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Sue Michaelsen
Chi Kung & Tai Chi
True Source of Traditional
Training
Chinese Martial Arts & Chinese Medicine
Combined Teaching System
About
& Contact Sue Michaelsen
Email
815-229-5965
Rockford, IL
61108 USA
Testimonials
"I am retired Army, with two combat tours
and diagnosed with PTSD. As I continue
my training in Tai Chi and Chi Kung, my
anxiety attacks, nightmares and flashbacks
have become few and and far between.
I cannot put into words how much my teacher
has guided me through this emotional journey.
Her joy, compassion and commitment to
Tai Chi and Chi Kung are second to none."
Terry Scofield, US Veteran
"I attended
Rockford University Tai Chi
Class. I had lower back pain and felt relief
even after the first class. I love what I've
learned and use it to strengthen my core,
increase my energy and stamina, as well
as to reduce overall stress." Gale Wallace
"In spite of arthritis and being in my sixties,I leave Tai Chi Classes physically and
emotionally revitalized, feeling the best
I've felt all week!"
Peter R. Nagel
Sue has asked me to write you as a reference for her and I am
delighted to do so.
I have been in higher education over 32 years and rarely have met someone as
passionate for her field and her students as Sue is for Tai Chi. Sue
is a remarkable
teacher, strengthened by her continuous professional development gained by
traveling
the USA, Canada and China to gain more and more knowledge and skills from
the masters
of the field. Few educators continue that beyond their first several
years in the teaching
profession. Another strength is Sue’s compassion for her students and her
intense desire
for them to learn and embrace the tenets of Tai Chi as a lifestyle. Her
student evaluations
are high and encouraging to her and the college. I am pleased at Sue’s
development
as a college level instructor, given the record keeping that is involved.
We at Rockford College are so fortunate that she has taken time from her
busy
schedule to teach in our general education program. The students who
take her courses
gain much if they are willing to engage Sue and her subject. If I can
be of further service
to you on Sue’s behalf, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Bill Langston,
Past Professor & Chairman, Department of Physical Education
Rockford College,
Rockford,IL 61108 815-393-4009
SUE's Martial Arts Lineage
is a 4th Generation Certified Instructor
in the “Wu Yi Jie He” family lineage
Chinese Martial Arts and Chinese
Medicine Combined Teaching System
Sue's the 1st American to earn this
Certification
from Grandmaster Helen Wu
and Grandmaster Simon Hu.
www.helenwutaichi.com
Medical Qigong Teacher Certification
from Shaojipo and Xi Yuan Hospitals
National Qigong Association
Lifetime Professional Member
Earned Gold Medals in China, 2012
WI Institute for Chinese Medicine
1995
Stage and Screen Training
MICHAELSEN PRODUCTIONS
Improve Mind & Body Using Tai Chi, DVD,
2017
Seated Exercise for Mind & Body, DVD,
2016
Chi Kung Gentle Exercise
Standing, Seated &
Hospital Bed practice, DVD 2002
Improve Mind & Body
Using Tai Chi, DVD 2015
Qigong, Chinese Art
of Energy Strengthening, VHS 2000
Additional Credentials
Nationally Board Certified for
Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
Illinois Licensed Massage Therapist
Chicago School of Massage Therapy
Coronary Health Improvement Program®
Employment
• Rockford University Physical Education Department: Chi Kung and Tai
Chi 2006-present
• Rock Valley College: Community and Continuing Ed. Teacher: Chi
Kung, Tai Chi,
Chinese Medicine, Acupressure, Massage Therapy, 1999-present
Michaelsen Training &
Therapy Private Practice
Assisting all ages, seriously ill, athletes,
stage and screen performers.
SwedishAmerican and Zion Development Research Walter D. Williams Wellness
Program that earned 2005 Governor’s Award for
Unique Achievement 2003-2020
Martial Arts
• 1st
American to earn Teacher Certification from Master Helen Wu
Traditional Private Martial Arts Training Certificate In
Health and Healing / Internal Martial Arts.
Teacher Training in Chi, Chi Kung, Fan, Sword, over 600 hours,
2001-present
including Rehabilitation, Strength Training, Sports
Assistance and Chinese Medicine
• Earned two Gold
Medals for Tai Chi Individual Performance
in
the 11th World Grand Wushu Festival, Shanghai, China, 2012
• Sue Michaelsen is
included in Rockford University and York University Tai Chi Text
• Stage & Screen Sword Training with Sword Master, Actor, Director, Anthony
De Longis, ‘98, ‘01, ‘04
• Medical Qigong:
Shijingshan District Red Cross Shaojipo Restorative Hospital, Beijing,
China, 2001
• Medical Qigong: Xiyuan
Hospital, Medical Qigong Dept., Beijing, China, Qigong with Prof. Dr. Lu
Guangjun, Director of Qigong Department (in Bill Moyers Healing and the
Mind), 1999
• Qigong and Xin Shen
Xhuang with Master Zheng Hong Chen of China, Chicago, IL, 1994
• Qigong with John
Chen, MD, 1997-98 and with Maria Brzazgon, PT, 1994
Therapy
• Healthy Soles School of Reflexology, 2011
• SwedishAmerican
Health System - Coronary Health Improvement Program®, 1999-2004
• Life Gate Center,
Acupressure, Chinese Medicine and Qigong, 1995-2013
• Ethics of Touch and Professional Practice, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
• Chicago School of Massage Therapy (CSMT),
Anatomy, Ethics, Physiology, Kinesiology, Pathology,
Trigger Point Release, Massage, Myofascial, Orthopedic and Acupressure
Therapy, 1992–present
• WI Institute of
Chinese Medicine, East/West Theory, TCM & herbs practical use, 1996-‘97,
‘03, ‘04
• Releasing Torso and Improving Breathing, Chicago
Sch. Massage Therapy, 2003
• Orthopedic Massage Therapy and Sports Injuries,
2001
• Wellness & Massage Training Institute, Tongue
and Pulse Diagnosis, Woodridge, IL 2000
• 6th
National Conference for AIDS Massage and Bodyworkers, Minneapolis, MN, 1995
• Massage for
Neurologically Disabled with Harold Packman, RMT, Chicago, IL, 1996
• Rock Valley
College, Rockford, IL: First Aid/CPR, 1995, Athletic Training/Sports
Injuries, 1995,
• National School of
Chiropractic, Gross Anatomy, Lombard, IL, 1994, 1995
• CONTAC Intervention
Training, 1992
• Therapeutic
Responses to Pain with Leon Chaitow, DO, MRO, ND, MRN, Chicago, IL, 1994
• Muscle Energy
Techniques with Leon Chaitow, DO, MRO, ND, MRN, Chicago, IL, 1992
• Dale Carnegie Course, Rockford, IL, 1990
Memberships
• National Qigong Association Lifetime Member
• American Massage
Therapy Association, 1994-present
• National Board for
Certification for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, 1994-2001, 2008-present
References
• Schiek, Tammy,
Chair, Associate Professor of Rockford University Physical Education,
tschiek@rockford.edu
815-394-5069
• Klint, Carol RN,
M.S., Director of Zion Development/SwedishAmerican Wellness Program for
Seniors
at Longwood Gardens Residence 815-871-2502,
cklint422@aol.com
• Langston,
Bill
Langston, Past Rockford College Professor & Chairman,
Department of Physical Education, 815-393-4009
• Kim Patterson,
Manager Community Education, Rock Valley College, 815-921-3901
K.Patterson@rockvalleycollege.edu
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