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Qigong on Marco Island FL

Shawn Cartwright — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:21:02 +0000

We just returned from a great Qigong weekend in Marco Island, Florida. It is hard to beat a sunny, warm island in late winter. Especially since our home city, Washington DC, was graced with a bit of snow during our stay on this island retreat.

More than 30 “Marco Ladies” joined us for three days of Qigong study and practice. We covered Taoist meditation and philosophy on aging and lifestyle. We also practice the Five Animal Frolics Qigong set and the Yi Jin Jing Qigong form. The nurses in the group earned 6 hours CNE credit for their Qigong training.

The group in Marco is quite diverse. Some live on the island year round, other travel from all over the United States – avoiding the merciless snow during the winter months. Some of them are cancer survivors. They use Qigong and meditation to accelerate their healing and maintain an active full life – several of our hosts had joined us last year for our Journey to China. More than a few of them are Qigong, Tai Chi, and yoga instructors.

Marco Island Qigong Seminar with TCCII

Qigong Exercises and Forms

Shawn Cartwright — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:39:44 +0000

Check out the new trailer for our Qigong Exercise DVD.

The video is designed to let you follow the movements in your own daily practice. It includes eight complete Qigong sets. These sets are the core forms in first level of the TCCII Professional Qigong Certification course series.

About “Moving with the Tao” Qigong Practice DVD

The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi Qigong) form of medical Qigong was invented by Hua Tuo, one of the fathers of Chinese Medicine during the Han Dyanasty. It features the Tiger, Deer, Monkey, Bear, and Crane animals which were later incorporated in to Chinese Kung Fu. Eight Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Jin) is attributed to the Taoist Immortal Lu Dong Bing and is the most commonly practiced Qigong in the world. Post Standing (Zhan Zhuang) is considered one of the most important foundation exercises in Tai Ji (Tai Chi), Xing Yi (Hsing-I), Ba Gua (Pa Kua) and Yi Quan (I Chuan).

The Body Opening, Meridian Opening, and Shaking Sets are Nei Gong (Taoist Yoga) designed to enhance your overall health and well-being. The Energy Replenishing and Refining sets are meditation in movement. These practices will help energy healers, yogis martial artists and meditation practitioners.

1. Body Opening
2. Meridian Opening
3. Body Shaking
4. Energy Replenishing
5. Energy Refining and Projecting
6. Eight Pieces of Silk Brocade
7. Five Animal Frolics
8. Post Standing

The complete Qigong set is available on DVD at http://www.filmbaby.com/films/4744

The music on the video is “High Mountains and Flowing Waters” from the “Rising Moon” Guzheng CD, by Bing Xia Available http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/BingXia

Qigong State and Five Animal Frolics Presentation at AHNA Convention

Shawn Cartwright — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:16:44 +0000

The Qigong State and Five Animal Frolics medical Qigong were part of the Qigong credit courses that we taught to holistic nurses at their annual convention this year. All forms of higher cultivation including meditation and Qigong benefit from the Qigong state.

This video introduces you to the Qigong state and the Five Animal Frolics form (the Tiger, Deer and Bear are shown). The full form, along with several other forms, can be found on our Qigong practice DVD available at http://www.filmbaby.com/films/4744

One with Nature with the Holistic Nurses

Shawn Cartwright — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:45:23 +0000

We recently returned from the American Holistic Nursing Association’s (AHNA) annual conference. This year it was held in Colorado Spring, CO, a small town situated at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Although better known as the home of NORAD and several military bases, it also boasts some great hiking and mountain scenery worthy of a Taoist landscape painting. Even the view from the center of town was lovely. Pike’s Peak was the backdrop and you see the hills and mountains which ring the city.

We taught three professional continuing nursing education credit courses during the conference. The theme was on connecting with nature through Taoist Qigong practice. The nurses learned how to use meditation for healing the self and others. They also had a chance to practice the Five Animal Frolics medical Qigong, one of the oldest Qigong sets in existence and create specifically for healing. We met a lot of new people and reconnected with some old friends. The nurses are a very enthusiastic and cheerful group. We really enjoy working with them.

The AHNA approved our Qigong certification course for professional continuing education credit. Any nurse can take our approved classes and receive CNE credit. Non-nurses will receive credit towards their medical Qigong certification.