Walter Gjergja, monastic name Shi Xing Mi, is the first Shaolin Master of the 32nd generation born in the West.
Beside his long studies of Shaolin culture, begun at the age of 13 and then continued in China at the Shaolin Temple, Walter also completed university studies in the economic field.
At the peak of a very rapid career in strategic consulting and top management, where he held the position of CEO of an important publicly-traded company operating in Asia and Australia, at the age of 30 Walter courageously decided to take the vows as Shaolin Master and to give up his successful career, to dedicate himself to share his unique mix of philosophical competences and practical experiences, converting the millenary Shaolin wisdom into an applicable and accessible practice in the everydayness of modern life, personal and organizational.
Shi Xing Mi has been called by leading organisations and media a "cultural acrobat", "monk of strategy", "the master of effectiveness" and "the wellness master" and he has been the protagonist of many magazine and newspaper articles (see News | Press), numerous international events and several television documentaries (BBC, Discovery Channel, Disney XD, Italia1, CCTV).