Qigong: Absolute Beginner Series

Name: Qigong: Absolute Beginner Series
Start: 2025-08-17T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-17T17:15:00-05:00
Location: 535 Jack Warner Pkwy., Suite E-1, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, Alabama 35404

Schedule

Sun Aug 17 2025 at 04:00 pm to 05:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

535 Jack Warner Pkwy., Suite E-1, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, Alabama 35404 | Tuscaloosa, AL

Qigong: Absolute Beginner Series is an introduction to this ages old classical practice. Led by Rebecca Brooks, Tai Chi & Qigong instructor, this class is for anyone interested in exploring a low-impact, meditative, standing movement practice that improves mental, emotional, and physical health and wellbeing.
Series Details:
* Classes are 75 minutes, once a week over 3 weeks
* Classes are Sunday afternoons, 4pm-5:15pm at Painted Lotus Yoga & Wellness
* No Drop Ins - Series must have minimum of 3 pre-registered participants to hold.
* Cost is $60 per person for the series
* Dress comfortably - socks or lightweight shoes are optional
* No special equipment needed
Qigong, pronounced "chee gung", or "chee gong", is an ancient Chinese body, mind, and spirit practice, valued for enhancing health and wellness for over 2500 years. "Qi/chi" translates as "life's energy" and "gong" is form of physical practice. Qigong is a limb of Traditional Chinese Medicine based on the idea that nature, without human interference, is balanced and harmonious. Being part of nature, humans have the capacity for achieving mental, physical, and spiritual harmony and balance through practices like Qigong that generate and cultivate qi, or life's energy. The practice of Qigong supports the management of energy levels, regulates health, and brings balance to life. The primary focus of Qigong is the balancing of yin and yang, or opposing forces and feelings. Supported by evidence-based research, Qigong is promoted by the World Health Organization for its myriad health benefits.
Class 1: Overview of Qigong, its philosophical foundation and the principles guiding movement. Practice will center around 18 Forms, which is thought to be the most common practice worldwide.
Class 2: Meridians, movement and alignment. Practice will center around the 8 Brocades and Aligning with the Natural World.
Class 3: The Five Elements and their basis for balancing opposing forces and feelings (yin and yang energy) through movement. Practice will center around Five Elements to Support Five Organs and Five Elements for Five Emotions.