5 Element Qigong, Virtual MTs Lawson & Scanlon

Reasons to Come

• To learn the Five Element Qigong with one of Dr Lam's authorised Master Trainers
• To qualify as an instructor and teach the form to your participants
• To improve your own health

What is Qigong?

"Qigong" comes from two Chinese words. Qi is the life energy inside a person that circulates throughout the body to provide inner strength and maintain good health. Gong is a method of exercise in this context. So Qigong is an exercise which cultivates better and stronger Qi. The stronger Qi you have, the healthier and stronger you are.

Qigong is especially beneficial for health and mental relaxation.

The 5 element Qigong is easy-to-earn and powerfully effective for health.

The Five Element Qigong

According to ancient Chinese philosophy, all things in the universe are made up of five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. These elements have different properties: earth nurtures all living beings, metal is sharp and changeable, water runs down and irrigates the earth while wood is characterised by growth and fire is hot.

The five elements represent five major internal organs of the body. They interrelate and influence each other. While one enhances another, they also negate each other. The positive relationships are: metal gives life to earth, earth gives life to water, water gives life to wood, wood to fire and so on.

The negative relationships also work in a continual circle; earth negates water, water negates fire, fire negates metal, metal negates wood and wood negates earth and so on. The 5 Element Qigong is based on this theory of nature, and is effective in promoting all aspects of health, including relaxation, mental concentration and cultivating Qi.

How to do Qigong well

The ultimate goal is to use your conscious mind to direct the Qi, use Qi to direct your physical body, thus combining the mind, Qi and body as one co-ordinated entity. This may sound challenging, but the actual learning and practise is relatively easy. With regular practice you will progress steadily to the ultimate goal. You will gain health benefits almost right from the start of your practice. The most enjoyable part is the practice, and the many health benefits you gain as you progress.

Who Can Come?

Anyone who is interested in learning more about the Five Element Qigong.

Preparation

Study Dr Lam's Qigong for Health DVD or online lessons and read Dr Lam’s Teaching Tai Chi Effectively book.

About the Creator of Qigong for Health

Dr Paul Lam is an Australian family physician and tai chi expert, and a world leader in the field of tai chi for health. He is a well-recognised teacher, and the author of several books on tai chi and health and best-selling instructional tai chi DVDs. Over five million people worldwide practise a Tai Chi for Health program every day. Dr Lam is one of the most sought-after tai chi teachers, having trained thousands of instructors. Many travel around the world to attend his workshops.

NB: The Master Trainer authorised by Dr Lam to conduct this workshop is named on this workshop page.

Board Certification

Following successful completion of this course you will be required to register to become a Tai Chi for Health Institute Board-certified instructor before teaching the program, if you are not already a member. One two-year membership fee of AUD 99 covers Board Certification for all your Tai Chi for Health qualifications, and you will then be listed with your certifications on the TCHI website. To learn more about membership benefits, see How to become a certified instructor.

Clothing

Wear loose comfortable clothes and closed flat shoes suitable for exercise.

Tai Chi for Health Program Updates

At this workshop, instructors have an opportunity to update their other Tai Chi for Health certifications. Let the Master Trainer know in advance that you are interested in updates. Additional fees apply.

Continuing education credits

The Tai Chi for Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing education with the American College of Sports Medicine and other professional bodies in the USA, Australia and Korea. See Partnerships and accrediting organisations for the current list and the credits available for this program.

SPACE IS LIMITED.  Please register early.

To qualify for instructor certification, you must hold a current instructor certificate in another TCHI program.

Preparation for this training includs reading the book Teaching Tai Chi Effectively, and working through the DVD, Qigong for Health.  These materials are available from TaiChiProductions.com at a 20% discount, using the discount code that will be provided to you once your registration and payment are processed.

In addition, the submission of a pre-test is required by July 29, as well as a recording of your run through of the 5 Elements set of movements.The recording may be done as a cloud-saved Zoom recording or some other link returned to one of the trainers by July 29.   

This training is scheduled as two virtual 4 hour segments, 8:30 am -12:30pm Eastern time, on two days, August 7 & 8. There is also a one hour individual Zoom session required within three weeks of completion of the training.

Regular Fee:     $150

Early Bird Fee:   $110 if received by July 17th.

Cancellation fee:  $50 after July 24th.

1) Checks made out to Tai Chi Fulcrum and mailed to P.O.Box 1811, Hobe Sound, FL.  33475

2)  Payments may be made via Zelle Patricia Lawson 772-260-3365, Paypal taichilawson@gmail.com, or call to use VISA/Mastercard at an additional $5 fee.

Virtual workshop held via Zoom platform.  No travel is required.

Patricia Lawson     taichilawson@gmail.com      (772) 260-3365

Betty Scanlon        taichi@comcast.net              (239) 738-6058