Last week, a few friends and I attended a weekend Qigong workshop. We couldnt pass it up. Thirty-two hours of continuing education class for under $100 unheard of! If that wasnt enough, Green Smoothies and food healing were on the agenda. I was sold.
Qigong, a system of self healing encompassing gentle movements, breathing, and meditative practices, was part of my masters in Oriental Medicine curriculum. Last weekends workshop taught the same movements as I learned in school but I understood and could perform the movements better/more fluidly this time around. Qigong works and to be honest I dont exactly understand it and Im ok with that. Im a pretty accepting person. I believe Each to his or her own. And, I will try just about anything without question, well sometimes with a slight raise to the eyebrow.
I didnt feel the energy flow during the class way back in school, but I did experience symptoms of cultivating energy. The world was much more vivid when I left class at 8 pm, I experienced amazing clarity, and I was wide awake all night energized. Not the best use of energy, but still yes it works. In last weekends workshop I experienced the presence, the density, the movement of energy emanating from my hands and moving within my body. It was a remarkable feeling to know where I had blockages and which side was more receptive. And, yes, I was wide awake at night for 3 days and the exercise prompted other physical symptoms of flow as well. I now engage in qigong exercises only in the morning so I have that clarity and alertness all day instead of all night!
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