tree time chi kung - ONLINE CLASSES
AUTUMN 2025 with RAQUEL JESUS
dates: Mondays, 9.10-10.30 (CET) and 11.00-12.15 (CET), from 8 September till 22 December 2025 (except 20 and 27 October)
fee: 14 lessons €175
location: Zoom Room
contact: treetime-chikung@mailbox.org
THE 9.10-10.30 LESSONS consist on a careful craft between still and dynamic exercises. We become aware of the contexts present at the moment of practice (such as weather, seasonal changes, our body conditions) while participating in a stable-yet-flexible frame of exercises: the eight still postures (zhan zhuang) and the 'eight pieces of brocade' (ba duan jin).
We play with and experiment opposites: stillness and movement, stability and change, open and close, internal and external. Most of all we nurture the elastic and smooth transition in between them. This helps us create more space and flexibility in the body and the mind. During our chi kung lessons, you are guided through simple Taoist exercises, with deep effects in the link of body-energy-mind. I encourage you to integrate what you learn into your daily life - so that to better support your movements, posture and directions in the out-of-the lesson contexts.
THE 11.00-12.15 LESSONS consist on the seated 8 pieces of the brocade. You will learn how to engage the legs in sitting postures, strengthen the belly, nurture more pelvic and spine mobility. It's a whole-body and dynamic exploration, also perfectly suitable for recovery.
