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Online Health Qigong Class - Five Animal Frolics

While we are taking the long road back to normality, online qigong classes will continue. From 15 July to 26 August at 10am on Wednesdays we will be doing Wu Qin Xi (Five Animal Frolics) Health Qigong®.

This qigong set was developed by Dr Hua Tuo around 25-220 CE. The gentle and harmonious movements of Wu Qin Xi represent the spirit of the five animals - the power of the tiger, the ease of the deer, the steadiness and calmness of the bear, the dexterity of the monkey and the agility of the bird.

Qigong is an internal Chinese meditative practice with over 3000 years of history, which often uses slow graceful movements and controlled breathing techniques. The Chinese believe that this gentle exercise, which incorporates the mind, breathing and body, helps to cultivate and promote circulation of qi within the human body, thus enhancing a practitioner’s overall health. The Chinese character for qi can mean air, breath or life force. Gong means work, so qigong is therefore the practice of “working” with one’s “life force”.

Health Qigong® began in the early 2000s when a group of China's best qigong masters, TCM professors, and medical and sports experts were brought together by the Chinese National Sports Council and Chinese Health Qigong Association to conduct in-depth research and assessment of the beneficial effects qigong brings to our daily lives. Developed based on ancient Chinese traditional yin yang theory (harmony between humans and nature, harmony between mind and body), it follows the theories of the functions of the internal organs and meridians as well as the principles of circulation of qi and blood in the human body.

Classes are online via Zoom and are £3/session. Contact me here if you would like to join in.

I'm back from the Mediterranean and I brought the sun with me. 🌞 Classes started again last week, except for the Monday classes which will start after the bank holiday.

There is lots of exciting stuff coming up. First off is World Health Qigong Day on Saturday 14 September. We will meet at 10 am by the Chinese umbrella tree in Lilford Park, Elmridge, Leigh WN7 1HN. The weather was not kind to us last year, but a hardy few of us had a great time doing qigong sheltering from the rain under the tree. So, barring extreme weather, the event will go ahead.

I'm also looking forward to starting my first regular weekly health qigong class on Wednesdays at 10am at Leigh South Community Centre, 32 Hope Carr Road, Leigh WN7 3ET. The first form we will look at is Ba Duan Jin (Eight Strands of Brocade).

Back from training

Just got back from another excellent qigong instructor course at the BHQA. The training was as ever top standard. We all worked hard and in spite of floods had lots of fun too.