Author: kathyyep

QUÉ: Clase Semanal De Qi Gong (Entrar Un Momento)

Qi Gong (pronunciado chee-gong) es una técnica de ejercicio y curación china antigua y contemporánea que combina movimiento, respiración, meditación y postura corporal.

El objetivo es enseñar prácticas simples para ayudar a las personas a lidiar con situaciones difíciles (por ejemplo, enfermedades, desastres naturales, estrés crónico, violencia, encarcelamiento, inequidades, muerte, políticas de inmigración, etc.). La atención se centra en el insomnio y la compasión.

Durante las próximas semanas, practicaremos en el set Primordial Qi Gong de diferentes maneras. Incluiré más información sobre forma, flujo de qi y puntos de acupuntura.

El conjunto:

– Tirano saurio Rex

– Mantequilla (derecha, izquierda)

– Auriculares (uno y apagado)

– Ventana (derecha, izquierda, derecha)

– Donuts (Elevado / Horizontal, Crueller / Vertical, Elevado / Horizontal, Crueller / Vertical) (Girar cada 3 veces)

– Hojas

– Forma de T, rotar, ballenas

– Alise el flequillo (5 veces)

– (Repite 2 veces más: forma de T, rotar, ballenas, suavizar el flequillo)

– Alisar la falda (5 veces)

–Hojas (Repita todo el juego 3 veces)

Aquí está el horario:

23/07/20: T-Rex, untar la mantequilla, auriculares, ventana.

30/7/20: Donuts, hojas, ballenas en forma de T, Smooth the Bangs, Smooth the Skirt.

8/6/20: Practica todo el set.

13/08/20: Practica todo el set.

20/08/20: Sin clase.

27/08/20: sin clase.

Si tiene tiempo y recursos, este es un empujón amistoso para que revise o aprenda los movimientos del conjunto primordial de qi gong. Creé un video que incluye instrucción y práctica. Te animo a que vengas a la sesión incluso si este conjunto es nuevo para ti. Los invito a utilizar los recursos disponibles, como el video y la descripción del conjunto en inglés y en español.

Para activar los subtítulos en español, haga clic en CC, haga clic en la rueda para ver la configuración, haga clic en subtítulos y haga clic en traducción automática / español

1) Practica los movimientos en el set: 0 – 3m30s

2) Instrucción de cada movimiento en el set: 3m30s – 15m20s

3) Practique los movimientos en el set: 15m20s – 19m 19s (4 minutos)

CUÁNDO: Jueves, 12:15 p.m. – 1 p .m. PDT

QUIEN: Cualquiera. Abierto a todos. No se requiere experiencia. Siéntase libre de compartir con otros que puedan estar interesados ​​y disfrutar de esta práctica. Los ejercicios son adaptables para sentarse o pararse.

DONDE: Click aqui or go to https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/513664738

PARA MÁS INFORMACIÓN: Si está interesado en recursos sobre mindfulness e insomnio (en inglés y español), visite aqui.

¿CUANTO CUESTA?: La sesión es gratuita.

NOTA: Esta clase de qi gong no pretende ser un sustituto del consejo, diagnóstico o tratamiento médico profesional. Siempre busque el consejo de su médico u otro proveedor de salud calificado con cualquier pregunta que pueda tener sobre una condición médica.

¿QUÉ SUCEDE SI SOY UN CUIDADOR DURANTE EL TALLER? Todos los participantes serán silenciados. La gente tiene la opción de silenciar el video. (vea la barra de menú en la parte inferior izquierda del zoom). Si tiene que unirse tarde o salir temprano, aún así venga a la sesión.

Contacto: Aqui or kathleen_yep@pitzer.edu

 

WHAT: Weekly Qi Gong Class (Drop-In)   

Qi Gong (pronounced chee-gong) is an ancient and contemporary Chinese exercise that combines movement, breathing, awareness, and body posture.

The goal is to teach simple practices to help people grappling with hard situations (e.g. illness, natural disasters, chronic stress, violence, loss, imprisonment, inequities, etc).

Primordial Qi Gong Set Instruction (Yep)

WHO:  Open to all. No experience necessary. This is a gentle class for folks of all bodies and abilities. Exercises are adaptable to sitting or standing. You do not have to experience insomnia to take the class.

WHEN: Thursdays, 12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m. PDT (until Shelter-In-Place is over)

WHERE: Click here or go to https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/513664738

COST: The session is free.

JOIN THE QI GONG EMAIL LIST: kathleen_yep@pitzer.edu

TEACHER BIO: In addition to being a researcher and a tenured Full Professor at Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges, I have practiced and taught qi gong for 25 plus years under the mentorship of Paul Li and Bingkun Hu, who learned dayan qi gong from lineage holder Yang Mei Jun. I am also a certified mindfulness facilitator and certified to teach Mindful Awareness Practices-1 from UCLA Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Behavior.

RESOURCES:  About qi gong and insomnia (in English and Spanish).

COMMUNITY PARTNER: With a focus on sanctuary, IM4HI is a statewide California organization that connects people to the work of social justice in Los Angeles County, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Inland Valleys. They work to make the criminal justice system more just, and the immigration system more fair and humane.

CLASS CONTENT: As part of a pilot online health equity curriculum, I will teach movements from short moving set called primordial qi gong. It is intended to be calming and nourishing according to traditional Chinese medicine. It is intended to address the ability to fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up rested. (Irwin et. al 2017).

Drawing from Capacitar’s curriculum, I will also teach some qi gong movements that engage with compassion according to traditional Chinese medicine. Research suggests a connection between compassion exercises and nourishing parts of your brain that impact decision making. (Neff et. al., Singer & Klimecki 2014) This is significant in the context of health equity. It is a simple practice to nourish us from the wear and tear of challenging circumstances (e.g. hypertension, violence, incarceration, racial profiling, national disasters, etc.)

NOTE: This qi gong class is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

WHAT IF I AM A CARETAKER DURING THE WORKSHOP?
All are welcome. All participants will be audio-muted. People have the option to video mute. (see the menu bar at the bottom left on zoom). If you have to join late or leave early, still come to the session.

TECHNOLOGY: If you want more info about how to get on ZOOM and how to navigate ZOOM, go to Pitzer IT’s page

 

 

(Fall 2019) Dear Interbeing,

I notice you most when…

• I sit under the trees that are shedding their autumn leaves.
• I mumble into the phone, “I’m okay, mom. I really am. Everything is fine.”
• I go home and see my family pore over old photos from Vietnam strewn across the house, memories coming up when you least expect them to
• I think of taking care of my grandmother—a family display of generational strength and love shifting over time, from birth to illness to death
• I look up at the sky and see the clouds that move across the world, reminding me of the value of the vast Earth under my feet
• I realize the importance of a healthy body mind and body when I am feeling unwell
• an extreme emotion overtakes my rational thought
• I am in a large group of people and we are all doing something individually, but related
• I am on a long slow run processing the contents of my mind.
• I take a moment to honestly answer how I’m doing.
• I read my family’s WeChat group messages.
• I turn myself away from distractions and just sit still and be with myself

Dear Interbeing,

Thank you for helping me to let go, heal, and transform my…

• bitterness to become a more forgiving, gentler person than I was in the past.
• emotional outbursts that would inevitably follow me after bottling up my feelings.
• frustrations from feelings of helplessness into empowerment.
• misunderstandings of the world around me and of myself.
• anger at those who are unaware of the impact of their actions.
• judgement of others when I don’t really know their story.
• my urge to protect myself by building a wall.
• my feelings of fear, anger, anxiety, and despair towards the future.
• stress and tension in my body
• disappointment in myself for all the times I am not mindful and act harmfully towards myself and other beings.
• childhood and adult trauma.
• voice.

After this Fall 2019 Interbeing project, I aspire to…

• take deep breaths more frequently
• develop my own clear definition of interbeing
• intertwine the materials that I have learned into my own daily life and the spaces that I work in
• be just as forgiving to myself as I am towards other people
• experience the world for what it is and not based upon how I’ve drawn and colored within its lines
• embrace the wisdom that growth is never linear, never lonesome, and neverending
• use interbeing to think about my daily actions
• look beyond hegemonic cultures to learn more about interbeing and its applications
• take care of my body and suffering
• to relearn my native tongue in hopes it will reconnect me to my roots,
• to learn my family history to better understand my ancestors,
• to build reciprocal connections with the Tongva people and the Tongva land I am hosted on,
• to appreciate the relationships I have to their fullest extent.
• reduce unneeded consumption
• stick to my practice even when leaving the umbrella/support of this class
• be more reflective about my own practices and relationships.
• spend intentional time each day with Mthat other Earth.
• think more deeply about the ways in which I already am practicing interbeing.
• explore interbeing more thoroughly with time.
• remember that I am not alone in practicing mindfulness and interbeing.
• to continue to see beauty in all things.

For all participants, I hope…

• that our paths can cross again after this class is done.
• that we can continue practicing mindfulness in our daily lives.
• for moments of joy and inner and outer harmony.
• that as we continue to love and help others, we can receive the same in kind
• for grounding, acceptance, and peace within our own lives and our own communities.
•  we accept and forgive ourselves for past mistakes,
  that the harm regretfully done to others can be opportunities for reflection and
  understanding for us to heal.
• that we can think of each other from time to time, as figures of the present, not the past, and that we can smile when we do
• that our pain and suffering can be recycled into nourishment, and
  we will allow ourselves to transform our pain, anger, and resentment into compost.