Introduction to QiGong for Pittsburgh PA

This weekend, Saturday, November 13 and 14 I will be sharing some of my favorite Qigong practices to my new friends at the Yoga Hive on Penn Ave.  

Qi Gong  (also spelled Chi, procounced Chee) Gong (also spelled Kung)

Qi= life force energy

Gong = cultivation

Qi gong is the cultivation of our life force energy

It is a large body of practices that have been practiced for 5,000 years in China leading to long life and vitality.  Qi gong is also a system of healing and a spiritual approach to life based on the free flow of creative energy circulating in all dimensions of life.  It brings opposites into balance creating harmony.

Qi gong practice we will share on Saturday include: .

Meditation:  Setting the Qi Field, and the Inner Smile

Breath:  Ocean Breathing, and the Double Inhale practice.

Sitting:  Activating the Three Centers

Standing:  Standing like a Tree and  Shaking the Cosmos

Moving:  Opening to Six Directions, Tracing the Energy Channels, Gathering Chi, and other favorites

Chanting:  Haola (manifestation of perfection)

Qi gong practices we will share on Sunday will focus on opening the body and especially the spinal column to receive more creative energy or Qi / chi.  These spinal movements will complement any Yoga practice engaging a different and complimentary dynamic.  These practices will build your awareness of the circulation of energy on all dimensions of your being as we focus on the physical.