Mantak Chia is a renowned Thai-born Chinese-American author, teacher, and practitioner of the ancient Taoist arts. Born in 1944, Chia was trained in the traditional Taoist disciplines of Tai Chi, Chi Kung, and meditation from a young age. He moved to the United States in the 1970s, where he began to share his knowledge with Western students, adapting the ancient teachings to suit modern lifestyles.