Dayan Qigong at ACTCM
Beginning this summer, ACTCM will offer an 18-week Dayan Qigong program. This program is available to current students as well as the public.
Dayan Qigong ("wild goose qigong") is an ancient Chinese martial art for health and longevity. It consists of a complete set of exercises including warm up exercises, meditation, self massage and the first 64 movements. Dayan Qigong promotes health and immune function, increases energy, flexibility and balance, and reduces stress. It is part of traditional healing in that it balances the yin and yang in our bodies, regulates the functions of all of our organs, and helps the meridians, blood vessels and other fluids to flow freely. The form was originated 1,700 years ago. It has been proven safe and effective through generations and tens of thousands of people practicing in China and all over the world. This course has been taught at Wen Wu School of Martial Arts for 25 years and is coming to ACTCM for the first time.
Level One (first 9 weeks):
Includes warm-up and stretching exercises, self-massage Part 1 (body & face) and movements 1 through 32.
Dates: June 30th - August 25th
Day: Mondays
Time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Location: Classroom F (Pioneer Square)
Level Two (second 9 weeks)
Includes self-massage Part 2 (legs & arms), meditation, and movements 33 through 64.
Dates: Winter 2008/2009
Day, Time & Location: TBD
Robert Rosenbaum, PhD is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area, a senior teacher of Dayan (“Wild Goose”) Qigong assisting Master Hui Liu, and a senior student of Sojun Mel Weitsman at the Berkeley Zen Center where he has also been Shuso (head student), Director of Meditation Retreats and Chair of the Ethics Committee.
In addition to his expertise in Single Session and Brief Psychotherapy, he is the Head of Assessment Services at the Kaiser Permanente Department of Behavioral Medicine (Oakland) and has developed the psychological portion of its chronic pain management program. The author of numerous articles and the book Zen and the Heart of Psychotherapy, Mr. Rosenbaum has given presentations and workshops throughout the United States, Nepal, India, Australia, Japan, Europe and South America.
American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a non-profit institution, has provided affordable, quality health care to the public and trained professionals in acupuncture and Chinese medicine since 1980. ACTCM has been the recipient of many awards for its curriculum, faculty and clinic, and has been voted "Best of the Bay" by both the San Francisco Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
For more information on ACTCM or its classes for the public, please call (415) 355-1601 x14.