- Duration: Flexible
Course details
Includes 49 lectures and over 2 hours of content.- Feel relaxed and free of tension and understand more about your body.
- Aids in managing high blood pressure and insomnia.
- Instructional videos of each of the 18 exercises in the Shi Ba Shi Taiji Qigong system which includes the medical applications and benefits of each exercise.
- Suitable for anyone interested in oriental medicine and improving their health and well being.
This course covers the fundamental aspects of Qigong, a traditional Chinese exercise system that has been practiced for thousands of years, by millions of people throughout China and the rest of the world. Qigong is a medical exercise renowned for maintaining superior health and longevity within the body. This course will show you authentic techniques to feel positive, energized and maintain a peaceful mind.
Peter Caughey, the instructor for the course, is a doctor of traditional Chinese, Medicine. a teacher and a writer. He has a Bachelors of Health Science Degree in Acupuncture and Diplomas in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, Qigong and Taiji Quan and Tuina. He is passionate about helping people break free from limiting and bad habits.
This course is suitable for anybody interested in oriental medicine and maintaining optimal health. You can feel relaxed and free of tension in your body and feel connected with yourself and the things around you. You can learn how incorporate the Qigong system into your life for just half an hour a day to improve your quality of life and ability to remain calm and relaxed.
Course introduction- Course Introduction
- Share your new course with family and friends!
- Say hi to your fellow students and tell them why you're taking this course!
- Handout - Introduction to the course
- What is Qigong
- Handout - What is Qigong PDF
- Handout - The History of Qigong PDF
- Qigong Practice Guidelines
- Qigong Safety precautions
- Handout - Qigong Safety Precautions PDF
- Handout - Qigong Practice Guidelines PDF
- The Relaxed & Quiescent Form
- The Bow
- The Deep Exhaling and Inhaling Form
- The Opening & Closing of the Lower Dantian Form
- Handout - Instructions Preperation - The relaxed & Quiescent form PDF
- Handout - Instructions Preperation - The Deep Exhaling PDF
- Handout - Instructions Preperations - The Opening & Closing PDF
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Wave hands over the lake
- Wave hands over the lake
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Embrace the mountain
- Embrace the mountain
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Painting a rainbow in the sky
- Painting a rainbow in the sky
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Scoop the earth and part the clouds
- Scoop the earth and part the clouds
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Floating silk hands
- Floating silk hands
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Rowing a boat in the middle of the lake
- Rowing a boat in the middle of the lake
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Sage presents peach
- Sage presents a peach
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Turn to gaze at the moon
- Turn to gaze at the moon
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Wind rustles lotus leaves
- Wind rustles lotus leaves
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Wave hands in the clouds
- Wave hands in the clouds
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Scoop the sea toss the sky
- Scoop the sea toss the sky
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction into Rolling with the waves
- Rolling with the waves
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Dove spreads its wings
- Dove spreads its wings
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Dragon emerges from the sea
- Dragon emerges from the sea
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Wild goose flying
- Wild goose flying
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction to Windmill turns in the breeze
- Windmill turns in the breeze
- Handout - Instructions
- Introduction into bouncing a ball in the sunshine
- Bouncing a ball in the sunshine
- Handout - Instructions
- Introductions into Natures fragrance drifts up from a stream
- Natures fragrance drifts up from a stream
- The full practice
- Summary
- Handout - Credits
- Recommended Courses
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