Nancy McKenzie learned Dance of the Phoenix Qi Gong in early 2005, following it as a daily practice since then.  In 2015, she studied with Chan Zhang and was certified as an instructor for the Dance of the Phoenix and the Healthy Back forms.  She is returning to Common Ground to teach the class for the second year.  

Nancy is a 1978 graduate of Western Maryland College, married to Ned Landis from the class of 1968.  They live in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in a house is full of books, musical instruments, four cats and one dog.  Nancy focuses on writing, photography, poetry, Tarot, ukulele and various needle arts.