About Us

The Qigong Sensory Training Institute (QSTI) was incorporated in the state of Oregon in 2008 and was designated a private, non-profit organization by the Internal Revenue Service in 2009. The list of QSTI's current board members follows:

Meredith Brodsky, President

Meredith Brodsky worked in the fields of education and social services since 1970. She was a teacher of deaf-blind children, a state manager of services for children and adults with severe disabilities and director of special education for the Central School District. She worked at Western Oregon University for 25 years as a professor of special education, dean of the College of Education and director of the Teaching Research Institute.

Kristen Gabrielsen, Secretary/Treasurer and Project Manager

Ms. Gabrielsen has conducted project director and management duties for over 17 years. She has a Master in Public Health degree. Ms. Gabrielsen has been trained in the Qigong Sensory Training protocol. From 1998 to 2008, Ms. Gabrielsen served as the associate director for a federally-funded project that covered 17 states and pacific jurisdictions. She was responsible for the infusion of scientifically defensible practices into state level programs through the management staff, oversight of technology-related projects, and responsibility for on-going communication with federal and state officials.

Louisa Silva, Board Member

Dr. Silva received her Medical Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1979, her Master of Public Health degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2003, and has integrated Chinese Medicine into her practice since l990. Dr. Silva is a board certified fellow in the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. She is the lead researcher and trainer on the Qigong Sensory Training protocol. Click here for more information on Dr. Silva.