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Healing with Peace 23rd World Congress on Integrative Health  Successful World Congress-What's Next? World Congress Initiative of the Global Wellness Plan Greetings Charlene, On September 30-Octobe

02/10/2023

If you'd like to watch the rest of the conference, please hop over to the youtube stream:https://youtube.com/live/YNv8n2z6Bcs?feature=share

01/10/2023

23rd World Congress on Integrative Health: Healing with Peace (Day 2)

30/09/2023

23rd World Congress on Integrative Health: Healing with Peace (Day 1)

28/09/2023

Morning of Day 2 – Sunday, October 1, 2023 • Integrative Health
How can you miss this!

Zhi Dao Guan, The Taoist Center, �3824 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland CA 94619

8:00 am Registration – tickets by contribution, limited number in-person available

8:30 am – 9:00 am-A Historical Review of the Science of Integrative Health
Dr. Shin Lin PhD Founding Director of the Laboratory for Mind/Body Signaling and Energy Research at the University of California Irvine

9:05 am – 9:35 am-Effects of Medical Qi Gong for Patients and Families Living with Cancer
Dr. Alex Feng PhD, OMD, LAc, Founder Zhi Dao Guan, The Taoist Center and Clinic for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Oakland CA

9:40 am – 10:10 am-Human-Nature Connect
Dr. Alexander Boyd BSc (Hons),
CertEd, PhD, FRSA, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Intercultural Roots for Public Health, London, UK

10:15 am – 11:15 am-Panel: Pioneers in Holistic Health: Nurse Leaders Set the Stage
Moderator Ann Colichidas, with Alex Feng PhD, OMD, LAc; Nadia Hole, MD; Kay Lahdenpera, RN, MPH; Charlene Ossler, PHD, RN; Karilee Halo Shames, PhD, RN, AHN-C, Richard Shames, MD and John Travis, MD, MPH
Integrative Health Education

11:20 am – 11:50 pm-Herb, Drug Vitamin Interaction
Dr. Anita Chen Marshall DAOM, PhD, Pharm.D, L.Ac. Acupuncture and Herbs, Alameda, CA

28/09/2023

We are so grateful to our organizers and sponsors. Without you, this would not be possible.

https://www.worldcongressevents.org

28/09/2023

Get ready! Brush off your conference wear, or if you're joining us online, your favorite camera-ready top! We're convening in TWO days! There's still time to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/23rd-world-congress-on-integrative-health-healing-with-peace-tickets-638307243147?aff=affiliate1

Be there. Or be square.

28/09/2023

Dr. Effie Chow – September 28, 1933 - October 18, 2022
Her Loving Qi is Infinite

Dr. Chow’s ashes will be scattered from an airplane
By the Golden Gate Bridge

Thursday, September 28, 2023 • 2:00 p.m.

Viewing Reception Outdoors By the Bay
100 Yacht Road, San Francisco 94123

All Welcome
Gathering Place

28/09/2023

Integrative Health Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Alex Feng

Dr. Alex Feng, PhD, OMD, LAc, has pioneered over the past 50 years in bringing Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong, and other Chinese internal martial arts, and Taoism to the West. He combined his passion for Traditional Chinese Medicine, martial arts, and Taoism by creating Zhi Dao Guan, the Taoist Center, one of the first Centers for the study of Taoism in the San Francisco Bay area in 2002. An ordained Taoist priest, he is the lineage holder of Zhi Daoism and maintains active Taoist teachings in the Temple at Zhi Dao Guan.

Named one of the top ten practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in a survey conducted by the San Francisco Focus magazine, Dr. Feng has a renowned TCM practice. In collaboration with Dr. Amy Matecki, Dr. Feng developed integrative medicine programs for Alta Bates Comprehensive Cancer Center and for Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System. He is the founder of I Am A Seaweed Qi Gong – a method for teaching healing qi gong to practitioners and to patients.

Dr. Feng has lectured nationally and internationally on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong, and Taiji. He has been inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame and has produced numerous state and national champions in the external and internal styles of martial arts. He has served as a preceptor and mentor to many students of Chinese Medicine, Taoism, and Martial Arts.

Website: www.thetaoistcenter.com

28/09/2023

Miracle Client: John Kyle

This award acknowledges your effective use of Qi Gong and other natural healing methods along with allopathic medicine (Integrative!) to restore and maintain your health, not once but twice!! We also recognize the significant contributions you made to years of the World Congress and to ease Dr. Chow’s life, especially during the last year.

John Kyle is a working class hero who owes his life to Chow Qigong in overcoming Hepatitis C and cancer.

28/09/2023

Martial Artist Movie Star: Jack & Julie Tu

Master Jack Tu is the son of a famous Qi Gong Master. Grand Master Tu has been practicing martial arts since he was 3 years old. With over 20 years of experiences under his belt, Master Jack had finally reached his dream of entering the entertainment world.

Jackie Chan held a world wide competition in hopes to look for his disciple. Almost 200,000 contested signed up for this event. Out of the 200,000 only 180 contestant made the cut off. Coach Julie Tu was also one of the top 180 contestant. The 180 contestant were brought to Bei Jing to be on Jackie's reality TV show of finding his next disciple. Master Jack Tu won the whole competition and was given the title of Jackie Chan's Eldest disciple. There was also 16 other contestants who made it to the top.

28/09/2023

Global Excellence: Bill Douglas and Angela Wong-Douglas

Founders of World Tai Chi and Qi Gong Day; Global Transformation Project

This award acknowledges your long commitment to the education and promotion of Tai Ji and Qi gong internationally and for the accomplishments of the Global Transformation Project. We appreciate your long-term support of the World Congress and Dr. Effie Chow.

Author of NEW 2nd Edition; The Gospel of Science, Founder of World Tai Chi Day, and The Global Transformation Project 2009. Inductee to the World Internal Arts Hall of Fame in New York, and has been a media source on Mind Body for major media worldwide, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, UK Health Radio Network.

26/09/2023

For 23 years, the World Congress has recognized individuals and organizations whose outstanding contributions have advanced the mission and purpose of the World Congress. These prestigious Awards are respected as an acknowledgement of true Masters.

This is our list of this year's awardees:

https://backend.worldcongressevents.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_Awardees0926_small.pdf

26/09/2023

CANCELLED: Syndi Seid • Advanced Networking Techniques for Business Professionals

As founder of Advanced Etiquette worldwide—with affiliate offices in Beijing, China, and Chennai, India—Syndi Seid brings a unique style of fun interactive learning experiences to major companies, where senior executives, business professionals, and main-line employees learn to avoid business and social faux pas that could lead to major business and political blunders, to instead gain poise, confidence, and authority in all business and social situations, anywhere in the world.

As the first Asian graduate of both The Protocol School of Washington and the Emily Post Institute, Syndi earned their highest certifications as a Certified Protocol Officer and international corporate trainer.
Website:

Training and Consulting in International Business Protocol and Social Etiquette Do you attend international business meetings afraid of doing or saying something wrong that could ultimately kill t…

22/09/2023

Another essential session:

Dr. Anita Chen Marshall • Herb-Drug-Vitamin Interactions

Dr. Anita Chen Marshall, DAOM, PhD, Pharm.D, L.Ac. has dual doctoral degrees in Pharmacy and Oriental Medicine. During her more than 40 years of Western and Eastern patient care experiences, she witnessed a great need to supplement Western medicine with alternative approaches for treating acute and chronic illnesses, and pain management. In addition to her private practice in Alameda, she has been giving lectures and teaching a course on Herb and Drug Interactions for the last 15 years in various TCM schools in the US. She was an Adjunct Faculty at ACTCM at CIIS, San Francisco; Yo San University, L.A.; Five Branches University, San Jose; and Bastyr University, Seattle.

Website: www.DrAnitaMarshall.com

Herb-Drug-Vitamin Interactions

With more than 170 million Americans (77%) taking dietary supplements, more and more patients are being treated simultaneously with both Western and Eastern
medicine nowadays. It is quite common for a patient to seek herbal supplements while taking several prescription medications. Both patients and healthcare professionals are becoming more alert to the potential for occasional dangerous adverse herb-drug interactions.

The Drug and Herbal Supplement Industries have been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years. In 2021, overall pharmaceutical expenditures in the US grew 7.7% compared to 2020, for a total of $576.9 billion. The U.S. vitamin & supplement manufacturing industry is worth $35.6 billion as of 2022.

And because many dietary supplements are touted as “natural”, and are often sold in health food stores, it’s easy to assume they’re harmless. Safety has become a major topic of concern and discussion.

This lecture will provide an overview of Herb and Drug Interactions: Pharmacokinetic interactions and Pharmacodynamic interactions; therapeutic effects and interactions of commonly used herbs and drugs, and serious herb-drug interactions in various illnesses that may cause life-threatening conditions (i.e. asthma, CNS disorders, diabetes, heart attack, hypertension, insomnia, stroke, and pain management, etc)

As Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and herbal supplements grow and thrive in the United States, it is of vital importance that healthcare professionals be aware of the potentially dangerous herb-drug-vitamin interactions. This knowledge will also improve treatment effectiveness and reduce the skyrocketing costs of medical care.

Anita Chen Marshall, acupuncturist, herbalist, Alameda, CA. Holistic medicine, Complimentary Alternative Medicine (CAM), Acupuncture, Herbs, Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM, acupressure, pain management, allergy, women's health, nutrition consultation, lifestyle change consultation,

22/09/2023

This is just the morning of Day One! How can you not be there! Register up today! Both in-person and virtual!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/23rd-world-congress-on-integrative-health-healing-with-peace-tickets-638307243147?aff=affiliate1

8:00 am Registration – tickets by contribution, limited number in-person available

8:30 am – 9:00 am
A Historical Review of the Science of Integrative Health

Dr. Shin Lin PhD Founding Director of the Laboratory for Mind/Body Signaling and Energy Research at the University of California Irvine

9:05 am – 9:35 am
Effects of Medical Qi Gong for Patients and Families Living with Cancer

Dr. Alex Feng PhD, OMD, LAc, Founder Zhi Dao Guan, The Taoist Center and Clinic for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Oakland CA

9:40 am – 10:10 am
Human-Nature Connect

Dr. Alexander Boyd BSc (Hons),
CertEd, PhD, FRSA, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Intercultural Roots for Public Health, London, UK

10:15 am – 11:15 am
Panel: Pioneers in Holistic Health: Nurse Leaders Set the Stage

Moderator Ann Colichidas, with Alex Feng PhD, OMD, LAc; Nadia Hole, MD; Kay Lahdenpera, RN, MPH; Charlene Ossler, PHD, RN; Karilee Halo Shames, PhD, RN, AHN-C, Richard Shames, MD and John Travis, MD, MPH

22/09/2023

See the full program at https://www.worldcongressevents.org

21/09/2023

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20/09/2023

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Go on, you know you want to.

The 23rd World Congress is dedicated to advancing our knowledge and use of Integrative Health - the blending of Eastern and Western Medicine

20/09/2023

2023 Outstanding Public Service in Integrative Health
Krishna Bachina

This award acknowledges your innovation and commitment to the VLead Project that develops critical thinking, speaking and writing skills in youth in the areas of integrative health and research. You have been outstanding in your support of the growth and development of these teenagers in a pivotal time in their lives.

Krishna Bachina is a technology entrepreneur , passionate about helping people, developing leaders and building successful teams. Possesses over 20 years of experience of leadership from corporate and non-profit organizations.

Krishna is Passionate in his community service. Founder of nonprofit VLEAD, A youth leadership program which allows students to explore and gain experience through different areas of volunteer programs which will empower, transform and enhance their skills and communications to create an impactful role across various platforms. Currently serving as an Investment advisory for City of Rocklin , Serving on a Government Appointments Committee (APAPA - GAC).

20/09/2023

One of our workshops on Day 3, October 2
https://www.worldcongressevents.org

9:00-11:00 am-Advanced Networking Skills for the Professional

Facilitator: Syndi Seid Founder of Advanced Etiquette worldwide, with affiliate offices in Beijing, China, and Chennai, India, Syndi Seid brings a unique style of fun interactive learning experiences to major companies. She helps senior executives, business professionals, and main-line employees learn to avoid business and social faux pas that could lead to major blunders and instead gain poise, confidence, and authority in all business and social situations, anywhere in the world. As the first Asian graduate of both The Protocol School of Washington and the Emily Post Institute, Syndi earned their highest certifications as a Certified Protocol Officer and international corporate trainer.

Attend this lively and interactive workshop on maximizing your networking effectiveness "after" attending a networking event, which is the key to true networking success, to gain whatever you want: accelerated connections, advancing a career, or achieving overall success in life.

19/09/2023

Another Honorable Awardee:

Humanitarian of the Year – Daisy Lee

This award acknowledges your healing, support and loving kindnesses to Dr. Chow. We also recognize the significant contributions you made to years of the World Congress and your effective prayer circles that eased Dr. Chow’s life, especially during the last few months.

Daisy Lee is a respected leader in the Qigong world with more than 25 years of teaching experience. She is founder and principal teacher of Radiant Lotus Qigong, her signature program that is taught worldwide by certified instructors. She has been a special guest lecturer at U.S. and Canadian hospitals, including Johns Hopkins, Mount Sinai and Women's College. Daisy has presented internationally at wellness conferences, health clinics, senior centers, and schools, and has been a featured speaker on numerous online summits. She was presented with the 2020 Qigong Master of the Year Award by the World Qigong Congress for her work in women's health and healing. Daisy resumes live programs this fall at Omega Institute, and teaches online regularly on the Shift Network.

19/09/2023

Dr. Effie Chow
September 28, 1933 - October 18, 2022
Her Loving Qi is Infinite

Dr. Chow’s ashes will be scattered from an airplane
By the Golden Gate Bridge

Thursday, September 28, 2023 • 2:00 p.m.

Viewing Reception Outdoors By the Bay
100 Yacht Road, San Francisco 94123

All Welcome
Gathering Place

19/09/2023

8 days to go! Register now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/23rd-world-congress-on-integrative-health-healing-with-peace-tickets-638307243147?aff=affiliate1

Don't miss this workshop!

Master Cathy Mu • Healing Depression with Qigong & Other Natural Remedies

Master Cathy Mu, the founder of the Thriving Foundation, is a highly respected award-winning Qigong master who teaches self-healing and self-empowerment practices online globally. With her combined knowledge and wisdom as a successful CPA and Qigong master, Cathy teaches How to Master the Art of Abundance and the Energy of Money, besides the Art of Healing for Health.

Website:www.TheThrivingFoundation.Org

Healing Depression with Qigong & Other Natural Remedies

Did you know that su***de claims 800,000 lives every year and depression is the main driver behind su***de? Over 300 million people are suffering from depression. The use of antidepressants over the past 20 years has gone up 300%, but the rate of depression continues to increase. The use of antidepressants causes long-term brain damage. Depression has become another major global pandemic. A debilitating and devastating illness, it can rob people's ability to work, play, love, sleep, and even their will to live. Master Mu will share with you powerful Qigong and other natural ways to prevent and heal depression.

18/09/2023

Another of our essential speakers!

Mary Zelmer • Living Through Dying: Dr. Chow’s Esoteric Final Teaching

Mary Zelmer has studied and practiced Qigong for over 20 years and is recognized as a Qigong Master Healer and teacher. She works with and supports individual clients and groups. Mary earned her B.S. in Community Education at Minnesota State-Mankato, and she created and leads a community-based non-profit organization known as the Qigong Connection, which assists people in broadening their knowledge and practice of Qigong.

The Qigong Connection also promotes individual and community healing. Mary has led numerous large group healing meditations and retreats, organized conferences, created educational programs, and laid the intentional groundwork for healing communities and organizations, both locally and internationally. Mary has also been a guest healer/speaker at workshops, conferences, colleges, and high schools. She assists clients on their unique path to wellness. Her passion is to bring awareness to the healing power that arises from the energetic connection between the heart and nature.

Degrees, training, experience, and other qualifications:
• Private Qigong Energy Practice since 2008
• Intensive study with Qigong Master Chunyi Lin, 2001 – 2010
• Completed Certification for Spring Forest Qigong Guide Program, 2005
• Certified Spring Forest Qigong Master Healer I & II, 2008, 2009
• Certified Spring Forest Qigong Instructor, Levels I – II, and Qi-ssage, 2008, 2009
• Qigong Practitioner at Spring Forest Qigong Healing Center, 2006-2010
• Qigong Practitioner, Meditation Leader, Presenter at Spring
• Forest Qigong Retreats, Healing Workshops, Guild and Conferences, 2006-2010
• Creator, implementer, and organizer of the Spring Forest Qigong Guild Outreach program.
• SFQ Teacher and Trainer of Guild Outreach Volunteers.
• Creator, Organizer, and Presenter of,” Healing the Earth
• Conference,” using Chow Qigong with Qigong Grandmaster, Dr. Effie Chow, 2010
• Completed Level 1 Intensive Training Program in Chow Integrated Healing System and Chow Qigong, 2010

Website: https://maryzelmer.com/

Living Through Dying: Dr. Chow’s Esoteric Final Teaching.

On her final nights, Dr. Chow esoterically shared with Mary her journey as she transitioned. She illuminated this transformation and imparted the process of how to live through dying. In this last teaching, Dr. Chow lovingly shows us how to let go of all fears and fully embrace our natural state of being as source energy. In her shared vision, she brings us home and illuminates this process as we will all take this journey.
We are all source energy; we are birthed from it and return to it in connection to all that is; beyond time, space, and limitation. My goals are: To allow us to let go of the fear of death and integrate in its place the ancient energetic understanding that we all return to source energy, the energy of love. To cognize and integrate this process into our being with joy and beauty as we prepare to transition from here to there. To share this gift of Dr. Chow's journey with others to bring peace, healing, and love in transitions.

18/09/2023

World Congress welcomes the support of soon-to-be-launched Energy TV, the brainchild of Lama Tantrapa, Academy of Qi Dao.: https://www.AcademyofQiDao.com

18/09/2023

Hey ho! Hey ho! Only 10 more days to go!
If you're not yet registered, what are you waiting for? You can join us in person, or online. Check it out:

The 23rd World Congress is dedicated to advancing our knowledge and use of Integrative Health - the blending of Eastern and Western Medicine.

16/09/2023

It must have been a party!

15/09/2023

Humanitarian of the Year
Grand Qi Gong Master Chunyi Lin

This award acknowledges your healing, support, and loving kindness to Dr. Chow. We also recognize the significant contributions you made to years of the World Congress and your one-on-one remote healing that eased Dr. Chow’s life, especially during the last few months.

Chunyi Lin is an internationally recognized Qigong Master with a master’s degree in holistic healing. His fluency in numerous Chinese dialects afforded him the rare opportunity to study with many of the most respected Qigong Masters in his native China. Chunyi is the founder of Spring Forest Qigong, and the author of a #1 Amazon bestseller, “Born A Healer.” He is also coauthor with Dr. Nisha Manek of the Mayo Clinic of a chapter on Qigong in a medical school textbook, “The Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” Second Edition.

He is the director of the Spring Forest Center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA, where he works with people from all over the world helping them and empowering them to overcome serious health challenges and return to optimal health, wellness, and happiness.

Master Lin is also a member of the Transformational Leadership Council founded by Jack Canfield. In 2010, the executive committee of the World Qigong Congress named him International Qigong Master of the Year. Also, in 2010, two independent research studies, one by doctors from the University of Minnesota and one of the leading medical research centers in the United States, found that Lin’s Spring Forest Qigong techniques are helpful in relieving chronic pain.
In 2014, Chunyi founded the non-profit Spring Forest Qigong Institute to help further his vision of “a healer in every home and a world without pain and suffering.”

15/09/2023

Medical Qi Gong Master of the Year
CLOE COUTURIER, DMQ, CO, CSTD, EHP-C

This award acknowledges your impressive commitment to the development of Medical Qi Gong, your support of the World Congress since 1997, WCQG Faculty since 1997, and your extensive education and experience in osteopathy and medical qi gong with a robust practice of craniosacral Qi Gong.

Dr. Cloe Couturier DMQ, CO, CSTD, EHP-C, Osteopath (France, UK), Medical Qigong Doctor (China), Certified Advanced 3 Medical Qigong Instructor (NQA.Org) is Nationally Certified as an Energy Healing Practitioner in the Clinical Qigong division. EHP-C (NCCOEP.Org), Craniosacral Diplomate (Upledger International), and has served on the WCQG Faculty since 1997; NQA.org Committee Member.

In 1997, two pioneers, Effie P. Chow, Ph.D., Qigong Master, and John E. Upledger DO, Craniosacral Therapy Developer, promoted Dr. Couturier to present her work at the Second World Congress on Qigong. They had met and worked at the Office of Alternative Medicine, established in 1992, within the National Institutes of Health to investigate and evaluate unconventional medical practices.

Dr. Couturier was a young osteopath whose son had been diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. She had discovered the great benefits of combining the two practices of Craniosacral works with Medical Qigong and she will share on the development of CranioSacral Qigong.