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SYLLABUS — Introduction to Medical Qigong Therapy
(Semester Level A; 16 weeks)

This is an introductory course for beginners, there are no prerequisites for this instruction. The textbook: "Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy: A Comprehensive Clinical Text" will be used throughout the course for subject material.

Week 1 Introduction to Medical Qigong: Energetic Embryological Development, Energetic Anatomy and Physiology; Dredging the Body's Yin and Yang Channels; Wuji Posture and 1-through-4 Meditation. All of Chapters 1 & 2, & pages 119-120, 225-230, 305 & 504-505

Week 2 Purging and Dredging Stagnant Qi Exercises: Counter Swing, Dropping Post, and Trembling Horse; Natural Breathing; Beating and Drumming the Qi Meditation. Pages 377-379, 390-391 & 709-710

Week 3 Daoist Five Yang Organ Exercise: To Tonify and Regulate the Peristaltic Action of the Digestive System; Proper Posture, Breathing and Mental Concentration for Tonification Exercises. All of Chapter 14, & pages 321-334, 349-357, 359-365 & 709-710

Week 4 Introduction to the Daoist Five Yin Organ Exercise: Opening and Strengthening the Spine and Central Nervous System; Class Review (Weeks 1-4). Pages 710-711

Week 5 The Daoist Five Yin Organ Lung Exercise: Relationship to Po (Corporeal Soul); Congenital and Acquired Emotions; Tonification Exercise; Traumatology (Relieving Diaphragm Spasm).
Pages 33, 46-48, 296-297 & 712-713

Week 6 The Daoist Five Yin Organ Kidneys Exercise: Relationship to Zhi (Will); Congenital and Acquired Emotions; Tonification Exercise; Traumatology (Relieving Insomnia). Pages 34, 298, 713-714 & 653-655

Week 7 The Daoist Five Yin Organ Liver Exercise: Relationship to Hun (Ethereal Soul); Congenital and Acquired Emotions; Tonification Exercise; Traumatology (Discharging Anger Exercise). Pages 33, 45-46, 292-295, 714-715 & 848-850

Week 8 The Daoist Five Yin Organ Heart Exercise: Relationship to Shen (Spirit); Congenital and Acquired Emotions; Tonification Exercise; Traumatology (Relieving Cardiac Arrest). Pages 33, 295-296, 298-310 & 715-717

Week 9 The Daoist Five Yin Organ Spleen Exercise: Relationship to Yi (Intellect); Congenital and Acquired Emotions; Tonification Exercise. Pages 33, 296, & 718-719

Week 10 Ending The Daoist Five Yin Organ Exercise: Turtle Exercise; Gwan Gong Stroking Beard (Microcosmic Orbit Meditation).
Pages 719-722 & 678-681

Week 11 Purging Toxic Emotions Exercise #1: Old Man Searching for the Reflection of the Moon at the Bottom of the Tide Pool. Pages 666-668

Week 12 Purging Toxic Emotions Exercise #2(A): The Six Healing Sounds: Purging and Detoxifying the Liver, Heart and Spleen Organs. Pages 657-663

Week 13 Purging Toxic Emotions Exercise #2(B): The Six Healing Sounds: Purging and Detoxifying the Lungs, Kidneys and Triple Burners. Pages 663-668

Week 14 The Golden Ball Exercise: Regulating The Body's Eight Actions of Qi: Rise-Fall, Expand-Contract, Flow In-Flow Out, Gather-Disperse. Pages 273-276 & 278-283

Week 15 Ren Wu Zang: Shengong Meditation (Wu Zang - to strengthen the body's energetic field in order to protect the healer from the invasion of pathogenic factors). Pages 530-533

Week 16 Class Review: How to Analyze and Categorize Qigong Exercises: A Basic Introduction to Medical Qigong Prescriptions; Establishing a Personal Medical Qigong Workout. Pages 641-648


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