Shibashi Teacher Training Course

Description

Shibashi Instructor Course (online): –

The course has captions in English, French and Spanish.

As with previous Shibashi Instructor courses, it is expected that the location of those taking part will be spread across the globe. In order to make it as accessible as possible we have created an on-demand version that is released weekly over a period of 14 weeks. This is modelled on the previously run, streamed, courses.

There are also two (one hour long) one to one sessions held on Zoom. The second session, the online assessment, is as rigorous as the live assessment. An in person assessment can be arranged (in East Kilbride, Scotland) for those who wish.

The layout of the Shibashi Instructor course

• The course includes free access to our online Shibashi Course. This is so that you can have time to familiarise yourself with these Qigong before the teacher training begins.
• This is followed, a week later, by the first of fourteen weekly lessons.
• These recorded lessons can be viewed as often as required, on the San Bao School website.
• Course notes will be provided electronically.
• Your one to one session can be booked at any time during the course.
• The assessment will be one to one, using Zoom.
• You will be assessed on your ability to perform and teach these Qigong.
• You are required to know what meridians, or Elements, are being focused on in each Qigong (notes and diagrams are provided).
• The course also includes quizzes.

Syllabus

• Online Shibashi Instructor course syllabus

Participant requirements: –

• Access to broadband that is capable of streaming video.
• A webcam and microphone, where the camera can see the entire body from top to toe.
• Enough space to do the Qigong.

The Taiji Qigong Shibashi Instructor course provides a profound, experiential, knowledge of the Shibashi as well as all the tools and information needed to teach these exercises as true Qigong. Most qigong taught today is no more than mimicry of physical movements. Let’s face it, anyone can mimic the movements of these exercises and then pass it off as the real thing. It is the Internal work that makes it Qigong, Neigong, Dao Yin, or whatever other name is used for working with the Qi.

You do not need to be, or want to be, a teacher to enrol on this course. About 30% of the people who have enrolled did so in order to deepen their understanding of Qi and Qigong.

As most of the “qigong” being taught now is no more than physical movement it increasingly difficult to find genuine tuition. This spread of purely physical qigong has prompted many masters to stop using the term and revert to the older names of Dao Yin and Neigong. What you call these methods is of little importance as long as you are truly working with Qi. That’s what we do……………

There is guidance in the name. The Eighteen Posture Taiji Qigong, also referred to as the Shibashi, is a set of Qigong exercises that utilise Taiji stances and movements. To practice correctly you must follow the rules that govern them. These stances are fundamentally important if the practitioner wishes to get the most out of the Qigong.

Since this set of exercises was introduced, in the early 1980’s, in many cases the adherence to the Taiji fundamentals has been lost and their true use as Qigong has been diluted to being no more than slow aerobics. This has led to the depletion of the true beneficial qualities of these exercises. The Yi guides the Qi through focus (Jing) and it is only when this happens that “slow aerobics” become Qigong.

If there was no need for the focus and the listening then every exercise, no matter how it is done, could claim to be a Qigong exercise.

A Completion Certificate, from San Bao School, will be awarded to participants who successfully complete the Shibashi Instructor course.

The Shibashi Qigong Instructor course is suitable for anyone who wishes to learn the Internal workings of these exercises. For those who intend to teach, it is beneficial if you have already gained experience in working with Qi, including: –

• Taiji teachers/practitioners
• Qigong teachers/practitioners
• Reiki teachers/practitioners
• Shiatsu teachers/practitioners
• All Energy Work practitioners

Feedback from previous Shibashi Instructor Courses

• Did the workshop meet your expectations? – 100% Yes.
• Did the workshop cover the syllabus? – 100% Yes.
• Were the methods taught useful? – 100% Yes.
• Would you recommend this workshop? – 100% Yes.

• “I learnt so much on this course. It was really enjoyable and taught at different levels so it is only a couple of months after finishing that I appreciate some of the things we were told about. I have no doubt this will continue the more I put my learning in to practice.”
• “I have qualified in Therapeutic Qigong, Qigong for Sleep Problems, Qigong for Relieving Chronic Back Pain, Qigong for Anxiety and Depression, as well as my favourite: Des Lawton’s Shibashi Instructor Course at SanBaoSchool, where I learned a lot more about Qigong than in any other training. Thank you, Des!”
• “In recent years I have facilitated Qi gong groups in nursing homes and day centres as well as working with individuals. I have also run workshops with voluntary groups and social care professionals. Since attending Des’s course (Shibashi Instructor course) I have adapted my Qi Gong to incorporate the internal aspects of this wonderful practice much more fully.”
• “Unfortunately I also have various experiences of Martial arts and Qi Gong taught ‘improperly’ and/or without the students best interests at heart. There were diamonds of knowledge to be had in there, but an awful lot of muck and potential harm to wade through. This reinforces my desire to share what I have learned from Des, who teaches with integrity, deep understanding and knowledge, curiosity, passion and humour.”
• “After having a couple of different teachers, I found Des Lawton and found his way of teaching to be the most instructive and beneficial. I really appreciated the understanding, knowledge and the subtlety of movement that he brought to the art of Qiqong and have been training with him ever since.”
• “I have found that the information from the course is going to enhance my therapies from the perspective of movement of energy. Also, although it is a massive subject I realised that it is accessible to all, thanks to Des. It makes me eager to find out more.“
• “Yes, very interesting working with energy movement rather than physical movement.”

Shibashi Instructor course: –

 

• Times: You choose when you want to learn.
• Location: Online
• Course length: 32 hours (including the online Shibashi Course).
• Cost: £620.00
• Terms & Conditions: Can be viewed here