Tuesday Afternoon Qi Gong

Why Qi Gong

Are you craving a way to stay energized, grounded, and connected to your own path through Portland's dark and wet winter? Qi Gong offers a time-tested way to nourish your physical, mental, emotional, and energetic well-being in one simple practice.​

This 10-week series will introduce the Jin Jing Gong lineage of Qi Gong: a standing, movement-based form with synchronized breath and guided meditative focus. It is accessible to all levels and adaptable for different bodies.

Join Dr. Tara Radsliff for a 10-week journey into this traditional healing modality, where you will learn:

• The Five Element model of Nature
• How the Elements relate to different emotions and parts of the body
• Movements to stretch tendons and open energy channels
• Techniques to cultivate a somatic sense of internal safety
• A complete set of movements for your own home practice

You will leave this series with enough familiarity to begin and maintain your own home practice.

Details

$165 for 10-week class

Early Bird: Register by 5/1 for $150

Tuesdays 5/12 - 7/21

No Class 6/9

1:15-2:15PM PST

Hybrid Course (In-Person or Live Online)

In-Person Meets at Oregon Park NE 29th and NE Oregon St (3 blocks from Kwan Yin East)

If raining will meet inside at Kwan Yin East: 3115 NE Sandy Blvd

Register by 1/1 for $150 Early Bird Price!

Includes recordings for each class

No refunds given after registration

No one turned away for lack of funds

Why Practice Qi Gong?

Qi Gong is a traditional Daoist healing and cultivation method. It reminds us that all of life is interconnected, that we are between the Earth and the Sky, that the Qi of the Universe is available to us, is within us.

In Daoism, unregulated emotions are considered both a root cause of illness and a path to healing. By combining movement, awareness, intention, and breath, Qi Gong helps regulate emotional energy so that you may release what no longer serves you and invite ease into your physical body and daily life. This practice improves organ function, relieves tension and pain, and reconnects you to the abundance of Qi all around and within you.

To learn more about the experience of practicing Qi Gong, read their blog post about Qi Gong and Stress Relief.

To learn more about lineage, philosophy, and Tara’s journey with Qi Gong, read their blog post about the Jin Jing Gong.

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What Students are Saying

"Tara is a wonderfully kind and generous teacher of Qi Gong who obviously loves their lineage, has dedicated themself to embodying and sharing its wisdom, and cares deeply about cultivating a supportive community of practitioners. It's been such a gift to learn and practice with them. I've found their classes healing and transformative on so many levels." – ML

"I wasn’t able to attend the classes because of a health issue, but later was able to follow along with the recordings. I really enjoyed how Tara taught and connected the history and philosophy from the lineage with the form, and invited us to really fully engage in it. I could feel a difference after just a few sessions and use the shaking technique regularly even when I’m not feeling up to practicing the form."

"As a complete beginner, this class has been very accessible and not intimidating. I felt challenged but not overwhelmed. This class really helped me connect to my body, energy and the elements. Thank you!"

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About the Lineage

Jin Jing Gong, literally the Tendon Channel Cultivation, utilizes Qi generated through engaging the tendons to nourish the Kidney Essence (core life energy) passed down from Master Wang QingYu in Chengdu, China. Dr. Tara Radsliff is a fourth-generation disciple of this tradition, authorized to teach by Heiner Fruehauf, Master Wang’s designated successor. To learn more about Master Wang Qingyu, click here to listen to an interview of his inspiring life story.