Its that time of year again when we look back at the accomplishments of the year that has been, and also look forward to what we have planned for the coming year so that you can know what there is to look forward to with Long White Cloud Qigong. In the past year, as well as continuing to run our Small Universe, Inner Fire, and Elemental Alchemy qigong instructor certification courses, there have also been a number of other significant achievements and developments.
Qigong Healing
In many ways you could sum up 2025 for Long White Cloud Qigong as the year of Qigong Healing. During the year we released the Qigong for Self Healing online instructor certification program which focuses on developing awareness of our energy, and skill at working with each part of our own energy system in direct intentional ways to bring balance, health, and wellbeing. The course equips participants to work effectively with their own energy, and also to teach others to do so as well.
So far one group has already completed the program, and another group is over half way through the course. You can read and hear comments from some of the first group to complete the course, on their experience with the course and it’s effect on them here.
In addition to this, we also ran the first in-person Qigong Healing Practitioner training in Ireland in September. This training builds on the Qigong for Self Healing and extends it to develop skill at working with other people’s energy. This had been much anticipated by many people on the course, and I am very excited to finally be making this training available. Because of the way Qigong Healing works directly with our energy, it is often able to help people with issues that are difficult to address in other ways. And it has also been pleasing to hear back from course participants that many of them have been active in offering qigong healing sessions within their communities straight away after completing the training 😊. Each of these course participants now has valuable skills that they can use to help others around them in a very direct way, and I look forward to sharing this training with even more people in the future!
Life Changing Qigong Book – Charity Donation
You may recall that at the end of 2025 we released the Life Changing Qigong book, which shares the stories from over 100 people of how qigong has been life changing for them. On the one year anniversary of its release we have donated $935.47 from the proceeds of sales of the book to the World Land Trust, an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats. This donation is enough for the trust to purchase and protect 7 acres of biologically significant land in key locations around the world.
We hope more people will continue to draw inspiration from person experiences shared in this book for years to come, and we will continue to donate proceeds of sales to worthwhile charities in the future.
You can buy the book from Amazon here.
Social Media
You may have noticed some changes in Long White Cloud Qigong’s social media in 2025, with a more cohesive and interactive presence. We set ourselves some challenging but achievable goals at the beginning of the year, regarding articles, vlogs, and Instagram and Facebook posts, to make our social media posts more timely and engaging, and we have managed to keep to that plan right throughout the year. Tihana has played a big role in keeping all of this organized and on track.
Here are a few of the most popular posts from 2025.
Articles:
Vlogs:
- Why is Qigong Done Slowly?
- Tongue Placement in Qigong Practice
- Flowing Water and the Process of Change in Qigong Practice
Instagram Posts and Reels:
- How did you feel the first time you did qigong?
- What is your go to qigong exercise when you are stressed?
- Dragon Warmups
- Do you go barefoot or wear shoes for qigong, and why?
- Falling Ashes
We think that what we have achieved with our social media in 2025 is a big step up from previous years, and we are aiming to make even more significant improvements in our social media in 2026 – more about that later in this article…
Looking forward to 2026:
In 2026, we plan to continue to move forward in sharing qigong with even more people around the world, and continuing to support the Long White Cloud community in their ongoing qigong journey. With that in mind you have the following to look forward to:
Change to Course Scheduling
It may seem like a small change, but you may have noticed that we have one of each of the four online qigong instructor certification programs that Long White Cloud Qigong offers already scheduled. We have done this to make it easier for people to plan ahead for the whole year, particularly if they are wanting to do more than one of the courses. Scheduling the courses in this way will also make some aspects of running the courses a bit more manageable for us as well. We remind you that we strongly recommend only doing one of the courses at a time to allow yourself enough time and focus to gain a full understanding and experience of the content of each of them.
It is most likely that these are the only dates that we will run each of the courses in 2026, but it is possible that if there is enough demand for a specific course that we may add additional dates.
Retreats and In Person Trainings
We are excited to have scheduled and announced some of these for 2026 already. We will be running another Qigong Healing Practitioner Training in the UK in July, and we also have a Five Element Qigong retreat planned for France in August. You can find all the details of the France retreat here. And it is possible that we will organize some more retreats and in-person trainings before the year is out!
Short Qigong Courses
In 2026 we will be producing and releasing several short qigong courses focused on specific application of qigong practice. These courses will be similar in style and length to the Qigong for Immunity, and Qigong for the Wrists and Hands that we already have available. We hope that these short courses will be a valuable resource for people dealing with a variety of common issues, and also as examples for more experienced practitioners of how qigong practice can be focused towards specific needs.
Social Media Focus
Good social media can serve a number of valuable purposes, to educate, inspire, and create community, and that is what we aim to do with our Long White Cloud Qigong social media presence. In 2026 we plan to build on the good work we did towards these purposes in 2025, and refocus some of our social media content specifically towards educating effectively.
With that in mind, we will be creating several series of short educational ‘Reel’ videos around fundamental aspects of qigong, which will be a great educational introduction to qigong for many people, and great to share with anyone you think might benefit. We hope you will enjoy and benefit from these videos.
To see what else we have instore for our social media in 2026, follow our accounts through the following links:
Live Streaming Qigong Classes
I know I have talked about this before, and mentioned in the last year in review that I hoped to get these started in 2025 – but it still hasn’t happened. We did manage to run a few free specially themed sessions during the year, but not regular weekly sessions. I still think these have a valuable role to play in supporting people in their qigong practice where ever they may be in the world though, so once again I am hoping that 2026 will finally be the year that I am able to start doing these regularly. There are still a few things I need to get into place to make this happen around my other teaching commitments but 🤞 we will be able to announce something soon. Make sure you are subscribed to our email newsletter to hear when we announce details of these 😊.
Conclusion
2025 saw some significant developments for Long White Cloud Qigong, in particular the release of the Qigong for Self Healing program, and the first Qigong Healing Practitioner training. In 2026 we are looking forward to furthering our efforts to share qigong around the world with developments in several key areas: Qigong retreats and in person trainings, short focused qigong courses, using our social media more effectively to educate, inspire, and create community, and to hopefully finally start regular live streaming qigong sessions. If you are curious about the overall rationale behind some of these plans for 2026, there is a vlog about them here.
We look forward to continuing to support you in your qigong journey in 2026!
Yours in Qi!
John Munro, and the Long White Cloud Qigong team
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Bravo to all, past and future.