About DaoShima

I offer weekly classes, workshops, and private sessions in Qigong and TaiChi. I use Daoist philosophy, Meditation, Qigong, Tai Chi Chuan, and meditative healing techniques to improve the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of my students.

After spending years cultivating an academic life, I realized my real passion was not for examining life but for living it! Although my formal studies were not in vein, both my BS and my MPA gave me a vocabulary to connect with other indoctrinated intellectuals who had lost their identity in a label.
 
I began my Daoist studies in 1996 with Master Shifu Pei Wo Lun. After ten years of dedicated study, I was honored with the title of Shima, or mother-teacher, the female counterpart to Shifu. It was my good fortune to be mentored by a Master who often saw in me what I could not see in myself. He opened my eyes to self-limiting mental constructs and insisted I study with other Masters. These included Master Wu Zhongxian, Master Jiang Jiang-ye, Grandmaster Zhang Yuan Ming, Master Yun Xiang Tseng, Master Yang Zhen Duo, Master Yang Jun, Master Ho Wei Chi, Master Helen Wu and Ken Cohen.
 
In the beginning, as with most students, I mimicked my teachers' movements and attitudes and found respite in their strength. As I moved into teaching, however, I realized I did not have the mental stamina to manage a diverse clientele. As years passed, my meditative practice led me deeper inward and I began to understand the importance of cultivating the softer side of life, the Yin aspect of self. Now my capacity to offer strength seems quite endless, and I continually look forward to endearing myself to those who seek my counsel.

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1994 Training

2011 Tai Chi in the Park

1996 – My 1st Class
Horizon House Assisted Care