Zoom: Qigong for Health with Lorraine Noval

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.

QIGONG FOR HEALTH - Instructor Training Workshop conducted by Master Trainer Lorraine Noval 

Note:  Only Instructors with a current TCHI credential as well as being current in their Board Certificaton fee are eligible to attend the training.

This workshop will be conducted virtually using the Zoom platform. 

New Certifications:

For this training, there is a requirement to attend the equivalent of one day of training using the Zoom platform, and then attend a 1-hour virtual practicum with the Master Trainers.     

Preparation for this training includes reading the book, Teaching Tai Chi Effectively, and working through the DVD, Qigong for Health.  In addition, the completion/submission of a quiz is required prior to the first day of the training, as well as a recording of your attempt at performing the entire Five Elements Qigong  routine.  The recording will be done on the Zoom platform and the link (or MP4) sent to the Master Trainers a minimum of 7-10 days before the first training segment.

The virtual training is scheduled for March 6, 2022 (Sunday) from 8:30AM to 4:30PM.  The training will be conducted using the Zoom platform.  Your space must be arranged so that you can be seen from "nose to toes."  There is no charge to use Zoom (that is, you do not have to have a paid account to attend the training).  No travel is required for this training.  

For the practicum, the 1-hour session will be scheduled individually during the three weeks after the training component is completed.  The training completion certificate will be issued at the successful conclusion of the virtual assessment.

Registration closes February 10, 2022.

Instructor Recertifications:

No recertifications are being done as part of this training.  Recertifications/updates are being done virtually on an individual basis with the Master Trainer that originally certified you.  The process will be to complete the written assignment packet and then spend an hour on Zoom with the Master Trainer.  The Zoom session will include the usual recertification/update activities: doing the warm-ups, the Tai Chi routine(s) you are updating, and teaching one form using the Stepwise Progressive Teaching Method.  There will also be discussion of safety, teaching effectively, and any other topics, as appropriate.  Contact the Master Trainer that originally certified you for further information about updating your certificates.

Cost:

Certification: $165.  Early bird registration is $140, if payment is received by February 13, 2022.  A discount code to purchase the DVD, Qigong for Health, will be provided, if needed.

Cancellation:  $50, after February 18, 2022.

Payments:  

1)  Checks or money orders should be made to: Albany Tai Chi, 112 Manning Blvd, Albany NY 12203. 

2)  Payments may be made via PayPal - PayPal.me/AlbanyTaiChi

3)  For other credit card payments, contact AlbanyTaiChi@aol.com for instructions  -- or call 518-527-8412.

Virtual from:  Asian Arts Group Tai Chi Center

28 Essex Street

Albany, NY  12206

Master Trainer:  Lorraine Noval, AlbanyTaiChi@aol.com