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Classes
Qigong Class
Relax
and energize!
Qi
Gong (“chee gong”) is meditation, breath work, stretching and
strengthening. It trains core muscles to foster balance and grace. It
develops unity of mind and body.
This class is focused on effective execution of the fundamentals of
external qigong.
You
can use Qi Gong as part of a regular fitness
routine, to speed recovery from illness, trauma or surgery, and to
increase energy, coordination and sensitivity. Qigong trains the mind and
body together. It helps improve
virtually
any complaint because it improves the fundamental processes that
repair and restore health, such as respiration, circulation and
peristalsis.
Practice
includes whole body breathing, the 8 brocade exercises, and standing
meditation. Ba
Gua circle walk meditation is available for those who are
capable.
Everyone
can learn Qi Gong. The benefits begin right away. Come and see why 100
million people practice Qi Gong in China!
Time:
Wednesday’s 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.; continuing in 2008.
Place: At my
office in Lincoln Square, Chicago - 2719 W. Ainslie
Register:
Call Tom at
773-878-7150
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Take
Charge of Your Health
Lifestyle Enhancement Class
This course teaches practices
that nurture health. They can be learned easily and practiced with a small time commitment.
The source material is primarily from two branches of Traditional Oriental
Medicine: Qi Gong and dietary therapy. These support the effects
of any other therapy, from East or West. They help control side effects
of drug regimens. They improve quality of life, immune capacity, sleep,
and vitality.
A
six class series is described below. A single session introductory
class/lecture is also available. These sessions are appropriate for all
ages. Classes may include:
-Light warm-ups and stretches (I encourage
a feeling of comfort)
-Qigong standing meditation (seated meditation for those who wish)
-Breathing exercises or breath awareness techniques
-Qi Gong energizing self-massage
-Relaxing abdominal self-massage
-Nurturing recipes with whole foods and use of a few “food grade”
Oriental medicinal herbs
-Easy cooking methods and recipes using whole grains and vegetables
-Some discussion of principles useful for thinking about diet
Herbal recipe
ingredients will be available for purchase; they are inexpensive.
Syllabus
Class 1
Discuss basic ideas of preventative and therapeutic diet from Traditional
Oriental Medicine. Staples of this approach are grains, beans, vegetables
and fruit. Introduce simple cooking method for “congee”
rice porridge using a crock pot (slow cooker). Give tasty recipe with Astragalus and red dates.
Class 2
Introduce the five flavors of Traditional Oriental Medicine and their
associations. Discuss other congee ingredients: millet, quinoa, barley,
oats, wheat, kelp (kombu), shitake mushroom, and fresh ginger. Easy ways
to use vegetables in broths and congees. Codonopsis and tangerine
peel congee.
Class 3
Review five flavors. Cooking with beans and bean products (miso,
tofu, tempeh). Discussion of salt and sugars. Ingredients to reduce
dampness in the body. Congee with aduki beans and job’s tears.
Class 4
Review fundamental principles in Qi Gong breathing and movement.
Discuss strategies for supplementing or reducing and appropriate timing
for these. Congee with lycii berry and Chinese yam.
Class 5
Condiments to enjoy with grains. Umeboshi plum and its uses. Recipe for
the onset of a cold. Meridian stretches – movements to influence
particular areas and functions.
Class 6
Seasonal considerations in diet. Review meridian stretches. Discussion,
question and answer.
Please
call for more information about this offering.
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