Dear friends of Qigong and Tai Chi,


NEWS



We are coming up soon on Wednesday September 22 at 3:20pm Eastern time, the Autumnal Equinox.  

This is our Western "Start of Fall", but also the midpoint between the Summer and Winter Solstices, the points of maximum daylight and maximum nighttime.

This midpoint is the gear shift between these two extremes.

The theme for the Autumnal Equinox is LETTING GO.  

Think about something in your life that is no longer serving you.  You are now supported in letting it go.

There are ways to empower this intention and to amplify it using ceremonial techniques for solstices and equinoxes.

I'll save that bit for another time to avoid the newsletter from getting too long.

For now, just hold your intention in the coming days about LETTING GO.  Only when we let go with open hands will we create space in our lives for something new and wonderful to arise.


SUNSET IS OPTIMAL TIME for this one



Optimal time to cast forward this intention is SUNSET on the day prior to the exact time listed above. 

For people in the USA, this is likely Tuesday September 21 at SUNSET. 

For people in Europe, it would be Wednesday September 22 at SUNSET. 

Simply translate the equinox time of 3:20pm Eastern on Wednesday into your time zone, and find the SUNSET time BEFORE it.



IN OTHER NEWS


For more advanced students, we have Basics 5 coming up next month. 

For beginning students (as well as advanced), we have a MORNING PRACTICE opportunity in the Fall.  Skip down below to that.

Here are some details of both.




QIGONG MEDITATION BASICS 5 ONLINE




Qigong Meditation Basics 5 course is coming up end of October.  It runs during the Oct 30-31 and Nov 6-7 weekends. 

It covers Tao Yin sets #1-3, Qi Self-Massage (Part 2), and Wisdom Qigong review w/ galactic components.

It also covers advanced extended orbit methods, Iron Shirt Qigong 1 review, Craniosacral Qigong, and Intro Healing Love.

Intro Healing Love is material that has to do with the health of the pelvic floor, independent of sexual energy considerations, which are covered in the Healing Love sequence (to follow this course, starting in December).

Basics 5 and the higher level ones to follow, I have as "restricted enrollment". 

This means that I only allow those who have taken the previous courses to enroll, OR those who are already certified instructors to enroll.  Please email to enroll.

This is done out of an abundance of caution to make sure that students are adequately prepared for the material. 

For new students, for students with less background, as well as for more advanced, we have later in the fall a MORNING PRACTICE opportunity.  Read on!



MORNING PRACTICE FALL ONLINE 2021



MORNING PRACTICE:  Yiquan Standing Meditation + Classical Inner Smile--ONLINE--(No prereqs):  9 Wednesdays:  Nov 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, 29  AT 7:30AM EASTERN TIME ZONE

This is a morning practice opportunity that has NO PREREQUISITES.

The purpose of this is PRACTICE.  It is non-instructional, with the exception of the guided instruction of the actual practice.

NO background is necessary to enroll as the necessary details for how to do the practice are given in the morning practice itself.

The practice itself is a guided practice, consisting of both a physical standing component and a seated meditation.  

Both are totally appropriate for new people.  

Regarding the physical standing meditation part, it is a wonderful 20-minute practice that will allow your body to wake up naturally.

It will provide emotional stability to your day, which is arguably the most important thing you can do for yourself.  

After that, we will sit down to do the Classical Inner Smile Meditation.  No background in this is necessary.

The Classical Inner Smile meditation will release inner tension and stress, as well as awaken healing energy.

At the end of our session (a little over an hour each Wednesday), we will have an optional 10-15 minute period for questions and answers.

For both new and advanced students alike, this practice period will provide an opportunity of devoted time, to see what can change in your life with regular self-care practices.

Our goal will be to dive into both practices deeply, with a minimal amount of regular time commitment.

That said, additional details and supportive materials are covered optionally in the Basics 1 course (offered next March 2022). 

However, this PRACTICE PERIOD is independent of Basics 1, and there is no obligation to enroll in that coursework.

Listed below is the current ongoing schedule  until the end of the year 2021.  


ONGOING SCHEDULE 2021

Tuition only $195/person for the two-weekend courses (reviewers $125, contact me).  Tuition $99/person for Morning Practice of 9 Wednesdays.
Online course done through Zoom webinar link

ST105: Qigong Meditation Basics 5 + Craniosacral Qigong + Intro Healing Love ONLINE:  Sat-Sun Oct 30-31 + Sat-Sun Nov 6-7   (restricted enrollment)

MORNING PRACTICE:  Yiquan Standing Meditation + Classical Inner Smile--ONLINE--(No prereqs):  9 Wednesdays:  Nov 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, 29  AT 7:30AM EASTERN TIME ZONE   (OPEN enrollment)

ST201:  Healing Love 1:  Sat-Sun Dec 11-12 + Sat-Sun Dec 18-19   (restricted enrollment)

                        
These ONLINE courses are a wonderful way to dive deeply into qigong, from the comfort of your own home while many either can not or do not wish to travel.  For those who could not attend live classes in the past, now is your chance! 

I warmly invite you to join me in these ONLINE workshops where we get to explore some life-changing methods that restore vibrancy and joy to a person's life.  The qigong and meditative methods create a warm happy feeling in the body and spirit.

If anybody has any questions, feel free to contact me directly at my email below.
I'd love to hear from you.

Warm wishes and smiling qi,
Steven Sy
steven@spiritualtao.com