Sifu Matthew Cohen

Sifu Matthew Cohen is the founder and creator of Sacred Energy Arts: a unique, integrated system of health and self-development drawing from the teachings of qigong, martial arts and Yoga. He has been fully immersed in the study and application of Martial, Yogic and Healing Arts for over 40 years and his teachings are at once ancient, progressive, secular and sacred with an integrated approach to healing is potent and accessible. At a young age Matthew instinctively gravitated toward Yoga. He found that finding breath, balance, strength and focus in poses helped him calm his mind. At 12, he started martial arts training and eventually earned a rank of 5th degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu. He has attained Guru of Kun Tao Silat under the masterful Willem de Thouars. Matthew is also a highly sought after master teacher of Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan is the most practiced martial arts in the world today. He was the founder and master teacher at his Sacred Energy Arts Center in Santa Monica for over a decade and also taught at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, California. In addition, Matthew has led teacher trainings nationally and internationally in New York, Boston, San Francisco, China, Europe, Scandinavia, Singapore, Mexico, and Canada.