ABOUT CICILY THOMAS

Certified Taiji Quan and Qigong Master, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner

Creator of the  "Vital Force Taichi Academy LLP',  a mind and body wellness academy  Cicily Thomas is a certified Taiji Quan and Qigong Master, trained in China by Grand Master Fu Sheng Yuan and Master Fu Qing Quan, representing the fifth and sixth generations of the Yang family. Cicily also honed her Qigong skills, training with several teachers including the renowned Dr Yang Jwing Ming in California.

Cicily is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) based in India.
Her spiritual journey began more than 25 years ago through self-inquiry and a deep search for purpose and meaning for her very existence. For several years, she explored and practiced techniques including vipasana and zen. yoga, tai chi chuan, qigong, counselling, NLP, Gestalt Therapy, cranio-sacral Therapy, traditional Chinese as well as ayurvedic acupressure. She has drawn in the essence of ancient wisdom from these practices and blended them with the modern-day holistic healing approaches. For over two decades, she has been teaching tai chi chuan and qigong and, in the past fewyears, she has integrated Somatic Experiencing into her practice.

Tai Chi and Qigong

Cicily’s passion for health, wellness and vitality saw her establish the Vital Force Tai Chi Academy in Bangalore. Since 1998, she has been conducting Tai Chi and Qigong classes at four centers, imparting instruction to students of all ages and making a transformational change in their lives and lifestyles. The relaxing yet powerful movements of Tai Chi and the therapeutic benefits of Qigong have a restorative effect on all participants as they experience the balance and harmony resulting from a combination of breathing, aerobic and meditative exercises that teach one to embrace mind, body, soul and spirit.

Education and training

A graduate in Fine Arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai.

Cicily has completed a P.G. Diploma for Proficiency in Counselling from The United Theological College; the NLP Master Practitioner’s course; Gestalt Therapy with Dr. Richard P. McHugh; a postgraduate program in ‘Mothers, Babies and Children’ with Body Intelligence; and a postgraduate course in ‘Craniosacral Biodynamics: Deepening into practice - Coming to cause’ with the International Institute for Craniosacral Balancing.

Additionally, Cicily has completed a Teacher’s Training Course in Hatha Yoga and holds a Certificate in Acupressure Healing Science from the Acupressure Shodh Prashikshan Evam Upchar Sansthan in Allahabad, India.

​Cicily has worked as a Commercial Attaché at the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and taught French for over 15 years at The Alliance Française de Bangalore. She is also a coordinator for the French Association (Rencontres au Bout du Monde) in Sustainable Tourism.

Some corporates

Cicily has conducted sessions at multiple corporates over the years. A small list is presented below:Infosys
Dell, MediaTek, Wipro, Fuller Life