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Thursday 10/10/2024 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Thursday 10/17/2024 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Thursday 10/24/2024 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Thursday 10/31/2024 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Fall is the time to store the fruits of the summer harvest so we can continue to draw from this storehouse during winter. Qi means energy, aliveness, or prana and Gong means to work with skill, so Qi Gong works skillfully with energy to nourish and harmonize the body, mind, and emotions.
In traditional Chinese medicine, Fall is the season of the lungs and the metal element. During this series, you’ll learn:
~Breathing practices to boost energy,
~Ways to supercharge your immune system in preparation for the “illness season,”
~Exercises to open the upper back, neck, and shoulders to bring more energy to the lungs,
~Gentle flowing movements to relax the tension and move qi
~Moving meditations to guide and balance excess and deficient qi
What are you harvesting this year?
Barbara Okerson
Yoga invites us to reconnect with an inner steady awareness in the presence of swirling thoughts, feelings, and sensations calling our attention. With practice, you can focus this steady awareness to stay connected with your best self and intentions. Each breath is an opportunity to practice. Let this breath be your first step.
Barbara is a yoga therapist certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and American Viniyoga Institute (AVI). By adapting and integrating the tools of yoga to meet the needs of the individual, she creates a balanced practice to deepen self-awareness, restore health, and lead to personal transformation. She teaches the Befriending Chronic Pain Class on Sundays.