My wife, Karen Garofalo, and I have decided to start the Essential Qigong Training Program developed by Kenneth Cohen. This is a comprehensive 100 day qigong training program.
This program by Sifu Kenneth Cohen is available to everyone via the following resources.
The Essential Qigong Training Course. 100 Days to increase Energy, Physical Health, and Spiritual Well-Being. By Kenneth Cohen. Boulder, Colorado, Sounds True, 2005. Includes a 59 page weekly workbook, a Qigong DVD, 5 audio CDs, and one Qi Healing DVD. ISBN: 1591790905.
The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. By Kenneth S. Cohen. Foreword by Larry Dossey. New York Ballantine Books, 1997. Index, notes, appendices, 427 pages. ISBN: 0345421094. One of my favorite books: comprehensive, informative, practical, and scientific.
Healing Ways: The Teachings of Kenneth Cohen
Day 1, Essential Qigong Training Program, 4/6/06: I listened to the first audio CD in the program as I took my regular long morning walk. My qigong practice included the Wild Goose Qigong, and Sun style Taiji (30 & 73) forms, and seated meditation. I felt very energetic. I learned some new information from the audio recording. His voice is nicely modulated, and the recording clear and crisp; and his presention is very informative.
Day 2, Essential Qigong Training Program, 4/7/06: I listed to the second audio CD in the program as I walking this cool and overcast morning. My qigong practice included the Eight Section Brocade, Bear Frolics, and Sun style Taiji. I also practiced Yang Taiji (24 and 108). My mood was energetic, positive, and expansive.
I plan to post notes about my daily practice of The Essential Qigong Training Course in the Cloud Hands Weblog.
"For optimal health, we need body and spirit, exercise and meditation, awareness of the inner world and the outer. In other words, health requires balance and moderation. The goal of qigong may be summarized as xing ming shuang xiu, "spirit and body equally refined and cultivated." Cultivate your whole being, as you would cultivate a garden - with attention, care, and even love."
- Kenneth Cohen, Essential Qigong, 2005, p. 2
I end up at your site a lot. Very comprehensive and helpful. Thanks. About the Essential Qigong training. A post on Amazon says that it follows Cohen's book, The Way of Qigong, implying that you could get a lot of the same thing from the book. What's your impression? Thanks, Paul in Santa Fe. PS: I know Troyce and she's one in a million. I'm TCA teacher too.
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