PROGRAMS
• Medical
Qigong Courses
• Tai Chi and
Qigong Courses
• Oriental
Medical Theory Classes
• Western
Science Courses
• Practice
Management Courses
• Elective Courses
MEDICAL
QIGONG COURSES
Introduction to Qigong 101
(3 credits, 36 hrs, three 12-hr. segments)
In this first quarter of the Medical Qigong Therapy
program, students will discover the wonders of traditional
Medical Qigong exercises for promoting health and healing,
physical fitness, mental clarity and spiritual focus.
Students will learn to apply these methods for building
their own personal Qi, and as physical therapy prescriptions
for treating specific musculo-skeletal disorders and
correcting internal health problems. This is the introductory
level in our series of Medical Qigong courses, designed
to prepare students to become teachers and practitioners
of Medical Qigong.
Subjects covered include: Qigong History,
Three Regulations, optimum times for practice, Qigong
precautions, Lying
Down Dantian Breathing, Zhang Zhuan Standing Post
Qigong, Fangsong Gong, Nei Yang Gong, Swimming Dragon
Qigong,
Bagua Inner Palms Qigong, Guanqifa Qigong, Microcosmic
Orbit Meditation, Six Healing Sounds, Inner Smile Meditation,
Qigong Self-Massage, Qigong Breathing Methods, and
Baduanjing
Qigong (Eight Brocades).
Qigong Physical Therapy 102
(3 credits, 36 hrs, three 12-hr. segments)
Students learn Lian Gong Shr Ba Fa, and other exercises
for general fitness and for preventing and treating
a complete range of musculoskeletal and internal disorders.
You will also learn a wide range of Qigong self-massage
techniques for general health maintenance and treating
specific disorders.
Advanced Qigong 103 (3 credits, 36
hrs, three 12-hr. segments)
Through Iron Shirt Standing Qigong, students will learn
how to connect to the Qi of Heaven and Earth for grounding
and rooting, and to access and store the vast reservoirs
of Qi in nature for self-healing and healing others.
Through Fusion of the Five Elements meditation, students
will learn how to contact and transform negative emotional
energy, and to open their Qi circulation in their Eight
Extraordinary Vessels. You will begin to develop your
sensitivity of Qi, and to use your mind to direct and
guide your inner Qi circulation for health, balance,
and eliminating energetic leakages.
Foundations of External Qi Healing 104
(3 credits, 36 hrs, three 12-hr. segments)
Students will go deeper into the exercises learned in
the previous quarter, and will add Buddha Palm Qigong
for guiding the Qi to the hands for healing. Students
will also begin to learn the fundamentals of non-contact
External Qi Healing (wai qi liao fa), or emitting Qi
(bu qi) for clinical application. Students will practice
hand postures and manipulations for emitting and guiding
Qi, methods for tapping into the limitless reserves
of transpersonal healing Qi in nature (wai qi), and
methods of energetic self-protection and cleansing when
treating sick or unbalanced patients, and general modalities
for Qigong differential diagnosis and treatments.
Medical Qigong Diagnosis and Treatment 201
(3 credits, 36 hrs, three 12-hr. segments)
Students will continue to learn and deepen their practice
of both non-contact and contact External Qi Healing
methods for clinical application. The class will practice
general modalities for Qigong differential assessment,
diagnosis and treatments, as well as diagnosis and treatment
for specific diseases and disorders.
Medical Qigong Diagnosis and Treatment 202
(3 credits, 36 hrs, three 12-hr. segments)
Students will continue to learn and practice Qigong
differential assessment, diagnosis and treatment for
specific diseases and disorders. Students will also
learn to recognize, treat and prevent Qigong deviations.
Clinical
Practicum: 201 & 202 (6 credits, 72 hrs,
six 12-hr segments)
Student interns will apply all that they have learned
within a supervised clinical setting. Treatment protocols
may include external Qi healing, patient education and
selected Qigong exercise prescriptions for patients.
Tai
Chi Qigong: TC101 through 104 (4 credits, eight
1.5 hour weekly classes per quarter for 4 quarters)
Beginning with basic movements, warm-up techniques and
breathing exercises, students will learn a short Tai
Chi set of flowing natural movements done with calmness,
balance and awareness. Form corrections, further refinement
of principles and martial applications, and partner
exercises (tui shou or Push Hands) for developing
sensitivity, and martial prowess will also be taught.
Oriental
Medical Theory OMT 101-102
(6 credits, 72 hrs, two 36-hr. segments)
A comprehensive study of the foundations of Oriental
medicine, specifically tailored for Medical Qigong practitioners
and bodyworkers: yin-yang, five elements, vital substances,
zang-fu, diagnostic frameworks and more.
Point Energetics & Location PE101-102
(6 credits, 72 hrs, six 12-hr
segments)
An in-depth course covering the function and location
of the 72 main acupuncture channels and over 200 acupuncture
points commonly used in Medical Qigong and Oriental
bodywork.
Anatomy & Physiology
101-103
(9 credits, 108 hrs, three 36-hr. segments)
Our program requires the standard one year of Anatomy & Physiology as offered at many colleges and universities.
Currently Healing Tao Institute (HTI) is not offering
the Anatomy and Physiology courses, since many of our
students have previously completed their A&P requirements.
Anatomy and Physiology is available locally in Austin
through the Academy of Oriental Medicine, Austin Community
College, and other institutions. HTI will accept transfer
credit for these classes. If enough HTI students are
interested, HTI may offer its own Anatomy and Physiology
class.
CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation): CPR101
(0.67 credits, 8 hours)
This is the introductory CPR certification course. Upon successful completion
of this course, students will receive certification as a CPR practitioner.
Practice Management PM201 (1.5 credits,
18 hours)
An introduction to business practices in operating a Medical Qigong clinic.
Includes Western concepts of marketing, advertising, finance, and insurance,
as well as basic Feng Shui concepts for location and interior design.
Ethics and Legal Issues PM202 (0.5
credits, 6 hours)
This course will cover professional ethics for healers
in the clinical setting, as well as legal issues related
to operating as a Medical Qigong healer.
Healing Love Through the Tao HL101
(1.0 credits, 12 hours)
An introduction to Chinese Taoist sexual secrets. Includes
solo practices for restoring and maintaining men’s
and women’s reproductive health and vitality,
transforming sexual energy for healing oneself and
one’s
partner, treatment of common sexual problems, enhancing
sexual pleasure and fulfillment, and cultivating
sexual
energy into one’s spiritual practice.
Chi Nei Tsang I: Internal Organ Rejuvenation
CNT101 (3 credits, 36 hours)
Chi Nei Tsang is a Taoist healing technique that detoxifies,
regenerates and balances each one of the body’s
vital functions. It focuses on the internal organs,
as well as the circulation, lymphatic system, nervous
system,and the acupuncture meridians (Qi system). These
systems concentrate and cross paths in the abdomen,
which acts as their control center.
Chi Nei Tsang
uses energetic techniques and physical manipulations
to untangle knots and release obstructions.
It is also profoundly effective at balancing the
mind, the emotions and the essential energy of Chi
(Qi).
It
can complement and enhance almost all other healing
methods. |
