Starting this Sunday, July 27th, the Yoga Lounge will be offering a Qi Gong Basics class, taught by Master Yuan at 3:15pm.
HEALING SUNDAYS
This new offering is scheduled right before Jane’s Restorative class at 4:30pm. We encourage you try these two classes back-to-back. Learn about the basics of Qi awareness from Master Yuan, and then put that knowledge into practice with Jane’s slow, relaxation based practice.
QI GONG and MASTER YUAN
As a young boy, Sifu Yuan Jing has learnt to live the life of a monk. Born in an impoverished village in China, the he was chosen at an early age to live in the Shaolin Temple to become a Master in Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Meditation and Qi Gong. Throughout his life, Yuan Jing traveled the globe on a world tour. This opened his eyes in seeing many people in need of help. With the wisdom and courage he learnt from the Shaolin Temple, he packed up to lend a helping hand. He believes success in life is achieved by a strong mind and body connection.
Qi Gong is an ancient Chinese form of movement exercises that promotes the flow of Chi (vital energy) through the body. Qi Gong incorporates classic styles and philosophies with modern body/mind and energy concepts. The approach explores body and Chi awareness as a way to deepen into our internal Chi flow through movement, stillness, meditation, and breath. It comprises exercises for stretching and mobilising the body and joints, breathing techniques, slow movement exercises, static postures, special walking methods and meditation. With time and dedicated practice an easy and effortless quality emerges. Qi Gong generally does not have complex ‘forms’ so movements are simple. Each action aims to move Chi in a specific way and to increase the flow of Chi through the mind and body.
Qi Gong is made to warm up your body from the inside out. To warm up you organs and blood. This is great for athletes to practices before they go into their higher performance activities.
There is no ideal age range for practitioners. People from all ages can benefit from practicing Qi Gong regularly.
“I met a 80 year old lady who told me she use to suffer greatly from migraines. She took pills tried this and that and then discovered Qi Gong. It’ been 15 years since she hasn’t taken any medication because she does her daily hour practice of Qi Gong. Another lady told me it greatly helped with her pregnancy because she had a better control of her mind and had used the breathing techniques to sooth herself. If we have people who cannot stand for a period of 1 hour, we can have then sit and still work with their energy. ” – Yuan Jing