with Kenan Rote

NO PREREQUISITES.

COUNTS TOWARDS CREDIT FOR MEDICAL QIGONG AND TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

MAY BE TAKEN EITHER TOGETHER, OR SEPARATELY.

WHEN:
Part 1: Four Dignities Qigong:
Beginning Qigong
September 16th-18th,

Part 2: Taoist Qigong Meditation:
The Microcosmic Orbit
Fri.-Sun., October 21st-23rd

Part 3: The Tao of Qigong
Fri.-Sun., November 11th-13th

TIMES
Fri., 7:00-9:00 pm
Sat., 9:30am-5pm
Sun., 9:00am-noon

WHERE:
Private studio in south Austin 78704
Call for location

TUITION:
All three weekends -
$595 ($140 discount) if pre-registered and paid in full before by August 6th.
or
$685*, if pre-registered by August 16th (minimum 50% non-refundable deposit); $735 thereafter.

Individual Weekends
$245** per weekend if pre-registered at least one month in advance of first class day, OR $295 thereafter.

Part 1- Four Dignities Qigong: Beginning Qigong - 1st Weekend

Discover the wonders of Qigong, the ancient Chinese techniques to feel vibrant, fit, and alive. Let go of daily stress, relax, and use your mind and movements to heal yourself!

Come learn a series of graceful, simple, yet powerful energy flow movements that will help you integrate your new body-mind awareness into your daily life:

• Dantian Breathing Qigong
• Swimming Dragon Qigong
• Zhan Zhuang Standing Post Qigong
• Nine Threading Breaths Guanqifa Qigong
• Eight Trigrams Inner Palms Bagua Neizhang Qigong
• Taoist Qigong Sitting Meditation
• Taoist Philosophy: the spiritual roots of Qigong

Participants will learn to apply these methods for building their own personal Qi, and as Qigong physical therapy prescriptions for treating specific musculoskeletal disorders and correcting internal health problems.

You'll also learn:
• The history of Qigong
• Categories and goals of Qigong practice
• Optimal times and places for Qigong practice
• Qigong Practice Safety Guidelines and Precautions
• Regulating body, breath and mind for maximum benefit

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Part 2 - Taoist Meditation & Qigong- 2nd Weekend

This weekend is one of the most important and powerful courses taught at Healing Tao Institute. Participants frequently experience spontaneous healing of health problems, deep inner calmness and poise, and profound increases in vitality during the course of the weekend.

Opening the Microcosmic Orbit through meditation is the ancient foundation for vibrant health, healing, longevity and martial arts. Through this daily practice you'll learn to sense, awaken and circulate Qi (or Ch'i), your vital life force energy, through the two main acupuncture vessels in your body. This helps to restore health and balance to your entire body and spirit.

You'll learn the essentials of how to meditate. These basics are common to all styles and systems of meditation.

You'll also gain the tools to discover how to draw in and absorb energy from nature, the earth, and the universe to revitalize your body and mind.


What you'll learn:
• Taoist Microcosmic Orbit Meditation
• Qigong Warm-ups
• Meditation basics
• Inner Smile Meditation
• Six Healing Sounds Qigong
• Qigong self-massage techniques
• Taoist philosophy, Yin and Yang, and Five Elements


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Part 3 - The Tao of Qigong- 3rd Weekend

Heal yourself, and discover some of the most powerful Qigong styles practiced throughout the world today.

Ba Duan Jin Qigong (Eight Precious Brocades) gives you a 10-15 minute daily workout for developing great strength, flexibility, and health. Many martial artists and athletes use this form as part of their basic training to improve their sports performance.

Nei Yang Gong and Fangsong Gong Qigong are used by millions to reduce stress and tension, learn how to relax deeply, and to help heal from many chronic health disorders.

The Tao of Breathing, like pranayama yoga, gives you the tools to explore how you breathe and how to restore healthy breathing for health and power.

Qigong Self-massage shows you how to stimulate your body's circulation of Qi, blood and lymph to relieve pain and stiffness, stay healthy, and alleviate various health problems.

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