About me
“Presenter Biography – Paul Moore Chaves
With over 20 years of experience as a Qigong teacher, Paul Moore Chaves is a certified Medical Qigong Practitioner (M.Q.P.) from the Healing Qi Institute in Los Angeles. As a survivor of early childhood trauma, Paul Moore Chaves has spent two decades exploring and integrating various healing modalities, deepening his understanding of energy work and the body’s innate ability to heal.
In addition to his expertise in Qigong, Paul Moore Chaves is an accomplished writer and artist. He is the novelist of ‘Lost Soul’ and the playwright behind ‘EgoManiac: A Poetic Incantation’, which was produced at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and nominated for Best New Play. Currently, he is developing ‘Light of Atrion’, an animated sci-fi television series, whose earlier draft of a pilot episode was a quarterfinalist at the Slamdance Film Festival.
Holding an M.F.A. from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television, Paul Moore Chaves has performed on the professional stage at the Getty Villa Museum’s outdoor amphitheater, where he became a member of Actor’s Equity (AEA). He now resides in Northwest Arkansas, where he teaches screenwriting at NWACC and leads Qigong workshops.
As a digital course creator, Paul Moore Chaves offers four comprehensive Qigong courses with 34 modules available at www.pmchaves.com and is actively developing eight more. Originally from Chico, CA, with a Costa Rican mother and a white American father, he brings a rich and diverse perspective to his teaching. Passionate about sharing the healing potential of Qigong, Paul Moore Chaves looks forward to guiding festival attendees toward greater balance, vitality, and inner peace.”
