Dr. Bisong Guo
Dr. Bisong Guo is the founding director of the Shen Foundation. She has devoted her life to the healing and transformation of humanity. Dr. Guo studied both Western and classic Chinese medicine and is a Qigong master. She is experienced and skilful in opening the potential in human beings.
Dr. Guo was born in China. She studied Western Medicine at Fuzhou Medical School before specializing in Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM). For over three decades she has intensively practiced Qigong, studying with Buddhist Qigong masters and Daoist monks in remote mountainous regions of China. In 1989 she moved to England and established a CCM practice in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where for twenty years she has treated about ten thousand patients. Dr. Guo has lectured on Chinese medicine extensively around England, Continental Europe and the USA. She still travels widely overseas conducting seminars and workshops, and continues to teach Qigong all over the world.
Dr. Guo has published a popular selling book titled ‘Listen to Your body – The Wisdom of the Dao’ in English, Thai, Italian, and (soon to be) Chinese. She has also written a second book entitled: 'Internal Alcehmy – A New Perspective' as well as two English articles for TCM journals.
Dr Guo is an advisory member of the Institute of Complimentary and Natural Medicine (ICNM), a member of the Association of Classical Chinese Medicine (ACCM), the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), The Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria (CMRB) & the Scientific and Medical Network (SMN). As well as the Shen Foundation, she is a director of The Great Dao Foundation, based in the USA, and The Caribbean-China People Harmonial Friendship Foundation based in the Caribbean.
MingMing Poon
"I have been part of Shen since its conception. I was an apprentice to Dr. Guo in Qigong and Chinese Medicine for 3 years and I helped her and the other directors in the formation stages of Shen Foundation. It has been an amazing journey to discover so much about the cosmos, the earth and the soul. As a qualified acupuncturist I studied Chinese Medicine for over 9 years and have found it has now become a way of life. I aspire to live in accordance with nature, in moderation and to with an awareness of the soul in daily life. As someone who has worked in almost every department of the foundation I find I am of best use to others by supporting each person who comes into the foundation. I look forward to continuing to help in this role and to continue to learn through my experiences here. I believe the work we do is valuable and I admire all the people I come to work with. Change is inevitable and all I wish is to BE the change we hope to see in this lifetime.
Les Robson
Les is a semi retired Director of a Retail Company. He runs a small shop down in Dumfries, Scotland with his wife Nettie and staff, and feels fortunate enough to be able to devote a lot of his time to volunteering at the Shen Foundation. The shop has been his life for 22 years and before that he was a free lance film camera-man working in television for 27 years.
Les met Dr. Bisong Guo around 12 years ago and has been practising Qi Gong regularly since then along with Nettie. He has travelled with Bisong to China and Italy and studied with her on various residential retreats in the UK.
Les's passion is to share his love of beauty in whatever form with others, whether through film and video, word of mouth or simply sharing music, nature and the joy of being alive and well.
Geoffrey Brooke
Director and company secretary of The Shen Foundation.
Geoffrey sees his association as a way to contribute to a sustainable future for his son and the greater global family. He believes we can each take responsibility for ourselves, but can achieve considerably more by co-ordinating our efforts with others.
Geoffrey has a long association with Eastern teachings, and has had first hand experience of the power, healing and transformation that they bring to individuals and groups. He has a keen interest in the development of himself and others, and has been practicing Qigong with Dr. Guo for over 15 years.
Geoffrey is Managing Director of the largest tile superstore in the UK and enjoys the challenges and interest that running a business provides. He was born in 1960, year of the Rat, in Hull, East Yorkshire and has a brother, two sisters and a young son, Jamie.
The family are by nature adventurous and Geoffrey’s travels have taken him into the East on several occasions, to observe and experience the culture, spiritual practices and medicine there.
Sir Willard White CBE - PATRON
Sir Willard White is Patron of the Shen Foundation. He fully supports the mission and the work that we do, and we are honoured to have him connected with us.
'Never any need to wait for the spirituals to find the spirit in a Willard White recital. Whether a mover, a shaker or a stirrer, even the most sophisticated art song is turned by the Jamaican bass-baritone into a full-blown heart song.’ The Times
Sir Willard White was born in Jamaica, where he commenced his musical training at the Jamaican School of Music. He then went on to the Juilliard School in New York. Since making his debut with the New York City Opera, he has sung in many prestigious venues all over the world. Willard White was awarded the CBE in 1995 and he was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2004. He has a huge repertoire including rolls in many operas and he sings regularly with the world’s major conductors and orchestras, including the London Symphony, London Philharmonic and Concertgebouw. Willard White continues to be much in demand for concerts and recitals throughout Europe, the USA and in the Far East. Please visit his official website: http://www.willardwhite.co.uk/