Des Lawton has been a practising martial artist for over thirty years and is, since its inception in 1989, the Principal Instructor of the San Bao Taiji & Qigong School . He has teaches a network of Taiji and Taijiquan classes in and around the Glasgow area and has developed a diploma course in Healing Qigong. He is also in great demand for his work, teaching Taiji and self-defence, both for Community Education projects and within resource groups for people with learning difficulties and special needs. In addition to this he also carries out consultancy work in the field of complimentary medicine and stress management. In 1996, after three and a half years of study with the Glasgow School of Shiatsu, Des qualified as a Registered Shiatsu Practitioner (M.R.S.S.) and is a Member of the Shiatsu Society. He now runs a successful practice in East Kilbride . He is also one of the four original researchers, known collectively as The Blue Group, who among their other channels of research were responsible for the initial developement of Waveform Energetics.

Des is clearly at the cutting edge of Energy work today, and his sensitivity, humour, and instructional abilities integrate beautifully. This has enabled him to teach at all levels, bringing oriental thoughts/concepts to occidental minds, making these concepts tangible, and demystifying them.