Classes
Chinese Medical Qigong
Experience the self-care exercises and life-nuturing arts of ancient China, a 5,000 year old Chinese healing system for health, physical fitness, and prevention of disease. These mind-body exercises integrate body, breath and mind into one state, called the Qigong State of Mind. Our qigong practices function in many ways: To purify, gather, circulate, store, and transform the Qi. Our practices follow the seasons throughout the year, adjusting the exercises according to the energies of the different seasons. And our practices lead us to deep meditation, traditionally called tranquil sitting or internal cultivation. Qigong is beneficial for all ages, all health conditions, and even those practicing the martial arts as a way of developing inner strength.
- Master Wan visits Michael’s class
Classes in Medical Qigong and Daoist Meditation are offered at:
Sebastopol Community Center’s Garzot Building
Brook Haven Park at 7985 Valentine Ave and Pleasant Hill Ave.
(Directions: From Santa Rosa, take Hwy 12 to downtown Sebastopol. Cross Main St. onto Bodega Ave. One mile to Pleasant Hill Ave, turn right at stoplight, follow to intersection with Valentine Ave. Class is at Garzot bldg which is next to the playground and duck pond.)
$29 per month or $8 drop-in
Thursday’s at 6-7pm
Saturday’s at 10-11am
Classes in Santa Rosa through the Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks.
707 543-3737 Next sessions start at end of August, 2010 Register directly with them.
About the Classes
The classes include a core group of qigong exercises which function to purify, discover, gather, circulate, store, and transform the Qi. All the organ and meridian systems are benefitted for their healing potentials. Another way the exercises are practiced are according to the seasons of the year and the corresponding Five Elements or Phases. We also practice external qi healing or the transmission of Qi through the mind’s intention of aligning with Nature or Universal Qi. We follow the qi healing method of Michael’s main Chinese teacher, Master Wan Sujian from Beijing.
Recently, Michael started teaching Bagua Qigong Circle Walking as part of his regular qigong classes. His method includes an ancient gong’an version originated by the Longmen Quanzhen Daoist monks.
The Daoist meditation, or Zuowang meditation is a core Daoist practice consisting of The View that we are already a part of a complete whole – the Dao, and that our Original Nature is realized simply through the resting in non-dual awareness that there are not two things in the entire universe. The Zuowang method is sitting and forgetting, and dissolving of the ego, or small self. We also practice a koan-like method of asking “Not Two” as a way to arrive at a non-conceptual experience of Complete Perfection, or Dao.
Retreats
Contact Michael for updates about local retreats which normally occur in the May and September. Both of these retreats are usually 2-3 day residential retreats emphasizing intensive meditation practice and qigong. Space is limited, registration early is required. (see 2010 Retreats link above)
