He is one of the main disciples of the living legendary Bansuri player Pt. Rupak Kulkarni’s “Ahir Bhairav” (a morning raag) it was clear to me that this was exactly the sound I was looking for, and within the next years the Bansuri and the Indian Music became even more important for me than the Jazz Guitar.Ģ014 I had the great luck to meet the one who produces my very favorite sound on the Bansuri, Maestro Rupak Kulkarni. The last one, which is a little similar to the Indian Bansuri, became my favorite.Ī while later I did hear the Indian Classical Music on the Bansuri. In China they have the smaller horizontal “Dizi” and the bigger vertical “Xiao”. Later I also learned the treatment method “Shiatsu”, and those three disciplines eventually became a profession.Ģ007 on my second trip to China (learning more about Taijiquan, Qigong and Daoism from the lineage holder masters) I first touched some bamboo flutes. Not in school but rather in “real life”, because Berlin had a lot of opportunities, like venues with weekly Jam-Sessions and lot’s of musicians of all kind.Ģ003 Beside the music I needed to start taking care of my health conditions more and more, and as I was always interested in holistic things and the yogic practices from Asia, I came into touch with the Chinese martial and healing arts “Qigong” and “Taijiquan” (Tai Chi). 60ies and 70ies Rock Music were my favorite styles, but soon I discovered the Jazz-Rock Music by John McLaughlin, and next the Jazz Master John Coltrane.įor the next decade of my life I will go to learn Jazz Music on the guitar.ġ997I moved to Berlin to learn more about Jazz. When I was a teenager I started to play the guitar. The core principles of all these activities have a lot in common, asking for the same kind of paradigm shift, which reflects in my teachings and presentation of material in several ways. Together with my wife we take care of two sons, born in 20, exploring the possibilities to create a holistic way of live, including “natural learning”. My name is Michael Winkler (born in 1975), and besides teaching and playing music (Hindustani, Jazz and others on Bansuri and Guitar), I am also a practitioner and teacher for Martial & Healing Arts from Asia (“Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method”, “Qigong” and “Zen-Shiatsu”)