My Teachers
Master Yun Xiang Tseng (Chen)
Master Yun Xiang Tseng, known as "Chen", is a Wu Dang Daoist priest and healer. He is 14th generation Zhang San Feng lineage, 25th generation Dragon Gate branch (Longmen sect) lineage, authorized to practice and teach the authentic Wu Dang Taoist teachings that have passed on in an unbroken living tradition for 700 years. At a young age he was chosen to study on Wu Dang Mountain with the Wu Dang master Li Cheng Yu. After intensive study with Master Li, she sent Master Chen to the United States to share this ancient wisdom and healing art.
Master Chen is known for his profound knowledge of the Wu Dang tradition and his ability to engage his students with depth and humor. Thousands of students from around the world have been inspired to seek 'the master within' with Master Chen.
Master Chen is one of my most treasured teachers who has really shown me the possibilities of humanity and how to heal and be healed on a truly deep level.
www.wudangchen.com
Malidoma Patrice Somé
Malidoma is a West African elder, diviner, and author. He is a representative of his village in Burkina Faso, West Africa who has come to the West to share the ancient wisdom and practices which have supported his people for thousands of years.
Malidoma has continually shown me the power of our ancestors to help guide us and the abundant energy of nature that is always available to us for healing.
www.malidoma.com
Christina Sell
Christina Sell has been practicing asana since 1991 and teaching since 1998. Known for her passion, clarity and creativity, Christina's teaching style is a dynamic and challenging blend of inspiration, humor and hard work. Masterful at synthesis, Christina’s ability to harvest and transmit the unique contributions of various of yoga methods is unparalled. Christina believes that yoga practice can help anyone access their inner wisdom, authentic spirituality and clarify their highest personal expression.
Christina's teachings have really shown me how to be deeply playful in the heart, in the midst of challenging asana (and life).
www.livethelightofyoga.com
Ayelet Even-Nur
Ayelet Even-Nur has been a dedicated student of traditional Ashtanga Yoga since 2004. Ayelet's teaching is directly inspired by her own experience of the transformative potential of practice. Within the Ashtanga Vinyasa system, she focuses on anatomical precision and breath awareness in an effort to make the Mysore practice accessible and sustainable for all levels of practitioners. Dedicated to sharing the practice with whomever wants to learn, Ayelet strives to guide her students towards their own experience of the depth and brilliance of yoga. She teaches a traditional, 6 day a week Mysore practice in Berkeley, CA.
Her guidance has really shown me the wonderful benefits in the consistent, mindful details of consistent asana practice.
www.berkeleymysore.com
Friends Along the Path
Austin, Texas:
Dr. Pea's Active Health Center
Paddy Tawada is an exceptional Acupuncturist and healer among many other things. In her own words:
"As a seasoned Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist and Chi Gong Teacher with more than 25 years of experience in the health care profession, I engage knowledge, inquiry, intuition and active listening to assist you in your health and wellness. I draw from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Japanese Meridian Therapy, The Five Elements, Master Tung’s Acupuncture, the Balance Method, Asian bodywork and whole food nutrition to offer my patients the best of my knowledge and training. My areas of specialization include: nutrition and weight management, reproductive health, addictions and compulsive behaviors, pain management, and immune-compromised illnesses.
I’ve taught and practiced in Texas, California, New Mexico, and Bali, Indonesia. I received Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Texas in the Social Sciences and Education, a Bachelor’s degree in Theology and Sacred Healing and a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College."
Arthur Peterson, D.C.
Dr. Peterson is a remarkable Chiropractor and healer. He is the only chiropractor I have gone to consistently for years. He can work on multiple levels of healing at once. He has skills, patience and is a lovely human.
https://www.facebook.com/AffiliatedChiropracticCenter/
San Francisco Bay Area:
Zayin Cabot
Zayin is an author, a father a scholar and a diviner. Initiated in a number of traditions, including but not limited to the the Dagara community on Turtle Island and the American academic academy, his work is all about building bridges. What Lévy-Strauss called bricolage. Zayin's work can be located at the intersections of contemporary Western mysticism, West African divination, and a contemporary form of Amerindian inspired shamanism. Well aware of the planteary predicament we face in the form of.. well... you name it, he is not about appropriation, but rather co-creation. There is a fine line here, but the stakes are high, and the possibility for real communication is not only real, but necessary.
www.philosophialife.com
West Coast Village
West Coast Village is a collective of practitioners in the SF Bay area and beyond who offer services inspired by their trainings of the Dagara tradition as taught to them by Malidoma Some.
www.westcoastvillage.com
Sally Chang, L.Ac
Sally Chang is a gifted Acupuncturist, Tai Ji and Qi Gong teacher, Martial Artist and a trusted friend. Her office is located In Marin County In San Anslemo. She has a vast knowledge of Chinese Medicine and Chinese Martial Arts.
sallychang.com
Ben Zappin, L.Ac.
Ben is a very skilled Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, based in Oakland, CA. He offers integrative services tailored to meet individual’s immediate health care needs and long term goals. Benjamin uses acupuncture and manual therapies, Western and Chinese herbs, and nutritional medicine to support patients in achieving optimal health.
benzappin.com
John Doing
John is a multitalented musician and percussionist. He teaches throughout the SF bay are as well as performing with Makeunder and multiple other projects I can't keep track of.
www.johndoing.com
Master Yun Xiang Tseng, known as "Chen", is a Wu Dang Daoist priest and healer. He is 14th generation Zhang San Feng lineage, 25th generation Dragon Gate branch (Longmen sect) lineage, authorized to practice and teach the authentic Wu Dang Taoist teachings that have passed on in an unbroken living tradition for 700 years. At a young age he was chosen to study on Wu Dang Mountain with the Wu Dang master Li Cheng Yu. After intensive study with Master Li, she sent Master Chen to the United States to share this ancient wisdom and healing art.
Master Chen is known for his profound knowledge of the Wu Dang tradition and his ability to engage his students with depth and humor. Thousands of students from around the world have been inspired to seek 'the master within' with Master Chen.
Master Chen is one of my most treasured teachers who has really shown me the possibilities of humanity and how to heal and be healed on a truly deep level.
www.wudangchen.com
Malidoma Patrice Somé
Malidoma is a West African elder, diviner, and author. He is a representative of his village in Burkina Faso, West Africa who has come to the West to share the ancient wisdom and practices which have supported his people for thousands of years.
Malidoma has continually shown me the power of our ancestors to help guide us and the abundant energy of nature that is always available to us for healing.
www.malidoma.com
Christina Sell
Christina Sell has been practicing asana since 1991 and teaching since 1998. Known for her passion, clarity and creativity, Christina's teaching style is a dynamic and challenging blend of inspiration, humor and hard work. Masterful at synthesis, Christina’s ability to harvest and transmit the unique contributions of various of yoga methods is unparalled. Christina believes that yoga practice can help anyone access their inner wisdom, authentic spirituality and clarify their highest personal expression.
Christina's teachings have really shown me how to be deeply playful in the heart, in the midst of challenging asana (and life).
www.livethelightofyoga.com
Ayelet Even-Nur
Ayelet Even-Nur has been a dedicated student of traditional Ashtanga Yoga since 2004. Ayelet's teaching is directly inspired by her own experience of the transformative potential of practice. Within the Ashtanga Vinyasa system, she focuses on anatomical precision and breath awareness in an effort to make the Mysore practice accessible and sustainable for all levels of practitioners. Dedicated to sharing the practice with whomever wants to learn, Ayelet strives to guide her students towards their own experience of the depth and brilliance of yoga. She teaches a traditional, 6 day a week Mysore practice in Berkeley, CA.
Her guidance has really shown me the wonderful benefits in the consistent, mindful details of consistent asana practice.
www.berkeleymysore.com
Friends Along the Path
Austin, Texas:
Dr. Pea's Active Health Center
Paddy Tawada is an exceptional Acupuncturist and healer among many other things. In her own words:
"As a seasoned Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist and Chi Gong Teacher with more than 25 years of experience in the health care profession, I engage knowledge, inquiry, intuition and active listening to assist you in your health and wellness. I draw from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Japanese Meridian Therapy, The Five Elements, Master Tung’s Acupuncture, the Balance Method, Asian bodywork and whole food nutrition to offer my patients the best of my knowledge and training. My areas of specialization include: nutrition and weight management, reproductive health, addictions and compulsive behaviors, pain management, and immune-compromised illnesses.
I’ve taught and practiced in Texas, California, New Mexico, and Bali, Indonesia. I received Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Texas in the Social Sciences and Education, a Bachelor’s degree in Theology and Sacred Healing and a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College."
Arthur Peterson, D.C.
Dr. Peterson is a remarkable Chiropractor and healer. He is the only chiropractor I have gone to consistently for years. He can work on multiple levels of healing at once. He has skills, patience and is a lovely human.
https://www.facebook.com/AffiliatedChiropracticCenter/
San Francisco Bay Area:
Zayin Cabot
Zayin is an author, a father a scholar and a diviner. Initiated in a number of traditions, including but not limited to the the Dagara community on Turtle Island and the American academic academy, his work is all about building bridges. What Lévy-Strauss called bricolage. Zayin's work can be located at the intersections of contemporary Western mysticism, West African divination, and a contemporary form of Amerindian inspired shamanism. Well aware of the planteary predicament we face in the form of.. well... you name it, he is not about appropriation, but rather co-creation. There is a fine line here, but the stakes are high, and the possibility for real communication is not only real, but necessary.
www.philosophialife.com
West Coast Village
West Coast Village is a collective of practitioners in the SF Bay area and beyond who offer services inspired by their trainings of the Dagara tradition as taught to them by Malidoma Some.
www.westcoastvillage.com
Sally Chang, L.Ac
Sally Chang is a gifted Acupuncturist, Tai Ji and Qi Gong teacher, Martial Artist and a trusted friend. Her office is located In Marin County In San Anslemo. She has a vast knowledge of Chinese Medicine and Chinese Martial Arts.
sallychang.com
Ben Zappin, L.Ac.
Ben is a very skilled Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, based in Oakland, CA. He offers integrative services tailored to meet individual’s immediate health care needs and long term goals. Benjamin uses acupuncture and manual therapies, Western and Chinese herbs, and nutritional medicine to support patients in achieving optimal health.
benzappin.com
John Doing
John is a multitalented musician and percussionist. He teaches throughout the SF bay are as well as performing with Makeunder and multiple other projects I can't keep track of.
www.johndoing.com
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