„Practice is the Key“ - Teaching is his Passion
Mantak Chia is Author of more than 60 books published in many languages around the world, and he was twice named Qi Gong Master of the Year. All workshops with Mantak Chia are now also available online as video courses on demand.
Mantak Chia was born in 1944 in Thailand to Chinese parents, Since childhood, Mantak Chia has been studying the Taoist approach to life. His mastery of this ancient knowledge enhanced by his study of other disciplines such as Yoga, Tai Chi and Kung Fu as well as Buddhist and Zen teachings.
To understand the mechanisms behind healing energy better, Master Chia studied Western anatomy and medical science in the USA for two years. Using his knowledge of Taoism, combined with the various other disciplines alongside with the findings of modern science, Grandmaster Chia developed the Universal Healing Tao® System as a practical and holistic system for health care, self-cultivation and spiritual development that can be learned and practiced by anyone interested.
In the 1970s, Master Chia opened a school in New York and began teaching in the United States. During his years in America, Master Chia continued his studies in the Wu system of Tai Chi with Edward Yee in New York.
His popularity grew rapidly, as did the number of his students, and by the end of the 1980s Grandmaster Chia began teaching the Universal Healing Tao® System throughout Europe on a regular basis. In the past 50 Years Master Chia has taught tens of thousands of students throughout the world.
With the beginning of his annual world tour in the nineties at the latest, Master Chia is traveling around the globe to teach the Universal Healing Tao® to everyone interested as well as advanced students.
From North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, in the course of his more than 50 years as a teacher, Mantak Chia has taught tens of thousands of students and certified more than two thousand 'Universal Healing Tao® Instructors worldwide.
Living Tao Centers, Chi Nei Tsang® Institutes, Cosmic Healing Forums, and Immortal Tao Mountain Sanctuaries have opened in many locations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia as well as countless websites.
With Tao Garden Mantak Chia has fulfilled a long-standing dream and opened in 1994 his own meditation practice and training center in Thailand, Chiang Mai. It is here in Tao Garden Health, Spa & Resort where Master Chia regularly teaches students from all over the world alongside other teachers.
Mantak Chia is Author of more than 60 books published in multi languages around the world. He was twice named Qi Gong Master of the Year.
Find Universal Healing Tao®® Instructors around the world, please visit the Universal Tao Instructor database www.universaltaoinstructors.com.
Mantak Chia is one of only a few Tao Masters who made the ancient exercises and techniques assigned to him by Chinese masters and teachers accessible to everyone interested throughout the world. By studying the exercises and techniques of the Universal Healing Tao® one can establish a personal responsibility for their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Detoxing, reducing stress, up to the highest levels of meditation are only a few examples of the diversity of the holistic approach of the Universal Healing Tao® System.
Teaching remains Master Chia’s passion until today and secret old knowledge becomes accessible to the West with Mantak Chia.
