About Vivienne

After a conventional upbringing in England, (although she did work for the Beatles at Apple Records!) Vivienne came to the San Francisco Bay Area at age 27 and became an instant activist. 

She produced five documentary films about the nuclear arms race and peace, which won a total of 25 film awards, including an Academy Award. 

Vivienne testified in the Senate on Star Wars (the weapon system, not the movie!), gave presentations in the British Parliament, the U.N., at the Reagan/Gorbechev Summit in Reykjavik and at international symposiums, eg.  the Presbyterian Women’s Congress (6000 attended) and the National Convention of the Junior League (2000).  She was a saught after speaker and spoke at many university commencements and large conferences.

She won many awards for her work, including one from Women in Film and an Honorary Ph.D. (Ball State University).  

She co-founded two non profit organizations.  One to distribute social issue films and videos and SEAFLOW founded to protect whales and other sea life from the deadly effects of the Navy's low-frequency sonar.  

Since coming to the States, Vivienne has trained in Shamanism and she has taught Shamanic Journey work.

In the 1990s Vivienne’s health deteriorated and in 2000 she was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease.  By 2005 she could no longer work.

In 2008, Vivienne was introduced to Zhineng Qigong (ZQ) and studied with Master Mingtong Gu.  At first, she was so weak, she couldn't stand up to do the practices.  So she lay down and  visualized she was moving.  Within weeks, she noticed a difference.  More energy.  And she felt better.  She realized that anyone can adopt these teachings and learn these practices.  You start where you are.  What it takes to heal is commitment to the practice.  ("Just do it!")  With practice, the trust grows.

Within months of practicing ZQ, Vivienne's  symptoms of Lyme disease were a thing of the past. 

Vivienne is a Certified Teacher of ZQ, twice over!  She did the teacher training with Mingtong and then more recently with Teacher Wei.    For over 12 years, as a Senior Teacher, she assisted Mingtong at his Intensive Healing Retreats.   Twice, she travelled to China to study and practice WHQ.

Since 2021, Vivienne has been practicing and teaching in Teacher Wei's online program as part of the World Consciousness Community.  

Vivienne’s passion is sharing the great gift of Zhineng Qigong.  She believes the physical healings she has experienced and the inner joy regardless of life’s circumstances are bi-products of the ultimate path of this amazing technology -- which is waking up to the fullness and magnificence of what we truly are -- beings of infinite possibilities and infinite love, who can co-create with the universe a healthy, caring world that works for everyone.

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