User:Kennedyyanko

Kennedy Yanko ( 21 October 1988) is an American artist born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her first medium was painting; but she has expanded her talents to include photography, collage, installation, sculpture, live performance and Qigong.

Kennedy demonstrated uncanny artistic talent in her early years, creating abstract paintings throughout her early childhood and adolescence. She began showing her work publicly at the age of 15.

While studying painting at the San Francisco Art Institute, Kennedy was introduced to New Genres Art and her work began to evolve into multi-media abstract expression under the tutelage of Assistant Professor Allan DeSouza.

Since then, she has exhibited her work in numerous venues, including a solo show during Art Basal (Miami), performances in productions at the famous Living Theatre (New York) and teacher certification in HunYuan Taoist Qigong (Chi Kung) through the Chinese Center for Internal Arts and HunYuan Qigong Lineage.

Kennedy is a formal disciple of Sifu J. Justin Meehan, President of the Chinese Internal Arts Center and the Taoist Research and Resource Center, and Regional Director of the USA Feng ZhiQiang HunYuan Taiji/Qigong Association. Under Meehan, Kennedy has studied HunYuan Qigong, Er Mei Qigong, Chan Me (esoteric Tibetan) and Health Qigong. After also studying Yoga in India, Kennedy created a unique system of flowing physical/spiritual expression that incorporates focused intention, controlled breath, energy and light manipulation, yoga and esoteric Qi Gong movements.

From this centered grounding, Kennedy has transformed ancient yet advanced physiological principles and universal consciousness theories into attainable, practical realities. By marrying the pathways of ancient Qi Gong practices, vital energy meridians, intention/affirmation, and the healing discipline of yoga, she has synthesized their similarities as well as their unique attributes to create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. The result is renewed health, physical and mental balance, enhanced vitality, and the accelerated expansion of bliss consciousness.

Kennedy is currently a contributer to www.doyousocial.com