About Andrew
Andrew Popovic has spent over thirty years training in some of the world's oldest and most complete healing and spiritual traditions — and applying that knowledge to help people understand themselves clearly and create lasting change.
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Andrew's Work Sits at a Unique Intersection
He is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with decades of clinical experience; a master-level practitioner and teacher of Taoist qigong (energy work) and meditation; an internationally published author; and a coach whose clients have included A-list actors & recording artists, world-famous entrepreneurs, corporate CEOs, and individuals from every walk of life.
His expertise has been sought by Fortune 500 companies including Cable & Wireless and Ford Motor Company for leadership training and executive development, and he has been featured in international TV, radio, and print.
What makes his approach distinctive is not any single credential, but the depth & range of the training behind it.
A Different Starting Point
Andrew's professional life didn't begin in the healing arts. After completing a law degree, he moved into Institutional Foreign Exchange at Merrill Lynch International Bank — a high-pressure, analytical environment built on precision, discipline, and decision-making under stress. Despite being fast-tracked and recruited onward, he sensed early that his real vocation lay elsewhere.
He left finance and committed fully to the study and practice of the ancient healing and spiritual traditions, and to bringing that knowledge to others.
The Training
What followed was decades of sustained, full-time immersion in complete traditional systems — each studied in depth, with authentic masters, over decades.
Taoist Internal Arts
In the Taoist tradition, Andrew trained extensively in the internal arts — qigong (energy work), nei gong, meditation, and the internal martial arts — practices of the ancient Taoist lineage of Lao Tzu.
It is a complete system that works progressively from body through energy, breath, mind, and spirit — a structured path toward genuine self-knowledge and internal freedom.
Dzogchen & Tibetan Tradition
In the Dzogchen tradition — an ancient lineage of direct spiritual transmission that is older than Buddhism itself, and considered one of the most profound paths to recognising one's inherent state of pure awareness — Andrew spent twenty years as a direct student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the most important Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century.
Through that relationship he received the full spectrum of Dzogchen methods and transmissions, including direct introduction to the nature of mind — the recognition of pure consciousness as it actually is, beyond concept and conditioning.
He also studied with a number of other renowned masters of the Tibetan tradition, among the last generation to have trained in the 'old' Tibet before the exile.
This training informs the deepest level of his work: the understanding that awareness itself is the foundation, and that what most people are searching for is something they already possess but have lost contact with.
Chinese Medicine
In Chinese medicine, he completed a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc Hons) — including Western anatomy, physiology, pathology, and differential diagnosis — having earned a First in Medical Ethics and the Law as part of his earlier law degree.
He went on to build a clinical practice spanning over twenty years and thousands of patients, giving him diagnostic precision and a grounded, medical framework that bridges Eastern and Western understanding.
The Amazon
In the Amazon, he undertook an extended apprenticeship with a Shuar Uwishin — a traditional healer and elder — living and training within the indigenous tradition over sustained periods.
This was rigorous, disciplined, and deeply immersive work within a living lineage that deepened his understanding of direct energetic perception and the relationship between the human system and the natural world. He was honoured to be adopted as a tribal member by the Shuar.
These experiences were not accumulated as credentials, but as lived training — and they shape how Andrew helps people today.
Why the Combination Matters
Together, they offer different vantage points on the same fundamental questions — how human beings function, why they suffer, and how genuine transformation occurs.
Training deeply in each has not only broadened but deepened Andrew's understanding: each tradition has illuminated and enriched his grasp of the others, in the way that serious practitioners and masters throughout history have always drawn insight from more than one source.
Andrew's ability to draw on this depth — and to synthesise the essential principles that run through all of these traditions — gives him something genuinely rare.
This is the capacity to meet someone exactly where they are, whether that's a corporate executive under sustained pressure, a person struggling with anxiety and chronic fatigue, or a serious practitioner seeking deeper guidance, and to work with them in a way that is both practically effective and rooted in real understanding.
How This Is Different
Andrew's work is grounded in the integration of genuine spiritual depth with clear, practical application.
His teaching is concrete, precise, and structured.
Why This Matters Now
Very few approaches offer the kind of integrated, structural understanding that allows someone to see clearly what's happening in their own system and work with it intelligently.
Andrew's work exists to change that — not by adding more techniques to the pile, but by giving people genuine understanding.
The aim is genuine independence: the knowledge and self-awareness to understand what's happening in your own system, the ability to work with it yourself, and the clarity to move through life without needing constant external guidance.
In short — to stand on your own ground.
"Andrew has a unique ability not just to treat symptoms but to work at the level of cause. The treatments I've had with Andrew have always enabled me to restore a sense of well-being, clarity and vitality in my life even during difficult times. Andrew shows care, respect and dedication in the way he works with his clients. I consider his work to be of great benefit and importance in living a healthy and balanced life."
- Martine Snow, Performance Coach
"A mind blowing experience! The combination of the physical effects together with Andrew's compassionate nature was enormously reassuring. I will definitely use this therapy as a key part of health maintenance, both physically and mentally."
- Sarah, Marchioness of Milford-Haven
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"Andrew makes Qigong wonderfully accessible and enjoyable. I've learnt more in a few short workshops than I did in months of other training. He is excellent at helping you to directly experience this wonderful life force. Attending his workshops has helped my Tai Chi practice and teaching immensely."
- Nicole Dickenson, Tai Chi Instructor
"I have suffered from stress-related stomach and back problems for more than ten years. Andrew's healing had an immediate effect on me, filling me with energy and giving me a positive outlook. The release is euphoric. The ache has gone and I feel more relaxed and happy than I have in a long time."
- Naomi Darbishire, Marketing Executive
Andrew’s Training & Lineage
Taoist Internal Arts
Andrew's principal teachers in the Taoist healing, martial, and spiritual traditions include recognised lineage masters within their respective disciplines:
B.K. Frantzis · Ding Teah An · Chen Xiao Wang · Li De Yin · Hui De Jin · He Jing Han · Wang Yang Ji
These teachers represent complete, living lineages of the internal arts — systems transmitted traditionally over generations and requiring sustained, long-term training to embody fully.
Dzogchen & Tibetan Tradition
In the late 1990s Andrew was introduced to the Dzogchen teachings of Tibet, as well as the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. He went on to study closely with some of the most important masters of the last generation to have trained in the "old" Tibet before exile, including the great Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
Over the course of twenty years as his student, Andrew received transmission of the full spectrum of Dzogchen teachings, including its most direct and esoteric methods of spiritual development.
Other important teachers in the Tibetan tradition include:
Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche · Ato Rinpoche · Khyentse Yeshe Namkhai · Dr. Trogawa Rinpoche · H.H. Sakya Trizin · Tsoknyi Rinpoche · H.H. The Dalai Lama · H.H. Penor Rinpoche · H.H. Orgyen Kusum Lingpa · Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Amazonian Tradition
Andrew undertook extended apprenticeship within the Shuar tradition of Amazonian Ecuador, living and training under renowned Uwishin (traditional healers) including Miguel Chiriap Inchit and Julio Tiwiram Taish.
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During this period he was honoured to be adopted as a tribal member by the Shuar.
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About Andrew
Andrew Popovic has spent over thirty years training in some of the world's oldest and most complete healing and spiritual traditions — and applying that knowledge to help people understand themselves clearly and create lasting change.
Â
Â
Andrew's Work Sits at a Unique Intersection
He is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with decades of clinical experience; a master-level practitioner and teacher of Taoist qigong (energy work) and meditation; an internationally published author; and a coach whose clients have included A-list actors & recording artists, world-famous entrepreneurs, corporate CEOs, and individuals from every walk of life.
His expertise has been sought by Fortune 500 companies including Cable & Wireless and Ford Motor Company for leadership training and executive development, and he has been featured in international TV, radio, and print.
What makes his approach distinctive is not any single credential, but the depth & range of the training behind it.
A Different Starting Point
Andrew's professional life didn't begin in the healing arts. After completing a law degree, he moved into Institutional Foreign Exchange at Merrill Lynch International Bank — a high-pressure, analytical environment built on precision, discipline, and decision-making under stress. Despite being fast-tracked and recruited onward, he sensed early that his real vocation lay elsewhere.
He left finance and committed fully to the study and practice of the ancient healing and spiritual traditions, and to bringing that knowledge to others.
The Training
What followed was decades of sustained, full-time immersion in complete traditional systems — each studied in depth, with authentic masters, over decades.
Taoist Internal Arts
In the Taoist tradition, Andrew trained extensively in the internal arts — qigong (energy work), nei gong, meditation, and the internal martial arts — practices of the ancient Taoist lineage of Lao Tzu.
It is a complete system that works progressively from body through energy, breath, mind, and spirit — a structured path toward genuine self-knowledge and internal freedom.
Dzogchen & Tibetan Tradition
In the Dzogchen tradition — an ancient lineage of direct spiritual transmission that is older than Buddhism itself, and considered one of the most profound paths to recognising one's inherent state of pure awareness — Andrew spent twenty years as a direct student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the most important Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century.
Through that relationship he received the full spectrum of Dzogchen methods and transmissions, including direct introduction to the nature of mind — the recognition of pure consciousness as it actually is, beyond concept and conditioning.
He also studied with a number of other renowned masters of the Tibetan tradition, among the last generation to have trained in the 'old' Tibet before the exile.
This training informs the deepest level of his work: the understanding that awareness itself is the foundation, and that what most people are searching for is something they already possess but have lost contact with.
Chinese Medicine
In Chinese medicine, he completed a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc Hons) — including Western anatomy, physiology, pathology, and differential diagnosis — having earned a First in Medical Ethics and the Law as part of his earlier law degree.
He went on to build a clinical practice spanning over twenty years and thousands of patients, giving him diagnostic precision and a grounded, medical framework that bridges Eastern and Western understanding.
The Amazon
In the Amazon, he undertook an extended apprenticeship with a Shuar Uwishin — a traditional healer and elder — living and training within the indigenous tradition over sustained periods.
This was rigorous, disciplined, and deeply immersive work within a living lineage that deepened his understanding of direct energetic perception and the relationship between the human system and the natural world. He was honoured to be adopted as a tribal member by the Shuar.
These experiences were not accumulated as credentials, but as lived training — and they shape how Andrew helps people today.
Why the Combination Matters
Together, they offer different vantage points on the same fundamental questions — how human beings function, why they suffer, and how genuine transformation occurs.
Training deeply in each has not only broadened but deepened Andrew's understanding: each tradition has illuminated and enriched his grasp of the others, in the way that serious practitioners and masters throughout history have always drawn insight from more than one source.
Andrew's ability to draw on this depth — and to synthesise the essential principles that run through all of these traditions — gives him something genuinely rare.
This is the capacity to meet someone exactly where they are, whether that's a corporate executive under sustained pressure, a person struggling with anxiety and chronic fatigue, or a serious practitioner seeking deeper guidance, and to work with them in a way that is both practically effective and rooted in real understanding.
How This Is Different
Andrew's work is grounded in the integration of genuine spiritual depth with clear, practical application.
His teaching is concrete, precise, and structured.
Why This Matters Now
Very few approaches offer the kind of integrated, structural understanding that allows someone to see clearly what's happening in their own system and work with it intelligently.
Andrew's work exists to change that — not by adding more techniques to the pile, but by giving people genuine understanding.
The aim is genuine independence: the knowledge and self-awareness to understand what's happening in your own system, the ability to work with it yourself, and the clarity to move through life without needing constant external guidance.
In short — to stand on your own ground.
His work sits at a unique intersection.
He is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with decades of clinical experience; a master-level practitioner and teacher of Taoist qigong (energy work) and meditation; an internationally published author; and a coach whose clients have included A-list actors, world-famous entrepreneurs, corporate CEOs, and individuals from every walk of life.
His expertise has been sought by Fortune 500 companies including Cable & Wireless and Ford Motor Company for leadership training and executive development, and he has been featured in international TV, radio, and print.
What makes his approach distinctive is not any single credential, but the depth and range of the training behind it.
A Different Starting Point
Andrew's professional life didn't begin in the healing arts. After completing a law degree, he moved into Institutional Foreign Exchange at Merrill Lynch International Bank — a high-pressure, analytical environment built on precision, discipline, and decision-making under stress. Despite being fast-tracked and recruited onward, he sensed early that his real vocation lay elsewhere.
He left finance and committed fully to the study and practice of the ancient healing and spiritual traditions, and to bringing that knowledge to others.
The Training
What followed was decades of sustained, full-time immersion in complete traditional systems — each studied in depth, with authentic masters, over decades.
In the Taoist tradition, Andrew trained extensively in the internal arts — qigong (energy work), nei gong, meditation, and the internal martial arts — practices of the ancient Taoist lineage of Lao Tzu. A complete system that works progressively from body through energy, breath, mind, and spirit — a structured path toward genuine self-knowledge and internal freedom.
In the Dzogchen tradition — an ancient lineage of direct spiritual transmission that is older than Buddhism itself, and considered one of the most profound paths to recognising one's inherent state of pure awareness — Andrew spent twenty years as a direct student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the most important Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century. Through that relationship he received the full spectrum of Dzogchen methods and transmissions, including direct introduction to the nature of mind — the recognition of pure consciousness as it actually is, beyond concept and conditioning. He also studied with a number of other renowned masters of the Tibetan tradition, among the last generation to have trained in the 'old' Tibet before the exile.
This training informs the deepest level of his work: the direct understanding that awareness itself is the foundation, and that what most people are searching for is something they already possess but have lost contact to.
In Chinese medicine, he completed a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc Hons) — including Western anatomy, physiology, pathology, and differential diagnosis — having earned a First in Medical Ethics and the Law as part of his earlier law degree. He went on to build a clinical practice spanning over twenty years and thousands of patients, giving him diagnostic precision and a grounded, medical framework that bridges Eastern and Western understanding.
In the Amazon, he undertook an extended apprenticeship with a Shuar Uwishin — a traditional healer and elder — living and training within the indigenous tradition over sustained periods. This was rigorous, disciplined, and deeply immersive work within a living lineage that deepened his understanding of direct energetic perception and the relationship between the human system and the natural world. He was honoured to be adopted as a tribal member by the Shuar.
These experiences were not accumulated as credentials, but as lived training — and they shape how Andrew meets people today.
Why the Combination Matters
Together, they offer different vantage points on the same fundamental questions — how human beings function, why they suffer, and how genuine transformation occurs.
Training deeply in each has not only broadened but deepened Andrew's understanding: each tradition has illuminated and enriched his grasp of the others, in the way that serious practitioners and masters throughout history have always drawn insight from more than one source.
Andrew's ability to draw on this depth — and to synthesise the essential principles that run through all of these traditions — gives him something genuinely rare.
This is the capacity to meet someone exactly where they are, whether that's a corporate executive under sustained pressure, a person struggling with anxiety and chronic fatigue, or a serious practitioner seeking deeper guidance, and to work with them in a way that is both practically effective and rooted in real understanding.
How This Is Different
Andrew's work is grounded in the integration of genuine spiritual depth with clear, practical application.
His teaching is concrete, precise, and structured.
Why This Matters Now
Very few approaches offer the kind of integrated, structural understanding that allows someone to see clearly what's happening in their own system and work with it intelligently.
Andrew's work exists to change that — not by adding more techniques to the pile, but by giving people genuine understanding.
The aim is genuine independence:Â the knowledge and self-awareness to understand what's happening in your own system, the ability to work with it yourself, and the clarity to move through life without needing constant external guidance.
In short — to stand on your own ground.
"Andrew has a unique ability not just to treat symptoms but to work at the level of cause. The treatments I've had with Andrew have always enabled me to restore a sense of well-being, clarity and vitality in my life even during difficult times. Andrew shows care, respect and dedication in the way he works with his clients. I consider his work to be of great benefit and importance in living a healthy and balanced life."
- Martine Snow, Performance Coach
"A mind blowing experience! The combination of the physical effects together with Andrew's compassionate nature was enormously reassuring. I will definitely use this therapy as a key part of health maintenance, both physically and mentally."
- Sarah, Marchioness of Milford-Haven
Â
"Andrew makes Qigong wonderfully accessible and enjoyable. I've learnt more in a few short workshops than I did in months of other training. He is excellent at helping you to directly experience this wonderful life force. Attending his workshops has helped my Tai Chi practice and teaching immensely."
- Nicole Dickenson, Tai Chi Instructor
"I have suffered from stress-related stomach and back problems for more than ten years. Andrew's healing had an immediate effect on me, filling me with energy and giving me a positive outlook. The release is euphoric. The ache has gone and I feel more relaxed and happy than I have in a long time."
- Naomi Darbishire, Marketing Executive
Andrew’s Training & Lineage
Taoist Internal Arts
Andrew's principal teachers in the Taoist healing, martial, and spiritual traditions include recognised lineage masters within their respective disciplines:
B.K. Frantzis · Ding Teah An · Chen Xiao Wang · Li De Yin · Hui De Jin · He Jing Han · Wang Yang Ji
These teachers represent complete, living lineages of the internal arts — systems transmitted traditionally over generations and requiring sustained, long-term training to embody fully.
Dzogchen & Tibetan Tradition
In the late 1990s Andrew was introduced to the Dzogchen teachings of Tibet, as well as the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. He went on to study closely with some of the most important masters of the last generation to have trained in the "old" Tibet before exile, including the great Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
Over the course of twenty years as his student, Andrew received transmission of the full spectrum of Dzogchen teachings, including its most direct and esoteric methods of spiritual development.
Other important teachers in the Tibetan tradition include:
Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche · Ato Rinpoche · Khyentse Yeshe Namkhai · Dr. Trogawa Rinpoche · H.H. Sakya Trizin · Tsoknyi Rinpoche · H.H. The Dalai Lama · H.H. Penor Rinpoche · H.H. Orgyen Kusum Lingpa · Dr. Nida Chenagtsang
Amazonian Tradition
Andrew undertook extended apprenticeship within the Shuar tradition of Amazonian Ecuador, living and training under renowned Uwishin (traditional healers) including Miguel Chiriap Inchit and Julio Tiwiram Taish.
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During this period he was honoured to be adopted as a tribal member by the Shuar.
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