Our Teachers

Abby Yang

Also knowns as Guqian Yang. Abby is a teacher for Taoist Kungfu/Taiji practice and Chinese Calligraphy. Born into a family of Chinese teachers and Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors, Abby developed an interest in Chinese Culture at a very young age. Working as a lawyer both in China and US, Abby always find time and opportunity to share Chinese culture with others. While she learned Chinese calligraphy in primary school, Abby returned to the practice in recent years,  With the aim to bridging the culture gap between East and West, Abby found Mandarin Yogi focusing on Chinese wellness culture.

Abby completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher training  in 2018.

Robert B. Bernhards

Bob began studying Chinese painting and calligraphy in 1991 under Professor I-Hsiung Ju in Lexington, Virginia. From his teacher of twenty years he learned about the relationship between painting and calligraphy as well as the philosophical and historical roots of those unique art forms. Other learning experiences took Bob from Rockville, MD to Beijing, China. Over the past 30 years, Bob has taught Chinese painting to thousands of students. Teaching environments include long associations with Chinese Weekend Schools, Montessori Schools, and the Confucius Institute where Bob teaches a weekly painting class. Bob’s mission is “to teach Chinese traditional painting and writing techniques for the purpose of improving understanding between people of Eastern and Western cultures, and to improve the quality of life of individual students. “ 

Yi Sue

Yi (Eva) Su is a professional Chinese calligrapher, holding memberships in both the China Calligraphers Association and the North America Chinese Calligraphy Association. With over two decades of dedicated practice that began in her childhood, she has garnered numerous awards and her work has been featured in exhibitions throughout her artistic journey . A descendant of Su Shi (1037–1101) — the renowned poet, scholar, and calligrapher of the Song dynasty — Yi carries forward this artistic legacy. While proficient in multiple calligraphic styles, she is particularly drawn to small standard script (小楷) and large cursive script (大草), through which she expresses her deepest artistic passion and unique creative vision. She now devotes herself to teaching calligraphy and creating original artworks.