Working with the Shen III             

Healing the Shen with the Breath

 A weekend seminar

Emperor’s College                  02-03 August   2008        15 Hours      CEU available

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 Course Description:           

In this seminar we will explore through lecture, partner exercises, group exercises and inner meditation, how the breath can give us access to contact the Shen and to heal afflictive aspects of the Shen.

 

 Course Outcomes/Student Competencies:

                                   

In this workshop we will explore a variety of breathing techniques to access and heal the Shen and the Qi. After completing this course, participants will be able to use these techniques both for their own healing and in the clinical setting to help their patients to heal.

 

COURSE OUTLINE:

We will explore:

• Introduction to Sacred Acupuncture. The Shen in Sacred Acupuncture. The post-birth Qi and the Breath at birth. The breath and emotion, the breath and trauma
• deep slow breathing, deep fast breathing, and shallow slow breathing methods in the clinical setting
• Breath release and movement, breath and Latihan release, chaotic breath and catharsis
• breath release for each of the Zang Fu organs
• Breath centering into body parts or symptoms
• Breath release for the three Dan Tian  and the pelvis
• Breath centering into body parts or symptoms. Color breathing and  channel breathing with acupuncture
• Brief Breath release and Awareness release technique.
• working with the gentle-breath touch of the practitioner to facilitate emotional healing and gentle contact.
• The Fierce-breath touch of the practitioner to break up blockages -  an exploration of exorcistic qigong treatment intervention.
• Breathing and the kinetics of the Eight Extraordinary Channels.

 

 

COURSE SCHEDULE/OUTLINE

 breakdown of topics that will be covered during each day of the course.

 

Saturday         Starting and ending times: 9 AM  -  5:30 PM

 

From               To                                           Topics to be covered during this time:

 

9 AM  -             10 AM                                      Introduction to Sacred Acupuncture. The Shen in Sacred                                                                         Acupuncture. The post-birth Qi and the Breath at birth.
                                                                       The  breath and emotion, the breath and trauma

 10 AM  -           11 AM                                      Exploration of Deep slow breathing in the clinical setting 

 11 AM  -           12:30 PM                                 Exploration of deep fast breathing in the clinical settin

1:30 PM  -        2:30 PM                                   Breath release and movement. Latihan and spontaneous                                                                          Qigong release. Chaotic breath and catharsis.

 2:30 PM  -        4 PM                                       Breath centering into body parts or symptoms. Color breathing                                                                          and  channel breathing with acupuncture

 4 PM  -             5:30 PM                                   breath release for each of the Zang Fu organs,

 

 

Sunday           Starting and ending times: 9 AM  -  5:30 PM

 From               To                                           Topics to be covered during this time:

 9 AM  -             10 AM                                      Breath release for the three Dan Tian  and the pelvis

 10 AM  -           11 AM                                      clinical practicum and partner work for facilitated breath release

 11 AM  -           12:30 PM                                 working with the gentle-breath touch of the practitioner to                                                                          facilitate emotional healing and gentle contact.Working                                                                                           with the Fierce-breath touch of the practitioner to break up                                                                              blockages -  exploration of exorcistic qigong treatment intervention.

                                                                        

1:30 PM  -        2:30 PM                                   revisiting breath centering into body parts or symptoms. Color                                                                          breathing and channel breathing with acupuncture.

 

2:30 PM  -        4 PM                                        Breathing and the kinetics of the Eight Extraordinary Channels.

                                                                                                                                                               

4 PM  -             5:30 PM                                   Combining breath release and breath centering with bodywork                                                                          and acupuncture. Brief Breath release and Awareness release                                                                          technique.