You are warmly invited to join us in these ancient and
health promoting breathing and slow moving exercises. Cultivate mental focus, relax and expand your breath, build leg strength and balance, coordinate your movement with awareness of your feeling state, circulate your vital energy.
Beginners: learn qi gong for the first time.
Seasoned practitioners: further cultivate, share and refine your energy.
This wonderful class is a community wellness offering from my Acupuncture office. It is my joy to share this fun, health building practice with you.
Who: Anyone interested in practicing moving meditation,
No prior experience required. Anyone can learn.
When: Tuesdays 8am ~ 1 hr
Where: Zoom and in person at Bill Botts Park after quarantine is lifted.
Zoom Registration Info:
Step 1) go to this link to sign up and register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vpcocOCsqTwtwuL7ldcH1qJfBi69bQ3ZRQ
Step 2) Once registered Zoom will send you a link to be able to join the class- this is what you then use to link to our Tuesday 8am qi gong class.
(Zoom Meeting ID: 335-794-777)
(password: 812389)
Notes: You will need a simple space for standing practices- you should be able to freely move your arms and legs. Zoom only if RAINING
PAYMENT: This class is currently donation basis only- to offset meet up fees and organizational costs.
~ please do not let lack of funds deter you from participating.
If you wish to make a donation for your class you can find me at:
Venmo: Star-Star
Paypal: starurmston@mac.com
PRE-REQUISITES: must be able to stand for 1 hour, no other coursework is required
CAUTIONS: This class is for fun, health building purposes. Please always listen to your own body- and respect any injuries, limitations, or pain signals you have. Instructions given are guidelines only. please ask for help if you have pain or injuries, and need modifications. When in doubt for your own body, go with the spirit of the exercise: which is to awaken, circulate your aliveness and breathe..... you cannot harm yourself breathing, so please exercise common sense and adapt exercises for your own body and unique needs that day. We cannot be liable for any instructions or recommendations given or injuries sustained. Keep in mind you are participating freely and this class is to simply share in fun morning awakening.
MeetUp Group Background:
I am a Culver City local, acupuncturist and owner of Gentle Way Acupuncture, Star Urmston LAc. I have a deep love for the sweetness of the Culver City Area, as well as the ancient art of qi gong.... so why not combine the two? Ever heard of Tai Qi? Well, Qi Gong is very similar. It is breathing and moving practice rooted in the ancient wisdom of the Martial Arts and Taoist - Chinese Medicine. It is a way of refining and cultivating oneself and, most of all, enjoying the incredible beauty of the present moment.
The purpose of this group is to share basic qi gong exercises in a natural setting, as is traditional. You are invited to gather with us in the park and enjoy waking up and cultivating your energy. The more we proactively awaken ourselves every day, the more enjoyment in our lives we have, and the more we have to offer to the world around us. Also, did I mention it is fun!
I will provide qi gong instruction in a playful, free form way to connect to the energy within and all around us. I will also give traditionally rooted instruction in the wonderful and foundational qi gong practice called "The Ten Pieces of Silk," and advanced Meridian Cleanse Exercises. This is a superb daily practice for working with basic health promoting breathing and moving exercises. Hope to see you here : ).
Warmly,
-Star Urmston LAc
