READER COMMENTS: "The information presented in Cormican's new book "Qigong - Mastering Your Own Practice Group" helps guide and empower the new as well as the experienced teacher with valuable tools and insights on how to start their own group. I have had a good look at it and passed it around to a few of my senior students. We are all impressed with the work you have put in and the attention to detail. It really is a complete guide on how to start and run a successful Qigong group.Some of this information my teachers shared with me and some I worked out over the last twenty five years of my teaching career. Thank you for putting this information together, I think we all can benefit by providing a secure, nurturing professional environment allowing our students to connect with their Qi and improve their quality of life." Simon Blow Author, Publisher and Producer World Academic Society of Medical Qigong, Beijing, China "The National Expert Meeting on Qi Gong and Tai Chi identified the need for experienced practice leaders to disseminate Qigong in communities throughout the U.S.Cormican's book is a timely instruction manual which addresses this need by providing a wealth of information based on his own experience that people can use to start and maintain their own Qigong practice groups." Tom Rogers President and CEO The Qigong Institute This guide contains valuable tools and information for getting your practice group off the ground and running for many years to come" Brian Trzaskos PT LMT CSCS CMP MIC Institute for Rehabilitative Qigong & Tai Chi DESCRIPTION: IS QIGONG YOUR PASSION? IS IT YOUR DREAM TO START YOUR OWN QIGONG PRACTICE GROUP ONE DAY OR IMPROVE THE CURRENT ONE YOU HAVE? This book will motivate you in starting or cultivating your current Qigong Group, and it is the first of its kind guide, written as a "how to manual", to help you build and run a successful Qigong Practice Group. It'll inspire you, bring purpose, eliminate some of the pains involved with creating a group from scratch, and keeping it running for years to come. If you are someone who has the opportunity to teach Qigong to others, than this book is for you. In starting several of his own, Jim has taken notes since day one of his successes and failures to share his experiences in this groundbreaking guide to help others start a thriving Qigong Practice Group. He's designed this book to quickly give you the knowledge you need in how to prepare you before you teach your first class, and to learn how to set realistic goals. You'll acquire tips to make you look like a professional, avoid common pitfalls and mistakes, and pick up simple marketing tips to get the word out about your group on a shoe-string budget. Jim has tackled many of the challenges when running a group and wants to share them with you. Within these pages are valuable information along with shared experiences, which will help transform your life, and bring more joy and success to you and your Qigongers. The purpose of this book, with the reader in mind, is to guide you and give you some golden nuggets to make you successful in building and facilitating a Qigong Practice Group. It'll help you increase your confident with your students, become more organized, keep you on track, and maintain focus so you can reach your goals. This is a no fluff and straight to the point book", that'll get you going right away, and jettison much of the hassles experienced by other group leaders when they first started their own Qigong practice group. Bonus material is available for download through a web link inside the book to help bring success to your Qigong Practice Group. Items include a legal waiver, a presentation on Qigong, tri-folds, handouts for students, marketing materials, surveys and muc