(No availability) 9 Week 200-Hour Online Qigong Teacher Training

Pre-application requirements

Anyone can join the training but it is recommended that you've had some experience with a Qigong or Taiji teacher in person. For you to experience this training smoothly from a technical perspective you need:

• A good Wi-Fi connection
• Speakers to connect to your computer
• Headphones with a microphone

Certifications

Upon completion, you will receive a certificate of completion accredited by Forest Rock. Once you are certified, you can become an associate member of the Forest Rock Taiji & Qigong Monastery School. This will gain you access to ongoing trainings, registration on their website, and connection and support from the Qigong community.

How the training works

You will receive 37 live online practical classes, 40 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lectures, nine live Q&A sessions (once per week), and three live one-on-one assessments.

Online vs. live classes

• The training consists of pre-recorded lessons, live practice classes as well as live Q&A sessions
• You will have one-on-one assessments
• You will receive a printable training manual

Weekly schedule

• At the beginning of each week, all video lessons will be released for that week so you can watch and practice when it suits you. You can plan in between one to three hours maximum per day for the recorded classes
• The live practice classes, Q&As, and live meditations will be on the weekends to work in with your work and family life. You can plan in two to three hours maximum on the weekends
• Accommodating different time zones: Forest Rock Qigong has tried to cater for the different time zones to make it easier for everyone around the globe to join. Though if you can’t make a live session, don't worry, all of the live classes and Q&As will be recorded so you won't miss anything
• There will be two rest days per week so you can learn at a comfortable pace
• Every three weeks, you will start with a new Qigong System

Forest Rock community

You will have access to a private chat group on Facebook where you can talk with your fellow students and post any questions that may arise for your teachers.

Timing of sessions (GMT+8)

• Saturday - 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Sunday - 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Curriculum information

While nine weeks may seem like a long time, it's really just a moment in your life. Though what seems like just a moment, will change you for the rest of your life!

What will you gain from this training?

This course will help you live more in the present moment and experience life in your heart in a new and different way.

For your body

• Learn how to strengthen the tendons and muscles
• Improve the suppleness of your spine
• Repair damage caused by excessive emotions and worry

For your mind

• Gain a deeper understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Qigong
• Learn Qigong medical applications and theory
• Learn how to make a lesson plan and teach others

For your soul

• You will gain freedom and feel a greater sense and sensitivity of the movement of Qi (energy) in yourself which will stay with you forever
• Have a calmer mind and clearer focus
• Have a deeper sense of purpose
• Learn how to live with a stronger connection to your own heart
• Deepen your connection with your own intuition and wisdom
• Become a part of an international community of like-minded people who will become friends for life

A training based on Traditional Chinese Medicine: The curriculum

Introduction

• What is Qigong and the history of Qigong
• Qigong practice guidelines
• Safety precautions for practicing Qigong
• Qigong stances and breathing techniques
• Dao Yin Qigong Opening and closing forms
• The Shi Ba Shi Taiji Qigong System
• The Five Element Qigong System
• The Heaven and Earth Qigong System
• Medical applications of the Shi Ba Shi, Five Elements, Heaven and Earth, and Dao yin Zang fu Qigong exercises
• Clinical applications of the Shi Ba Shi, Five Elements, Heaven and Earth, and Dao yin Zang fu Qigong exercises
• Forest Rock Taiji and Qigong Monastery School philosophy
• Weekly Sunday night meditations (8 different meditation practices)
• Understanding your purpose in life
• Develop a deeper connection with yourself, others, nature, and the world
• Discover why you are here

Neuro-physiology and anatomy of Qigong

• A deeper understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Applying a neuroscience mindset to the Traditional Chinese Medical view of anatomy and physiology
• Chinese Medical anatomy of the Jing Lou system
• Neuro-anatomy and physiology of Qigong, understanding the mechanisms
• Using the neuroscience mechanisms and language in your Qigong practice, classes, and clinics

TCM’s view on food and nutrition

• Food for the 5 Yin organs
• Good eating habits

Teaching Qigong

• 20 fundamentals of teaching
• How to create a lesson plan
• How to conduct a practical Qigong lesson
• How to start a successful Qigong business
• 9 live weekly groups Q&As
• 37 live Qigong exercise practices
• Live one-on-one Q&A and assessments

Medical Qigong: Theory and application

• Dao Yin Zang-Fu exercises
• Dao Yin Qigong exercises for insomnia
• Dao Yin Qigong exercises for hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Yin Yang theory
• Five Element Theory lessons and spiritual aspects
• Jing, Qi, blood, and body fluids
• The six healing sounds for the 6 organs
• The emotions associated with the 12 meridians
• 24-hour Qi cycle body clock

Learn 7 sets of exercises from the 4 different Qigong Systems

Heaven to earth Qigong

With Heaven and Earth Qigong you to connect with heaven Qi or the energy outside of the body and with the energy from the earth and create an ever-increasing life force in yourself. You will learn how to connect to heaven and earth in your body, mind, and soul and feel connected to the limitless energies of these forces everyday of your life. This system creates vitality, stamina, happiness, contentment, overall calmness, and a quiet peaceful mind. By unlocking the mystery that lives inside this Qigong system, you will connect to something greater than yourself.

Shi Ba Shi Taiji Qigong

This series aids in increasing vital energy in the body develops energy, strength, and stamina. It helps in calming, grounding the body, and increases strength and flexibility. Shi Ba Shi Taiji helps you develop self-awareness, balance, perseverance, discipline, and it helps you treat digestive disorders. You will learn how to develop an open heart, bring quietness to your busy mind, and gain a sense of purpose and direction. Develop your sensitivity of the movement of Qi (energy) in yourself and others and learn the Qigong medical applications and theory of the Shi Ba Shi Taiji Qigong system.

Five Element Qigong

Learn about the Five Element Qigong exercises and their medical and clinical applications. 5 Element color meditation: This involves developing an ability to visualize your whole body and the meridians in their individual elemental colors. 5 Element sound meditation: which involves the 5 healing sounds associated with each of the 5 elements. Increase your awareness of the workings of the 5 elements within your body and the environment. Deepen your connection with nature and the 5 elements.

Dao Yin Opening and Closing Qigong

• The Qigong stances
• Qigong breathing
• Body alignment
• Clearing perverse Qi

Dao Yin Hypertension Qigong

• How to reduce hypertension (high blood pressure) in the body
• Regulate blood circulation
• Regulate the heartbeat

Dao Yin Insomnia Qigong

• How to get a better night sleep
• How to rectify insomnia and sleep disturbances

Dao Yin Zang-Fu Qigong

• How to stimulate the movement of Qi and blood in the 5 main Yin organs
• Strengthen and regulate the energy in the organs
• Treat different medical dysfunctions in relation with the organs
• Regulate respiration, digestion, and elimination
• Harmonize blood, Qi, and body fluids

You will leave this training with:

Forest Rock 200-Hour Qigong certification

Once you are certified, you can become an associate member of the Forest Rock Taiji & Qigong Monastery School. This will gain you access to ongoing trainings, registration on their website, and connection and support from the Qigong community.

Confidence to teach

Confidence in teaching is the biggest barrier to a new teacher’s journey. While not everyone who takes the training will decide to be a teacher, you’ll leave feeling like you have something of immense value to share with the world.

Tools for building your teaching career

This training includes a Qigong Business Training seminar on how to set up a profitable business.

What makes the training unique?

Strong focus and teaching on Traditional Chinese Medicine

During this teacher training, you will gain deep insight and foundation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and how the energy systems in the bodywork according to these principles. This will become your framework on how to understand and teach Qigong, which is one of the aspects of TCM.

Learn from masters

The teachers have over 25 years of practice and teaching experience in both clinical TCM and Qigong practice.

Not just for teachers

This online 200-hour teacher training is designed to include both those who want to teach Qigong and those doing for deepening their spiritual practice.

This teacher training is held online. Forest Rock Qigong is located in Bali, Indonesia and they will live-stream online sessions via Zoom based on Bali, Indonesia (GMT+8) time zone which you can participate from the comfort of your home.

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• 200-hour online Qigong teacher training
• Certificate of completion accredited by Forest Rock
• 37 live online practical classes
• 40 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lectures
• 9 live Q&A sessions (once per week)
• 3 live one-on-one assessments
• 4 different Qigong Systems: Heaven to Earth, Shi Ba Shi, 5 Element, and Dao Yin Qigong
• 7 different sets of exercises
• Access to 165 practical lessons and lectures in total (pre-recorded and live)
• All syllabus mentioned

• Accommodation
• Food

• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.