Esalen: Workshops and Other Programs

Qigong Empowerment: The Healing Promise of Qi for Health Maximization, Healing, and Spiritual Alchemy

Chinese yoga, known as qigong (chi kung), is emerging as the self-healing tool of choice in many people's lives and in hospitals, spas, retreat centers, corporations, and even the military. This retreat is designed for those who seek healing, empowerment, maximum personal performance, inner peace, and the experience of oneness. The program begins with the simplest levels of self-healing, known as dao yin, including gentle tai chi-like movements, self-massage, breath practice, and meditative mindfulness. Then, drawing on Roger Jahnke's widely acclaimed book, The Healing Promise of Qi, participants will explore the insights of the ancient qi masters, discover the original meaning of tai chi, and learn the potent Nine Phases Method of qi cultivation and mastery. Throughout, participants explore Chinese medical theory, journey into the philosophies of the Taoists, Buddhists, martial artists, and ancient alchemists, and make enlightening comparisons with Western physiology and quantum physics. Simple methods of transmitting qi to others will be introduced as well.

Reflecting from his thirty years in the practice of Chinese medicine and his numerous trips to the hospitals and sacred sites of Asia, Roger Jahnke notes: "For those who seek healing this is an opportunity for deep immersion in qigong. For those who seek personal maximization and stress relief, this is an exploration of one of the most eloquent empowerment systems ever developed. For those who seek the light of spirituality, qigong is a clear path to the revelation of inner radiance. For all, we will be intently creating and bathing in a field of pure and radiant qi." For more information, visit www.FeeltheQi.com.

Recommended reading: Jahnke, The Healer Within, and The Healing Promise of Qi.

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Recommended Reading

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Healer Within, The	Roger Jahnke
Healing Promise of Qi	Roger Jahnke