Alistair Shanks

I have been studying Taoist Internal Energy Arts with Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis since 1994. I am certified by him to teach four qigong systems, the Wu Style Tai Chi Long Form and Short Form, Ba Gua SIngle Palm Change and Taoist Breathing. I have also studied Hsing I, Tai Chi Push Hands, Qigong Tui Na and Taoist Meditation. I currently teach Tai Chi at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as weekly classes and private lessons at my home on Potrero Hill. I have worked as a volunteer providing bedside care to the dying with Zen Hospice Project since 2004 and have conducted workshops for them in how to use qigong to deal with grief and loss. In 2007 I completed a year long Buddhist Chaplaincy training at the Sati Center in Redwood City while participating in a four month training program at San Francisco General Hospital with Sojourn Chaplaincy. At San Francisco General I was part of a team of chaplains that worked in the ICU. Since 2007 I have been conducting weekly meditation sessions in the chapel at SF General for staff, patients and family members. I also lead a meditation session once a month at the San Francisco County Jail in San Bruno as part of the Resolve to Stop the Violence Program (RSVP).