Return to Self: A Half-Day Retreat for Inner Exploration through White Tiger Qigong

UPDATE 

This event is sold out. However, there is one more space on the waiting list for if the weather forecast is good. This will mean we can be outside for the duration, and therefore will not have to restrict numbers to the available indoor capacity. You do not have to pay a fee at this time to go on the waiting list. Please select the ticket and add your details.  I will be able to confirm the availability of the spot one week prior at which point I'll enable the purchase function. The ticket will be $99. 

Set in the beautiful Adelaide Hills retreat venue, The Farm for Wellbeinghttps://www.joancarpenter.com.au/farm-for-wellbeing

9:00am to 2:30pm (includes a healthy plant-based lunch)

What is Qigong?
Qi means Energy, and Gong is Cultivation, so Qigong is a way of cultivating your energy. Taoist Medical Qigong is an ancient meditative exercise system for enhancing health and well-being. The foundations of this system are rooted in Classical Chinese Medicine, Lao Tzu Taoism, the wisdom of the I-Ching, and contemplation of the natural world. The White Tiger Qigong Academy adds a modern perspective of applying sport & exercise science to the practices.

This Qigong has multiple benefits, including:

* Promoting deep relaxation

* Sharpening concentration

* Boosting vitality & energy

* Increasing range of motion

* Improving sleep

* Enhancing the immune system

* Building strength & stamina

* Strengthening digestion

Why Should I Take this Workshop?

You will learn a set of Qigong exercises, breathing techniques and meditations to help keep the body energised & strong, sharpen the mind & hone the spirit. These practices can empower you to:

* cultivate self-knowledge

* foster self-love

* self-regulate

* find mental, emotional and physical balance

* restore health

* enhance well-being

* experience personal freedom

* attain peak performance 

Studies have shown that the chemicals which indicate stress responses in the human body have clearly decreased from just ONE 1-hour Qigong session! Anecdotally, people have told me that they feel more energised, grounded and balanced after their very first session and beyond.

What Will I Learn Specifically During this Workshop?

*Foundational theory and principles of Taoist Medical Qigong

*Standing/Seated Meditation and Breathing Techniques for deepening internal awareness and revitalising the body.

*A set of Meridian Qigong that can be used as a stand-alone practice or as a warm-up prior to deeper exercise. This set is designed to restore & support Qi flow throughout the body.

*ONE 8 Trigram Organ Qigong exercise. Characteristics of this Qigong include:

-Smooth continuous flowing movements

-Correct, natural alignments

-Use of naturally efficient motion

-Supple and soft movements

-Reaching one’s full range of motion in the trunk and upper limbs

-Using ground energy to stay rooted, by feeling rooted from the feet and legs

*ONE 5 Element Qigong exercise. This set powerfully targets each one of the 5 Organ systems and related Meridians It is characterised by:

-Squeezing out the organs like a sponge through movement of maximum expansion and contraction

-Rooting into the ground

-Wringing out the Meridians like a towel

-Relating to the 5 Elements in Classical Chinese Medicine 5 Element Theory

-5 Element Emotional Balance Meditation 

*ONE 5 Animal Frolics exercise. Each exercise supports one of the 5 Organ systems for increased overall well-being. Characteristics of this Qigong include:

-Stepping - forwards, to the side, or across - with different leg positions

-Use of naturally efficient motion

-Reaching one’s full range of motion in multiple planes in all the major joints

-Balancing

-Movements which mimic different phases of an animal's behaviour

-Using ground energy to stay rooted, by feeling rooted from the feet and legs

*Inner Alchemy Meditation practices, including the Primordial Breath, a powerful breathing meditation for regulating the nervous system and controlling your immune response.

About Your Instructor

You will be expertly guided by Sarah Divine, Senior White Tiger Qigong Instructor, who also holds a master's degree in sport and exercise science. Sarah has been practising Qigong for over 11 years and teaching since 2015. She trained initially with Master Mantak Chia in the Universal Healing Tao Qigong system, and has been studying and training with Master Tevia Feng in White Tiger Qigong since 2016. She is now the most qualified White Tiger Qigong instructor in Australia.

Sarah is a member of the International Institute of Complementary Therapists and Fitness Australia.

Workshop Investment

$89 early-bird – until September 19th.

$99 thereafter.

Bookings are essential. Please register early to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited to 6 participants.

Please wear comfortable, loose clothing. We either train barefoot, or with flexible thin-soled shoes. We will aim to practise outside on the grass, with an indoor contingency plan in case of rain. Make sure that your stomach is not full at the beginning of the day. I recommend eating at the very latest one hour prior to practising Qigong. During our morning break, there will be light refreshments available, including tea, coffee, fruit and nuts. We will share lunch together at the end of the practice at 1:30pm. 

If you have any health concerns regarding any part of the practice, please contact me in advance. I am a qualified exercise scientist, but you need to get clearance to exercise from an exercise physiologist or other suitable health professional if you have an injury or a chronic health condition.

Please feel free to message me if you have any questions, or to let me know if you have any specific dietary requirements, which I will do my best to accommodate:

sarahdivine@whitetigerqigong.com 

Mobile: 0422 309 625

I look forward to sharing these beautiful practices with you soon!