Woodbury,MN
Spring Forest Qigong
Spring Forest Qigong-SFQ, (pronounced "chee gong"), similar to tai chi and yoga, is an ancient method of balancing the energy in the body and bringing about optimal wellness and joy. SFQ can help:
- Reduce stress
- Relieve pain caused by disease or injury
- Increase mental focus and creativity
- Increase feelings of happiness, calm, and contentment
- Create overall balance in our lives
- Improve our ability to deal with daily life demands
- Decrease feelings of anxiety, depression
- Develop greater personal and spiritual insights
The goal of SFQ is to enhance the quality of your life by effectively teaching you ways to open your energy channels in the body and maintain balance. Everything is energy; every cell in your body is energy. All sicknesses of your body, mind, or spirit are caused by energy blockages, which take the body out of balance. Remove the imbalance, and you remove the pain.
Good health and the ability to deal effectively with the stresses of daily life require this balance. With balance come healing, peak performance, inner peace, and happiness. Through the practice of SFQ, not only do you have the power and skills to heal yourself, bring yourself into balance, and improve your overall health and quality of life, but you can also help others to heal. The SFQ method is simple, easy to learn, and can be effectively incorporated into any daily routine.
SFQ was developed by Master Chunyi Lin, who believes we were all born with the natural ability to heal. He focuses on love, kindness, forgiveness, and compassion in action as sources from which all healing arises. His vision is for "a healer in every family and a world without pain."
Spring Forest Qigong Class Descriptions
The SFQ Level I class focuses on the history and principles of Qigong, yin and yang philosophy, causes of energy blockages in the body, and techniques and exercises for removing blockages The four main elements of SFQ include the following:
- breathing
- gentle body movements
- mental focus/visualization
- sound
You will learn how to combine these four elements in gentle, active exercises, such as harmony of the universe and moving yin & yang, and sitting meditations, such as small universe and self concentration, to remove energy blockages, open your energy channels, transforming the energy. Thus, you will learn not only how to bring the body to an optimum state of balance, but also how to maintain that balance in your daily life.
Classes are regularly scheduled and consist of approximately 8 hours of contact time, which includes time to cover the topics and course content, while allowing time to learn and practice the active exercises and meditations.
SFQ Level 1 Class – April 2012 classes
AD34131 Spring Forest Qigong
Cottage Grove Middle School Room - G106 Choir Room
This is a regular 6-hour course, which is scheduled in three 2-hour blocks as follows:
Tuesday, April 10 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Tuesday, April 17 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Tuesday, April 24 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Classes are held at:
Cottage Grove Middle School
9775 Indian Blvd.
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
651-768-6800
Registration for this course will begin in early spring. Cost: TBA.. Please register for this course directly with South Washington County Community Education. If you have further questions about this course, please email Lisa.
SFQ In-Person Healing Sessions
Healing sessions are conducted individually. Clients will sit in a chair, close their eyes, listen to soft music, breathe slowly, and relax. During this time, Lisa will detect energy blockages in the body and use SFQ techniques to remove those blockages. Once the blockages are removed, Lisa will return energy to the areas of the body. During the healing sessions, Lisa does not touch the body. All of the energy work is done from about 8-12 inches out from the body. At the end of the session, Lisa will make recommendations for the client as to additional exercises and/or sitting meditations he/she can do to encourage the healing process. Lisa does not heal others; she assists others in their own healing.
In-person healing sessions last about 30-40 minutes.
Cost: $45.00/session
SFQ Distance Healing Sessions
SFQ healing is energy healing, message healing, signal healing. Energy in the universe is part of us, and we are part of it. Thus, Lisa does not need to be in the same locale as the client in order to pick up the signals, detect blockages, and remove energy blockages. So, these healing sessions can be done via the phone. As in the in-person healing sessions, clients will sit is a chair, close their eyes, breathe slowly, and relax. Lisa will detect energy blockages, remove them, and send energy to the body. At the end of the session, Lisa will make recommendations for the client as to additional exercises and/or sitting meditations he/she can do to encourage the healing process. Lisa does not heal others; she assists others in their own healing.
It is also helpful for clients to have a glass or bottle of water near them during the long distance healing sessions. Lisa will explain the purpose of the water during the session.
Distance healing sessions last about 25-30 minutes.
Cost: $30.00/session
SFQ - Try It Out!
This is a shorter, introduction to SFQ, which will cover an intro to the concepts of qigong and as well as a shorter version of the active exercises and sitting meditations. This is a great opportunity for individuals to get a taste of SFQ.
Saturday, April 2, 2011: 8:45 am – 10:15 am
Classes are held at:
Cottage Grove Middle School in Room B Pod.
Registration for this course will begin in early springr. Cost: TBA. Please register for this course directly at South Washington County Community Education. If you have further questions about this course, please email Lisa.
Customized Classes
Additional classes can also be developed to meet your schedule. If you interested in the development of a customized class, please email Lisa. She can discuss with you the options in terms of delivery and scheduling.
Check back often as new courses will be added as they are scheduled. We look forward to seeing you in a Spring Forest Qigong class very soon.
Please note: Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear and limit or avoid wearing scented lotion, perfume, and cologne. Also, feel free to bring a blanket or throw for extra warmth during sitting meditations. Thank you.
It is recommended that students purchase a Level 1 manual and the active exercises and small universe CDs and bring them to the first class session. These can be ordered from the store at the Spring Forest Qigong website.