- Somatic Qi Gong

In this compact Somatic Qi Gong workshop, we explore the whole body “from foot to head” through guided sensory awareness. We begin on the floor, slowly come into standing, and awaken the body with a gentle tapping massage and soft stretches. Through simple exercises, we then experience an increasing sense of lightness and connectedness in our movements, as well as a coherent embodied integration.

In Part I on Friday, we engage in an exploratory way with the connection between the feet and the ground, the practice of “letting go” and sinking, releasing and relaxing the tailbone, lumbar spine, and pelvis, and sensing our center.

In Part II on Saturday, we continue with the chest and thoracic spine, neck, shoulders, and head, as well as the arms and hands.

Both parts build on one another and are oriented toward a shared somatic inquiry and the subsequent exchange of our experiences. No prior experience is required for the exercises.