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This online Qigong class is suitable for Intermediate and Advanced practitioners
Working with the Shen
Please note that this class is not suitable for beginners.
I asked what direction you wanted to go in and you answered with most of you wanting to delve deeper into the other manifestations of Qi. Things like colours, tastes, etc. but also the interconnectedness of Qi.
In this online Qigong class Des is teaching Qigong that works with the Shen (the consciousness). A variety of Qigong will be used to increase their perception and awareness. Among these are the Four Shen Qigong. Qi can be experienced through all of our senses. Through tangible feelings, sight (colour and images), taste, smell and sound. Each of these will be explored during the coming blocks of classes.
What make all of Des’s classes and courses stand out is the fact that they are being taught as true Qigong. His driving force is to have students learn what Qigong is, not just a series of flamboyant physical movements. The external movement is only there as a tool, an aid, to generate and perceive the Internal.
Shen Qigong is spiritual in nature but please don’t think that we are talking religious spirituality here. The spirituality is that of the consciousness and although there are some meta-physical aspects involved they are there solely to expand our awareness of Qi, of the Tao. All Qigong includes a spiritual component in that there is a meditative component and an awareness of connecting with the Qi. With that awareness comes a greater ability to guide the Qi and keep or body, our mind and our spirit healthy.
Shen Qigong is Internal and its sole purpose is in personal growth, in the expansion of our awareness and perception, in our connection with the Tao. It utilizes particular Qigong to do this so that this new level can be used within any of the Qigong that you are already practicing. Pushing back any Yi produced boundaries and allowing for communication with the Shen, the spirit, the Higher Self………. Whatever label we put on it.
Des took the decision to create online Qigong classes because of the onslaught of the Covid-19 virus and the lock down that has been, necessarily, imposed by governments. The idea was that they can help to keep you active, healthy, and maybe stop you getting cabin fever. However, as the positive feedback and the progress of students has been overwhelming, he decided that they were here to stay. He knows that using this, almost one to one, medium means that people are progressing further and quicker. It also means that he can reach out worldwide to people who want to learn true Qigong.
Next 4-week block of this online Qigong class
Next block starts on Thursday 30/5/2024 and runs till 20/6/2024. Please note that there is no class on 23/5/2024 as I will not be available.
In this block: Thursday at 18:45 – Shen Qigong. Exploring Qi, how it manifests and how we are connected to the universe and beyond.
Level – Advanced
Times – 18:45 till 19:45 London
Recordings of this online Qigong class – Downloadable for the five days following each class. There is also free access to the on-demand video recordings of the classes at the San Bao School website (only when the booking is made via San Bao School).
Cost – £20.00 (£5.00 per online Qigong class on a four-week block basis). You can join the block at any time on a pro rata basis (paying for the remaining classes in the block). Please contact us if you wish to do this.
Book here – Thursday evening: Intermediate and advanced Qigong
You can pay by card, PayPal, or bank transfer. Once payment has been processed a registration link for the block that you have booked will be emailed out to you. Please check your spam folder too (just in case).
The Shen online Qigong class archive recordings
What our students are saying about this online Qigong class
When you practice true Qigong and access your Qi it opens doors to amazing experiences. True Qigong enhances awareness that goes beyond the physical. Here is just one example:
- “Hi Des
Great class. It was all going on. Change of colours, thickness, temperature you name it. At the end I also had the sensation of it going from double prongs into ground and then almost like a rake, with multiple prongs going into the ground.
See you next week.”
M T - “Hey Des,
Enjoyed that tonight. I got a wee attack of the giggles half way through because of a very strange sensation that persisted but switched sides. It felt like my body had been cut in two from head to feet but when I got put back to together I was out of line. From top to bottom and front to back. So it felt like half of my body was about 4 inches higher than the other half. It was especially noticeable when my hands were above my head. They were totally out of step ????
Will see if that happens again when I practice this week.
Cheers” - “Thank you for that and enjoyed last night again. Just a quick one to say I really noticed the different temperatures on my arms. On the outside of my arms it was like someone had rubbed Vicks on them, it was that strange menthol super coolness that you get when the air hits your skin. It’s like you say some of the things are so odd, your brain tries to tell you they are not happening – later on it felt like I was moving my hands through golden syrup. Which reminds me, think I will have some on a pancake today ( golden syrup not the Vicks) Haha. Have a good holiday weekend and happy trails.”
- “Was doing wee bit last night, then later when I sat down was looking slightly up and there was large white light moving very rapidly against the black. I asked it to come a bit closer and suddenly, really suddenly the black parted to show me a bright bright blue sky. It was so vivid, lifelike and sudden that if I hadn’t been sitting down I would have fallen over!”
- “Just a quick one to say that I did see two colours at once last week. Just before you said that I had just had a firm word with myself, as I realised I was half ‘expecting’ to see the style of image I sometimes do ie the black figures against colour background. I let that go and then I saw a very distinct oak leaf shape that was both maroon and dark green at same time. Couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on until you said.
Later that night in bed I tried again and this time it was almost like watching a colour saturated film, where men in smart suits and shiny shoes were marching around but I was down at ground level and could only see them from the knees down.” - “Hi Des,
I have been practicing tai chi and Qigong Shibashi for 14 years but I have never felt the Qi before your classes. Perhaps that says as much about my previous instructors as it does about me!
I should have mentioned that my Qigong participants are also my tai chi participants. Most of them have been doing tai chi since 2018 when I started teaching so they’re familiar with flowing movements, weight transference, etc. We always do a few minutes of abdominal breathing at the beginning of the class and while I’ve explained the concept of Qi (admittedly not very well) my folk weren’t grasping what I was struggling to describe. Now we have something tangible to work with I’m hoping we will also develop our tai chi practice into being more than a physical exercise.”
Thanks again.
I - “Feedback from Thursday training – I liked the image of ‘layers’ of the dan tien/energy field – rather like an onion? Albeit with the layers going in different directions.
I found it hard to feel movement of the dan tien, though I did get a soft pulsing eventually (not in time with the heart or breath). An image that came to me – if you’ve watched the Fifth Element, a sphere, black but with red veins, like lava waiting to burst out – or was it cooling? Also a cool blue/white light – larger/the aura? While feeling for the ‘size’ of the dan tien, it felt as if it extended out to the arms when ‘holding the belly’ out – hollow, deep, like a bottomless pit (in a positive way). Body continues to feel transparent at times, hard to let go of it, I’m ‘aware’ I have arms, or am I just used to them being there and ‘feel’ what is expected?” L.