Thinking of What to Pack for the Winter Course?
Very soon the Winter Courses is here and there are many who will take the course for the first time. With you in mind we have put together a proposal for a packing list that you can use to get some inspiration when it is time for you to start packing. We also gathered tips from experienced participants about things that might be good to bring.
You can get a copy of the list here.
Thinking of What to Pack for the Winter Course?
Very soon the Winter Courses is here and there are many who will take the course for the first time. With you in mind we have put together a proposal for a packing list that you can use to get some inspiration when it is time for you to start packing. We also gathered tips from experienced participants about things that might be good to bring.
Thanks for the Past Year!
We hope that you’ve had a good Christmas and we thank you all for a year filled with lots of training and lovely community, both during and outside courses. Here come pictures from some of all the courses we’ve arranged during 2018.
The Summer Course Training
2018 started with well-attended Summer Course Training days in Gothenburg – 5 days of training straight after new year. Click here to sign up for the Summer Course training 2019, which is arranged in Stockholm January 2-6.
The Winter Course
The Winter Course we arranged it for week 8 as usual. 2018 we were almost 100 participants. “These eight days I have had more energy than I have had for the past five years.”, a participant said who joined the Winter Course for the first time. Click here to sign up for the Winter Course 2019.
The training trip to Spain
A picture from the trip to Spain in April 2018. “This course has strengthened me a lot, both mentally and physically. Qigong is my life saver.” Click here to register for the trip to Spain 2019.
The Summer Courses
Some pictures participants took during this year’s Summer Courses. Many participants had improvements during the courses, for example a participant who joined the Summer Course for the first time said: “I came here with a very tired brain after an intense period in my life, but after only two days I felt that my mental situation was much better.”
The Autumn Courses
As usual the Autumn Courses were arranged both in Norway and Finland. In Norway it took place in Oslo for the first time.
Basic Courses
During 2018 we arranged more than 60 basic courses. In the course program you can find the courses for the spring term 2019. In January you can attend Hold Qi Up in Bollnäs and Oslo and Shenxin Qigong in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Bodø.
European Zhineng Qigong wishes you a Happy New Year!
Thanks for the Past Year!
We hope that you’ve had a good Christmas and we thank you all for a year filled with lots of training and lovely community, both during and outside courses. Here come pictures from some of all the courses we’ve arranged during 2018.
The Summer Course Training
2018 started with well-attended Summer Course Training days in Gothenburg – 5 days of training straight after new year.
The Winter Course
The Winter Course we arranged it for week 8 as usual. 2018 we were almost 100 participants. “These eight days I have had more energy than I have had for the past five years.”, a participant said who joined the Winter Course for the first time.
The training trip to Spain
A picture from the trip to Spain in April 2018. “This course has strengthened me a lot, both mentally and physically. Qigong is my life saver.”
The Summer Courses
Some pictures participants took during this year’s Summer Courses. Many participants had improvements during the courses, for example a participant who joined the Summer Course for the first time said: “I came here with a very tired brain after an intense period in my life, but after only two days I felt that my mental situation was much better.”
The Autumn Courses
As usual the Autumn Courses were arranged both in Norway and Finland. In Norway it took place in Oslo for the first time.
Basic Courses
During 2018 we arranged more than 60 basic courses. In the course program you can find the courses for the spring term 2019. In January you can attend Hold Qi Up in Bollnäs and Oslo and Shenxin Qigong in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Bodø.
European Zhineng Qigong wishes you a Happy New Year!
Why Putting up Posters?
Putting up posters is one of several methods we use to catch peoples attentions and to be seen. What is the revenue of putting up posters? Well there are several examples of persons practising with us today who, once upon a time, found us because of a poster. Madeleine and Johannes are two of them.
Madeleine remembers how she got into contact with European Zhineng Qigong for the first time. She was sitting in her physician’s waiting room when one of our posters caught her eye. She had just had some bad news and was crying when she looked up and saw the poster with someone practising qigong. She had never before heard of qigong but it immediately caught her interest. ”Qigong… training yourself… that I thought is what I am looking for” she told. It felt good to find something she could do herself every day, earlier she had had to run around to different places to get help. Today she has been practising for more than 14 years and is still enjoying it.
Two qigong practitioners putting up posters in Stockholm during the hot summer.
Johannes has also been practising for a long time. 18 years ago he wanted to take the entrance examinations to the Academy of Music but suffered from inflammation in his wrists. While out walking he saw one of our posters and decided to participate in one of our weekend courses as soon as possible. He did that and the inflammation disappeared. He could do the entrance exams and was accepted. Since then he has continued to practise on a daily basis.
Perhaps you can help putting up posters where you live and practise? Ask a teacher or a contact person if you are interested.
“My thoughts don’t spinn around and I look at my life with happiness.”
It’s important to be able to wind down in daily life. Being able to be here and now without using too much energy on pondering and worrying. Read how our participants experience a feeling of being in the presence after training with European Zhineng Qigong.
Lotta
“Mental blocks do not throw me out of balance so easily anymore – I am more stable and I often chuckle at life. It is nice to know that I no longer worry those near me all the time, but instead I am able to induce calm and make them laugh.”
Hanne
”The most important thing that has happened since I started practicing qigong is that it has become quiet in my head. Before, thoughts, memory fragments, gossip, ’junk’ disturbed me. It was never calm.
Gunilla
“The tensions in my body has released enormously. When I take a rest I can relax. My stomach works properly and I breathe easier. My mind is calmer and I look upon life with happiness.”
Lotta
“I’m more present and I’m calmer. Even people around me notice my changes.”
Lotta-Karin
“Qigong is today also a tool that helps me to deal with difficulties in life. I’m calmer and more balanced.”
Read more about Lotta-Karin here.
Jessica
“Mentally I complete things more readily and am more structured and calm. Life gets better and better at all levels when I practise Zhineng Qigong. The practice is my medicine and a tool to keep stable, good and lifelong health.”
We organize courses in different cities, you can read more about our courses here.
Are You Tired from Working at Your Computer?
Do you spend a lot of time at the computer? Do you suspect that this affects your health? Are you tired? Is your body stiff? Are your shoulders, neck or head aching? Practising Zhineng Qigong can help you maintain your energy and well-being.
With regular Qigong practise we can increase our energy. In our basic courses we teach specific ways of sitting and standing that help us maintain our energy instead of getting tired. The way we sit and stand has an effect on our health, so the more we use our bodies in a healthy way the better our well-being will be. Keeping a good posture at the computer is one way of keeping health problems away.
Another way is to practise our Qigong exercise ’EasyCare for the Eyes’ – a short program designed for the eyes, a part of the body that can suffer negative effects from watching a screen. Using the EasyCare technique while working at the computer can improve your eye health. The eyes have an effect on the rest of the body too, so the EasyCare method is beneficial for the body as a whole. Practising EasyCare for the eyes takes about three minutes.
See our course program to find a course near to you!
Enjoy Practicing in Autumn Darkness
The last weekend in October is not only when we go back to GMT but we also had qigong courses in five different places in Sweden, Finland and Norway! Many qigong practitioners took the opportunity to meet to practice together and enjoy good company during this weekend when the darkness really made itself felt. In Gothenburg, Åbo, Karlskoga and Ljungskile we held basic weekend courses in Hold Qi Up and in Oslo the Autumn Course took place for the first time. Keep your eyes peeled for the course reports to read more of the results!
When you hear Karlskoga you immediately think about one of European Zhineng Qigong’s training courses, the Winter Course, arranged there every year in February. This time it was a basic weekend course of Hold Qi Up which took place in a very cosy small nonconformist chapel belonging to Karlskoga Folkhögskola.
A picture from the course in Karlskoga.
We practiced in a little house next to the school.
The course in Ljungskile took place in Ljungskilegården which is like a church hall but belongs to the community, not the church. Snowflakes kept falling which you can see in the picture above taken on Sunday.
The Autumn Course in Norway is held every year. Until now it has taken place in Bergen but this year it was in Oslo for the first time. Here’s a couple of photos taken by participants early one morning before starting practicing, during a morning walk to the Oslo Opera House.
”Qigong Gives me Quality of Life on Many Levels”
Lina
Birna
Annica
Berit
Eva
”Now I’m no Longer a Wreck in the Beginning of Summer”
Read about how some of our participants experience that the qigongpractice have affected their worklife in a positive way. We have written about this before in another post that you’ll find here.
Hanne
”It is very important that I can do my job with high quality. As a psychologist, it is of great value that I have become much better at thinking clearly in very emotional situations. Even if people around me are very emotional I can remain calm.”
Read more about Hanne here.
Bodil
“I also notice effects in my profession in the field of emergency psychiatrics. In the past I made a lot of notes when I visited patients, but I don’t need to now. My memory has improved.”
Read more about Bodil here.
Ulla
“I work as a teacher and although I like teaching, it takes its toll. I used to be exhausted when the school year was over. Now I’m no longer a wreck in early summer and more and more colleagues and friends are becoming interested in qigong when they see my improvement.”
Read more about Ulla here.
We organize courses in different cities, you can read more about our courses here.
Does sitting in front of the computer tire you out? Practising Qigong can help you!
A lot of work in front of the computer and sitting still for a long time can be a strain on the body. It can make you stiff and tired, reduce your ability to concentrate, and cause headaches and pains in shoulders and neck.
If you have spent more time in front of the computer during the last months, practising Qigong can be a way of removing the bad effects of sitting still for a long time.
*Think of your posture when sitting in front of the computer
Alternate between standing and sitting if possible, and keep your posture straight but at the same time relaxed. During our basic courses we teach how to stand and sit in a way that is relaxed and can help us to conserve our energy instead of getting worn out. How we stand and sit has an impact on our health and the more we use the body in a good way the better we will feel.
*Take short breaks for training during the working day.
One way to avoid health problems due to too much sitting down is to find a moment to train during the working day. Practising Qigong is a good method to improve the circulation without working up a sweat. The practise does not take much time since you do not need to shower afterwards. If you have already attended our courses and are now working from home – practise Hold Qi Up, Shenxin Qigong or La Qi, even just a short while, during your working day.
*Do not forget the eyes
A general feeling of tiredness often starts with the eyes. Several hours in front of the screen or reading can tire the eyes and it is good to give them some rest from time to time. An idea can be to let the eyes shift focus, i.e. look away from the screen and instead look at something further away. A more powerful way of relaxing the eyes we teach in the course ‘EasyCare for Eyes’. By taking a break from your work in front of the computer and doing the ‘EasyCare for Eyes’ the health of your eyes can improve. The eyes influence the rest of the body so the practise is also good for general well-being throughout the body.