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Medical Qigong Practitioner (MQP) | 300 hours

The Qigong Practitioner training is divided into five progressive courses [40hr Each] that are scheduled over the course of the academic year (typically September — May).

Each individual course has an online and in-person component (further information on format and in-person location is included on this page—please keep reading). The five core courses are:

• P1 | Medical Qigong Essentials

• P2 | Qigong Assessment & Protocols

• P3 | Qigong Clinical Foundations

• P4 | Qigong Approaches to Internal Disease

• P5 | Clinical Theater & Evaluation

(Individual course descriptions can be found below.)

Additional requirements for MQP Certification:

• 50hr Clinical Externship*

• 50hr TCM Theory For Medical Qigong**

• CPR / BLS For Healthcare Professionals***

*Hours logged outside of classroom as guided independent study.

**Available as an additional online course (not included in program tuition).

***Current Basic Life Support and CPR training from a certified agency and/or professional medical health licensure is required to be certified as a Medical Qigong Practitioner. Fees associated to this external requirement are not included in tuition costs.

A single cohort begins each academic year (typically September — May).

Online courses generally begin two weeks prior to the first in-person weekend intensive. Continuing online classes and are scheduled on a consistent day and time between in-person weekends.

In-person dates for the upcoming cohort are:

2024

• September 6-8 P1 | Medical Qigong Essentials

• October 25-27 P2 | Qigong Assessment & Protocols

• December 6-8 P3 | Qigong Clinical Foundations

2025

• April 11-13 P4 | Qigong Approaches to Internal Disease

• May 30-June 2 P5 | Clinical Theater & Evaluation

*All published times are Mountain Time USA

MST is UTC/GMT -7, MDT is UTC/GMT -6.

At Red Thread we do our best to keep tuition affordable, with payment options that offer great incentive to those who are truly ready to commit to their path:

Early Application Rate:

Tuition Paid In Full: $6900

(Save $2000 / Deadline: April 30, 2024)

Regular Tuition:

Tuition Paid In Full: $7400

(Save $1500)

Installment Plan (5 payments of): $1780

*Tuition includes instruction, direct access to Master Instructor, access to online student account and support materials. Tuition does not include transportation, lodging, meals, or any personal expenses incurred by students in attending any online or in-person components of a course.

This program is comprised of live online and in-person training (absolutely essential for competent practitioners).

Online attendance and in-class participation is required for those seeking CEU/PDAs from the NCCAOM.

Certification requires attending ALL live in-person intensives in addition to successful completion of all other program requirements*

As a courtesy and convenience, online course sessions are recorded for student review and study. These recordings are made available only for enrolled students.

*Please review our full Terms & Conditions of enrollment prior to applying.

Designed for the practicing healthcare professional, our Medical Qigong Certification training is also available to those who aspire to practice the energetic healing arts—and are ready to take on that responsibility with earnest commitment.

Our methods are principle based and emphasize practical application—making Medical Qigong both an excellent stand-alone modality or enhancement to any clinical practice.

There is no specific prerequisite for this training beyond an interest to learn and a dedication to practice and study. However, students entering the training without Chinese medicine backgrounds or other healthcare licensure will likely need to take the additional adjunct courses (TCM theory, BLS/CPR) listed in the “Program Overview” above. These can be taken concurrently with the MQP courses and are not required for admission into the program.

Online training sessions are 2 ½ hours in duration and follow a set once-a-week schedule for ease of planning. Students can attend from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. However, we do expect our students to treat the virtual classroom with the same respect as an in-person classroom. Online sessions are recorded (see Online Access above).

In-person trainings are conducted as intensives and students should plan for an 8:00am — 6:00pm daily commitment (daily schedules may be fluid, and will include appropriate breaks, etc.).

All in person training is held in Carbondale, Colorado USA.

Further details on the location and information on “getting here” is included further down this page.

Admission to the training is application based.

All applications must include a tuition deposit for consideration (see below)*

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed in the order in which they are received.

Once your application is received and reviewed, an interview with our master instructor will be scheduled. This provides you the opportunity to ensure that this is the right program for you!

We employ equal opportunity to the application process and do not discriminate based on race, age, gender, faith, religion, or personal identity.

Enrollment is intentionally limited to maintain the highest level of integrity and quality of transmission, and to ensure personalized attention and instruction to you as a student.

You are therefore encouraged to apply as early as possible as enrollment is closed once course capacity is met.

Applications received once courses are enrolled / commenced for the year will be deferred to the next cohort.

*A tuition deposit of $1200 is required for your admission application to be reviewed and the subsequent enrollment interview to be scheduled. Upon acceptance into the program, this deposit is applied to your tuition due and is then non-refundable. Should you be denied acceptance into the program, or you elect to withdrawal your application at the time of interview, the deposit will be returned less a reasonable administrative fee.

Please be sure to review our full Terms & Conditions of enrollment prior to applying.