Previous Events
T’ai Chi and Qigong for Back Pain - A Gentle but Powerful Way to Heal and Strengthen the Spine
February 8, 2022
Join Roger Hartl, M.D., Neurosurgeon and Robert Sheeler, M.D., Integrative Medicine along with T’ai Chi and Qigong Master Yang Yang, Ph.D. as they discuss and demonstrate how T’ai Chi and Qigong can affect pain relief and prevention.
T'ai Chi and Qigong for Balance Body and Mind
Livestream Event: Feb 25—27, 2022
Kripalu • Lenox • Massachusetts
Rooted in ancient Chinese martial arts and philosophy, tai chi and qigong are essential to balancing the body and mind. Master Yang will teach you simple yet profound tai chi and qigong meditation and movement practices to balance the body and mind. Special guest Leigh Hanke, M.D. a distinguished Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physiatrist from Yale Medicine, will join Master Yang to share her insight on balance. Gain practices and fit into your busy life.
Introduction to QiGong and T’ai Chi, Ancient Wisdom for Cultivating Energy and Sound Sleep
FREE ONLINE EVENT • Sunday January 2, 2022
Explore the relationship between energy and sleep to improve wellbeing throughout the year!
Hosted by the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
T’ai Chi and Qigong: Practice & Research
For the National Institutes of Health
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Integrative Medicine Course will host Dr. Yang Yang’s lecture on T’ai Chi and Qigong on October 28, 2021. The course is also open to the general public.
Online Seminar
Qigong and T’ai Chi: Ancient Wisdom for Cultivating Energy And Sound Sleep
For the JCC in Manhattan, NY
Sleep Smarter for a Healthy Life
Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
Master Yang Yang, Ph.D. will join sleep experts at Omega Institute, August 27 - August 29, 2021 for “Sleep Smarter for a Healthy Life”. The workshop will feature Drs. Breus and Naiman and Jillian Pransky, certified yoga therapist. Experience the various ancient sleep-enhancing practices of qigong, yoga nidra, and Ayurveda.
Webinar & Interview
East meets West in Quest for Optimal Spine Care
Dr. Roger Härtl, renowned neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine interviews Dr. Yang about how t’ai chi and qigong can help heal back pain.
INFORMATIVE LECTURE AND DISCUSSION:
Qigong: The Barriers, The Practices and the Potential for Public Health
Hosted by Brown University, Contemplative Studies Initiative and the Carney Institute for Brain Sciences.
Join Dr. Yang for an informative free lecture and discussion, "Qigong: The Barriers, The Practices and The Potential for Public Health" taking place on June 29th, 7:00 - 8:30 pm (EDT), hosted by Brown University, Contemplative Studies Initiative and the Carney Institute for Brain Sciences.
The interactive lecture is open to physicians, researchers and the general public, and will focus on:
Gong - what is it?
Understanding the ancient secrets of essential gong practice
Effective use of gong to improve sleep, mood, energy, brain power, relieve pain and stress
Qigong and T'ai Chi
for Sound Sleep,
Hosted by Kripalu
May 5 – May 26 • 8:30 - 9:30 PM, ET
Four 60-minute live online classes each Wednesday
Presenter: Master Yang Yang, Ph.D. | Guest Speaker: Ana Krieger, M.D.
This is a complete recording (and introductory sampler class for an upcoming full class) of the Qigong and T’ai Chi for Sound Sleep seminar on Zoom, sponsored by Kripalu in March 2021 with Dr. Yang and Dr. Krieger.
Taiji For Life: Master Yang Yang, Ph.D. explains T'ai Chi and Qi Gong practice at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Qigong: An Evidenced-Based Eastern Practice for Your Self-Care
Dr. Yang Yang Introduces Qigong to Medical Professionals at Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
In this short lesson, Dr. Yang blends ancient wisdom with modern science. He teaches the building blocks of the evidence based traditional qigong and t’ai chi program, the cornerstone of daily practice. With a blend of movement and meditation, the lesson offers mind and body self care techniques. Dr. Yang shares a personal story to illustrate a teaching from Chinese Medicine: Understanding the Usefulness of Being Useless.