Qi Gong for Stress Workshop

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Time: 2pm-4pm
Location: Makai Yoga Collective, 2/65 Madeley Street, Ocean Grove
Investment: $50 per person

According to the World Health Organization, stress is a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. Stress is a natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives. Everyone experiences stress to some degree. The way we respond to stress, however, makes a big difference to our overall well-being.

Come and delight in your stress with Qi Gong as Hang marries the teachings of the East and West together. You will learn simple embodied exercises to take care of stress, along with a daily 15 minute Qi Gong practice that can help to positively respond to stress and sustain your overall well-being. Did you know that psychotherapists are now bringing Qi Gong into their clinical practice?

At the workshop, Hang will explain the theory behind the practice of Qi Gong for stress. You'll be sitting on the floor or on a chair, your choice for this portion. The majority of the workshop will be dedicated to the Qi Gong practice whereby you'll be mostly standing up in bare feet on your yoga mat.

What to Bring:

• Your whole lovely self, including your openness, beginner’s mind and of course, your best friend named Stress.

• Wear comfortable loose fit clothing covering your midriff and knees for the Qi Gong movement practice.

• A water bottle.

• A yoga mat and any yoga props you often use to help you sit. The studio will have blocks and bolsters.

• Notebook & pen - Hang will provide a handout and review video of the practice after the workshop.

Space is limited to 15 people. Please reserve your spot early.