October 25, 2018

Home Practice workshop

Sandratonn class announcement, class blog

I often hear from qigong students that they have trouble remembering what they learn in our qigong classes and so cannot practice qigong at home. Memorizing movements and sequences is not the goal of qigong in class or for at home. Memorizing is a mental practice. Qigong is a practice that is very much rooted in the body. I do not memorize qigong. I practice it until I know it, in my body and my energy, and you can do the same.

Understanding how to work with your energy and knowing ways in which to do so is a more authentic and rewarding means of establishing a home practice. With an intention to help your Qi flow, some trust in your own wisdom, and some practical experience and guidance, a home practice can greatly increase the benefits you are already cultivating through attending regular group practice.

Even a brief, but regular, home practice is amazingly transforming and powerful. In the upcoming Home Practice workshop, I will outline how to structure a home practice, whether you want a short daily practice, a weekly long practice, or something in between.

 

The workshop, and your accompanying booklet, will cover the following:

• Eight options for meditation
• The most important and potent Qi self-massage (acupressure) points from which to choose a short, medium, or full practice.
• How to structure a standing qigong flow practice including options for:
  • Opening the flow of Qi
  • Warming up the spine
  • Clearing and purging
  • Daoist Yang Tonifying movement
  • Daoist Five Yin Tonifying movements
  • Centering, circulating, and storing Qi
  • Ending your session

Your take-home booklet also includes a chart for the five yin organs along with their associated element and season, energy colour, acquired emotions, and natural virtues, as well as a summary page to help you choose options with which to format your practice.

Attendance will be limited to 15. Please do not sign up if you cannot fully commit to attending. If the workshop has a wait list I will offer it again as soon as possible. This workshop has been created from my heart and passion to empower you to invite qigong into your life outside of class time, in whatever little or big way that is perfect for you.

Email me to register.

Namaste,
Sandra

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