Master Mingtong Gu

Qigong Master | Wisdom Teacher | Founder, The Chi Center

Master Mingtong Gu brings together two profound wisdom traditions: Tibetan Buddhist contemplative practice and classical Chinese Qigong.

Trained in the Dzogchen tradition with His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, Gyatrul Rinpoche, Buluk Tulku, and Yangthang Tulku Rinpoche, he also studied extensively at China’s Medicine-less Qigong Hospital under Grandmaster Pang Ming, MD, where he mastered Wisdom Healing
Qigong.

His own healing journey – from decades of chronic asthma and scoliosis following childhood trauma during China’s Cultural Revolution – revealed the transformative power of embodied practice. At age 60, after a dramatic fall that should have been catastrophic, he discovered what he had been teaching: the body as conscious intelligence, not obstacle.

For over 30 years, Master Mingtong has guided tens of thousands through embodied awakening. Named Qigong Master of the Year by the World Congress for Qigong, he has taught at Omega Institute, Esalen, and Kripalu, and leads The Chi Center’s global movement.

His work integrates Tibetan wisdom view with Taoist energy cultivation, creating pathways for sustainable healing and authentic leadership.