Online Workshops
Watch Party: “MERIDIAN MASSAGE” BY DAVID WEI
Sunday, February 23, 2025
9:00 am PT / 12:00 pm ET
FREE to Members Only
Meridian Massage
Join David Wei in this recorded Zoom workshop from our 2022 Conference. David introduces a simple and effective method of self care massage based on the 12 meridians of classical Chinese medicine and the 5 hands of traditional tui na acupressure massage. He includes a melodic chant to help participants remember the meridians as a fun yet effective learning tool.
David Wei
David Wei is a 16th generation lineage holder of the Zhang San Feng Wellness Sect of Wudang, China. He is the founder and president of Wudang West, a non-profit Daoist Wellness ministry based out of Oakland, California, where he has proudly served minority and marginalized communities for over a decade. He found his way to the Guang Ping Yang T’ai Chi Association by way of Wen Wu school where he established his martial foundation in Shaolin gongfu under Grandmaster Y.C. Chiang in 2003. David has presented at GPYTCA conferences and is honored to be back to share his knowledge of meridian massage.
Shoshanna Katzman’s “Qi Leader”
Sunday April 27, 2025
Time: 9 am PT/12 pm ET
Cost: $5 for GPYTCA members (Youth, Regular, Patrons)
Free for Certified Teachers & Members who joined as Teachers
The Zoom link will be emailed to members who joined as Teachers, Certified Teachers and Members who pay $5 through our website’s store.
The Qi Leader
Please join Shoshanna Katzman as she introduces her method that helps students become more centered, integrated, and whole within themselves as they practice Taiji within a group setting. It is based on one person assuming the role of "Qi Leader" whether we are performing warm-ups or moving through the Guang Ping Form together. This method ensures that players move together within themselves and simultaneously with the group. It is an excellent way to establish greater synchronicity, whole body movement, and Qi flow. We hope you will join to learn more about how to bring this teaching method into your classes.
Shoshanna Katzman
Shoshanna began the practice of Guang Ping Yang Style Taiji and Northern Shaolin Gong Fu in 1974 under the tutelage of Bing Gong in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. She also had the opportunity to attend classes with Kuo Lien Ying in Portsmouth Square. Shoshanna received her Master’s degree in the “Scientific Aspects of Physical Education” from San Francisco State University. She founded Red Bank Acupuncture & Wellness Center and Two Rivers Academy of Taiji & Qigong. She received her Masters Degree in Acupuncture, and Masters Level training in Energy Body Medicine.
Shoshanna is author of Qigong for Staying Young: A Simple 20-Minute Workout to Cultivate Your Vital Energy (Penguin Group, 2003) along with an accompanying video and newly released online curriculum Center of Power: Life Mastery Through Tai Chi – a comprehensive program learning the Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi Form along with its inherent energetic underpinnings (www.yourcenterofpower.com).
