Sharon Smith

SHARON SMITH has been practicing Qigong, Tai Chi, & other Taoist spiritual and healing arts for 33 years & teaching them for 28. Her teachers include Masters Mantak Chia (she was in his original class of western students in 1981), Li Jun Feng, and T.K. Shih. She also studied with Jeanette Chi, Gilles Marin, Don Ahn, as well as many other Tao masters. Sharon is certified by Master Mantak Chia's Universal Tao system as a Senior Instructor and Chi Nei Tsang Practitioner. She is also certified by the International Sheng Zhen Society to teach Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong, the work of Master Li Jun Feng. In addition, Sharon has practiced Iyengar yoga for over 20 years. She has traveled many times to China, Thailand, India, The Philippines, and New Zealand to further her studies.

Sharon currently teaches seminars internationally as well as regularly at the New York Open Center. She has also taught at The Tao Garden, Omega Institute, Healing Tao University, The Learning Annex, Wainwright House, United Nations Feng Shui Club, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Morningside Retirement Health Services, Jubilee Senior Center, Healing Tao of New York, La Guardia Community College, Queens College, New York University, Adult Education Division of the New York City Board of Education, & the New York State Department of Parks & Recreation.

Sharon is a recipient of numerous foundation grants for her work with senior citizens and in community mental health programs. She was a spokesperson for Qigong on the nationally syndicated PBS television show, "Asian America". She holds regular classes, workshops and seminars in the New York City area. Sharon is a practicing astrologer and wrote the Chinese astrology column for the Asian Food and Lifestyle journal from 2004-2006.