This August 20 – 24 at Dao House, the Universal Consciousness Festival is hosting five eminent figures among the holistic health and spiritual community. A 5th Generation Northern Shaolin Gate Master and Energetic Healer, Sifu Kisu; Wellness, Martial Arts & Yoga Practitioner, Matt Lucas; Sacred Singer, Visionary & Spiritual Teacher, Danielle Brooks; Daoist Priest & Acupuncturist, Dr. Xu, Kunjie; Tai Ji Master & Daoist Priest, Wu Dang Chen. These presenters with experience and knowledge from Hollywood to China will give participants the keys to live a healthy, happy and harmonious life by means of learning alternatives to connect the mind, body and spirit.

Sifu Kisu’s legendary expertise span from the realms behind Avatar: The Last Airbender to the elite circles of executive protection for some of the world’s most influential figures. A lifetime of experience and training crafted with the precision of a military Air Force Special Forces operator to a descendent from the esteemed Great Grand Master Ku Yu Cheong, Kisu has dedicated over 40 years of his life to the practice of Traditional Chinese Kung Fu. Whether you are seeking to master the art of combat or discover the unbreakable spirit within, his teachings deliver a dynamic blend of tradition, tactical prowess and cinematic flair.

Matt Lucas is the founder of The YAMA System and The Eight Piece, where he teaches wellness, longevity, mobility and mindset training to students worldwide. His expertise has taken him from stunt performer on Into the Badlands to serving as the wellness trainer and bodyworker for The Matrix: Resurrections. He also has consulted for law enforcement and spoken at major events for social justice, environmental activism and cultural wellness; including Amnesty International. The mission behind his teachings is to bridge the gaps between health and harm, tradition and innovation, and structure and nature.

Danielle Brooks, PhD, has spent the past 20 plus years serving as a visionary teacher and healer assisting people all over the world to reconnect to their truth, inner power and highest joy. She is a sacred singer, globetrotting adventurer and torchbearer of the grander vision and higher realms. She carries the Creation codes, that when sung open universal wisdom, initiate sacred expansion into Oneness and offer profound healing. She is a way shower to the Divine Surrender, freedom and living in alignment with Soul Essence. Danielle invites you to discover this transformation and understand that your greatest gifts come from the deepest challenges, and that scars really do become marks of beauty.

Dr. Xu, Kunjie studied the art of Chinese Medicine since she was a small child from her grandfather, who was engaged in the health industry his entire life. In 1998 she officially inherited the Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge and recipes, which won the National Traditional Chinese Medicine invention patent and is used to relieve pain and rheumatic bone disease. The acupuncture techniques and philosophy that she has cultivated for over 40 years both unique and very effective at treating disease, pain and disharmonies in the body. Dr. Xu believes in the concept of Daoism, where Dao follows what is nature and the unity of nature and man, and she is here to serve the longevity and health of people around the world.

Wu Dang Chen began his journey in the sacred Wu Dang Temples of China at an early age, and has risen to a prominent spiritual leader in the West. He has guided thousands of people to create health, happiness, prosperity and harmony in their life. At the age of six he was chosen to be trained by elder Daoist Grand Masters and learned through intensive training skills to master mind, body and spirit. Following these Grand Masters he holds two sacred lineages of knowledge, Long Men Pai (Dragon Gate) and San Feng Pai (Internal Martial Arts). He is the founder and president of DaoUSA and Tai He Dao USA, President of the U.S branch for the Wu Dang Wu Shu Association, Exclusive Representative for Wu Dang City Government and Wu Dang Daoist Association.

Workshops and activities will be available for festival attendees to learn practical tools to use in their daily lives. The festivities begin Wednesday afternoon and go through Sunday afternoon, from early morning through the evening. There will also be a special Saturday evening sound event and tea social.