In this 6 hour workshop:
1 - The student will be introduced to Qigong theory and practice in an overview and general description, with the goal to clarify its development from antiquity to our present day.
2 - The student will be introduced to a variety of Qigong practices to experience a tangi-ble feeling of what qigong is.
3 - The student will learn how Qigong practice will benefit them in their personal lives as a wonderful antidote to stress, whether physical, emotional or work related.
4 - The student will learn how the Qigong practice of Mindfulness is relevant to the massage therapist and body worker, in its direct application to physical structure, body mechanics, breathing and working with breath, intention and focus, and energy conservation.
5 - The student will experience the complete practice of “Resting Dragon / Awakens Mind - Qigong”. As we observe the field of massage therapy and body-work we are faced with a high degree of practitioner burn-out.
Resting Dragon / Awakens Mind - Qigong is designed specifically to work with:
a - the entire spine from Cervical 1 to Lumbar 5, releasing accumulated strictures and tension from the interconnected muscles, tendons and ligaments, allowing for freer mobility and increased spinal flexibility.
b - the joints of the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, toes, ankles, knees and hips in conjunction with the underlying connections of their related muscles, tendons and ligaments, reducing inflammation and pain and developing sustainable endurance and strength.
c - Relaxing and strengthening the entire musculoskeletal system of the body, regaining the state of feeling rooted, centered and physically balanced, without stress, tension of strain, quite naturally.