Qigong 2: Meditation

In this informative & experiential workshop 4 week series you will deepen your understanding of the importance of your Qigong exercise routine and refine your Meditation practice.

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:

- Yin & Yang aspects of meditation & postures 

- How to determine the most appropriate meditation for you 

- How to work with your sense doors & distractions 

- Alchemy of Natural Breathing 

- How to work with the Yin organs and their attributes (colours, virtues, emotions) 

- The importance of working with mind states, attention and concentration 

- The importance of physical relaxation for mental & emotional regulation 

- How to identify and work with Qi deviations

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.

Q2: Meditation Prerequisite: Q1

Four Consecutive Sundays 9am-Noon - Feb 9-Mar 2

12 Hours of Instruction - $280 HST included; 

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

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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