An ancient practice for today...

Qi Gong is the grandfather of Tai Chi and is practiced all over the world.  The people who live the longest healthiest lives practice Qi Gong daily.  Qi Gong is dynamic meditation consisting of several simple movements that enhance health and longevity.  Medical Qi Gong practitioners use Qi Gong movements as prescriptions to treat illness and disease.  
 
The 18 Luohan Hands are movements that have been kept secret for years and are now available to you.  Once you learn these 18 movements you will have a Qi Gong/Tai Chi pharmacy which you can use to treat yourself for just about any condition. 
 
The movements are simple to do, yet very powerful.  Each one works on many levels (emotionally, physically, spiritually and energetically) and addresses many conditions to improve health.  For example, the movement called Lifting the Sky works on anxiety, stress, incontinence, chronic fatigue syndrome, posture, hemorrhoids, mitral valve prolapse, and ringing in the ears (tinnitus).   These simple movements are all you need to stay healthy and can be used alone or in tandem with western medicine to improve your health.
 
Did you know that the Harvard School of Medicine has endorsed Qi Gong and Tai Chi?  In a recent review of the literature, Harvard researchers cited the following improvements from practicing Tai Chi and Qi Gong:

  • Cognition, attention, concentration, mental tracking;
  • Strength, balance, coordination;
  • Improved mood, memory, and reduction of anxiety;
  • Lower heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate;
 
These are only some of the benefits that have been reported.   For more information about the Harvard review, please click here.

Qi Gong Schedule & Events

Qi Gong for the 21st century:
Learn the 18 Luohan

Are you interested in feeling calm and relaxed?  Want to increase your creativity?  Want to remain healthy throughout your life and maintain a youthful appearance? Come and learn the 18 Luohan hand movements and the 5-step routine! In this 3-part series, Monica will teach you the 5-step routine, and 6 movements per workshop.  Each movement will be repeated several times so your body remembers it easily.   Each movement has several health benefits. Once you learn all 18 movements, your body will have a Qi Gong pharmacy memorized which you can use to maintain or improve your health.  You will also receive handouts to help you remember the movements, and a detailed chart that outlines which illnesses or diseases are addressed by each movement.

Dates of the 3-part series: Thursday Sept. 29, Oct.20 & Nov.17, 2016
Time: 7:30-9:30 pm
Price:  Early Bird: $129 + hst until Sept. 23, 2016; after that date, $149 + hst; single class, $55 + hst.

18 Luohan Practice Sessions

 For people registered in past or current 18 Luohan Hands series, come and enjoy practicing the 18 Luohan movements in a group format, and anchor the practice even further in your body. Reap the health benefits, and feel the glow after practicing with other Qi Gong enthusiasts.
 
Upcoming practice sessions:
Dates: Thursday Oct. 13, Nov. 10 & Dec. 8, 2016
Please note:  the Dec. 8 practice is cancelled.
Time: 7:30-8:30pm
Price: $15 + hst per session

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Monica Marquis BScHE is a Medical Qi Gong Therapist. 
She completed a 3-year program to treat people with Qi Gong, and teach Qi Gong exercises.  Monica’s focus is on teaching people to maintain or enhance their health through Qi Gong.  Eastern cultures practice Qi Gong daily for health and longevity.