Qi Fitness
March 20 - May 22, Mondays 7:15am-8amET What is your first thought when you hear the word “fitness”? What did you picture in your mind? If you picture yourself exercising vigorously, sweating and moving fast, you’re probably not the only one to interpret fitness this way. However, Qi fitness is quite the opposite. Qi fitness often means you have to slow down with mindful movement. Although the hard qigong is pretty aggressive in some ways, the Gong Fu skill is cultivated from slowness. In this 10 week Qi fitness class, we are going to dive deep into the Qigong exercises. Through repetition and proficient time, it will allow us to truly experience the Qi effects. Movements can be simple and profound with a good Qi result! We will focus on cultivating “Yi Xin Yi Yi”, meaning single-heartedly, single mindfully, with each exercise. The character, “Gong” means practice, skill, cultivation. It contains two parts; The left radical means “work”, while the right radical means “power”. Power is coming from hard work and repetitions. Sometimes, a same movement can be practiced for months or even years to build up the gongfu. We will be practicing Qigong forms while focusing on "RE-" -Rebirth a Qi baby: Cultivating Dantian Qi to generate Yang Qi/energy -Rejuvenating our energy by diving deep into our simple and profound qigong practice -Renewing our cells of the body through qiful movement -Restoring our Jing, Qi, Shen -Reconnecting with our roots: -Replenishing internal organs -Re-envisioning our health goal -Releasing turbid energetic dusts through deep and gentle stretches, shaking and patting exercises -Returning to our youthful vitality -Rest: learning how to nourish our vitality Come join Lorelei for this refreshing new Qigong routine to detox and renew your body, mind and spirit, and welcome the spring season. Fee: You may pay check or Venmo $146 (current registered students) $164 (Others) $20 Single class To register, please reply to this email. You may pay Lorelei via Venmo or Check. Photo by Jeff Holcombe |
