The Chi Gung of Embryology:
1. Tangible Space (3 hour class)
During
the second week of embryonic development, the yolk sac forms in the
front and the amniotic sac in the back to provide nourishment and
support for our growth. The presence of these temporary structures can
be accessed, felt, and cultivated in our adult life to help give us a
tangible sense of space. Space, experienced as an element, supports
our being.
2. Organizing Our Central Axis (3 hour class)
During
the third week of development a longitudinal structure, the notochord,
arises. It is a soft and flexible “stem” of tissue that organizes our
long axis. Though the notochord is temporary and no longer exists in
us, we can access its imprint to organize our central axis in space and
offers supple support for “rooted-blooming” between heaven and earth.
3. Innate Harmony (3 hour class)
In
the third week of development, a temporary canal forms (the
neuroenteric canal) which allows a flow of fluid through the embryo
between front and back. This movement patterns the cells of the entire
body, imprinting a unity of mind and ease through the autonomic nervous
system and thereby inviting Oneness.
QIGONG HEALING LEVEL 1 (3 hour class or ongoing instruction)
This
is a powerful series of five qigong exercises that will facilitate your
ability to feel qi, move qi, and transmit qi. Practiced regularly,
these exercises can help enhance your energy, remove stress, and
improve your health. They also support presence with The Miraculous
Qi. The following five exercises will be learned in this class:
1.
"Empty Force' increases your sensitivity to qi, increases your
endurance, and facilitates gathering qi to the three dan tiens (energy
centers); in your belly, chest, and head.
2. "Cloud Hands" is
designed to strengthen the lungs and upper body while releasing and
aligning the tissues of the shoulders and shoulder girdle, and
improving the flow of qi between the hands and the core.
3. 'Earth Hands" is designed to strengthen the breath, lower body, hips, legs and pelvic organs.
4. "Around the World" enhances respiration, digestion, elimination, and deeply massages all of the internal organs.
5. "Push Hands" trains the mind to externalize qi, moving it from one hand to the other.
FIVE ANIMAL FROLICS (Ongoing instruction)
The
Five Animal Frolics is a set of simple, fun movements designed to
develop our body and mind. These standing and walking movements
combine principles of qigong and tai chi. The 40 short phrases of
crane, bear, monkey, deer, and tiger may be practiced individually or
in series with no long sequence to memorize.
The benefits of
practicing the Frolics include physical strengthening, energetic
clearing, aligning the spine, developing balance, and enhancing
internal organ function. No experience is needed.