5 Animal Sports Medical Qigong—Bird Set

Focus: Lung Health & Meridians

TCM Time Course

November 7th-December 19th, 2020 | 7-week course | Saturdays 11:30AM-12:30PM EDT

• Learn one of the most fun and popular sets of Medical Qigong exercises
• Imitate natural movements of 5 animals to benefit your health and reduce stress
• Accredited to the legendary doctor Hua Tou—aka the father of Chinese Medicine
• The Bird set will benefit your Lung health—especially in the autumn and for harmonizing emotions of grief and sadness
• The Lung and Large Intestine meridians (Qi flow pathways) will be introduced
• Each movement of the Bird set will be taught in-depth

Bird Set (Lung Health)

• 1. Bird Flapping
• 2. Bird Gazing
• 3. Bird Taking-off
• 4. Bird Soaring
• 5. Bird Landing

5 Elements Correspondences

• Element: Metal
• Yin Organ: Lung
• Yang Organ: Large Intestine
• Sense Organ: Nose
• Color: White
• Season: Autumn
• Tissue: Body Hair and Skin
• Emotion: Sadness or Grief
• Healing Sound: 呬 SI sounds like "shi" or "tzzz"

5 Animal Sports Medical Qigong—Monkey Set

Focus: Heart Health & Meridians

TCM Time Course

September 19th-October 31st, 2020 | 7-week course | Saturdays 11:30AM-1:00PM EDT

• Learn one of the most fun and popular sets of Medical Qigong exercises
• Imitate natural movements of 5 animals to benefit your health and reduce stress
• Accredited to the legendary doctor Hua Tou—aka the father of Chinese Medicine
• The Monkey set will benefit your Heart health—especially in the summer and in bringing you more joy
• The Heart and Small Intestine meridians (Qi flow pathways) will be introduced
• Each movement of the Monkey set will be taught in-depth

Monkey Set (Heart Health)

• 1. Monkey Turning
• 2. Monkey Picking
• 3. Monkey Rubbing
• 4. Monkey Scratching
• 5. Monkey Spitting

5 Elements Correspondences

• Element: Fire
• Yin Organ: Heart
• Yang Organ: Small Intestine
• Sense Organ: Tongue
• Color: Red
• Season: Summer
• Tissue: Blood Vessels
• Emotion: Joy
• Healing Sound: 呵 HE sounds like "hah" or "haaaw"

5 Animal Sports Medical Qigong

Focus: Bear (Spleen Health)

TCM Time Course

August 1st-29th, 2020 | 5-week course | Saturdays 12:00-1:00PM EDT

• Learn one of the most fun and popular sets of Medical Qigong exercises
• Imitate natural movements of 5 animals to benefit your health and reduce stress
• Accredited to the legendary doctor Hua Tou—aka the father of Chinese Medicine
• The Bear set will benefit your Spleen health—especially in the late summer and all year round
• Each movement of the Bear set will be taught in-depth

Bear Set (Spleen Health)

• 1. Bear Swaying
• 2. Bear Pushing
• 3. Bear Bumping
• 4. Bear Walking
• 5. Bear Hanging

5 Elements Correspondences

• Element: Earth
• Yin Organ: Spleen
• Yang Organ: Stomach
• Sense Organ: Mouth
• Color: Yellow
• Season: Late Summer (or All Seasons)
• Tissue: Muscles
• Emotion: Worry
• Healing Sound: 呼 HU sounds like "huh" or "whooo"

5 Animal Sports Medical Qigong

Focus: Deer (Kidney Health)

TCM Time Course

July 4th-25th, 2020 | 4-week course | Saturdays 12:00-1:00PM EDT

• Learn one of the most fun and popular sets of Medical Qigong exercises
• Imitate natural movements of 5 animals to benefit your health and reduce stress
• Accredited to the legendary doctor Hua Tou—aka the father of Chinese Medicine
• The Deer set will benefit your Kidney health—especially in the winter season
• Each movement of the Deer set will be taught in-depth

Deer Set (Kidney Health)

• 1. Deer Rising
• 2. Deer Stretching
• 3. Deer Running
• 4. Deer Ramming
• 5. Deer Entwining

5 Elements Correspondences

• Element: Water
• Yin Organ: Kidney
• Yang Organ: Bladder
• Sense Organ: Ears
• Color: Blue/Black
• Season: Winter
• Tissue: Bones
• Emotion: Fear
• Healing Sound: 吹 CHUI sounds like "shuee" or "chway"

5 Animal Sports Medical Qigong

Focus: Tiger (Liver Health)

TCM Time Course

June 6th-27th, 2020 | 4-week course | Saturdays 12:00-1:00PM EDT

• Learn one of the most fun and popular sets of Medical Qigong exercises
• Imitate natural movements of 5 animals to benefit your health and reduce stress
• Accredited to the legendary doctor Hua Tou—aka the father of Chinese Medicine
• The Tiger set will benefit your Liver health—especially in the spring season
• Each movement of the Tiger set will be taught in-depth

Tiger Set (Liver Health)

• 1. Tiger Searching
• 2. Tiger Clawing
• 3. Tiger Pouncing
• 4. Tiger Piercing
• 5. Tiger Revolving

5 Elements Correspondences

• Element: Wood
• Yin Organ: Liver
• Yang Organ: Gall Bladder
• Sense Organ: Eyes
• Color: Green
• Season: Spring
• Tissue: Tendons
• Emotion: Anger
• Healing Sound: 噓 XU (sounds like "shu" or "shooo")

5 Animal Sports Medical Qigong

Focus: Introduction

TCM Time Course

May 2nd-30th, 2020 | 5-week course | Saturdays 11:30-12:30PM EDT

• Learn one of the most fun and popular sets of Medical Qigong exercises
• Imitate natural movements of 5 animals to benefit your health and reduce stress
• Accredited to the legendary doctor Hua Tou—aka the father of Chinese Medicine
• A perfect family time to keep both parents and children happy and healthy
• Note: Select movements of each animal will be focused on in detail*

Week 1: Energize your body with the Tiger (Liver Health)

• 1. Tiger Searching*
• 2. Tiger Clawing
• 3. Tiger Pouncing*
• 4. Tiger Piercing
• 5. Tiger Revolving*

Week 2: Stretch your back with the Deer (Kidney Health)

• 1. Deer Rising*
• 2. Deer Stretching
• 3. Deer Running
• 4. Deer Ramming*
• 5. Deer Entwining*

Week 3: Feel your power with the Bear (Spleen Health)

• 1. Bear Swaying*
• 2. Bear Pushing
• 3. Bear Bumping*
• 4. Bear Walking*
• 5. Bear Hanging

Week 4: Laugh and release with the Monkey (Heart Health)

• 1. Monkey Turning*
• 2. Monkey Picking*
• 3. Monkey Rubbing
• 4. Monkey Scratching
• 5. Monkey Spitting*

Week 5: Fly and breathe freely with the Bird (Lung Health)

• 1. Bird Flapping*
• 2. Bird Gazing
• 3. Bird Taking-off
• 4. Bird Soaring*
• 5. Bird Landing*