Bill Helm, AOBTA® Certified Instructor
Bill Helm is the Director of the Taoist Sanctuary of San Diego and Senior Faculty at Eastern Medicinal Therapies Education Center.
An ordained Taoist Priest, Bill has been studying Chinese martial and healing arts since 1965. He specializes in Taijiquan, Tuina Chinese Bodywork, Qi Gong and Herbal Medicine. Bill is a 20th generation Indoor Disciple of Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang and holds a 6th Duan Wei from Chinese Wushu Association.
Bill has also studied with Taijiquan Master Chen Xiaoxing, Master Chen Zhiquang, Master Ren Guangyi and Master Chen Bing. Bill travels periodically to Chen Village for focused practice of Chen Style Taijiquan. He studied Traditional Chinese Medicine in China at the Shanghai College of Medicine and the Beijing Olympic Training Center, and in the United States with Taoist Master Share K. Lew and Dr. Yu Da Fang.
Articles:
Helm, Bill. “The Complementary and Alternative Cancer-Related Therapies That Belong in the Mainstream.” Alternative Medicine Magazine
http://alternativemedicine.com/complementary-alternative-cancer-related-therapies-belong-mainstream/
Helm, Bill. “Tui Na: Chinese Bodywork Therapy.”
Acupuncture.com – Gateway to Chinese Medicine, Health and Wellness
http://www.acupuncture.com/qigong_tuina/tuinabodywork.htm
Kovach, Vesna Vuynvich, “The Tuina Touch: The Intensity of Chinese Medicine at Your Fingertips” MassageTherapy.com originally published in
Massage Bodywork Magazine, April/May 2003. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals.
http://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/60/The-Tui-Na-Touch
Books and Videos:
Taoist Sanctuary: Instructional Books and DVDs
http://www.taoistsanctuary.org/shop-instructional-books-and-dvds/
Tuina Therapy for the Whole Body
Clip from a Tuina Treatment Strategies and Full Body Protocol class in Organ, 2009.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zeoMEl6H4I
TaoistSanctuary - Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@TaoistSanctuary