Read about Marlene Lilja who soon will be attending her 20th summer course. Why is she coming back year after year?
I actually did not start training right away for my own sake. I participated because of the Asthma and Allergy project which I was a part of organising in 1997. But I then stayed on and in 1998 I attended my first summer course and have since then participated every summer except one.
Qigong is like a good friend as you age. It keeps your body supple and flexible as well as keeping the arthritis under control. I am sure I would have more problems if I had not practised qigong. I had an MRI on my knees many years ago and it was found that I had arthritis. I have been in a lot of pain because of it, but not today. So, for me practising qigong is investing in my health. And even more so an investment in a calmer mind. Nowadays I am as cool as a cucumber, compared to the days before I started practising qigong.
During summer course you detach from your every day life and you are allowed to rest from the upsetting daily news flow from the papers and other media. There is such a friendly and relaxed atmosphere throughout the summer courses. It is also a joy to meet all the people I have got to know, many keep coming back just like me. For me, there will be no real summer if I have not been to the summer course.