28 Jan Qi Gong (Tai Chi in Hounslow, Heston)
Qigong, otherwise known as qi gong, chi kung, or chi gung has its roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy and martial arts. It is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (chi), translated as “life energy” or Prana as in Yoga.
Qigong is a system that coordinates posture, movement, breathing, and combines this with meditation to aid and enhance health, spirituality, and martial arts training.
The Qigong practice we do at Sefali’s Yoga focuses on moving meditation, coordinating our slow flowing movements with deep rhythmic breathing in order to develop a calm meditative state of mind. This engages the parasympathetic nervous system to create a deep state of relaxation in both the mind and body. In this state we can experience what the Daoists call “effortless action” or Wu Wei more commonly described as “Flow” by psychologists.
In our meditation practice we use qigong as a means to still the mind and enter a state of consciousness bringing us to a state stillness leading to serenity and a deep sense of contentment.
Many students find Qigong’s gentle focused movements to be more accessible than seated meditation. Others find it a great way to prepare and still their mind for seated meditation.
Dalia
Posted at 12:11h, 17 MarchDo you have Qigong sessions in Amman?
Dean Jordan
Posted at 14:11h, 18 JulySorry we only have classes in London at the moment. We are currently working on producing courses which can be viewed and studied anywhere in the world.