luohan Hands, The history of qigong (and tai chi), the absolute basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yin-Yang Theory, Five-Element Theory, appropriate touch, ethics, The Three Treasures, the 12 Primary Skills of Qigong, opening energy points, mindfulness and qigong, the 6 major energy points, the dosage of qigong, the research on qigong, what qigong can and cannot heal, when to call 911, and more…

Without further ado, here are the certified Flowing Zen Qigong instructors, listed by total training hours: