Have you been — but perhaps also a bit — by the powerful healing and enlightening practices available to you within the Chinese wisdom lineage?
China has 3,500 years of written history, deeply layered with cultural achievements and multiple storylines, yet when approached with humility, respect, and mindfulness…
… its wisdom culture reveals itself to us through a treasure trove of timeless insights and wisdom — a global heritage that is everyone’s birthright.
These wisdom gifts from China connect you with the “breath of life” () and the way (the ) of being in the world that leads to harmony with all that is.
Ken Cohen is a Qigong and Tai Chi grandmaster, and winner of a Lifetime Achievement Award in Energy Medicine who has practiced Chinese healing, plus contemplative and martial arts, since 1968…
He is one of the most significant ambassadors of the Taoist perspective in our generation, known for his friendly and engaging teaching style which makes ancient healing arts easy to understand and a joy to practice.
Join Ken for this hour-long immersion in exploring and experiencing the stillpoint-tapping power of a Qigong standing meditation.
Yi Quan (pronounced YEE-CHUEN) consists of brief, easy-to-learn postures, exercises, and meditations that improve skills used in Tai Chi, Qigong, sports and everyday life.
Like Tai Chi, Yi Quan is both a healing art and a vocabulary of martial arts skills. Yet, unlike Tai Chi, it does not require learning a long and complex choreography. Rather, the founder of Yi Quan, Wang Xiangzhai, took a radical approach to healing, body energy management, and athletic training by asking a simple question:
What is the quickest and most direct way to help people realize their innate potential, without imposing a “system” or a new form of conditioning that might limit awareness and expression?
Through strategic and powerful standing and walking meditations, animal movements based on the bear and the turtle, and other simple flowing exercises, you release dysfunctional habits, preserve the health of your joints, improve balance and coordination, deepen your breath, and mobilize hidden resources of strength.
However, body training is only half the answer. Yi Quan includes sophisticated methods of healing imagery to train mental focus, relaxation, inner peace, and connection with nature.
Ken will introduce this dynamic system to you with a blend of story, Qigong insights, and standing meditation exercises to refine your posture, align your breathing patterns, and replenish your energy reserves.
