Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC)

06/07/2026

A Summer Immersion in Breath & Qi with Dr. Roger Jahnke

☀️ Seeking a meaningful reset this June? How can you deepen your personal resilience, access innate self-healing, and experience profound peace?

Join Dr. Roger Jahnke for a truly special opportunity at the Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, MA. He will be leading two transformative journeys, and the timing is perfect: you can experience both in one extended stay!

Journey 1: Breath Alchemy, June 19–21, 2026

In this comprehensive retreat, you will learn and embody "The 5 Primary Breath Methods," distilled from ancient traditions. These accessible, repeatable tools are designed to relieve stress, clear the heart and mind, and activate your body's inherent "breath medicine."

👉🏻 Learn to activate immunity and improve vagal tone anywhere, anytime.

Journey 2: Qigong Empowerment, June 21–26, 2026

Dive deep into "The 10 Phases of Cultivating and Mastering Qi," based on Dr. Jahnke's revered book, The Healing Promise of Qi. Learn how to create the "Golden Elixir" within your own being for profound healing, peace, and lifelong integration.

👉🏻 Create a lifestyle of peace, creativity, and compassion.

Dr. Jahnke's unique teaching style is both powerful and accessible, designed for real life, not just the mat. Retreating in a group environment at a sacred space like Kripalu is life-transforming, providing you with a deeper understanding to use and share for the rest of your life.

This is your chance for a complete, deep-dive into the combined power of breath and internal energy. We invite you to experience the full continuity of these ancient wisdom systems.

🌿 We are here to support your journey to wellness and self-mastery. Space is limited for these intimate retreats.

👇 Ready to secure your spot? We've placed the registration links directly in the comments below to ensure you can find them easily!

06/06/2026

Qigong Practice With Dr. Jahnke – for Health Resiliency and Healing

Are you looking for a powerful way to calm down, de-stress, and literally "turn on the medicine within" you?

In our fast-paced world, it's easy to get caught up in worrying about the past or stressing over the future. But true healing happens right here, in the present moment.

In today's practice, we are aligning between heaven and earth by unlocking the Three Treasures:

1️⃣ Posture: Sinking into the knees, lengthening the spine, dropping the shoulders, and softening the fingers.
2️⃣ Breath: Taking deep, long, sustained breaths to gather healing resources from the nature around us.
3️⃣ Mind: Purposefully choosing present-moment focus. When a distracting thought pops up, notice it, and gently choose not to follow it.

Try this simple transition next time you feel overwhelmed: Bring your hands to shoulder level, breathe in fully, and get the feeling of rising up—almost like taking flight. Then, exhale, sink down, and let yourself drift in that calm energy.

Ready to experience the shift? Follow along with Dr. Roger Jahnke for this restorative practice. Click the video below to breathe, move, and turn on the medicine within you today: https://youtu.be/UDHoXXRMINI

Don't forget to save this post for your daily wellness routine!

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06/05/2026

Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Certification (Omega Institute, New York, August 2026)

There's a simple path to cultivating energy, balance, and calm—and learning how to share it with others.

The Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Certification Training offers a step-by-step path to learning and sharing accessible Tai Chi and Qigong practices. Learn more: https://www.eomega.org/workshops/tai-chi-easy-certification?utm_source=sauter-franks&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=sauter-franks_OC_2026

Through gentle movement, breathwork, self-massage, and meditation, you'll explore how this method helps improve balance, circulation, mood, and overall vitality.

During this immersive training, IIQTC senior trainers Vince Sauter and Annette Franks will guide participants in developing a personal practice while learning how to safely introduce Tai Chi Easy™ to others.

Join the experience on August 23–28, 2026 in Rhinebeck, New York, and discover how these flowing practices can support wellness in schools, healthcare settings, community groups, and beyond: https://www.eomega.org/workshops/tai-chi-easy-certification?utm_source=sauter-franks&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=sauter-franks_OC_2026

06/04/2026

The Connection Between Your Emotions and Body Chemistry

Traditional Chinese Medicine has long recognized that our emotions directly influence the body's physical functions. Have you ever felt sadness, anger, or stress and noticed physical symptoms appear in your body? For example, anger has often been associated with increased blood pressure and tension throughout the body.

Today, Western science is increasingly exploring the powerful connection between thoughts, emotions, and physical health through Positive Psychology and Mind-Body Medicine. Mental and emotional states can either support wellness or contribute to imbalance and disease. Caring for your emotional well-being is also a way of caring for your physical health.

In his book, "The Healer Within," Dr. Roger Jahnke explains how emotional states can affect body chemistry and healing:

"It has also been clearly established that sustained joy, contentment, and security cause a shift in the body chemistry to produce healing elixirs. In a classic study, scientists at the Clinical Neuroendocrinological Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C., found that patients with depression are in a state of chronic low-grade anxiety, secreting high quantities of the body chemicals associated with stress.

In a collaborative study at Stanford and Emory Universities, researchers found that depressed individuals sustained high levels of stress hormones in their blood. They showed depleted energy reserves and suppressed immune function. The self-healing methods turn on the inner medicines that can neutralize negative emotional influences.

When support and social interaction help to trigger the positive influences of laughter, communication, and sharing, health improves. When hate is transformed by joy, the heart is healed. When worry is transformed by calm, the immune function is boosted. Notice that moving the body, deepening the breath, and doing a little self-massage can also shift your mood."

How we manage our internal state doesn't just dictate our health—it defines how we lead, communicate, and show up for others. True leadership begins from within, by mastering the energy and chemistry of our own minds and bodies.

If you are ready to move from understanding this connection to actively mastering it, we invite you to take the next step.

Join author and master Qigong teacher Dr. Roger Jahnke on June 21–26, 2026 in Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Massachusetts for a transformative, immersive retreat: Qigong Empowerment: The 10 Phases of Cultivating and Mastering Qi.

To learn more and register check the link in the first comment below. 👇

06/03/2026

From Combat to Calm: How the VA is Helping Veterans Reclaim Their Health Through Tai Chi and Qigong

Increasingly, Veterans across the country are turning to Tai Chi and Qigong — ancient mind-body practices that combine gentle movement, breathing, and focused awareness — to support both physical and emotional well-being.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs now recognizes Tai Chi and Qigong as part of its Whole Health approach to care, reflecting growing scientific interest in how these practices may help improve quality of life.

Research reviewed by the VA has linked Tai Chi and Qigong to benefits in areas such as chronic pain, balance, mobility, sleep quality, blood pressure, heart health, and stress reduction.

For Veterans living with physical strain, recovery challenges, or the lingering effects of long-term stress, these slow and intentional movement practices can offer something many people struggle to find in modern life: calm.

Unlike intense fitness programs, Tai Chi and Qigong emphasize awareness over performance. Movements are performed slowly and mindfully, often coordinated with deep breathing and relaxation techniques.

Studies reviewed by the VA found promising evidence that these practices may help reduce falls in older adults, improve pain related to chronic low back issues, and support better sleep and overall well-being.

Many participants also describe feeling more grounded, centered, and mentally clear after regular practice.

As interest in holistic and non-drug approaches to health continues to grow, Tai Chi and Qigong are becoming powerful examples of how movement, breath, and mindfulness can work together to support healing.

For Veterans searching for gentle but meaningful ways to care for both body and mind, these ancient practices may offer more than exercise — they may offer restoration.

Source: https://www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTH/cih/Tai_Chi_and_Qigong.asp

06/02/2026

Qigong Empowerment - The 10 Phases of Cultivating and Mastering Qi | Live Training in Kripalu

Ever wondered how ancient cultures unlocked such deep wisdom around healing and human potential?

Qigong rises from the same ancient roots as acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, guided by the Three Treasures—body, mind, and spirit—offering a timeless pathway to restore balance, awaken inner power, and cultivate lasting vitality.

Join Dr. Roger Jahnke on June 21 – 26, 2026 in Kripalu Center in Massachusetts for a transformative retreat in which you will learn about, practice, and experience Qi: https://kripalu.org/experiences/qigong-empowerment-10-phases-cultivating-and-mastering-qi?sku=18440274

Based on Dr. Jahnke's widely revered book The Healing Promise of Qi, this program will help you discover how the 10 Phases of Qigong can:

• Support your physiological, conscious, and spiritual integration and coherence.
• Activate the functions in mind and emotion that lead to peace, compassion, and creativity.
• Initiate profound healing and even transform your life's trajectory with The Golden Elixir of Inner Alchemy.

Practicing Qigong with a group in a retreat environment can be life transforming. You will be inspired by how accessible Qigong can be and return home with easy to use tools that you can keep, use, and share for the rest of your life.

Click here to learn more: https://kripalu.org/experiences/qigong-empowerment-10-phases-cultivating-and-mastering-qi?sku=18440274

06/01/2026

Qigong Practice for the Arms

Dive into a simple yet profound practice that connects the body and heart.

Dr. Roger Jahnke shares a sample practice focused on expanding one's physical and emotional presence through movement and breath.

He guides you through a sequence of arm movements, being mindful and allowing you to find your own rhythm.

Everyone can benefit from doing this practice; feel free to share with friends and family!

For more Qigong routines with Dr. Jahnke, visit our free membership site today. Click here to learn more: http://iiqtc.org/free

05/31/2026

Amazing Video on the Physiology of Tai Chi and Qigong!

Qigong physiology involves the interaction of numerous bodily systems and functions, influenced by its principles and practices and contributes to a holistic sense of well-being.

The bodily systems enhanced include:

• Breathing and Respiratory System
• Cardiovascular System
• Musculoskeletal System
• Nervous System
• Endocrine System
• Immune System
• Digestive System
• Energy Flow (Qi)

Human Anatomy and Physiology are commonly understood in contemporary science to be infused with functionality– that is the workings of the body at every level.

Is it possible that we are energetically connected with everyone and all things as a part of the totality sum of Qi energy in the whole world? Are we even connected with the whole universe? In the Qigong view, the answer is yes.

Here's a video that provides a glimpse into Qigong's holistic approach to nurturing whole-person health:

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05/30/2026

Qigong may be the most inspired and poetic mind-body practice method ever developed by humans! ✨

There is a profound moment in practice when movement ceases to be just exercise and becomes a living bridge between the world around us and the world within us.

As the quote from Dr. Roger Jahnke's book, "The Healing Promise of Qi" reminds us:

"When I align I open to the powerful influences of Heaven, which are pouring down through me like a waterfall, and the influences of Earth which are rising up within and around me like a gushing fountain.

These forces merge within me and flow freely throughout my Qi Matrix to empower my life and my health."

If you are looking for a gentle, restorative way to clear stress, rebuild your vitality, and find a deep sense of inner alignment, Qigong offers a beautiful path forward. It's never too late to begin tapping into this universal resource.

Dr. Roger Jahnke is hosting a transformative 5-day Qigong Empowerment retreat this June 21–26 at the Kripalu Center, MA.

Based on "The Healing Promise of Qi," this program will help you discover how the 10 Phases of Qigong can support your physiological, conscious, and spiritual integration and coherence.

Whether you are completely new or looking to refine your practice, it's a beautiful space to reset and bring home practical tools for lifelong wellbeing.

👇 Details and registration link are in the comments below!

05/29/2026

"If just a little practice creates an experience of inner peace, what then might be the long-term effect of practice with sincerity and intention?"
— Dr. Roger Jahnke, The Healing Promise of Qi

Dr. Jahnke's "The Healing Promise of Qi" book unlocks the secrets of one of the most powerful of Chinese healing arts.

Developed over millennia in China, Qigong (literally, life force + mastery, or refinement) is a set of techniques used to increase your vitality, longevity as well as achieve and maintain optimal health and inner peace.

The ultimate medicine is already within you—sometimes we just need the right space and guidance to unlock it.

Practicing Qigong in a supportive group environment is a truly unique, life-affirming experience.

We invite you to join at Kripalu and discover just how accessible and powerful this practice can be. Based on Dr. Jahnke's widely revered book "The Healing Promise of Qi," this live event gives you the space to actually practice, experience, and embody the 10 Phases of Cultivating and Mastering Qi alongside a supportive community.

Whether you are looking to cultivate deep inner peace, boost your physical vitality, or simply step away from the noise of daily life to reconnect body, mind, and spirit, this retreat is designed for you.

✨ Qigong Empowerment: The 10 Phases of Cultivating and Mastering Qi
📅 June 21 – 26, 2026
📍 Kripalu Center, Massachusetts
👇 Check the first comment below to learn more and secure your spot.