Qigong Certification & Daoist Training Center - Sebastopol, California

Margo Gladys

Shifu Michael Rinalidini is a very inspiring teacher who brings a lot of passion, knowledge and understanding to his students. He is a true daoist who follows wuwei. His guidance and support taught me how to let go of expectations and just be. I am so inspired by his humble, down to earth attitude and vast knowledge of spiritual practices. Highly recommend Shifu Michael and his school to anyone who is interested in qigong, meditation and Daoism.

Chuck Steg

I completed the Qigong Certification with Michael Rinaldini and his Qigong & Daoist Training Center . It is a first rate program. I have attended his yearly retreats 4 years in a row and will going back this year. Being a Priest trained in his program has also proved a solid path to the Dao. His program has enabled me to teach Qigong, Meditation, and work with Abbott Michael Rinaldini as a Spiritual Director in his Priest program.

Grégoire Laforce

Working with Shifu Michael has been a way for me to deepen my practices in tai chi, qi gong, and sitting meditation. Since my beginning of the training to become a Daoist priest, which started in August 2016, his guidance and instruction has taught me a great deal about letting go of external objectives, discipline, and patience. Highly recommended.

Nicole Stone

Shifu Michael Rinalidini is truly passionate and dedicated to Daoism and its practices. He is down-to-earth and honest and doesn't proclaim to be anything other than a human being on a path. I have studied qigong and meditation with him for several years and feel enriched because of it.

Khara H.

I have attended Michael Rinaldini's Qigong and Daoist retreats multiple times and every time it was a great learning experience. Meditation, qigong, and so much more. I always feel rejuvenated in my practice after attending a retreat! I highly recommend his retreats! - Tina Hamilton

Daciana Indolean

I could not have asked for a better Shifu!
A true practitioner of the Daoist arts, keeping things simple, has lots of patience and compassion for his students.
I learned so much about myself, life and the Qigong art from this wonderful man!

Philip Irions

Shifu Michael is an incredible man to a depth that I've not been gifted to see before meeting him and studying with him. His heart is for teaching, sharing, and cultivating.. not the money which makes him immensely genuine and authentic.

I began studying Qigong and Daoism with him a little less than a year ago and it has been an incredible and personally transformative experience. I've worked with him via distance (emails, etc) and also in person at his annual retreat. All of my experiences with him have been wonderful. His patience and kindness pay great dividends, especially with distance communication.

Even his most simple practices have a profound depth when you start to scratch the surface.

His material is well put together (barring the occasional typo that he's happy to explain and correct while laughing at himself as he does so), his instruction thorough and kind, his knowledge vast, and his experience deep and immensely practical.

After I learned about him from Google, I debated a while before I started studying with him. I wish I hadn't spent the time debating and instead has struck up a discourse with him immediately upon finding him.

If you're considering studying with him, get in touch with him sooner rather than later, read everything he says three times, ask every question you can think of, and don't be shy.

Marie Bowser Acupuncture

This school has been powerful for me and my spiritual practice. Aside from the qigong forms that are simple to teach and do, I loved diving into Daoism. As a remote student, I am now teaching qigong and incorporating it into my acupuncture practice.