What: Weekly morning Qigong classes
When: Every Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Where: Laurelhurst Park (next to the pond’s north side)
I will be leading a weekly Qigong class throughout the summer. My dear friend and co-leader, Doreatha Martin will alternate leading with me.
If you’re not familiar with Qigong, it is a practice that seeks to stimulate, cultivate, integrate, and balance the body’s energetics. “Qi” means energy in Chinese, and “Gong” means work, thus practicing Qigong works to harmonize the body’s energy.
If you sometimes feel low or hyper, or like you can’t get out of bed in the morning, or you can’t get to sleep in the evening, this practice will help you. If you want a way to stabilize your body’s energetic peaks and valleys and are tired of the physical, emotional, and financial costs of caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol, Qigong can fill your gap in a way that stimulates and nourishes your body’s natural vitality. This practice cultivates the missing energies that cause:
psychological
emotional
spiritual
physical imbalances.
It is a way to take responsibility for your life and heal yourself naturally. Of course there is a time for anti-biotics and knee surgery, but so too is there a time for the medicinal and meditative movements of qigong. It can fill in many of the gaps Western medicine leaves in the realms of health maintenance and healing.
Qigong is performed mostly stationary with various positions and movements for the limbs and upper body. Its intensity can be modified for every body type and constitution which makes it ideal for Olympic athletes, those with Fibromyalgia, and elderly people alike.
If you’ve been wanting to try something new, or wondering about Qigong and its benefits I welcome you to experience it as I know it from over 10 years of study and practice. It is an integrative practice and considered sacred in many parts of the world due to its highly effective healing properties.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. I hope to see you in class if it feels like the right time for you to make it.
My best,
Peter
P.S. All classes are open to everyone and will be lead at a pace and depth suitable for first timers, beginners, and more seasoned practitioners alike. The cost of each class will be $10.
