Lisa Russell, Laoshi, LMT

Hi, I'm Lisa. I’m a Tai Chi & Qi Gong Instructor and Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist.

I’ve studied and practiced Chinese Martial Arts, including Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Traditional Chinese Medicine theory for 30 years.

I teach in New York, New Jersey and Online. My private bodywork practice is in Park Ridge, New Jersey.

I’m also the founder and creator of Eastern Somatic Bodywork™ an integrative form of massage therapy rooted in Chinese medicine for nervous system regulation and whole-body balance.

My classes focus on how the health practices of Tai Chi and Qi Gong can enhance your everyday life. These art forms have the remarkable ability to transform both your physical and emotional health.

Join me and experience a class, see why we were voted “Best Tai Chi class” in the Hudson Valley.

Chinese Martial Arts Training

• Shaolin Chuan Kung Fu:
  • First Degree Black Belt (1994–2002)
  • Second Degree (2005)
  • Third Degree (2008)

• Ving Tsun Kung Fu (Wing Chun): Studied under Master William Moy of Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu NYC – Became a disciple in 2014 (Moy Lisa)

Bodywork and Chinese Healing Arts

• Zhang Fu Tui Na: Organ Regulating Medical Massage with Dr. Tom Bisio – Internal Arts International – Certified 2017

• Cranio Sacral: From a Chinese Medicine Perspective with Dr. Tom Bisio – Internal Arts International – Certified 2017

• Traditional Tui Na: Chinese Medical Massage and Bone Setting with Dr. Tom Bisio – Internal Arts International – Certified 2018

• Holistic Health Coach: in the Traditional Chinese Healing Arts – Classic Chinese Herbology and Nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Daoist Healing Arts – New York Institute of Herbal Medicine & Nutrition – Certified 2021

• Massage and Bodywork Therapist: New Jersey School of Integrative Health. Specializing in Eastern Bodywork Therapies, Tui Na, acupressure, meridian massage, cranio-sacral from a TCM perspective.

Teaching Experience

• Teaching since 1998

• Inducted into the U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2013 for Instructor of the Year – Chinese Martial Arts

• Taught Tai Chi & Qi Gong to residents at a Psychiatric Hospital with focus on Fall Prevention and improved balance

• Taught Tai Chi & Qi Gong at Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Facilities & Addiction Recovery Community Centers to support addiction recovery

• I teach a Saturday online Qi Gong class each week — Click here for more info

• 3 In-person classes each week in Pearl River, NY — Click here to see schedule

• Voted “Best Tai Chi classes” in the Hudson Valley

• Tai Chi & Qi Gong Instructor at the Ramsey Community School

• Tai Chi & Qi Gong Instructor at the Mahwah Public Library, NJ

• Tai Chi & Qi Gong Instructor at the West Nyack Public Library, NY