Qigong Summer Camp
July 25th-August 3rd 2008
with Brad and Daverick and friends
Adults: a sliding scale of £190- £250 depending on what is affordable.
Food: £50 (see below).
Children: under-threes are free
3 to 11 - 1/3 price (i.e. £75- £95) plus £25 food
12 to 17 - 1/2 price (i.e. £95- £125) plus £35 food
Call 0845 456 1852 or email
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About Qigong...
Qigong is a way of cultivating our subtle energy, or Qi, through relaxed attention in movement and stillness. During the camp we will be working with the transformative sitting, standing and moving meditations of Hua Gong (the form of Qigong originated by our teacher Master Zhixing Wang) as a way of becoming more present with our experience moment to moment. We will also explore the expressive and spontaneous aspect of the practice.
Through practising in the fresh air with the earth beneath our feet and the sky above us, we enter a heightened state of connection with the natural world and open ourselves to receive its abundant Qi. And through daily practice within a large group we build a strong Qi field which supports and empowers our transformation.
Daily life on the camp...
Over the last fifteen years the flexible form of the camp has evolved into something like:
Early morning invigorating Qigong
Silent sitting meditation, or sleeping in
Breakfast
Main Qigong group practice
Daily gathering for camp business, days events, sharings etc
Lunch
Afternoon walks, swims, games, expeditions to the open moor/woods/river, quiet time
Qigong group practice
Guided sitting meditation
Supper
Nighttime around the campfire: songs, stories, dancing, ceremony, celebration
Qigong 'cabaret' or nighttime practice
Midway through the camp we have a market
We all muck in with the daily chores of running the camp, dividing into groups, rotating the responsibility for a specific task each day - like cooking supper or lunch, chopping wood and keeping the fire, washing pots and pans and caring for the site.
Often as the camp rolls on we find that 'everything is Qigong' and the days flow along effortlessly as we settle into deepening friendships within the community of campers and go about our everyday routines of 'chopping wood and carrying water'.
We encourage and support everyone to find their own rhythm and pace during the camp - exploring how involved to be with all that is offered, not needing to push oneself to do everything, allowing the space for the transformative effect of being on the camp. On some days a sharing time is offered. This is an open space to share feelings that arise during the camp.
