Qi Gong
A simple translation of Qi Gong is ‘energy training’.
If you have done some Tai Chi you will probably have already come across Qi Gong, as it is often used as part of the warm-ups. It is not a martial art like Tai Chi but it builds strength, stamina and energy which can then be used internally and also externally as in healing. There are many different forms of Qi Gong. It is suitable for all age groups and adaptable for people who may have minor mobility problems.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong is practiced by doctors, using hands-on techniques as well as teaching their patients simple Qi Gong exercises for them to practice at home. It is used in Chinese hospitals today as part of the over-all management of patient care, with very beneficial results. It is also taught in most, if not all, Shiatsu Schools, not only to help students and practitioners keep healthy but to begin to experience energy in both themselves and others, thus making their work more effective and appropriate.
My aim in this class is to help people experience the essence of Qi Gong, to feel energy movement in their own bodies, and to have a simple repertoire of exercises they can practice at home. To people already familiar with Qi Gong I hope they will find some interesting, different and enjoyable aspects.
Qi Gong classes
| 4.00-5.15 Tuesdays with Francesca |
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Qi Gong workshops
| Saturdays | 25 Oct |
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To book, please telephone us on 020 8981 6938 or send a cheque payable to Francesca Jaggs to 119 Roman Road, Bethnal Green, London
E2 9LY.
Francesca Jaggs
has been practicing Qi Gong and Tai Chi since 1989 when she commenced her Shiatsu training. Francesca has studied with different teachers in UK, China (in a hospital in Beijing), Japan and Hong Kong. In her classes at Bodywise, Francesca has been using the 8 Strands of Brocade and some of the 18 stance Taiji Qi Gong. However, her emphasis is less on a sequence of movements and more on trying to help her students develop awareness of their bodies and energy: the internal and external. Yin and yang: activity and stillness, discipline and loose spontaneity. Francesca brings in use of colour, breath, visualisation and occasionally voice. She has been strongly influenced by Hua Gong and Ba Gua.