Daoyin Qi Cultivation Course At Zen Shiatsu
Daoyin Qi Cultivation
Taught by Eli Halpern
8 CE hours, $200
Join us as we dive in to the wild world of animal movement! Learn to flex your imagination, move with fluid integration, and cultivate a rockin’ bod along the way.
This class will introduce the basic animal forms of daoyin, an ancient Daoist movement practice. You’ll hop and crawl through the five phases of water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. These expressive exercises are designed to tonify and release different parts of the body. When you cultivate whole-body unity, your bodywork becomes balanced, spontaneous, and effortless.
In this class, expect to:
- Meet new friends like the rabbit, the bear, the phoenix, and the sleepy immortal
- Jump into the natural flow of yin and yang and the five elements (wuxing)
- Have a direct experience of jing, qi, and shen
- Workshop standing meditation posture and practice
- Learn how imagination can make your touch go deeper (and bigger)
- Connect your bodywork back to the larger picture of being alive