QiGong: Taoist Movement & Vitality Practices for Men
Taoist Yoga or QiGong (Chi Kung) Movement Practice is invigorating and calming for the mind
QiGong (pronounced Chi Kung) is working with Qi or internal energy and is sometimes referred to as Taoist Yoga. It is a movement practice formulated by the ancient Taoists who were seeking optimal health, vitality and longevity.
In my life, QiGong practice became and still is my main anchor and change-agent in my life. Qi moves everything inside us and in the world around us. Once I let go of desire, need and ego, I can allow the Qi to move me. All I have to do is follow my breath and Qi (internal energy) moves.
QiGong, like Tai Chi are meditative and energizing practices. Simple to learn, QiGong postures and breathing are organized by the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine following the Seasons: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. The Taoist practices Adam teaches are designed for contemporary men who seek an internal cultivation practice. The practice includes health-enhancing alchemical (transformative) practices.
QiGong classes at Heart-Centered Touch include exercises that cultivate sexual and vital energy, yin (receptive) practices, and other alchemical (transformative) techniques. These practices are tailored to support men in embodying their full vitality and living with greater balance, presence, and vitality.
Ongoing QiGong Class for Men
Since March 2020, a group of dedicated men have been studying and practicing QiGong on Zoom every Wednesday 12-1PM ET. This is a drop-in class. Men attend whenever they can. The group is open to new men joining any week of the year.
Benefits of QiGong Practice
1) Feel Centered
2) Calm the mind
3) Helps you live in the present moment
4) Invigorates the whole system: body,mind and spirit
5) Embodiment and Grounding
6) Energizes
7) Frees the Breath
8) Stimulates the Acupuncture Meridians for Health and Longevity
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Adam holds space beautifully for us share naked touch with no judgement. He gives us permission to show up with all of our feelings, challenges and joys – to be ourselves.
– Dean, Kingston, NY