Marketa Foley

As a freshly-graduated biochemical engineer over 20 years ago, Markéta became curious about yoga and has been practicing since. Qigong caught her attention every once in a while until, in 2021, Qigong joined Marketa's yoga practice. She certified in 2022 as a 230-hr yoga teacher trained in Daoist Flow, a practice that weaves together elements of Qigong, yoga, and somatics. She received further training with Mimi Kuo-Deemer in Qigong and the Chinese Five Elements. In 2023/2024, Marketa took her Qigong practice deeper still, graduating as a 200-hr certified Qigong instructor from the Elemental Alchemy Qigong program offered by John Munro at Long White Cloud Qigong. Marketa uses an experiential, enquiry-based approach to her teaching. She is inspired to guide others in applying energy cultivation practices to their daily lives: from managing chronic pain, anxiety, recovery from burnout, to skillfully communicating with others and engaging in meaningful life/work projects.