Qigong Teacher Training

Is your purpose in life to share the ancient arts of health and wellbeing?

Qigong is perhaps the fastest-growing Eastern spiritual practice in the world. It has, for 4,000 years, enabled the Chinese to maintain health and vitality into advanced age. But in the West, it is seen as new and ‘exotic’.

We in the Nam Yang family have been teaching this esoteric art continuously for 70 years, over 3 generations of teachers. We know our arts! In line with the Chinese philosophical ideal, we teach a balanced program of hard and soft, moving and still, martial and non-martial, drawn from both Buddhist and Taoist teachings. We concentrate on the following systems:

We believe that the world needs these arts, more now than ever before. Hence we seek to train new teachers to deliver them.

Morning Qigong and Shuang Yang class with sunrise behind mist.

Why Choose Us?

Our teachers.
Whatever course you choose, at whatever school, you will spend most of your time with your teachers and form a special bond with them. Think carefully about who you want to be taught by! Our Qigong courses are led by:

Master Iain Armstrong

Master Iain Armstrong

  • Author of ‘Get Your Health Back FAST With Chinese Qigong’.
  • Post graduate degree in education from University of London.
  • Two times world Kung Fu Champion.
  • Began practising in 1981 and has studied in Singapore, China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
  • Internationally acclaimed teacher with students on all major continents. Founder and Chief Instructor of the Kung Fu Retreat.

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Our Courses

Our courses are intense - because we are determined to bring the best out of our students. There are two components to our teaching courses:

  • Qigong Skills
  • Teaching Skills

Many courses put little emphasis on teaching skills but we know that they make all the difference when becoming a successful teacher.

Our Venue

Our retreat, nestled in the tranquil hills of northern Thailand has been described as “nothing short of awesome”. A bastion of serenity and, indeed sanity, when compared to the madness and threats of societal collapse across the Western World. Why settle for anything less?

Let’s be honest: this is going to be more than just a course! It is going to be an experience which will change your life-path forever and it will be one which you will remember for the rest of your life.

Our Certificates

We cut no corners and have spared no expense in creating what we genuinely believe are the best certificates that we could make. Because we believe that the graduates from our courses are the best and they deserve the best.

Why now?

The world is changing at a rate never seen before. Humanity is out of balance. You know it, we know it and we know that we need to do something about it. People are ready to be shown the way. There is a great demand for Qigong but a shortage of teachers. This is an opportunity that will never be repeated.

Start Dates

  • November 2nd, 2024
  • February 1st, 2025
  • May 31st 2025
  • November 1st 2025

We offer 3 Qigong instructor training options:

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100 Hour Intensive Teacher Certification Course - 2 Weeks
200 Hour Intensive Teacher Certification Course - 4 Weeks
Qigong and Internal Kung Fu Internship - 18 Weeks

Master Iain teaching the movement 49 to 50 of the Shuang Yang

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Michael Worthman is a long term student and teacher in our Nam Yang Kung Fu family and a warm, friendly guy. Rest assured, he is not a bot or an AI. Michael is our ambassador and talks to people looking to join with us. Book a call with him now and embark on the journey of a lifetime:

Instructor and Ambassador Michael
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