Your coach
Maria Pipenko
For 8 years, Maria lived in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei Province, China. After completing the Wudang Taiji and Qigong teacher training at the China Daoist Kungfu Academy, she was invited to stay on as a coach assistant, eventually becoming a full-time coach. Throughout her time in China, Maria trained under numerous teachers, studying Taiji, Qigong, Chinese philosophy, and Chinese medicine.
Maria holds an MA in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Sociology, adding depth to her understanding of both the mind and society.
Currently, she resides in Bali, where she is enrolled in a 5-year program in Neigong, Qigong, Taiji, and Chinese Medicine with Damo Mitchell at Lotus Neigong International.
With over 20 years of practice and 10 years of teaching experience—7 of them in China—Maria excels at explaining the often mysterious concepts of internal Chinese arts, such as qi, yin, and yang, in clear and accessible language.