Founder and Director of the College of Elemental Chi Kung, Thalbert trains Chi Kung teachers, and is a Shiatsu practitioner and Bio Dynamic Cranio Sacral therapist.

Growing up in Florida in the sixties, Thalbert practiced Korean and Japanese martial arts. After time in the US Air Force, he moved towards the Chinese arts and was introduced to Tai Chi in the eighties. Focussing on the Chi Kung aspect, Thalbert later worked with Graham Horwood and studied with the founder of Hua Gong, Zhixing Wang for many years.