Recovery Qigong

Recover your ENERGY
Recover your FLOW
Recover your JOY
Recover your PRESENCE
Discover RECOVERY QIGONG.

Seated training for people in recovery processes (burnout, chemotherapy, etc.), for those who are less able to walk, or who are otherwise limited in their movement or stamina.

Rekindle the spark of your vital energy and let it flow through your body!

We bring our attention into the body and explore mobility and stillness. Simple movements, seated Zhan Zuang, basic Qigong and activating the vital energy in the so-called Dantian.

FREE Online Introduction class on Monday, April 21th.

May 12 – August 18 (except June 9th):
Mondays 13.00 – 14.00 hrs CET
• Online
• Or live in De Zevende Hemel – Laan van Meerdervoort 190, D.H.
• Zoom recording included

One class + recording €15.
2 class/week €25. // 3 class/week = €30.
7 class (card) = €85
Pay cash in class or transfer to NL18 ASNB 8844 8873 47, name of Mattijs van Katwijk

Qigong foundations

The efficiency of body and mind is the key to connecting with the soul.

Training to make the physical body stronger and healthier so that it can serve as a vehicle for deeper energetic work. Next we focus on cultivating the subtler energy system, in which we develop flow and harmony of the vital energy (qi).

Unlike the popular interpretation, Qigong is not about ‘flow and gentle power’. Focused on changing our internal organization, Qigong requires intense, sometimes painful training.

Mondays 19.00 – 20.30 hrs.
Koorenhuis (May 12 th to July 14th – except June 9th)
De Zevende Hemel (July 21 – August 18th)

One class €15.
2 class/week €25. // 3 class/week = €30.
7 class (card) = €85
Pay cash in class or transfer to NL18 ASNB 8844 8873 47, name of Mattijs van Katwijk

Taiji Quan (Yang 37 form)

“To maintain balance while constantly shifting is an art few ever acquire”

Leave your silk pajamas at home. After an intense warm-up, we will train Wu Song Shen Fa, Ji Ben Qi Gongs, standing (Zhan Zuang), some partnerwork, principles and form.
Beginners and slightly advanced practitioners.

Sundays 10.30 – 12.00 hrs.
Wednesdays 19.00 – 20.30 hrs.
May 11th – August 20th (except June 8th)
De Verademing (outside)

One class €15.
2 class/week €25. // 3 class/week = €30.
7 class (card) = €85
Pay cash in class or transfer to NL18 ASNB 8844 8873 47, name of Mattijs van Katwijk

Taiji or Qigong?

I am regularly asked what the difference between Taiji Quan and Qigong is. Difficult, because – especially in the beginning – there are mainly similarities!

For a beginner it doesn’t really matter in which of these disciplines he or she starts: Both are an important aspect of the Neigong process, so it is not a bad idea to just decide which training day suits you best!

In Taiji classes we work with a form – in this case the Yang 37.
We ‘load’ that choreography with the two main principles Song and Ting, which means something like ‘Release’ and ‘Absorb’. We release excessive tension and absorb our mind ín the body. The form gradually builds ‘lines’ in our body, along which we eventually – in the martial arts aspect of Taiji – release power.

In Qigong, we also work on restructuring the body. But instead of developing lines of force, we focus first on developing the so-called Dantian: a gathering place for energy in the abdomen. We ‘open’ the body and through movement (usually simpler than in Taiji) we ‘fill’ the body from here.

In Qigong classes, you can more likely expect us to sit still. We will have to become a little more quiet. Taiji seems a somewhat more external at first. (That is also the reason we can do Taiji outside.) But really: if you are interested in the internal arts you should at least try both disciplines – if you decide that you should choose between the two at all!

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