Why Qi Gong
Are you craving a way to stay energized, grounded, and connected to your own path as Portland shifts into Fall? Qi Gong offers a time-tested way to nourish your physical, mental, emotional, and energetic well-being in one simple practice.
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This 10-week series will introduce the Jin Jing Gong lineage of Qi Gong: a standing, movement-based form with synchronized breath and guided meditative focus. It is accessible to all levels and adaptable for different bodies.
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Join Dr. Tara Radsliff for a 10-week journey into this traditional healing modality, where you will learn:
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The Five Element model of Nature
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How the Elements relate to different emotions and parts of the body
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Movements to stretch tendons and open energy channels
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Techniques to cultivate a somatic sense of internal safety
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A complete set of movements for your own home practice
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You will leave this series with enough familiarity to begin and maintain your own home practice.
When
Fridays 9/26-12/5
8:45-9:45 AM
No Class Friday 11/28
Hybrid Course - Sign up for In-Person or Live Online (recordings sent after each class)
Cost: $150 for 10-week class
Location: Kwan Yin East
Includes recordings for each class
No refunds given after registration
No one turned away for lack of funds
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Next series begins in December and will run for 10 weeks.
Why Practice Qi Gong?
Qi Gong is a traditional Daoist healing and cultivation method. It reminds us that all of life is interconnected, that we are between the Earth and the Sky, that the Qi of the Universe is available to us, is within us.
In Daoism, unregulated emotions are considered both a root cause of illness and a path to healing. By combining movement, awareness, intention, and breath, Qi Gong helps regulate emotional energy so that you may release what no longer serves you and invite ease into your physical body and daily life. This practice improves organ function, relieves tension and pain, and reconnects you to the abundance of Qi all around and within you.
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To learn more about the experience of practicing Qi Gong, read their blog post about Qi Gong and Stress Relief.
To learn more about lineage, philosophy, and Tara’s journey with Qi Gong, read their blog post about the Jin Jing Gong.
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What Students are Saying
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"Tara is a wonderfully kind and generous teacher of Qi Gong who obviously loves their lineage, has dedicated themself to embodying and sharing its wisdom, and cares deeply about cultivating a supportive community of practitioners. It's been such a gift to learn and practice with them. I've found their classes healing and transformative on so many levels." – ML
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About the Lineage
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Jin Jing Gong is a tendon-focused style passed down from Master Wang QingYu in Chengdu, China. Dr. Tara Radsliff is a fourth-generation disciple of this tradition, authorized to teach by Heiner Fruehauf, Master Wang’s designated successor. To learn more about Master Wang Qingyu, find a podcast interview with him here.
