Qigong

If you’re new to Qigong (pronounced chee gong), welcome.   We describe qigong as a gentle, healing, moving meditation; others describe it as a “get the energy/qi really cranking up” practice!  Qigong originated in China many years ago, and people have been practicing Qigong for centuries.  Qigong can be done sitting, standing, or lying down, and “you do what you do” as you care for yourself.  Join us.  

Qigong Class Info (In Person, Stevens Point, WI and Via Zoom)

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Typical Class: Welcome. Preparation and intention setting.  Qigong activities.  Harvesting/Soothing of the Qi.

Via Zoom:
When: 
Monday – Friday (w/Sarah) 9 -9:30 am CST via Zoom.  Feel free to arrive ten minutes early to dolphin the neck and enjoy a little bit of laughter and conversation.  

Thursdays (w/Judi) 11 am – 11:30 am and Saturdays 8:44 – 9:14 CT.  Watch the calendar for occasional time changes. Feel free to arrive five minutes early to “say hello” or stay five minutes at the end to connect with your “qi team.”   Zoom log in information is located on the Free Explorations page.  It’s ok to leave your video on so we can see you, but it’s also ok if you want to turn off the video/audio so we can’t see or hear you, and you can just listen.  Connecting via phone is also an option.

In Person Qigong, with a little “splash” of laughter:  Thursdays (w/Judi) 12:30 – 1:05 pm, 600 Wilshire, Stevens Point, WI.  Check calendar for occasional changes in schedule.  

“Qigong on the Move:” Contact Self Care Connections to coordinate a qigong gathering for kids to elders, or multigenerational groups, at your home, for your family, in your yard, for your community organization, or at your business.    

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What you may want to have available:

  • Wear clothes you can move in; no need to change into exercise clothing.
  • Water to keep your body hydrated.
  • Have a chair nearby.
  • Just a note:  if the weather cooperates, consider practicing outside.  Some of our favorite places to practice qigong are among the trees or along the water.  You may see us enjoying the energy of the trees, hugging them, or just connecting with the quietness of the forest or “qigonging” near the lakes, rivers, oceans, or streams.  

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We won’t be playing background music in our Zoom qigong gatherings; if you wish, feel free to play your own relaxing music in the background.  

Places where we have shared Qigong:

  • Via Zoom and FaceTime
  • The Heights Care Center, Evansville, WI
  • Qigong at the Labyrinth, Sculpture Park, Stevens Point, WI
  • St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Stevens Point, WI
  • UW-Stevens Point:  Elementary Education, Health, Stress Management, Asian Arts/Fine Arts, and International Studies/Peace Studies departments, Stevens Point, WI
  • In neighborhood driveways, physically distanced, during the pandemic
  • McDill Elementary School, “Around the World” class, Grades 1-4, Stevens Point, WI

Training, certifications, and more info: 

  • Medical Qigong training (Judi).  Thank you to Cheryl Meltzer, Stevens Point Acupuncture
  • Spring Forest Qigong Certified Group Practice Leader (Judi).  Much appreciation for my teachers:  certified instructor and healer, Nisha Mittal and qigong masters and healers, Gadu Doushin and Jaci Gran.  Blessed by the support of the entire Spring Forest Qigong team and community.
  • Spring Forest Qigong Certified Trainer (Judi, Sarah, Suzann).   Much appreciation for our teachers:  qigong masters Katrina Tobey, Glenn Tobey, and Jaci Gran.  Grateful for the support of the entire Spring Forest Qigong team and community.
  • Much gratitude for Chunyi Lin, founder and grand master of Spring Forest Qigong, for his vision, his leadership, his teachings, and his wisdom.  For more information: www.springforestqigong.com
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