Qi and the Power of Conscious Thought
A Qigong and Tai Chi Workshop
for managing stress, trauma, and change
DETAILS:
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Location: Your own space, hosted virtually via Zoom
Cost: $20
How do we as human beings manage our mental, physical, spiritual and emotional health in the midst of overwhelming stress, trauma and change? What can we do to be better individuals, parents, friends, family members, co-workers and citizens?
Turn on the news, listen to your friends, or tune-in to your self-talk, and the dominant conversation is negative. We live in an era of unprecedented challenge in our homes, in the United States and indeed, all over the world. We are facing the worst of a global pandemic, we are confronting a history of racism, injustice and economic inequality, and people disagree ideologically regarding most of these issues. Meanwhile, bills are due, people feel less security and many we are working harder than ever just to stay afloat.
The real question is how will you manage what you think, what you feel, and what you do about what ever happens? This workshop will help you find answers to those questions, with practical skills you will need to manage yourself through it all. Each of us want to live happy, healthy lives and each of us has the capacity and the responsibility to manage ourselves in relation to any and all outside influences.
To the objective of self-management, stress-management and self-control, we all have a super power resting just below the surface. The goal of this workshop is to help you access yours. Join us for 90 minutes of evidence-based practically applied mind-body skills that will positively influence how you deal with life the way it shows up.
Four Facts: Why Qigong, Tai Chi and Meditation are important to you right now…
1) Your mental attitudes and emotional responses affect your physical functioning and have the ability to influence your susceptibility to and recovery from stress, trauma and change..
2) The psychological impact of stress, trauma and change can compromise the immune system and your ability to fight infection.
3) The connection between the mind and the body and the breath can directly impact all of your body’s most important regulatory systems for health - the immune system, the digestive system, the lymphatic system, the cardiovascular system, the nervous system and the endocrine system.
4) The kind of stress we experience may be less important than the way we interpret it and deal with it. The way we think, feel, breathe and act can significantly influence the diseases and stress from which we suffer.
INSTRUCTOR:
Henderson J. Smith, Jr., IIQTC Sr. Trainer & NQA Certified Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher
Henderson Smith is the Founder of Living Well Therapies and specializes in teaching Qigong and Tai Chi as the exploration of applied physical, mental and energetic self-mastery. He began the exploration of Qi (breath or energy) as a medium for healing and maximizing power with Sei Bu Do Martial Arts. Under Grand Master Dr. Donald Swansey, he earned a 2nd Degree Black Belt and studied Acupressure, Pressure Points and Medical Qigong for natural healing. Henderson continued his study of Qigong as a system for self-awareness, self-care and self-control earning a 350-hour Professional Certification with the (NQA) and a 200-hour Teacher Certification with the (IIQTC) under Master Teacher Dr. Roger Jahnke, where Medical Qigong was encouraged as a way to access and activate the natural healing capability within every human body.