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Roger Jahnke is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese medicine with over forty years of experience in clinical practice, teaching, speaking and writing. More importantly, he is a health systems futurist intent upon integrating research-based self-healing modalities into Western medical and health care practice. His goal is to promote the most overlooked source of health maintenance and rejuvenation - the power of each individual to master the self-healing potential of the human body using mind-body practices. To this end, he formed a for-profit company, Health Action, Inc. in 1980 to provide coaching and workshops for individuals and professionals in corporations, social service agencies, hospitals, and professional organizations. He has consulted on Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CAM/IM), wellness and medical cost reduction. He established the Integral Institute of Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) in 1985 to serve as the training and certification arm of his Healer Within brand under which he has merged principles and methods borrowed from ancient Chinese master healers. The goal is to train thousands of teachers who will then teach millions of people throughout the world how to tap into their inherent self-healing powers. In 2002 Roger formed the 501(c)(3) Healer Within Foundation in association with his wife Rebecca McLean to disseminate these practices broadly to those without resources to pay for training, but who may be in most need of this knowledge. Today the foundation and IIQTC are collaborating to disseminate the practices worldwide. Roger is the author of The Healer Within (Harper Collins, 1999) and The Healing Promise of Qi (McGraw-Hill, 2002), as well as editor and translator of the clinical chapters for Chinese Medical Qigong (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010), the first English translation of the only official textbook of medical Qigong used in colleges and universities of Traditional Chinese medicine in China. He also compiled a comprehensive review of the evidence base of the health benefits of Tai Chi and Qigong which was published in the American Journal of Health Promotion July/August 2010, Vol. 24, No. 6. in collaboration with Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
Dr. Kalind Bakshi is a retired Vascular Surgeon, a Master Professional Coach and a Coach Trainer in Circle of Life and Senior Trainer with IIQTC/The Healer Within Foundation. Dr. Bakshi studied Holistic Medicine at Global College of Natural Medicine with interest in the aging process and staying young. He is a Board Certified Professional and Life coach, Circle of Life Health and wellness coach and a Trainer. He is certified in NLP, Group Leadership Coaching, and Food Psychology. He is a certified teacher in Integral Tai Chi and Qigong and a Senior Trainer of Tai Chi Easy™ from the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC). With a deep interest in Energy Medicine, he has extensive coaching experience in health wellness, EFT, weight management and stress mastery. His own programs of weight management, as well as stress mastery coaching and coach training, have been well received. He has trained and certified many coaches in basic coaching skills and specialty coaching areas. He conducts training and workshops face to face, in groups, online and through videoconferencing techniques both nationally and internationally. His approach has been to correlate Western medical science and research with the Eastern energy practices towards optimal health. An emphasis on practical experience is the hallmark of all his lectures, workshops and training programs.
Dr. Kinnari Bakshi is a retired Ophthalmologist, Master Coach, weight management coach, creative healthy cooking coach and IIQTC Instructor and Trainer. Dr. Bakshi practiced Ophthalmology in the United States for over 25 years and subsequently became a Certified Profession and Life Coach as well as a Master Coach. She has been helping many clients and patients through diet, exercise and lifestyle management to lose weight, control diabetes and live healthy. She has a deep interest in healthy and creative cooking and conducts a program authored by her. Dr. Kinnari is a certified teacher in Integral Tai Chi and Qi Gong and a Tai Chi Easy™ Senior Trainer from the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC). She has also conducted coaching programs in weight Management and stress mastery.
Since 1989, Jana Eshaghian, CMA (Certified Movement Analyst) has been studying the mind-body connection through multiple modalities. With degrees in Business, Dance, Movement Education and Laban Movement Analysis, Jana has cultivated her background to focus on the body’s use of space and the psychological intent behind movement. Jana worked as a movement educator in public and private schools K-12, the University of North Carolina, the University of California - Los Angeles and Loyola Marymount University. Her private practice as a Movement Analyst included work with business professionals and sales teams on nonverbal communication techniques. Jana worked extensively as a trial consultant, joining a Los Angeles firm, and conducted shadow juries, mock trials, jury selection, witness preparation, lawyer preparation and strategy for the top ten Fortune 500 companies. After being diagnosed with Lupus in 2005, Jana became an active advocate for the Lupus Foundation of America. Discovering the Healer Within and the medicinal benefits of qigong for chronic illness in 2016, Jana bring her blended experience to serve the Healer Within Foundation in pursuing the goal of changing the way America thinks about wellness.
Denise Fecketter has served a myriad of not-for-profit organizations at the local, regional, national and international levels in various capacities including member, founder, officer, staff, parliamentarian and management consultant. Since her retirement Denise has been an EMT, consultant, author, bodyworker and coach for the Office For Aging’s A Matter of Balance classes. For over thirty-five years Denise has studied and practiced various energy modalities: Jin Shin Juystu, Kundalini, Reiki, Qigong and Tai Chi. She holds certificates in both healing and teaching and specializes in self-help and remote healing.
Antoinette Horn, MBA, LNHA, is a Healthcare professional with senior leadership experience in long-term and acute care settings. She facilitates collaborative initiatives among healthcare professionals, community service organizations, the research community and academia. Antoinette is a national presenter of education programs to help people experience the benefits of body, mind, spirit health and well-being. Antoinette is a certified teacher in Integral Tai Chi and Qigong and a Senior Trainer of Tai Chi Easy™ from the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC). She has made international healing trips including study abroad at the Red Cross Qigong & International Medical Exchange Institute in China. She has been teaching Qigong and Tai Chi in her community since 2004.
Diane Ramftl has over 25 years of marketing experience in the casino industry, including event planning and player development. She is currently employed in the Bus Operations department at Bally’s Atlantic City. Prior to moving to Atlantic City, Diane was an Assistant Vice –President at Empire Insurance Group in New York City, with management responsibility for several claims departments. Diane has nearly 20 years’ experience in fundraising, having served on various non-profit boards. She is involved in many community based initiatives and organizations including the Atlantic City Arts Foundation, Public Relations Council of Greater Atlantic City and the Metropolitan Business and Citizens Association. Diane also volunteers with the Patient and Family Advisory Council at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, NJ. Diane earned a B. A. degree in Public Health from Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York. She received certification as a Healer Within Medical Qigong Practice Leader from the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (I.I.Q.T.C.). She leads several tai chi/qigong groups in the Atlantic City area, with a particular focus on seniors. Diane continues with both formalized study as well as self-study of tai chi and qigong practices. In addition, she is working toward certification as a Healing Touch practitioner.
For over 35 years, Ed has had a career which included the disciplines of community mental health, higher education and financial services. As a Director in the community mental health field, his specialty was the coordination of various programs, community and inter- governmental services. He has also administered programs providing intervention services for families in crisis. While working in the mental health field, Ed taught at several four-year and community colleges. In the financial services industry, he has also served as a FINRA-Registered Representative and Principal at two securities firms and as a NFA- Registered Commodity Futures Broker in in the commodity futures industry. His primary focus has been on raising private equity capital for various companies and projects. Ed currently works in the Investor Relations Division of a well-known restaurant chain.
For the furtherance of HWF goals, Josie Weaver integrates over twenty years of experience in communications, business and technology and eleven years of teaching and administration in Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong and other techniques of movement. A gifted technical writer and project manager leading and serving on complex software development teams, Josie has participated in design, implementation and evaluation of systems and programs of many types for business and nonprofits. Beginning in 2011, she has used those skills to help create and manage systems used by HAI/IIQTC to promote and facilitate professional trainings of Health and Wellness Coaches for Circle of Life™ and IIQTC’s Qigong and TaiChiEasy™ teacher training. She has written and edited manuals for trainers and students, designed and produced webinar offerings and email promotions, while teaching the practices.
Dr. Ping Yang worked as a design engineer in China after graduating from college. Her dream of an advanced degree brought her to Manhattan, Kansas, where she received her Master’s degree in Grain Science. She then obtained a PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the University of Illinois, an MBA from the University of Dayton, and is now a principal research scientist at Cargill. In her spare time, she teaches Ba Duan Jin Qi Gong at the University of Dayton Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Dayton Homefull, a non-profit organization helping the homeless. Dr. Yang’s journey in seeking the healing power within started in 2007 when her father was diagnosed with bone cancer. Her desire of helping her father led her back to the ancient Chinese way of healing. Thanks to the miracles of traditional medicine, her father celebrated his 80th birthday in 2017. After ten years of studying in her spare time, Dr. Yang eliminated numerous health problems of her own including hypohidrosis, a condition that she was told to live with for the rest of her life. Now, Dr. Yang is looking forward to helping others to heal within.
Theda Zawaiza PhD. is an analyst specializing in education policy who, for twenty-six years, has served in various leadership positions within the U.S. Government promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in the areas of education and employment. Theda was instrumental in formulating and implementing several federal laws and regulations, having helped draft and pass notable pieces of legislation (e.g., the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.) Drawn to explore human potential, spirituality and movement at an early age, Dr. Zawaiza has been a lifelong student of human behavior, development and transformation. An IIQTC-certified teacher of Tai Chi Easy ™ and Qigong, she advocates for inclusion of Qigong as a promising health practice under the Affordable Care Act’s workplace wellness and community prevention provisions. Emeritus Members: |
Roger Jahnke, OMD, Co-Founder/Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Kalind Bakshi MD, FACS, BCC, CoL
Dr Kinnari Bakshi MD, CPC
Jana Eshaghian
Denise Fecketter
Antoinette Horn, Vice President
Diane Ramftl
Ed Vaughn, M.A.
Josie Weaver, President
Ping Yang, PhD MBA
Theda Zawaiza