Scott Silverston - Bio

Qi Gong * Taiji * Wuji Meditation

The practices of Wuji Meditation, Qigong and Tai Chi have brought great health, healing, vitality and joy into my life.   It is no exaggeration to say that these arts have completely changed my life in a very positive way and empowered me on more levels than I can articulate.  In my teaching, I endeavor to share my complete understanding of this system of health, healing and vitality in an easy to follow, step-by-step manner that is customized for each student's experience, desire and level of ability.

I have been a diligent (some say fanatic) student of Tai Chi since 2003 when I first enrolled in an intensive 13 Essential Postures class taught by Keith Good, the founder of Tai Chi Thailand in Chiang Mai.  I am truly grateful to Keith for his teachings which included an introduction to the study of classic Tai Chi literature, concise and practical instruction in meditation, and the clear directive to practice and gauge progress according to the traditional principles as outlined in the classics.

Keith instructed me to practice daily for 30 consecutive days after completion of his class to set the proper template and embed the movements in my muscle memory.  I took his advice to heart and after 8 months of diligent, daily practice while traveling the globe, I returned to Chiang Mai to study further with Keith.   I spent 6 months in Chiang Mai studying from the classic Tai Chi texts; living, breathing, walking and practicing Tai Chi, Qigong and Meditation for 6-10 hours a day, every day.  These 6 months changed me in a profoundly positive way as a human being.  

I returned to my home on Kauai in 2004 as a changed man. Soon after my return to Kauai, I began to study with Ringo Segismundo.  Ringo taught me the Hun-Yuan Xinyi Chen Style Taiji Forms as well as the Silk Reeling and Hun Yuan Qigong practices.   I studied with Ringo for 10 years in both his public classes and as his private student before he moved to the mainland in 2014.

I was also incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Laoning Province, China in 2007 where I met and was accepted as an inside student by Liu Ti Yuan and Hao Gong.  They taught me the Yang Style short form and greatly enhanced my understanding of the fundamental principles of Tai Chi. 

My practice and study of Tai Chi, Qigong and Wuji Meditation has given me innumerable gifts; gifts of health, happiness, vitality and much more.  Tai Chi continues to give, like a river without end.  In my teaching, I too am a student, learning more with every class and every pupil.  

Each day the change is subtle and gradual; taken as a whole over time the change is profound; just as water, drop by drop, unrelenting over time, carves a hole in solid stone.

It is my heart’s desire to share these gifts with you; please come join us as we cultivate the Spirit of Vitality! 

-Scott