Welcome to the Rochester, NY, branch of the Chinese Healing Arts Center. The Chinese Healing Arts Center (CHAC) was founded in 1982, in Danbury, CT, by the Grand Master of the school, Doctor Tzu Kuo Shih, O.M.D., L.Ac. Grand Master Shih comes from a long line of qigong masters and classical Chinese medical doctors. He himself represents the fifth generation of Chinese medical doctors in his family, with more than 50 years of personal experience in the Chinese healing arts. Our mission is to share Doctor Shih’s wisdom, knowledge and heritage with people, so that they can learn to live in harmony with themselves, others and their surroundings. The Chinese Healing Arts Center is truly a unique school in the West because it teaches ancient Chinese healing arts according to a family tradition and lineage. It is our hope that people can learn qigong and qi healing to improve their health and vitality, and effectively help others do the same. The Rochester branch of the Chinese Healing Arts Center is directed by Master Donald Londorf, M.D., L.Ac. It is fully sanctioned by Grand Master T. K. Shih and is tasked with the transmission and teaching of qigong, qi healing and other Chinese healing art techniques of the school. Students completing courses in Rochester receive CHAC credits and certificates from the parent organization. The style of qigong taught at the Chinese Healing Arts Center is predominantly medical in nature. It includes self-cultivation methods to strengthen the practitioner’s own condition and qi healing techniques to help others. Many techniques in the school reflect the lineage of Grand Master Shih and have their origins in the great philosophical systems of Taoism and Buddhism. |
