Tian Gong Qi Gong

President and co-Founder of the Berlin Tian Gong Institute, Master Tianying was trained to become a Tian Gong Master by Letian Da Shi. She was born in the Zhejiang province of China, where as a youth, she practiced Martial Arts but switched to Qi Gong because of illness.

In 1993 her health took a turn for the better, after her fortuitous encounter with Da Shi. The gate to her heart suddenly opened after she began Tian Gong cultivation. Not only were all of her illnesses healed, but her extraordinary faculties also began activating one after another. Today she possesses, among other skills, Celestial Vision, Celestial Hearing, Celestial Language (speaking & translation), Bigu, Soul Reading, Divine Communication, Soul Travel and Telepathic Communication. Especially noteworthy is her ongoing Bigu practice which began in December 1993.

In 1994 Master Tianying resigned from her position as a civil servant and became a full-time Tian Gong teacher …

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Master Tianping was born in the Zhejiang province of China. After earning a degree in German from Hangzhou University (now called Zhejiang University) she moved to Germany to study Sociology and German Literature in 1989. She began studying with Da Shi in the spring of 1993 while on a trip to China.

Master Tianping began working as Da Shi’s assistant and translator in 1995, accompanying him around the world on various cultivation journeys. Through this dedication to the work of Tian Gong, she also developed extraordinary faculties, e.g. the ability to receive information from the future and the past and the ability to translate Celestial Language, the language of the soul. In addition, she has lived in a state of Bigu since 1998.

In 1999 she co-founded the Berlin Tian Gong Institute with her sister, Master Tianying After serving as co-President for several years, she resigned her position to dedicate more time and effort to her role as a Tian Gong Master, to her translation duties and to assist Da Shi with teaching in the United States …

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Facilitator, Instructor & Curriculum Development

Donna has trained under Letian Da Shi since 2000. She began teaching classes, leading group practice and sharing Tian Gong soon thereafter in 2002. In her present position as the Facilitator of Instructor and Curriculum Development, she is dedicated to and has deep enthusiasm for developing classes and curriculum to connect environmental groups and individuals, who are currently active in Protecting and Serving the Earth, to the transformative energies and missions of Tian Gong.

In addition to her work with Tian Gong, Donna also serves as Executive Director for Living Bridges Foundation for the Preservation of Indigenous Lifeways, which she founded in 1997 as an outcome of her years of environmental activism. Through this work she has traveled to, written grants and developed projects for indigenous communities and the Rainforests of Peru, Ecuador and the Central Americas. In her own community of Santa Cruz, CA, she has worked as a licensed health practitioner and psychotherapist for the past 20 years. She currently resides in Aptos, California.

Certification: Gateway practices, A1-1, A1-2, A1-3, A2-1, B1-1, group healing & detoxification transmissions

Certification: Gateway practices, A1-1, A1-2, A1-3, A2-1, B1-1, group healing & detoxification transmissions

Mary Ho has been a Tian Gong practitioner since 2002 and was certified to teach by Da Shi in 2004. With a strong dedication to saving the planet, Mary is able to combine Tian Gong practice, her inspired enthusiasm for nature and techniques in environmental sustainability in both her professional and personal life. As a member of the teaching team, she brings a strong devotion to her students and clear guidance for each the practices.

Mary earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UCSF in 1989 and remains a dedicated student of Chinese philosophy & Buddhism. Mary makes her home in San Mateo.

Certification: Gateway practices, A1-1, A1-2, A1-3, A2-1, B1-1, group healing & detoxification transmissions

Mai was introduced to Tian Gong in 2003 through an A1-1 Bronze Bell class with Le-Tian Da Shi. She says, “My passion for teaching Tian Gong stems from a strong belief in the practice itself and in Tian Gong’s mission. In addition to health betterment for oneself I was particularly drawn to the healing of others through Tian Gong.”

Mai was born in Vietnam, raised near Sacramento, CA and currently lives in Elk Grove, CA with her husband and their three children. She holds an MBA in Global Management and works as a Business Analyst for an insurance company. Her hobbies include floral design and interior décor.

Certification: Gateway practices, A1-1, A1-2, A1-3, A2-1

Alex began practicing Tian Gong in 2007 after a long search for a comprehensive Qi Gong school and rigorous spiritual teachers. Before becoming Tian Gong staff in January 2009, he taught preschool in Oakland.

In college, Alex studied History, Philosophy, Language, and Religion at West Point (The United States Military Academy), Oregon State University, Central University for Nationalities (Beijing, China), and eventually wrote a thesis on Eastern Religion in the West at Stanford University, graduating with honors.

Originally from Oregon, Alex lives in San Francisco and considers the Bay Area his home. Other than Tian Gong, his interests include creating and enjoying hip-hop music, writing, theater performance, martial arts, next-generation athletics, alternative media, earth changes, the integration of technology and spirituality, the Chinese language, religious texts, magic, future studies, political/social/environmental activism, community building, monastic life, and spiritual nutrition.