Qigong

Qigong (pronounced: chi-kung) or ‘Chinese yoga’ is a Chinese system of health exercises that was created thousands of years ago. Literally, qigong means something like ‘exercising life force’. While the basic exercises of qigong are focussed on health, health itself is always linked to your spiritual development. Exercises vary between being relaxing, slow and concentrated, all based on meditative body positions. Besides this, qigong also contains breathing exercises and meditation.

A central aspect is becoming conscious of, strengthening and regulating ‘qi’, or life force. Regular practice of Chinese yoga, among other things, improves inner peace, breathing, relaxation, concentration and sensitivity, thereby giving a new perspective on body, soul and life.

The exercise set on which the course is based is called ‘Taiji Qigong’. This is a simple and diverse set of 18 exercises. In one course, you will learn this set of exercises, so you can keep practising it at home, as a positive contribution to the rest of your life. If you want to get more inspired, and deepen and improve your exercises, it might be useful to repeat the course several times. Besides the set of exercises, attention will also be paid to other Chinese and Tibetan yoga and meditation exercises.

Fixed classes are taught by Sydney Leijenhorst.
Introductory courses are taught by Christiana Bairaktari and Alex Tabak.

Message for the practitioners of Tibetan meditation & yoga @ KenKon, Integral Life and Training Centre and potential guests for the TY session tomorrow:

Dear all,

Unfortunately there is no Tibetan Yoga class tomorrow, September 6. The traffic from here to Hamburg seems more challenging than I was used to. And I have to teach karate from Friday early evening to Sunday afternoon. Therefor I need to leave before 10 h. I realized this too late and was not able to find a replacement for my me in time. My apologies.

If you had any friends that planned to come – alone or with you – please let them know that there is no session, but that they are welcome next Friday.

I look forward to see you again next week at the meditation or yoga classes. Let’s make it a wonderful year!

Warm regards,

Sydney