We are excited to announce that Long White Cloud Qigong founder John Munro will be visiting Melbourne, Australia and teaching several qigong workshops at the beginning of December 2023!
Full details of the workshops below:
Align for Christmas with Qigong
Different seasons put different demands on our mind, body, and energy. In this workshop we will explore the principles of the five elements from Chinese philosophy which help us to understand the energy character of the seasonal changes, and qigong practices to help us harmonize our energy so we can flow through every season with ease and grace, with a special emphasis on preparing ourselves and finding balance during the busy times of Christmas and the summer season.
Come along to learn practices that will help you to feel calmer and more aligned. Our practice will be accompanied by live cello music for an extra special experience 🎵🎶
- Date: Sunday 3rd December
- Time: 10am – 12noon
- Location: Hawthorn, Melbourne
- Cost: $120, or $220 bring a friend
- Bookings email: baxtertania@gmail.com
Qigong for Emotional Balance
Emotions are the stuff of life, when they are healthy and balanced they give us energy, motivation, and drive. But when they get stuck or out of balance, they can drain us and cause distress and even ill health.
When we experience different emotions, they affect the way we breathe, the function of our organs, our posture and the way we move our bodies – and all of these affect the way our vital energy flows.
In this workshop we will explore a variety of different qigong practices that can help us to release, clear, and balance our emotions. We will explore the connection between our breath and our emotions and how we can consciously work with our breath to clear stuck emotions. We will use instinctive sounds which vibrate internally to help us process specific emotions which accumulate in different organs. And we will use movements to release postural patterns we form when we get stuck in different emotional patterns. These movements stimulate the organ meridians and their effect can be compared to giving yourself your own acupuncture treatment to get your vital energy flowing freely.
- Date: Sunday 3rd December
- Time: 1pm – 3pm
- Location: Richmond, Melbourne
- Cost: $120, or $220 bring a friend
- Bookings email: bookings@moveforlifeqigong.com
Introduction to Qigong Walking
Qigong Walking is a meditative type of qigong practice that helps to gently build your energy while connecting to nature.
The workshop will start with practices to develop balance and fluidity of movement while walking, and then continue with simple movements and mindful awareness to connect with different patterns of energy flow, which you can continue while walking.
We will explore a series of different walking practices that build on each other to create a rich and interesting experience connecting to the energy of nature and harmonising the energy flow within your body. The rhythmic nature of walking makes it easy to go deep into experiencing this connection and energy flow.
- Date: Tuesday 5th December
- Time: 10am – 1pm
- Location: Geelong Botanic Gardens, Geelong
- Cost: GFRF*
- Bookings email: info@longwhitecloudqigong.com
*GFRF is short for Give Freely Receive Freely. It means that you choose how much you give based on the value you see in the workshop, and what you can afford.