Qigong 3 - The Gourd and Cauldron: Chinese Medicine and Qigong (in-person)
with Mark Kelleher
Note: You can repeat the class for $75 if you have already taken it. Contact Colin Stubbert at [email protected] if you are repeating Qigong 3, have any registration questions, or need financial assistance.
Qigong 3: The Gourd and Cauldron: Chinese Medicine and Qigong
with Mark Kelleher
January 4th & 5th, 9am-6pm MT
In person only
Requirement: Qigong 1 & 2
Chinese Medicine and Qigong enjoy a long history of relationship, mutually influencing each other in their approach to health and longevity. The Gourd is the symbol of Chinese medicine, and the cauldron is the symbol of the Taoist arts of health and longevity.
Your introduction to the Gourd and the Cauldron begins with Hua Tu Five Animals Qigong, one of the most well-known systems of health practices. Hua Tu was the founder of Chinese medicine, and his animal qigong forms are designed to enhance both physical and energetic health. In this qigong, the tiger trains tendon strength, the bear trains bone strength, the deer focuses on preserving generative energy, the monkey trains agility, and the bird sends energy from the base of the spine to the head.
As you continue to explore the Gourd and the Cauldron, you will enter the world of Immortals’ Guide to Self Massage and Breath Regulation and the Red Phoenix Calisthenics. Here, you will learn how to use techniques of breath regulation to work on specific health needs such as improving knee and hip mobility, introducing flexibility into tendons and ligaments, aligning the spine, stimulating bone marrow growth, and strengthening qi stored in the internal organs.
The highlight of Qigong 3 is an evening practice that is designed to strengthen bones and increase bone marrow density. Minimizing the risk of bone fracture and breakage is an important part of preventative medicine.
Our exploration of the world of the Gourd and the Cauldron ends with learning how to let qi that is circulated soak deep inside the body. After we have moved qi through the body, we rest in the relaxed stillness of four more standing qigong postures, allowing what we have practiced to have long lasting benefits.
Mark Kelleher has been studying and receiving instruction from Eva Wong, a 19th generation lineage holder in the Pre-Celestial Limitless Gate School (Xiantianwujimen) of Taoism, since 2008. He has been authorized to teach by Dr. Wong since 2017. Mark holds diplomas and national licenses in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
