Tevia Feng

Born into illness, he began at seven

Tevia was born with chronic health challenges. He began practicing at the age of seven, not for competition, but for survival, strength, and self-regulation. From a young age he developed a deep sensitivity to breath, posture, and internal mechanics that would later define his teaching.

He recovered from a spinal injury, without surgery

In his youth, a serious car accident became the defining moment of his path. Diagnosed with a serious spinal injury, doctors advised surgery as the only solution. Refusing invasive procedures, Tevia committed himself fully to disciplined Qigong practice, and made a complete natural recovery.

The recovery permanently shaped his understanding of how the human system adapts, regulates, and reorganizes itself from the inside out.

"This did not just change my body. It changed how I understand the way the human system heals and reorganizes itself, and it set the course for everything I have taught since."

Trained in China, inside closed Daoist lineages

Fluent in Mandarin and immersed in the culture, Tevia gained rare access to traditionally closed training environments. He trained directly under Abbot Luo Pin Cho of the Tian Ji Dao sect at Wuyi Mountain and Abbot Xu Zhong of the Zhi Zhi An Temple, with advanced training in the Wudang and Wuyi Mountain traditions. His authority rests on authentic transmission, not invented credentials: the lineage is documentable and the masters are named.

Medical Qigong for serious conditions

Under the mentorship of Dr. Ming Jie Wu, Tevia worked in a medical Qigong clinic in China, applying these methods with people facing severe and chronic conditions, including cancer. Over time he developed adapted Qigong programs now used by cancer-focused nonprofits and hospital-affiliated settings as complementary supportive practices, with an emphasis on quality of life, mobility, nervous-system regulation, and emotional resilience.

Ancient practice, modern clarity

Tevia recognized that for Qigong to truly serve the modern world, it needed clarity, structure, and scientific literacy. He worked with education experts from Harvard and Stanford to design a university-style curriculum grounded in modern pedagogy, anatomy, and motor learning, and collaborated with neuroscientists, sports-science specialists, and curriculum developers from Cirque du Soleil and European Ballet to set high standards for certification.

The White Tiger Qigong method

The result is White Tiger Qigong, a complete Daoist Qigong system that preserves the depth of the tradition while giving modern practitioners the clarity and safety they need. Central to it is Tevia's "Bamboo Body" methodology, which develops flexibility, strength, and elasticity at the same time, training resilience and efficient internal power rather than forcing the body.

Since founding the school, Tevia has grown it from zero to more than 70,000 students, certified nearly 200 instructors, and taught in over 20 countries. He has been published in the world's largest Qigong magazine and recognized as one of the top three Qigong masters in Indonesia.