Peter  Von Leykamm has practiced qigong and related forms of energy work for over 20 years, including 5 years spent living in Beijing as a closed-door disciple of the Internal Chinese Martial Arts; Xingyi, Taiji, and Bagua. He is an anthropologist and wrote his master’s thesis on the practice of Chinese martial arts in modern China and contemporary New York City. He has also practiced a variety of occult disciplines, including necromancy, planetary grimoire magick, cartomancy, and Quimbanda. He currently lives in Brooklyn.