Long White Cloud Qigong Instructor Certification Program

All of our health comes from having sufficient healthy free flowing energy, as such qigong self-healing can be beneficial for any health condition as restoring healthy energy flow restores health.

The basis of qigong self-healing is in understanding and working with our energy. The flow of our energy is the result of the activity of both our mind and body, and as such working with our energy can often be effective in addressing issues that are hard to define by other means. In qigong self-healing, while you will of course be aware of any physical symptoms, the primary basis for assessment and healing is awareness of the energy flow. 

In qigong self-healing we focus very directly on working with our energy using touch, energy emitted from our hands, and mindful intention. This direct approach is very simple, but also requires a significant degree of awareness of your energy and understanding of it characteristics and patterns of flow, which is developed over time through practice, experience, and clear guidance. While we may use some moving qigong practices within our qigong self-healing, this type of practice plays far less of a role than it does in other types of qigong practice.

There are many different types and schools of energy healing from different cultures, each with their own focuses, features, and merits. One of the main differences between qigong self-healing and other types of energy healing is it’s grounding in the clear and detailed understanding of our energy systems from Chinese medicine. With qigong for self-healing you will learn to be aware of and work directly with parts of your energy system such as your meridians, dantien, and energy points (also known as acupuncture points).

To be able to use energy to heal others you must first develop the health and vitality of your own energy. You also need to develop awareness and sensitivity to the flow of living energy, its healthy patterns of flow, and how can effectively clear blocked and stagnant energy in order to restore balance. Through the practice of qigong self -healing you develop all of these foundational skills and understanding needed to prepare yourself to be able to work with the energy of others effectively.

Qigong means skill with energy, and this skill, or ‘gong’ comes from practice over time. When you practice consistently over a period of time – with good guidance, you can develop personal experience and understanding of your vital energy. This will enrich your life, and make your teaching more authentic and valuable when you embark on your new role as a qigong instructor on completion of your training.

To develop this gong, you should be prepared to practice qigong for approximately 1.5 hours per day over the 15 weeks duration of this course, in addition to around 3 hours of reading, reviewing videos, and otherwise working on your theoretical understanding of the practices.  You can choose to divide this up in different ways. You could do a single 1.5 hour practice session each day, or you could divide it into two or more shorter practice sessions. The time you spend on theory can also be spread throughout the week, or done in a more concentrated block.

Different timezones and schedules can make it hard to attend live online sessions regularly for people in different parts of the world. We will do our best to schedule the q&a sessions so that it is possible most people to attend them at least some of the time, but recognize that this may not be possible for all program participants for all sessions. For this reason, attendance at the q&a sessions is highly recommended – but not be compulsory. We will also record the q&a sessions so that any discussion and demonstrations that occur there can be reviewed again later by all students as needed.

Sometimes life can get in the way of our best made plans, and you may need to pause your study and practice for one reason or another. This does not need to stand in the way of your completing this 200 hour qigong instructor certification program. While the program and the related q&a’s will run over 15 weeks, you will have lifetime access to all of the course materials, including recordings of the q&a’s. If during the program your training needs to be interrupted for any reason, you can pick it up again from where you left off using the recorded course materials – and you have up to one year to complete your certification tests.

At the end of the program, we do have a comprehensive testing process . The thought of doing a test can be daunting for some people, but this is done in a supportive way to ensure that your understanding and practice are sound, so you can share your new knowledge and skills with confidence as a qigong instructor.