Qigong 1: Universal Exercise Workout

In this informative & experiential workshop series you will learn a balanced, dynamic and static, yin and yang regulating Universal Workout that is ideally performed every day for the best outcomes.  

Deepen your understanding of Qigong (the skill of working with life energy) and refine your natural energetic awareness and perception. 

In this workshop you will learn:

- General overview of anatomy and physiology of channels/meridians and related organs 

- How these exercises purge, tonify and regulate organs and channels, and why this is important for your health 

- Expectations and precautions 

- Rules of Posture 

- Dao Yin (Guiding and Pulling) Exercises 

- 1-10 Meditation and 3 Invocations for rooting to earth, connecting with heavens (celestial bodies) and creating a sacred space for practice 

- Yin and Yang organ exercises 

- Healing sounds for purging stagnant emotional energy 

-Standing Meditation 

- How to gather and store cultivated Qi

When we practice breathing, gentle stretching & twisting and mental focus together, we can learn to feel & direct the flow of Qi within and around our bodies, thereby strengthening and toning our life-force energy.

A daily Qigong practice can help you maintain good health and stabilize your mood. It prepares you for your daily activities by warming up your body, calming your emotions and focusing your mind, leaving you feeling grounded and present for the start of your day.

It is an invaluable tool for self-regulation and stress reduction if you work in a helping profession.  (Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, Teachers)

For sporty or active people, including martial artists, Qigong can help you avoid injury, regain focus, refine your posture and increase power.

If you do any sort of energetic or spiritual work, Qigong can help you remain clear and protected from external energetic influences, and enhance your sensory and intuitive perception.

This workshop is being offered in the winter because this is often a time when people feel depleted, lonely, fatigued and depressed. With the absence of the sun’s warm and activating Yang Qi in winter, we can cultivate our own heat and Yang Qi through the practice of Qigong.

Five Consecutive Sundays 9am-Noon - Jan 5-Feb2 - 15 Hours of Instruction - $340 HST included; 

Non-refundable deposit of $100 payable on registration, balance payable first day of workshop 

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New students can save $70 when registering for Q1 & Q2 together. No pre-requisite. 

Registration Link: https://niagarahealingarts.janeapp.com/locations/zen-house/book#staff_member/1

NOTE: this series (Q1) will be a pre-requisite for Q2

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About the Teacher

Nancy Dougherty has maintained a clinical practice since 2005 as a manual therapist (RMT) in Massage, Craniosacral Therapy/Visceral Manipulation and Chinese Energetic Medicine/Medical Qigong Therapy.  She has learned and practiced meditation from teachers in the traditions of Soto Zen Buddhism and Daoist Internal Alchemy consistently since 2011.

Nancy sought training and began teaching Mindfulness in 2017 as a response to the needs of her patients. Safety, efficacy, inclusivity and ethics form the foundation of everything she teaches.

Mindful awareness is an integral part of patient care, and her Foundations of Mindfulness workshops have helped enrich the lives of many new and experienced meditators. It is a body-based and accessible path to healing, compassion, understanding, wisdom and inner peace.   Since 2019, Nancy has been studying and practicing Daoist Inner Alchemy and Medical Qigong as a closed-door student with Dr. William Welch Jr. D.T.C.M., D.M.Q. (China), a senior disciple of renowned Professor Jerry Alan Johnson. Ph.D., D.T.C.M. (China).  Qigong (energy+skill) is a practice of Qi cultivation and skillful/wise use of Qi. Qigong involves the use of gentle and soft, static and dynamic techniques to feel, guide and pull Qi. Training the posture, breath and heart/mind helps to strengthen & tonify life-force energy to maintain health and vitality.   Nancy accepts patients for private sessions at her clinic in Port Dalhousie, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and conducts workshops as her schedule permits.  Contact: nancy@niagarahealingarts.com