Gladys Wesley-Kennedy (Master Gladys) is a Qigong Master, fine artist, author, holistic health educator, and the founder of The WHAI.LLC (The Wellness & Healing Arts Institute) and Meditative Fitness Programs.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
For more than 25 years, Master Gladys has been successfully designing and conducting educational holistic health and therapeutic fitness programs. She is particularly well respected in such areas of ancient Asian healing modalities such as, Qigong (energy healing), acupressure, meridian therapy, and herbal medicine.
Master Gladys was able to heal herself of breast cancer through the same ancient healing practices that she now teaches. Since her miraculous recovery, Master Gladys has dedicated her life to the propagation of the healing arts, holistic health education, and Zen philosophy. In particular, she designed The WHAI & Meditative Fitness Programs to serve as forums for sharing the ancient wisdom and energy practices that helped her recover from a “dis-eased” life.
She has authored and been the Chief Editor and Writer for several Zen philosophy and meditation related books: The Essence of Life, The Doorway to Zen, and Liberating Truth. Additionally, she recently authored and published a Zen meditation poetry book entitled, Expressions from Within –A Poetic Journey of Awakening.