Introduction to Medical Qigong Therapy

This first course is designed to introduce the student to Medical Qigong exercises and sitting meditation for self-healing of body, emotions, mind, and original spirit.

Medical Qigong exercises will be taught that help the body correct physical and energetic imbalances. This strengthens and regulates internal organs, nervous system and immune system, relieves pain, regulates hormones, and strengthens and releases deep-seated emotions and stress.

Secular sitting meditation deals with the root issue of personal identity, belief in "me". Stress and negativity are the result of fixation on "me", a form of central processing. We will begin the process of inviting non-being, based on the insight of such teachers as Chogyam Trungpa, Sakyong Mipham, Pema Chodron, and others, with an openminded secular approach..

The course will introduce the student to the basic theories of energy tonification, purgation, and regulation of the body's organs and energy channels, as well as strengthening the body's protective energy field (Wei Qi).

Topics in the course include:

• Secular sitting meditation

• Respiration, posture, and mental training

• Emotional detoxification

• Healing sound therapy

• Analyzing and categorizing qigong exercises

• Introduction to medical qigong prescriptions

• Establishing a personal medical qigong workout

Objective

Students will develop a basic understanding of the three regulations of medical qigong and be able to properly develop a medical qigong routine. They will learn sitting meditation.

Prerequisites: None

Required Text: "Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy: A Comprehensive Clinical Text"