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Purpose: Therapeutic
Goal: General health
Many Qigong exercises are designed for general health improvement and maintenance, but Self-Healing Qigong is specifically therapeutic. Self-Healing Qigong consists of basic, simple exercises for each organ system of the body, and its effects are immediate. The advantage of this system is that it gives people tools that empower them to help themselves. It is a self-regulating technique, similar to self-administered acupressure for a headache, the flu or a cough. All disease begins with a small imbalance. Self-Healing Qigong helps you become more in tune with and accountable for your own health.
The five movements are: stomach strengthening, liver cleansing, kidney fortifying, lung/immunity boosting and heart circulating. For example, if someone gets into a heated argument and becomes so upset that he or she cannot calm down, cannot eat, has a headache, and is very nervous, that person can practice the liver cleansing movement, which will drain the anger away within minutes.
Another example is someone who experiences bloating, distension and gas pains after eating. Instead of popping pills, the person can practice the stomach strengthening movement and experience relief in a short time. Self-Healing Qigong is easy to learn and use.
This class promotes strengthening and boosting your immune system. 8 Treasures QiGong has amazing physical, emotional and spiritual benefits. This class requires a low to medium level of physical ability. If you have any doubts or health challenges, contact Ed directly. Benefits: increases vitality, arthritic pain relief, lowers blood pressure, invigorates cardiovascular system, improves circulation, balances blood sugar levels, improves metabolism, strengthens the body, increases balance and coordination.
(Sometimes called, “Standing Chinese Yoga”)
Purpose: Stimulating the body’s energy centers, strengthens your 12 Meridians, 8 Extraordinary Channels, and your Immune System.
Goal: Strengthening the whole Bodily Kingdom, (Mind, Body, and Spirit.)
A student might be interested in learning the Eight Treasures Qigong because it provides a good foundation for health, coordination and spirit. In the Ni family tradition, the Eight Treasures are called “Pa Kun Dao In” which means, “Eight Groups of Exercise from the Immortal School.”
You do not have to be in excellent athletic condition to do Eight Treasures. They can be practiced by anyone at any level of fitness. Some seniors have come to class and from a seated position done whatever they could. People with severe health problems can benefit from practicing the method of breathing and placing less emphasis on the physical aspect. As one’s health improves, the more physical part of the exercises can be emphasized. Those who are already in excellent physical condition can benefit by developing a strong Qi center and a more harmonious flow of energy. It takes between 20 and 50 minutes to perform the entire sequence of movements, depending on how many repetitions you do and your speed.
InfiniChi Energy Healing uses Qigong Meditations and Qi flowing techniques that have been studied for 5,000 years in China and serves as the energetic foundation for all healing modalities of Chinese Medicine. These Qi Healing Therapies are sometimes called, “Acupuncture without Needles,” or “Medical Qigong”. These are also Qi protecting exercises and are necessary while you are learning how to use Cosmic Qi and not your own. There are over 15 energy enhancing practices that include cleansing, centering, collecting, circulating, utilizing, and storing your Qi (Energy). This course allows you to explore the ancient Infinichi Energy Healing Arts that the Ni family has developed for 38 generations. These teachings are called the Integral Way (Taoism) and will encourage you to develop a daily Spiritual cultivation practice that will enhance your personal and professional life. Infinichi Energy Healing Level 1 is the first in a series of 4 courses that can lead to Certification as an Infinichi Energy Healing Practitioner. In future classes you will utilize these Qigong Therapies in one-on-one healing sessions with patients. However, if you do not want to become a professional healer you can take this Infinichi Level 1 course primarily for your personal and families health. This course is taught by Edward Sullivan the Dean of the InfiniChi Energy Healing Institute.
To Register:
More information and registration available at the College of Tao website, here.
Prerequisite: Infinichi Level 1 Class
Infinichi 2A includes the basic energy foundation for “Medical Qigong” or, “Acupuncture Without Needles.” The participants in 2A begin to study the medical protocols for doing healing energetic work on others. These are energy tools that teach the practitioner how, “to use Cosmic Energy not their own” and how, “to put healthy Qi in and take toxic Qi out.”
TO REGISTER
Go to Website, collegeoftao.com
Look for “Infinichi Energy Healing” and Click on it.
Type your First and Last name and then your Email address.
Then in “Comments,” mention you want to take Infinichi Level 2A
Then Click on Donate, and pay by PayPal or Credit Card.
For registration questions: contact@collegeoftao.com
For questions about the class contact: esullivan8@mac.com
Prerequisites: Infinichi Level 1 & 2A Classes
Good news for those that would like to study Infinichi Energy Healing 2B. Infinichi 2B builds upon 2A by adding some advanced energy cultivations to enhance your healing abilities. This prepares you for the Level 3 class. See InfiniChi Level 3 class schedule for future dates. The participants in 2B continue to build their energetic vocabulary that assists in healing others. These are energy tools that teach the practitioner how, “to use Cosmic Energy not their own” and how, “to put healthy Qi in and take toxic Qi out.”
Register
Go to Website, collegeoftao.com
Look for “Infinichi Energy Healing” and Click on it.
Type your First and Last name and then your Email address.
Then in “Comments,”mention you want to take Infinichi Level 2B
Then Click on Donate, and pay by PayPal or Credit Card.
Prerequisites: Infinichi Level 1, 2A & 2B Classes
Infinichi Level 3 provides advanced Qigong Energy Healing guidance and cultivates a direct connection to “Cosmic” Healing Qi. This class is being offered at Yo San University Infinichi Room, 2nd floor. At this Infinichi Level students will continue to refine the skills acquired at the previous levels and will be introduced to a number of common energetic dysfunctions in which they will learn standard clinical protocols. Some of the highlights of this level include long distance assessment and regulation, invisible “Sky Needles,” and the internal “Harmonizing of the Fire and Water” energies in our bodies. Infinichi Level 3 is the last class of the Infinichi Energy Healing series that can lead to Certification as an Infinichi Practitioner (C.I.P.).
TO REGISTER
Go to Website, collegeoftao.com
Look for “Infinichi Energy Healing” and Click on it.
Type your First and Last name and then your Email address.
Then in “Comments,” mention you want to take Infinichi Level 3
Then Click on Donate, and pay by PayPal or Credit Card.
For registration questions: contact@collegeoftao.com
For questions about the class contact: esullivan8@mac.com
Certification Requirements for becoming a Certified Infinichi Energy Healing Practitioner
Please, join us in strengthening our Health, Spirit, and Healing Abilities.
For those of you that want to use these Qigong modalities for personal healing by detoxing the body and replacing it with a strong healthy energy, (Qi) that will ultimately strengthen your Immune System. This class can not only make you feel better but can give you a QiGong practice you can take home and use daily.
Join Edward Sullivan to learn the ancient mind/body practice that has brought relief to tens of thousands of cancer patients in China. People currently suffering from emotional trauma, tension, low energy levels, depression or irritability may find an increased quality of life through a Qi Gong practice.
Learning and Practicing Qi Gong can help you:
Creator of the Class
Dr. Maoshing Ni is a doctor of Chinese medicine, author of over 20 books, and a Master Instructor of Qi Healing & Tai Chi. He is the co-founder of and Tao of Wellness in Santa Monica and Yo San University in Los Angeles and is a frequent expert quest on Dr. Oz, Yahoo, and Huffington Post.
Instructor Edward Sullivan
Edward is a Certified InfiniChi Qigong Practitioner and the Dean of the Infinichi Energy Healing Institute. He currently teaches Fundamentals of Taoism as well as Infinichi Qigong Energy Healing at Yo San University of Acupuncture and has done so for almost 20 years. He provides InfiniChi Energy Healing sessions at the WeSpark Cancer Support Center in Sherman Oaks and has done that for over 17 years. And, Ed, for about 10 years, teaches an ongoing, free “Self Healing Qigong” class.
The Teacher Certification Tract Class is a Teacher Intensive” and this class is the 2nd step for those that want to get Certified and teach this healing modality to others.
Prerequisites:
INFINICHI ENERGY HEALING PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
InfiniChi Qigong
What is InfiniChi? It is sometimes called, “Medical Qigong”or “Acupuncture without Needles.”
InfiniChi Institute International was inspired by the teachings of Integral Way of Taoist lineage Master Ni Hua Ching. The institute offers professional level training in Chi healing (Qigong), leading to certification as a Certified InfiniChi Practitioner (C.I.P.)
This program is designed to develop your energetic healing abilities as a professional Chi Practitioner. Ed is the Dean of the Infinichi Energy Healing Institute. This program is overseen by Arnold Tayam and Dr. Maoshing Ni.
The InfiniChi Program is designed to develop your energetic healing abilities as a professional Chi Practitioner, utilizing the Ni family books, along with standard texts for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qigong and Chinese Bodywork. It features a progressive systematic program that nurtures understanding, facilitates skill development, and promotes self-growth.
Long ago, Chinese esoteric Taoists went to the high mountains to contemplate nature, strengthen their bodies, empower their minds and develop their spirit. From their studies and cultivation, they gave China internal alchemy and chemistry, herbology and acupuncture, the I-Ching (Book of Changes), feng shui, astrology, martial arts and Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong and many other useful kinds of knowledge. Most important, they handed down in secrecy methods for attaining longevity and spiritual immortality.
Classes and seminars can be fashioned for your particular group’s needs. For example, the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and FamilyTherapists Association requested a new year’s renewal seminar using qigong as a focal point. Edward researched this group and their therapists’ needs and developed strategies and techniques for assisting them, allowing them to find balance and harmony in their professional lives.
Any individuals and groups interested in booking any of the Classes or Seminars below OR interested in creating one to suit your specific needs, please contact us!
During the 12 years plus at weSPARK Cancer Support Center, where Edward has practiced Infinichi Qigong or “Acupuncture Without Needles”, Edward come to realize that the essential lesson of most value to the Western mind is the daily balancing of yin and yang. Our Western culture thinks that we can inhale everything during our lives and never take the time or opportunity to exhale anything! This class teaches the balance of yin and yang, of inhaling and exhaling. The different variations of this simple concept is discussed including diet, exercise, relationships, work, and play. It almost sounds too simple, yet it’s essential to a healthy long life. Classes starting soon in Chatsworth.
Often before encountering a new experience, we wash our hands or our body. Just as important, we need to cleanse and protect our spiritual energy. For example, it is important to wash your hands before entering and exiting a hospital, but it’s equally important to protect our energetic body before entering and exiting as well. It’s just as important to cleanse our body and our body’s energies when exiting the hospital. A question we might ask ourselves is – do we really want to bring home all the stresses and potential negativity from our work place, exposing our family members to those energies? It’s very important that we wash those energies before entering our homes and greeting our loved ones. This class will demonstrate how to protect yourself from the invisible negative dust that too often goes unattended . This class isn’t meant to scare anyone, but rather, give us the tools to raise our positive energy making us immune to any negativity. Classes starting soon in Chatsworth. This class is also important for all health care workers, teachers, nurses, and therapists, to name a few.
Learn two main strategies for developing intuition. The first involves our spiritual being and the second includes exercises that will increase accuracy as you develop intuition. Techniques include altered states, honing your perception, opening doorways to perception and allowing yourself to trust your inner voice. This is a 3 session course of two hours each.
Explains the benefits of quieting the mind, body, and spirit. Quieting the mind is like dropping from the surface storm of an ocean into the peaceful calm of the deep. One learns to be a part of the ocean but not tossed about like a victim of the emotional waves of the surface of our lives. The class involves posture, breath, and intention. Three meditations are taught – stress release qigong, 5 cloud meditation, and silent quiet sitting.
Learn how to read and interpret the I Ching, an ancient Taoist Chinese divination practice with multiple muses. The ancients believed that we could access our higher self and get answers for the big decisions in our lives. This type of practice has been occurring for centuries within all ancient cultures. Man has always sought guidance for the major decisions in life; the ancient Chinese found that the I Ching was a doorway that could guide one through personal, business, and health decisions. We need a system that can cut through the energetic chaos of modern life. The ancient Taoists created the I Ching or the book of change for humanity’s benefit. Classes starting soon in Chatsworth.
This seminar presents helpful strategies for those recovering from serious surgery or serious illness, (i.e. cancer). The processes for dealing with recovery include basic strategies aimed at the mind, the physical body, the emotions, and the spirit. (This 2 hour class runs from 4 weeks)
This innovative series of ten classes takes us back to Mother Nature, our true first great teacher and how to reconnect with her and her wisdom. Each Part reveals how understanding the wisdom of nature all around us can impart good health and wellbeing. Edward offers simple qigong exercises to strengthen your connection and communication with nature.
Class 1 – Introduction to Nature
Class 2 – Reconnecting with Wood
Class 3 – Reconnecting with the Earth
Class 4 – Reconnecting with Water
Class 5 – Reconnecting with Fire
Class 6 – Reconnecting with Metal
Class 7 – Reconnecting with Water
Class 8 – Reconnecting with the Universe
Class 9 – Reconnecting with Our Inner Universe
Class 10 – Nature’s Summary