James T. Kapp, an instructor of Taoist yoga and martial arts, trained under Master Peter Ralston, founder of the Cheng Hsin School of Oakland. Kapp is a certified Advanced Cheng Hsin instructor, adept in T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Xing Yi Ch’uan, Baqua Zhang and weapons training. Kapp is accomplished in all phases of Taoist yoga, having fulfilled the traditional requirements — including the contemplative practices that form the philosophical basis of the arts — of the teaching lineage that originated in Nanking, China around 1928.

His expertise also includes the bodywork practices of Rolfing, Craniosacral therapy and Chi Nei Tsang. Kapp is a somatic therapist in private practice with offices in Davis and Berkeley.