Workshops
Here you will find the most up to date information on our upcoming workshops.
You are advised to check this page regularly for any changes. This page is
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It would be helpful if members could book places on the workshops or Saturday training with Judith Wood - judith.wood@valeofyork-qigong.co.uk or phone 01845 526435
Workshop listings 10 March 2012
Grading Practice
9am - 1pm
Tutor: Sifu Pat Brooks
Venue: Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe Village Hall
24 March 2012
Cancelled - Grading
9am - 1pm - This grading has been cancelled as we have no one ready to grade at this time.
Tutor: Sifu Pat Brooks
Venue: Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe Village Hall
14 April 2012
Training
9am - 1pm
Tutor: Stuart Agars
Venue: Thirsk Town Hall
12 May 2012
Updated - Workshop
10am - 4pm - The time for this session has changed from 9am - 1pm
Tutor: TBC
Venue: St James' Methodist Church, Thirsk
09 June 2012
Updated - Training
9am - 1pm - The time for this session has changed from 10am - 4pm
Tutor: TBC
Venue: St James' Methodist Church, Thirsk
14 July 2012
Training
9am - 1pm
Tutor: Stuart Agars
Venue: Thirsk Town Hall
08 September 2012
Workshop
10am - 4pm
Tutor: TBC
Venue: St James' Methodist Church, Thirsk
13 October 2012
Grading Practice
9am - 1pm
Tutor: Sifu Pat Brooks
Venue: Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe Village Hall
27 October 2012
Grading
1pm - 4pm
Tutor: Sifu Pat Brooks
Venue: Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe Village Hall
10 November 2012
Training
9am - 1pm
Tutor: Stuart Agars
Venue: Thirsk Town Hall
08 December 2012
Workshop
10am - 4pm
Tutor: TBC
Venue: Thirsk Town Hall
12 December 2012
Christmas Meal
Further details will be announced nearer the time
Wednesday classes will be held at St James' Church on the following dates: - 25 April 2012
- 13 June 2012
- 08 August 2012
- 03 October 2012
Notes on workshops
Yang style
T’ai Chi Chuan is a slow expansive movement. It looks easy to do, yet when
you first start practicing it, you will find that it calls upon muscles,
energy, balance and control that you thought you had in abundance.
Practicing will gradually build up these powers in your body and your mind,
helping to create wholeness. Clinical trials in China have confirmed that it
is especially good for older people, but people of all ages and from all
walks of life can benefit from its hauntingly beautiful exercises.
The Snake
This form has strong, sinuous and subtle movements; slow inward
contractions, deceptive feints, fast outward explosions, deep squats,
expansive openings. This is a demanding and deeply satisfying animal to
experience and learn. It can help the body to retain suppleness and
flexibility, boost the immune system and enable you to contact the knowledge
of generating power. It can also promote clarity of thought.
Wild Goose Qigong
Hong-Chao Zhang says, ‘If Qigong is like a garden, then Wild Goose Qigong is
like a beautiful flower.’ In our version of Wild Goose Qigong there are ten
sequences based on observation of the natural activity of wild geese. With
consistent practice it can cure and prevent illness, improve health and
lengthen life. This ancient form is the culmination of our grading system
and if you practise daily you will work on the whole body, organs, joints,
muscles, tendons. You will support the immune system and promote the flow of
energy through the meridians, releasing any blocks. This boosts mental
performance and as we understand more fully the benefits of the form, so we
gain spiritual insight and growth. The entire form can be used as a holistic
exercise or separate elements can help us to work on specific parts of the
system.
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