Category: Qigong

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Commencing on Wednesday 25th May we will be offering fortnightly Qigong sessions at The Kurloon Source Wellbeing Retreat in Pilling. There will be two consecutive 50 minute sessions of Qigong for Health which will involve a variety of exercises including the ancient Ba Duan Jin sequence and a selection of movements from the Yang Shi Ba Shi sequence. In addition to the exercises will include both standing and guided meditation.

To book a place at one of the sessions, please contact Sue at Kurloon via her Facebook page. The logo below links to the event for the first session.

Kurloon Source Wellbeing Retreat

 

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Free Online Qigong

In addition to our regular weekly sessions, we usually host two or three seminars each year. A favourite guest instructor is Feixia Yu of the UCLAN Confucius Institute who will be returning for a Saturday afternoon Qigong session later in the year. Feixia is an accomplished practitioner and brilliant instructor, but you don't need to take our word for it, you can find out yourself by joining one of her free twice weekly online sessions.

Details of the sessions are on the poster below which links to a YouTube video which, if you click it, will lead you to a demonstration of some of the exercises Feixia will be covering at the online sessions.

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Free UCLAN Ba Duan Jin Seminar

In addition to our own regular weekly classes, we try to run a few seminars with guest instructors each year. One of our favourite guests is the wonderful Feixia Yu who is offering a free face to face session next Thursday 10th March, where she'll be running through the Ba Duan Jin Qigong routine. I can't recommend this session enough. Here are full details of the session and how to get involved...

 

I will be delivering a workshop on Baduanjin at sir Tom Finney Sports Centre from 2-3pm on Thursday the 10th of March.
 
Most of you will be fairly familiar with Baduanjin already. Classic Baduanjin Qigong is also sometimes called Mini Tai Chi. It is an ancient and most widely practiced wellness exercise from China. It consists of eight simple movements of gentle to medium intensity, making it easy to learn, and suitable for all ages and all levels of fitness. The routine synchronises deep breathing with gentle twisting and mindful control of the body, making it an ideal mindfulness exercise for physical and mental health.
 

In this one-hour workshop, we will be able to go into more details of the movements and their functions. I will also be able to help you make minor corrections to the movements so your practice is more effective. The event is totally free and you only need to book your place at Eventbrite, please click the image below:

 

 

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Tai Chi, Qigong and Covid

There have been a number of clinical studies which demonstrate that Tai Chi and Qigong can be helpful in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of people suffering from respiratory diseases such as Asthma and COPD. Researchers now believe that the benefits of both disciplines can also help people avoid and recuperate from Covid 19.

The Article from Wisconsin Tai Chi Academy linked below pulls together some of this research and explains how Tai Chi and Qigong can help people to avoid and recuperate from Covid.

Wisconsin Tai Chi Academy - Tai Chi & Qigong Could Help Prevent, Treat & Rehabilitate COVID-19
Wisconsin Tai Chi Academy - Tai Chi & Qigong Could Help Prevent, Treat & Rehabilitate COVID-19

 

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A Saturday afternoon well spent...

Last Saturday 27th November saw us welcome guest speaker Feixia Yu of the UCLAN Confucius Institute for an afternoon of Qigong.

The afternoon was dedicated to the ancient Shaolin Qigong sequence known as Yi Jin Jing. The English translation of the name  is "change muscles and sinews" and the sequence can be challenging, with deep stretches and difficult to maintain postures. As with most Qigong, it can be practised in a less strenuous form for health purposes and Feixia made sure that everyone was able to challenge themselves individually, regardless of their experience. The group, aided by periodic breaks for custard creams and green tea, worked really hard and, judging by the smiles on the faces at the end, everybody had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.

We hope to welcome Feixia back for another session in the New Year so keep an eye on our Seminars page for updates about planned events next year.

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Just a few weeks until we welcome the wonderful Feixia Yue from the UCLan Confucius Institute for an afternoon studying the ancient Shaolin Yi Jin Jing Qigong sequence.

The seminar is taking place at St. Aidan's Church Hall in Bamber Bridge and starts at 1pm on Saturday 27th October. In order to maintain social distancing places at the seminar are limited, however there are still a couple of spaces left. If you'd like to grab one of them, head over to the Seminars page to book your place.

If you haven't encountered the Yi Jin Jing before, the video below features Master Faye Yip, president of the British Health Qigong Association, performing a truncated version of the form.

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Seminar Venue Change

*** SEMINAR VENUE CHANGE ***

 

Due to a double booking at Valley Church, Saturday 27th November's Yi Jin Jing Seminar will now take place in St. Aidan's Church Hall (immediately next to Valley Church on Station Road, Bamber Bridge).

Click picture for map/directions

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Club Online Members Area Goes Live

The Members Area on this website has finally gone live. We'll be adding to it over the next few weeks, however it's already got a few useful bits and pieces in there.

Access is strictly limited to people who physically train at the club (or have done so in the past). To gain access, simply visit the website, select "Members" from the menu and follow the "Join Us" link.  Alternatively, click the link below to go straight to the registration form itself.

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鬆 Song: The melody of relaxation

One of the skills we learn as we progress on our Tai Chi journey, is how to relax our bodies. The Chinese word for this bodily state of relaxation is song (鬆) and the video linked below helps to explain the concept and walks you through a simple mind exercise to help you better understand what it feels like to be song.

 

Click the image above to watch the video

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Yi Jin Jing Seminar

For our next seminar, we’re incredibly fortunate to be joined by Feixia Yu, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Central Lancashire and the founder of YuTaichi, for an afternoon’s instruction in the Yi Jin Jing.

The Yi Jin Jing is a manual containing a series of exercises, coordinated with breathing, which are said to enhance physical health dramatically when practiced regularly. In Chinese yi means “change”, jin means “tendons and sinews”, and jing means “methods”.

The Shaolin Monks are internationally renowned for their fighting skills and remarkable feats of strength. It is said that these skills and abilities can be attributed to their practice of the Yi Jin Jing.

Feixia is a member of the International Health Qigong Federation and British Health Qigong Association and has a wealth of experience and training to draw upon. In addition to her extensive knowledge of Qigong, Feixia has also trained in Chen Style Tai Chi with Grand Master Chen Xiaowang and has been a qualified Chenjiagou Taijiquan School Instructor since 2013.

Join us at Valley Church in Bamber Bridge at 1pm on Saturday 27th November for an opportunity to learn this ancient routine.

The seminar will run from 1-4pm and costs £20. Places are limited, so get in touch now to avoid disappointment.

To request a place on the seminar, please click the image below.

 

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