"I think better, sleep better, and feel better too. Qigong taught by Master Chu helps me handle the stress of my life." Roma Hammel, Ph.D., high school teacher, Los Altos.

Learn simple effective techniques that have been perfected in China for centuries.

Stretches, self-massage, acupressure, postures and conscious breathing patterns are easy and fun to learn, and they work! The "Eight Pieces of Silk", the "Five Animal Play" and other qigong programs can help people of all ages look and feel better.

Joe Hing Kwok Chu, the instructor, is a master of medical qigong. He has been teaching qigong in Redwood City since 1967, and for many years before that in China. Since 1993 he has taught continuing education courses for registered nurses and later also for licensed acupuncturists for the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of San Francisco, co-sponsored with the Qigong Institute of Menlo Park. He taught qigong classes for the Health Improvement Program offered by the Center for Research on Disease Prevention of the Stanford University School of Medicine.

What will you learn in the workshop:

1. Basics of medical qigong

2. Sample of medical qigong therapy techniques

3. Qi Cultivation

4. Food and qi

5. Tai Ji Quan (Tai chi Chuan), a short form, good for stress reduction and balance

6. Eight Sections of Silk (Eight Pieces of Brocade) is general health maintenance qigong

7. Five animal play is also a general health maintenance qigong

8. Guo Lin qiqong, a popular qigong program in China used in conjunction with traditional  Western cancer therapy

9. Empowerments of Mahamudra tantra

10. Sitting Meditation of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, called Seven Essential Sitting Methods,  the foundation for enlightenment and good for calming the mind.

11. Treasure Pot Meditation of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, using the energy of the nature to enhance the energy of your spirit

12. gTumo, psychic heat tantra

13. Wu Huan Gong (Five Ring Training) of Daoist (dao jia) qigong, good for improving and maintaining memory for middleaged to senior people

14. Introduction to Wild Goose Qigong (a recently created qigong, not save for people over 40 years old because of high risk of back injuries.)