Qigong
Qigong (often spelt Chi Kung, 氣功) is a "mind-body" wellness practice in a category of exercise called Meditative Movement which integrates exercise, movement, posture, breathing, and awareness. This holistic method predates recorded history and has influenced the early root of Classical Chinese Medicine while still being an integral part of modern Chinese healthcare, along with acupuncture, acupressure, and herbal medicine. It requires no special equipment and has some amazing health benefits by cultivating peaceful mind while strengthening your whole body.
Sound Therapy
During this sound experience, therapeutic instruments are played in a manner designed to relax, rejuvenate, and take the listener on a journey of self-discovery and inner exploration. The sounds promote deep relaxation, peace and an expansion of consciousness, as well as opening the body’s subtle energetic system allowing for profound level of unwinding at the end of the day.
Breath-work
These exercises are breathing practices designed to activate the diaphragm muscle, expand the lungs, and invoke the body's innate relaxation response. Breathing techniques play a very important role in “methods of building the foundation”. In fact, correct, deep and quiet breathing helps to create us conditions under which the inner balance, harmony and inner peace can be achieved as quickly as possible. We will cover in details first stages of Daoist breath: slow (慢man), deep (深 shen), fine (细 xi), and even (均 jun).
Daoist Sleep
This side of ancient self care aims at improving the quality of our rest both physically and mentally during the natural yin phase occurring every nighttime. Discover simple methods of supporting sleep hygiene and other lifestyle habits that can help relieve sleep disorders from the perspective of Traditional Chinese medicine. Our classes will contain both theory and introductory practices that draw our attention inwards, where we can surf from the states of wakefulness into deep and restorative sleep.