Everyone is invited to be a part of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day! Save The Date!
Peaceable Dragon and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens (Vienna VA) invite you to watch demonstrations of Taijiquan (Tai Chi), Qigong (Chi Kung) and Yoga. You may also participate in mini-classes taught by some of the areas leading instructors from a variety of schools. On Saturday, April 30th, at 10 am, tens of thousands in hundreds of cities, in over 70 nations will come together … to breathe together … to provide the world a healing image of our planet and our people.
Be a part of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 2011. Help spread the word.
Meet other on-lookers, students and instructors of the Internal Arts. Complementary healing arts sessions will be available. Bring a dish to share and stay for the pot-luck lunch!
When:
April 30, 2011 starting at 10am and ending around 1:30pm
Where:
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct.
Vienna, VA 22182
Cost:
FREE!!!
Rain:
If it is raining, the event
will be cancelled.
Eating:
A buffet, potluck lunch is served around 12:30pm. If you would like to stay for the potluck, please bring a dish and an index card describing its name and the ingredients.
For more information:
www.peaceabledragon.org
www.nvrpa.org/meadowlark.html
www.worldtaichiday.org
Qigong—Chinese mind/body exercises–helped me immensely in my successful battles with four bouts of supposedly terminal bone lymphoma cancer in the early nineties. I practiced standing post meditation, one of the most powerful forms of qigong–as an adjunct to chemotherapy, which is how it should always be used.
Qigong kept me strong in many ways: it calmed my mind–taking me out of the fight-or-flight syndrome, which pumps adrenal hormones into the system that could interfere with healing. The deep abdominal breathing pumped my lymphatic system—a vital component of the immune system. In addition, qigong energized and strengthened my body at a time when I couldn’t do Western exercise such as weight-lifting or jogging–the chemo was too fatiguing. And it empowered my will and reinforced it every day with regular practice. In other words, I contributed to the healing process, instead of just depending solely on the chemo and the doctors. Clear 14 years and still practicing!
Bob Ellal
Author, ‘Confronting Cancer with the Qigong Edge’