When: June 24, 25, 2023 9-5p
Where: Bridge Between the Worlds
Cost: $350
Special Early Bird price of $295 (by May 24)
Workshop limited to 25 participants
Where: Bridge Between the Worlds
Cost: $350
Special Early Bird price of $295 (by May 24)
Workshop limited to 25 participants
You are invited to join us for this special in-person Embryology Qigong Workshop...
Qigong (chi gung) is a way of bringing forth our natural vitality. Qi (chi) is the energy that moves through all life. Gung implies cultivation, practice and developing relationship with this vitality. Just as we may cultivate a garden or practice a musical instrument, so we may practice qigong to nurture the life force within ourselves.
Embryology is the study of the first 8 weeks of our intrauterine life; it is a process of development. Space existed before we came to be. Space informs us and we inform space. Through time, particular embryological structures arise and fade away. We hold the memory of these early phases of our existence and can re-member the range of foundational vibrational and cellular states. Today, our cells hold the experience and embodiment of each moment of embryological development and how we choose to embody space. Underneath emotion and thought is the direct consciousness of being.
This class covers some basic principles and forms of qigong and how we may be in-formed through accessing embryological foundations. Opening the body and experiencing simplicity allows us to resolve to the present. This integrated class provides a frame and context for applying some essential aspects of embryology to qigong.
No prerequisite of embryology or qigong is needed to attend this in-person retreat.
This class is appropriate for:
Class topics include:
This highly experiential retreat will benefit beginners and experienced folks alike. We incorporate embryological moments and transitions based on the embodiment principles of Body-Mind Centering®. Participants will learn theory and receive guidance for simple and safe movement forms, solo and paired activities, and whole group engagement.
At the end of the retreat, you will learn and be able to perform:
Qigong (chi gung) is a way of bringing forth our natural vitality. Qi (chi) is the energy that moves through all life. Gung implies cultivation, practice and developing relationship with this vitality. Just as we may cultivate a garden or practice a musical instrument, so we may practice qigong to nurture the life force within ourselves.
Embryology is the study of the first 8 weeks of our intrauterine life; it is a process of development. Space existed before we came to be. Space informs us and we inform space. Through time, particular embryological structures arise and fade away. We hold the memory of these early phases of our existence and can re-member the range of foundational vibrational and cellular states. Today, our cells hold the experience and embodiment of each moment of embryological development and how we choose to embody space. Underneath emotion and thought is the direct consciousness of being.
This class covers some basic principles and forms of qigong and how we may be in-formed through accessing embryological foundations. Opening the body and experiencing simplicity allows us to resolve to the present. This integrated class provides a frame and context for applying some essential aspects of embryology to qigong.
No prerequisite of embryology or qigong is needed to attend this in-person retreat.
This class is appropriate for:
- The novice with no experience of qigong or embryology.
- The experienced practitioner who wants to deepen and expand their practice.
- Those interested in applying embryological principles with practical experience.
Class topics include:
- Wuji; the emptiness of pre-incarnation.
- Incarnation in stillness and in movement; the interrelationship of yin egg-mind and yang sperm-mind.
- Three-dimensional presence, investing in the first three cleavage planes.
- Sung (yielding body and mind), tonifying space, and tonifying self; the developing and hatching morula.
- Grounding and rooting on the earth; contact, cellular migration, and implantation.
- The yin and yang of the front body and back body; balancing the endoderm and ectoderm.
- Utilizing spatial support for stillness and movement; embracing the yolk sac and the amniotic cavity.
- Inner Sea of Qi and Outer Sea of Qi: yolk sac invagination within the encompassing amniotic sac
- Transforming yin and yang, cellular coherence and change imprinted by the autonomic fluid rhythm via the neurenteric canal.
- The central channel, hui yin (the perineum of pelvic floor) and bai hui (crown of the head); polarity and center line established by the cloacal membrane and the oropharyngeal membrane.
- The lower dantian; our physical center in the lower gut resultant of yolk sac invagination.
- Embryonic breathing (prenatal breathing) is a connection to our embryological roots.
This highly experiential retreat will benefit beginners and experienced folks alike. We incorporate embryological moments and transitions based on the embodiment principles of Body-Mind Centering®. Participants will learn theory and receive guidance for simple and safe movement forms, solo and paired activities, and whole group engagement.
At the end of the retreat, you will learn and be able to perform:
- An effective opening and closing qigong sequence.
- Forms and exercises highlighting different aspects involved in qigong.
- Principles and practices integrating embryological support for qigong.
This special in-person workshop is limited to 25 attendees so be sure to register as early as possible. Register before May 24 to take advantage of the special Early Bird price.
There is limited lodging at the Bridge Between the Worlds. Camping is also available at the location. For more information about the venue, including directions and photos please go to:
https://bridgebetweentheworlds.com/
There is limited lodging at the Bridge Between the Worlds. Camping is also available at the location. For more information about the venue, including directions and photos please go to:
https://bridgebetweentheworlds.com/
Workshop limited to 25 participants
When: June 24, 25, 2023 9-5p
Where: Bridge Between the Worlds
Cost: $350
Special Early Bird price of $295 (by May 24)
Workshop limited to 25 participants
About Bob Lehnberg:
In 1990, Bob Lehnberg received his certification as Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering® (BMCsm) and in 2002 Teacher of Body-Mind Centering. Since then Bob has received teacher certifications for BMC Yoga, Integral Yoga and Supreme Science of Qigong. He has been teaching in schools of massage therapy and programs of somatic training since 1990 and has had the good fortune to teach BMC and somatic practices throughout the US and internationally in Europe, Canada, China, and Taiwan.
Bob is a co-founder of Kinesthetic Learning Center in Durham, NC and has been on faculty teaching and coordinating the BMC Somatic Movement Educator (SME) and Practitioner certification programs since 2007. He is coordinator of SME courses for Esprit en Mouvement in Montreal, Canada and is Co-director of the SME program in Taitung, Taiwan.
Website: boblehnberg.com
Bob is a co-founder of Kinesthetic Learning Center in Durham, NC and has been on faculty teaching and coordinating the BMC Somatic Movement Educator (SME) and Practitioner certification programs since 2007. He is coordinator of SME courses for Esprit en Mouvement in Montreal, Canada and is Co-director of the SME program in Taitung, Taiwan.
Website: boblehnberg.com