Sensing Qi

Tuesdays,  August 22 - September 20
11 AM –12 PM EST | $80 | Online
Free to those with a SWL Monthly Membership
Open to all levels of experience

This session of Sensing Qi shows how to feel qi flowing using the gentle postures in Taiji For Balance to help build an awareness of qi while flowing through postures.

We will review:

Essence

Essence takes it's place in the center of the body. It is the vertical core of energy that runs through each human, connecting our physical form with the energetic form of everything. It is what we revolve from in every turn in taiji. It is how we move in the qua. 

More importantly, it is our sage center - the quiet place where we can be aware without expending unnecessary qi to any situation. It is the key to our longevity.

The Three Advisors

The 3 energy fields (dantians) use qi for thinking (upper dantian), emoting (middle dantian), and doing (lower dantian). When moving from our sage center, Essence, we find ourselves more able to store and use qi with sparing efficiency. Being in Essence and less in the mental, emotional, and physical swirl of life creates a calm presence and inner harmony.

Breathwork

Breathing, our respiratory system, is our access to supporting all of the other systems in the body. Through the breath, we can help calm the nervous system, assist in regulating blood pressure and heart rate (cardiovascular system), create a better environment for assimilation (digestive system), which in turn affects our endocrine (hormonal) system. Breathing, along with centering in Essence are key factors in reducing qi stagnation in the body.

Meridians
You'll review the external pathways for all 12 meridians. Meridians are paired, one yin and one yang for each element (except for the Fire element because there's always one in the crowd!).

This series guides us away from thinking about qi and into sensing it in our unique bodies. We will spend time learning about movements and the flow of qi. Then, we will build recognition. After sensing qi in your own body through knowledge and movement, influence can follow. We don't control qi into harmony. We learn to create conditions where it can do it's job efficiently.

Through this practice we create conditions where qi can flow.

Hope to see you in class!

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