Presenter: Laurie Regan, PhD and Tamara Staudt, ND, MSOM, LAc
Original Date: May 20, 2023
In this session, Tamara and Laurie invite participants into an embodied experience of several foundational principles of the system of healing known as Shan Ren Dao (“The Path of the Virtuous Person”). Rooted in Confucian philosophy and 5-element theory, this accessible system was formulated by Wang Fengyi (1864-1937) after his own miraculous healing catalyzed by an unexpected “change of heart." While a deep dive into this work provides entry into a profound system of medicine, our intention today is to offer powerful practices to strengthen and harmonize our own presence as practitioners and community members.
Tamara Staudt received her ND and MSOM degrees from NUNM (1998), where she also served as Dean of Clinical Education and continues as a faculty member. She has been practicing and teaching qigong and its medical applications for over 25 years and has led retreats worldwide. Experiencing the transformations of expanded consciousness in her own life following a Shan Ren Dao (SRD) immersion retreat in China in 2010 and seeing the value and accessibility of these teachings at this time to humanity, Tamara committed to bringing them to a greater audience. One way she has done this is through introducing SRD immersion retreats in the west. Whether through her facilitation of these immersion retreats, teaching qigong classes, online retreat offerings, practitioner mentor groups or her private practice, Tamara delights in guiding and companioning those desiring to align more fully to their own true nature, open to expanded levels of consciousness (heart) and reclaim their inherent wellbeing.
Laurie Regan received a PhD in Neurobiology from Harvard University (1991) and an ND from NUNM (1997), where she was dean of Classical Chinese Medicine from 2005-2020. For nearly three decades, she has mentored with Prof. Wang Qingyu, lineage holder of the Jinjing School of Qigong. Since attending mainland China's only Wang Fengyi Emotional Healing Retreat open to foreigners in 2010, she has supported Dr. Tamara Staudt in leading annual SRD retreats. Laurie teaches qigong for students, patients and the public, and combines her education and experience in diverse medical, healing and spiritual systems to support groups and individuals to transform their lives.
1.5 General CEUs approved by OBNM