The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm - Book Release!

Peg Schafer's book is set to be released in November!

This book will be a fantastic resource for those interested in cultivating Chinese medicinal herbs, or even those simply wanting to understand Chinese herbs at a deeper level.

Peg has comprehensive information on cultivating each herb that is covered and I wrote a brief medicinal section for each one as well.

You can pre-order the book at: http://www.chinesemedicinalherbfarm.com/

Medical Qigong Ongoing Group - Second Meeting 10/15/11

We had a great first meeting of the new ongoing Medical Qigong group. We covered a variety of related topics, including upper spine mobility, developing whole body movement within the Moving Qigong, a demonstration and discussion of the whole system and our group practice, of course.

At our second meeting on October 15th we will continue to look at mobility issues, begin to work on some progressions for developing hip and leg mobility and strength and analyze the Second Moving Gong (Taiji Kai He Gong), as well as group practice and discussions!

The group is pretty full but feel free to contact me if you are interested in participating.

Swimming Fish Gong & Monkey Paw Gong Demo

These are two advanced Medical Qigong exercises that I was asked to demonstrate.

Cultivating Nature Workshop

Saturday, September 17th 1:30 -3:30, $35

This class will cover Classical Chinese Medicine approaches to the healing process through cultivating a relationship with nature, understanding the rhythms and movements of qi and developing awareness. We will explore passages from classical Chinese texts, discuss traditional Chinese characters and images and cover traditional practices for connecting with nature and our own nature

Ongoing Medical Qigong Group

First Meeting, September 17th from 9:30-11:30, $25

My goal with this ongoing group is to provide support for qigong development through creating a group dynamic, discussing topics that relate to Medical Qigong and Chinese Medicine in depth, teaching intermediate and advanced exercises and providing a gathering point for discussion between group members.

Group practice is an important complement to daily practice and will form the foundation of the ongoing group. In this first meeting we will also discuss the nature of qi, different levels of qigong practice and the background of this system, and I will demonstrate the complete moving gong of this system with commentary.

Please contact me with any questions.

Qi, Nature & Perception

This is a 3 minute audio clip of a discussion of qi that was made at Mt.Shasta. The photo below is of the creek that you can hear in the background.

Qi, Nature & Perception.MP3

July 2 Classes

Medical Qigong - Saturday July 2nd from 9:30-11:30

This workshop will cover three types of exercises: Meridian Daoyin Gong, Standing Meditation exercises and Sou Gong (Closing/Locking Qigong).

The fee for the workshop is $35.

The Art of the Heart - Saturday July 2nd from 1:30-3:30

This workshop will cover the Classical Chinese Medicine view of the heart, mind and emotions,

with an emphasis on how the principles and practices that support mental clarity apply to modern life.

The fee for the workshop is $35.

If both workshops are going to be taken, the fee for the day is $55.

These classes are getting full but I still have a few spots in each one. Please call (707) 763-8040 or email me at sean@traditionalhealtharts.com for more information or to register.