Deepen Your Practice, Find Your Voice, and Share Qi Gong with the World Around You
The Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program helps you embody the practice more fully, find your own voice, and share what you've learned with your family, clients, community, or a class of your own.
Through 200 hours of self-paced training, live guidance, and teaching practice, you'll earn your certification while allowing Qi Gong to become part of how you move through everyday life.
You've experienced what Qi Gong can do. What happens when you go deeper?
Lee Holden began sharing Qi Gong on the soccer field. The practice had helped him recover from a back injury, and his teammates wanted to know what he had done. So he started showing them the movements he could remember. There was an exuberance around it. When something helps you feel better in your body, you naturally want to share it.
Perhaps you've felt that pull too.
Maybe you already know what Qi Gong gives you, but you still feel as though you're on the receiving end of the practice. You follow along, learn new movements, and wait for the day when you'll understand enough to make it truly your own.
You're not alone. At the beginning of his practice, Lee didn't feel completely ready either. Before teaching his first full class, he was so nervous that he went into the bathroom to tap his chest and shake out the tension. But once the class began, his focus turned toward the people in the room and how the practice could help them.
“By giving energy and by sharing this energy, I got so much in return.”
That changed something in Lee's own practice. He listened more closely, became more invested, and found a rhythm in which practicing and teaching continually strengthened each other.
“I would practice, I would teach, I would practice, and I would teach. One amplified the other.”
You may want to lead classes one day. You may simply want to share a few movements with a client, a friend, or someone you love. Either way, Lee discovered something that applies wherever you begin:
The moment you start sharing Qi Gong, you begin experiencing your own practice differently.
This is what happens to your practice when you begin to share it
When you share Qi Gong, you experience it from a different point of view. You're still moving and breathing, but now you're paying attention to what someone else may be feeling. You begin noticing the details you might overlook when you're simply following along. How does the movement open the body? Where does the breath naturally slow down? What words help another person feel it for themselves?
As Lee explains: “There's something that happens in your brain when you're teaching because you're practicing, as well as articulating the movements in a way that somebody else gets the practice.”
This is where Qi Gong begins to move beyond the time you set aside to practice.
In learning to guide another person, you begin listening more closely to your own body. You notice where you're holding tension, and you become more aware of the energy and intention behind each movement.
It appears in the pause before you react. In the breath you take during a difficult moment. And in the way you return to your center and meet the people around you with more patience.
“The difference between doing Qi Gong and living Qi Gong is the application. Being able to apply it in everyday circumstances, to take a pause before getting angry, before being reactive, to come from your center.” — Lee Holden
Perhaps you want to teach classes or bring Qi Gong into the healing work you already do. Or maybe you simply want its principles to become more present in your relationships, your choices, and the way you move through each day.
Learning to share the practice helps you cross that distance. And like any part of Qi Gong, it can be learned gently, step by step, with the right guidance and space to practice.
The Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program
From Inspired Practitioner to Embodied, Confident Teacher
The Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program is a 200-hour, self-paced online journey designed to help you deepen your practice while learning to share it. With Lee and his senior instructors guiding you, you'll explore the Five Elements and Three Treasures, learn how to structure and guide a practice, and complete 30 hours of teaching experience at your own pace.
Explore the Five Elements and Three Treasures
Two foundational teachings within the Taoist and Traditional Chinese Medicine traditions.
Understand how Qi, breath, movement, and intention work together
So you can experience and explain the practice more clearly.
Learn how to structure a class
Guide others safely, and adapt practices for different people and settings.
Complete 30 hours of teaching practice
To gain experience before you earn your certification.
Receive mentorship from senior Holden QiGong instructors
Attend twice-monthly live masterclasses, and connect with others following the same path.
Complete a written examination and a recorded teaching demonstration
So your certification reflects what you can confidently apply.
By the time you finish, you'll have a deeper relationship with your own practice and the experience to share it in your own voice, whether you want to lead classes, support clients, or bring Qi Gong into the lives of those around you.
Created by Lee Holden, one of the world's most trusted Qi Gong teachers, the program brings together 35 years of practice, teaching experience, and wisdom passed down through the lineage. Lee's work has now reached a global community of more than one million people.
This is a place to deepen what you already feel, understand what you've been practicing, and learn how to pass it on.
Lee Holden
One of the world's most trusted Qi Gong teachers · 35+ years of teaching · American Public Television & PBS
Lee Holden is one of the world's most trusted Qi Gong teachers, known for more than 35 years of teaching, his long-running presence on American Public Television and PBS, and his ability to make ancient energy practices feel simple, accessible, and transformational for modern life. His work has reached students around the world through online programs, retreats, workshops, livestream classes, and teacher trainings. Today, his community includes more than 180,000 email subscribers, 330,000 YouTube subscribers, and 24 million video views. More than 2,500 students have enrolled in his Teacher Certification Program, and over 650 certified teachers now carry the Holden lineage into their communities, studios, wellness centers, clinics, and private practices.
Like many people who discovered Qi Gong, Lee came to the practice looking for healing. As a collegiate soccer player at UC Berkeley, injuries threatened to sideline him from the sport he loved. What began as a search for recovery became a lifelong path of study, including training with renowned Taoist master Mantak Chia and deep immersion in Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, meditation, Tai Chi, and Qi Gong.
Along the way, Lee realized these practices were too valuable to remain hidden. He saw that people everywhere were struggling with stress, pain, fatigue, and disconnection, and that Qi Gong offered a practical way to participate in their own healing. That became his mission.
For more than three decades, Lee has dedicated his work to translating ancient Taoist wisdom into practices that everyday people can actually use. The Teacher Certification Program is the deepest expression of that mission: helping students move from personal transformation to confident teaching, so the practice can continue to reach the people who need it most.
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What's Inside the Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program
Everything inside the Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program is designed to do one thing: move you from someone who loves this practice to someone who can embody it, articulate it, and share it with others from a place of genuine confidence. That transformation happens through a combination of structured learning, hands-on teaching practice, and ongoing mentorship, giving you multiple opportunities to apply what you learn as you progress through the training.
200-Hour Online Certification Curriculum
A complete self-paced training pathway covering the full foundations of Qi Gong and teaching methodology, with lifetime access to all course materials.
Monthly 60-Minute Group Q&A with Lee Holden
One live call per month, only for teachers, to ask questions, receive guidance, and connect directly with Lee.
3 Private One-on-One Sessions with Senior Instructors
Individualized mentorship from experienced Holden QiGong instructors at key points in your training.
Weekly Group Open Office Hours
A weekly Ask Me Anything session with the Holden QiGong Teacher Community Mentor for support, accountability, and connection.
Private Teacher Training Community
A dedicated community space for students and graduates of the Teacher Certification Program.
Teacher Training Manual and Resources
Written materials, supplemental resources, and practice tools to support learning and teaching preparation.
Practice-Based Certification Process
A complete, earned certification through demonstrated readiness, not just course completion.
Certified Teacher Directory Listing
Upon completing your certification, you may be listed in the official Holden QiGong Teacher Directory.
Every element of this program is designed to move you through understanding, into embodiment, and out into the world as a confident, grounded Qi Gong teacher.
What You Will Learn Inside
By the end of this program, you will understand Qi Gong from the inside out, know how to teach it with clarity and confidence, and have the real-world experience to support what you teach. Each stage of the training builds on the last, guiding you from personal embodiment into authentic, capable teaching. You will learn how to:
Understand and apply the Five Elements and Three Treasures frameworks
In both your personal practice and your teaching — giving every class a clear energetic intention and a coherent body-mind-spirit foundation.
Guide movement, breath, and Qi awareness in language that feels simple
Grounded and accessible — whether your students are completely new to Qi Gong or have practiced for years.
Structure and sequence a Qi Gong class from beginning to end
Adapt practices for different groups and physical abilities, and create experiences that leave students feeling calmer, clearer, and more energized.
Move beyond imposter syndrome
And the belief that you need to reach some invisible threshold before you're qualified to teach. Confidence grows through practice, mentorship, and experience.
Earn your certification
Through personal practice hours, teaching hours, a written examination, and a recorded teaching demonstration — graduating with proof of your readiness rather than uncertainty about it.
Bring Qi Gong into your existing life and work
Whether that means leading community classes, integrating it into a wellness or healthcare practice, offering workshops, or sharing it with family and friends.
These skills are developed through practice, repetition, feedback, and real teaching experience. They become part of how you understand, embody, and share the practice for years to come.
Your Step-by-Step Path Through the Certification
The Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program is designed around three stages: deepen your practice, learn to teach, and earn your certification. Each stage builds on the last, helping you develop both the understanding and the real-world experience to teach with confidence.
Deepen the Practice
Before you can teach Qi Gong well, you need to know it in your body, not just in your mind. The first stage builds that foundation.
Master one of the core frameworks of Qi Gong and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Learn how energy moves through the body, how emotions connect to organs and seasons, and how to design classes with clear energetic intention.
Deeply understand Jing, Qi, and Shen: the three essential energies of Taoist practice associated with vitality, balance, and spiritual awareness — and gain the language to communicate them clearly to others.
Personal practice runs alongside the core curriculum, building consistency, repetition, and embodied understanding. This is where the gap between knowing Qi Gong and living it begins to close.
Learn to Teach
With the foundations in place, the focus shifts to the craft of teaching.
Exclusive, teacher-focused conversations where Lee shares the wisdom, stories, and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching Qi Gong.
Class structure, sequencing, opening and closing sessions, holding space, guiding students safely, explaining Qi in accessible language, and adapting practices for different abilities, backgrounds, and experience levels.
Additional resources, recordings, and practice tools that deepen your understanding and expand your teaching toolkit.
Lead real people through Qi Gong sessions and log a minimum of 30 teaching hours before certification. This is where experience becomes confidence, and you begin finding your own teaching voice.
Become Certified
The final stage brings everything together through demonstrated readiness.
Receive personalized feedback on your practice and teaching development, ask questions, and gain support from experienced Holden QiGong instructors.
Complete a written examination covering the key principles, practices, and teaching frameworks from the program, with one week to complete it.
Submit a recorded teaching demonstration of your own design, showing that you can lead others clearly, safely, and confidently.
Upon completing all requirements, you will receive your Holden QiGong Teacher Certification and become eligible for listing in the official Holden QiGong Certified Teacher Directory. Most students complete the program in 8 to 10 months, though some finish in as little as 6 months, depending on their schedule and capacity. Since it's a self-paced program, you can take as long as you need.
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Bonuses Included When You Enroll Today
A complete guide to all 16 modules, with key learnings, reflection prompts, and integration exercises to reinforce each lesson and help you teach it in your own words.
An in-depth guide to the theory, history, and systems that underpin Qi Gong, giving you a stronger foundation for your own practice and teaching.
A practical reference that helps you easily find meridian points by element, season, and concern, so you can apply them with greater clarity and confidence.
Every masterclass and monthly Q&A session is recorded and available on demand, so you can learn on your own schedule and never fall behind.
Additional guided practice sessions woven throughout the curriculum help deepen your embodiment of the material and strengthen your personal practice.
Continue expanding your practice and connection to the Holden lineage with a 20% discount on all live workshops and courses.
Your Enrollment Is Protected
We believe in the Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program and want you to feel confident in your decision to enroll. That's why your enrollment is protected by our 30-Day Guarantee. Enroll today and explore the curriculum, live sessions, community, and all included resources.
If, within 30 days, you decide the program is not the right fit for you, simply contact our team and we'll refund your investment in full. We only ask that you give the program a genuine opportunity to experience the training for yourself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be an advanced Qi Gong practitioner before enrolling?+
No. The program is designed to meet you where you are. Some students arrive with years of Qi Gong experience, while others come from yoga, bodywork, acupuncture, or other wellness backgrounds. The curriculum begins with foundational principles and builds progressively, so you do not need to be an expert to start.
What if I want to deepen my personal practice but am not sure I want to teach?+
That's perfectly fine. More than a third of students enroll primarily to deepen their own practice. The training offers significant value whether your goal is personal growth, teaching, or both. There is no requirement to teach after completing the program.
How much time do I need each week to complete the program?+
The program is self-paced with lifetime access to all materials. Most students complete the certification in 8 to 10 months, though some finish in as little as 6 months. Live sessions are recorded, and practice hours can be completed at a pace that fits your schedule.
I already work in wellness. How will this program fit into what I already do?+
Qi Gong naturally integrates with many existing practices. Students include yoga teachers, massage therapists, acupuncturists, health coaches, therapists, nurses, meditation teachers, and other wellness professionals. The program includes guidance on adapting Qi Gong for different settings and client populations.
Will I actually be ready to teach after completing the program?+
Yes. The certification includes 30 hours of practice teaching, private mentorship sessions, a written examination, and a recorded teaching demonstration. You graduate by demonstrating your ability to teach, not simply by completing course materials.
What is the difference between this program and other Qi Gong certifications?+
There is no universal governing body for Qi Gong certification, so programs vary widely. This is a 200-hour certification built around personal practice, practice teaching, live mentorship, and demonstrated competency. More than 2,500 students have enrolled, and more than 650 certified teachers have completed the program.
What live support is included, and what if I cannot attend sessions in real time?+
Your enrollment includes two live masterclasses per month, one monthly Q&A call with Lee Holden, weekly open office hours, and three private sessions with senior instructors. Masterclasses and Q&A calls are recorded and available on demand.
How does the teaching practice work, and do I need students lined up before I start?+
No. Teaching practice can take place online or in person, with individuals or small groups. Many students begin by practicing with friends, family members, or colleagues. You log your hours as you progress through the program.
What is the price, and is there a payment plan available?+
The regular price of the Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program is $3,997. Enroll by August 4 to save $500 and choose from the following payment options: pay in full $3,497; three monthly payments of $1,257 ($3,771 total); or twelve monthly payments of $337 ($4,055 total). Your enrollment is protected by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What happens as soon as I enroll?+
You'll receive immediate access to the course portal, community, live session schedule, and all program resources. There is no waiting period or cohort start date. You can begin as soon as you're ready.
Become the Qi Gong teacher you already feel called to be.
200 hours of structure, mentorship, and real teaching experience — everything you need to move from private practice to confident, embodied leadership.