Marisa Cranfill is the founder of YOQI^® (Yoga + Qigong). Frequent trips as a child inspired Marisa to study academically and work in Asia for more than 25 years. While living in China and Thailand, she received direct transmission from Qigong masters, nuns, and healers in both the Buddhist and Daoist traditions. Marisa developed the YOQI method while teaching yoga and Qigong at meditation retreats in Thailand. The method follows the six phases of Qi flow to remove energy blockages and promote self-healing and spiritual insight.

Marisa is a certified (E-RYT^® 500) yoga, Yin Yoga, Vipassana meditation, and Qigong instructor. While her primary Qigong master is Mantak Chia of the Universal Healing Tao school, Marisa has trained with many Qigong and Tai Chi masters around the world — both famous and off the grid. She has been described as the “Queen of Qigong Flow,” with a resource library cataloging over 300 flows. A generous and lighthearted teacher, she guides her students through a functional approach and direct experience. Marisa, who teaches around the world, has the #1 ranking Qigong YouTube channel with an extensive VOD library.