School

The Wudang Taoist Wellness Academy (WTWA) is a peaceful Taoist Academy located up in the Wudang Mountains, near the Purple Heaven Palace. It is the perfect location to study, practice and live the Tao. Like a shy maiden, the school is hidden among the forests and mountains, surrounded by green teas and colorful flowers, with white clouds seen floating now and then. Surrounded by nature and away from popular tourist attractions, the WTWA is an ideal location for studying Taoist philosophy and wellness, and practicing the ancient arts of Tai Chi Chuan (taiji), Qi Gong, and Meditation.

Master Gu

Master Gu Shining is the director of Wudang Taoist Culture Centre (WTCC) and headmaster of the Wudang Taoist Wellness Academy (WTWA). Among the martial artists in the Wudangshan area, he is one of the few who was born here, and perhaps the only one who can teach in fluent English. While most institutions focus primarily on movement teaching, Master Gu has been directing his academy to follow the Taoist Way: not only movement but also internal alchemy and cultural exploration.

Gu Shining's Chinese name is Gu Shiyi. Shining is his Taoist name, as he belongs to the 15th generation of Wudang Sanfeng Pai or sect, His shīfu (fatherly feacher) is Grandmaster Zhong Qingwei (Taoist name) or Zhong Yunlong.

Master Gu aims to spread the wisdom and wellness practices of Taoism, and to help all who wish to learn and explore deeper into the Taoist culture. He teaches primarily at the WTWA in the Wudang Mountains, but also teaches abroad when invited.

TEACHER ZHANG

Teacher Zhang is Master Gu’s assistant in teaching and school affairs. She is Master Gu’s residing disciple with a Taoist name 资谐
Zi Xie and a persistent follower of Dao!
Having learned and later taught Tai Ji Quan and Qi Gong in Beijing and Baoding, Zi Xie came to central China’s Wudang Mountains which
in her heart is the origin of Taiji Quan. “I have the same surname as our ancestral Master Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Taiji Quan. He came to Wudang Shan from Nothern part of China. So i did the same to come here“ she said.