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Interview with: Fay McGrew, MA, QTP, Certified Qigong Teacher

by Darshana

As a reporter I believe it is both my mission and responsibility to share information with the public and create broad public awareness and education. 

The purpose of our story, is to explore and investigate the increasing popularity of alternative healing techniques and how it has come to pass that increasing numbers of highly qualified individuals who have been certified and trained in traditional medicine, also find it valuable to study and master various holistic healing techniques and technologies.

Also to understand and explain just how and why this extraordinary transition is occurring.

  1. Please tell us a little about yourself; include your name, areas of expertise and a brief history that can include your personal, educational and/or professional background.

Fay McGrew, MA, QTP (Qigong Therapy Practioner), State Certified Qigong Teacher. 35 years experience studying various ancient mind body & meditation practices, & Qigong for the past 15 years Initiated classes at Scripps: Center for Integrative Medicine; UCSD Medical Center and Medical School, and San Diego Cancer Center Research Institute. student of Master Mingtong Gu, by him certified teacher of Wisdom Healing Qigong since 2004. Fay has studied Zen Buddhism for 15 years & is in priest training

Born & raised in New York City, victim of crime when a teenager and began studying karate and yoga at 19 years old. First women’s world full contact karate champion, 1975.

Studied karate until 1991 when transitioned into tai chi and qigong. Same duration time developed career as media archivist working at libraries, colleges, universities, museums, ABC News and historical stock footage companies.

MA in Media Studies from New School for Social Rearch, NYC, 1980

Published thesis, Television news: Issue in Content Research, George Washington University, 1977

won fellowship National Endowment for the Arts, 1976, develop media archive model

  1. Tell us what you do now and include any details you would like that pertaining to your goals and career path.

Writing book on Qigong & women, publisher Three Pines Press

Increase classes at Scripps, SD Cacner Center as treatment

Develop model for evidence based studies on these effectiveness

  1. Please share any relevant details that led to your original interest in medicine and healing. Were there any special events that made this happen?

Start with myself, karate practice physically healed me from serious car accident

last karate master introduced me internal aspect of martial arts when felt incredible deeper healing though Qi

Left karate and started Tai Chi and Qigong where I experienced sprititual level of deep healing. It was necessary as part of my teacher’s certification to heal myself.

  1. How and why were you first introduced to alternative healing techniques and methods? Where were you trained in these techniques and what led to this choice?

By Mingtong Gu, my current Qigong Master, at my own first individual Qigong healing session. I was curious what a 1 to 1 Qigong healing was with a Master and had no specific healing intention; Master Gu was annoyed I did that. During the session I went so deep in, I came face to face with KuanYin, she is me and I am her, I saw her breathing in front of me. Through Wisdom Healing Qigong, this was the beginning of many similar profound experiences of what I previously read about in the classical Chinese texts.

My training for Qigong healing is mostly in China with colleagues of Master Gu.

I am certified Qigong healing in another system of Qigong, but it was using isolated Qigong exercises for specific pathologies – using the modern TCM model – did not tap into the incredible universal healing energy which is cultivated in Wisdom Healing Qigong.

  1. Are there any stories or special experiences in using healing techniques that you would like to share?

Numerous students curing pancreatic cancer, chronic headaches. We work as a community in a Qigong system rather isolated healers so it is aggregate of the qigong practices that help. Most important of all, the persons daily practice

  1. Do you have additional facts or information you would like to share?

www.chicenter.com links to studies, 99% success rate with persons have serious conditions

I am truly honored that you asked me, and thanks to your service to our community

 

 

Fay McGrew, MA, QTP, Certified Qigong Teacher

Fay@QigongWithFayMcGrew.com

http://www.qigongwithfaymcgrew.com/

Training

Qigong Clinic Hours served. 1998-2000

Teaching Experience

Special Accomplishments

Other Related Training

Certified Medic First Aid, - Healthcare Provider 2007-2008

Chan and Zen Buddhist Meditation, practice and formal study, 1992 – current; Priest training, 2005 - current

      Refuge, HH Dalai Lama 1996; Refuge (Jukai) ,White Plum (Zen Buddhism), 2000

Hatha Yoga, 1970 – 1974; Modern Dance, Martha Graham Technique, 1970 – 1972; Belly Dancing, 1998

Education

M.A. Media Studies, New School for Social Research, 1980 (Published Thesis)

B.A. Communications, Empire State College, SUNY, 1975

Other Professional Background Media Specialist. 30 years developing new programs in colleges, universities, research libraries, museums, government agencies, and companies specializing in archival media.