Sep Qi Chat - Is Qigong an Exercise or Spiritual Practice (90 min)
Qi Chats • 1h 27m
A recording of the September 2020 "live" Qi Chat. Today's question: Is Qigong a physical exercise or a spiritual practice? Here's a spoiler - it's both! Qigong can be practiced in many ways and used as a gentle physical exercise to promote wellbeing, or a vehicle for spiritual development.
Topics covered include:
-3 hindrances in Qigong practice
-3 levels of Qigong practice
-Maslow's hierarchy of needs and how it could relate to Qigong
-An exercise to identify hindrances and a plan to progress through them
Jeff connects concepts from Western philosophy with Eastern traditions based on clinical experience and real life people. Bring your pen and paper and come join in!
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