THE LIU INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL
Atlanta, GA
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Shaolin Legacy-Qi Retreat
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Shaolin Chan Qi Retreat in February - Don’t Miss Signing Up!
This coming Shaolin Chan (Zen) Qi Retreat at Celadon Beach Resort, FL on Feb. 24-27th 2006 will be fully occupied soon, please register a.s.a.p., especially for many students and friends who were not able to get into the Retreat last Feb. Please call the Office for more detailed information: 251-343-6023 or 504-835-1877; www.shaolin-world.net; or www.liuinstitute.com
The retreat is for people who like to release stress, to calm and refresh the mind and to bridge the body and mind communication as well as to improve self-healing.
Shaolin Chan (Zen) Retreat (02/06
In the retreat, you will do Chan meditation with the Master for hours each morning. In it you will follow the Master to empty your mind and cleanse the chaotic thoughts to be mindless, thoughtless, following nothingness. You will learn a few basic techniques to free yourself from various emotions and human struggles and pains.
Chan Meditation (4 hours)
If one engages in self-cultivation with the desire to sever the roots of defilement and erroneous thinking, it is not only to attain the tranquil realm of true emptiness, that is none thought, non idea, none mind, none self …, you are in pursuit of the wonderful wisdom you are experienced in and grows from a way of life that is different from the ordinary.
In that realm, the whole world is seen from one perspective (true perspective of genuine reality not an illusion), and there are no dichotomies; it is the true world where the self and others, the good and evil, are all transcended. In confusion, the three realms exist; after enlightenment, the ten directions are empty. However how do we attain the realm of nothingness and emptiness?
6th Patriarch Hui Neng stated:
Chan is to detach from external distractions and illusions. In Chan, you are in total calmness and tranquility, (calmly abiding mind without chaos and disturbance internally). If you are in attachment with external means, you will be disturbed and involved internally; If you look into the world without being attempted or attached to it, if you step into the worldly seeing, you are not involved. Look at it as it is with calm and genuinely analytical eye with no color, you are in experience of Chan. You are truly free.
Chan is the true freedom of all world troubles. In Chan, you are truly happy.
Ancient Shaolin Eight Silk of Brocade Qigong (1 hr ) review
This ancient Shaolin Qigong form has been practiced by not only Shaolin Monks but the general public in China for health benefits for over 1000 years. It is one of the oldest Qigong form for energy rejuvenation and energy balance for good health. All the movements were designed for the better function of specific organs with human body.
Traditional Shaolin Muscle Relaxation Qigong & Yi Jin Jing
You will follow the Master to learn to breathe and stretch in various postures to relax the muscles, tendons and ligaments and to balance and to strengthen the muscle power and improve your mental and physical endurance. You will learn a few basic motions and techniques in ancient Yi Jin Jing (1500 years) to balance and channel energy, so as to calm and cleanse the body and mind to release stress and improve overall health and wellness. You will also learn a few other traditional Kungfu therapeutic exercises in Yi Jin Jing for shaping back, improving joints and loosing weights with meditation.
TAIGONG:
Taigong includes Qi (energy) empowerment and body/mind cleansing, as well as Qi redirecting. It is based on Tao, Taiji and Chan theory, as well as Chinese Medicine. Taigong redirects, unblocks and balances Qi on the right path in the meridian channels and within the organs for wellness and healing. It helps to improve calmness of body and mind, opens the Qi flow, re-channel the Qi, mobilize Qi and increase energy levels and strengthen the functions of organs, ligaments, and muscles. The circulation of Qi from the circulating motions of the body, limbs, joints, and organs, and improves the transportation of Oxygen, energy and nutrients for healing and the bodily function. Taigong will help each individual to bring about the body and mind communication into reality.
Taigong is a type of Qigong and Tai Chi (Taiji) Combined. The word Qigong breaks into Qi and Gong: Qi = vitality, energy, life force, Gong = practice, cultivate, refine; Qigong = to cultivate and refine through practice one's vitality or life force. Long term practice of Taigong will show you the primary mechanism that is triggered by the practice of Qigong is a spontaneous balancing and enhancing of the natural healing resources in the human system. Over thousands of years millions of people have benefited from these practices believing that improving the function of the Qi maintains health and heals disease.
In the paradigm of mechanistic Western science, the practice of Qigong triggers a wide array of physiological mechanisms which have profound healing benefits. It increases the delivery of oxygen to the tissues. It enhances the elimination of waste products as well as the transportation of immune cells through the lymph system. And it shifts the chemistry of the brain and the nervous system. You can find a summary of the many physiological mechanisms that are initiated by the practice of Qigong in the Information Center..
Silk Reeling
Silk Reeling energy will be introduced for internal martial artists and Qi minded individuals to channel the energy to empower the internal strength. The practice of silk reeling like train a whole team of body parts function and motion in orchestra. Every part of the body cells must be in great communication and every part of the body must be in motion simultaneously like an orchestra in a big symphony.
TAI GONG (Tai Chi with Qi Gong-breathing exercises)
Qi = vitality, energy, life force, Gong = practice, cultivate, refine;
Qi Gong = to cultivate and refine through practice one's vitality or life force.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong
太极和气功
TAI GONG (Tai Chi with Qigong-breathing exercises)
太功（太极加上气功吐纳练习）
Based on both Taiji and Chinese Medicine, the Tai Gong breathing exercise works to redirect, unblock and balance out Qi (energy) movement throughout the entire body (using existing internal pathways) and internal organs for both wellness and healing.
根据太极和中医，太功吐纳 是以，重导，疏通和平衡身体内的气（能量）活动 为主要功力。
Through circular motions, Tai Gong exercise serves to improve Qi flow, re-channel Qi, mobilize Qi, increase energy levels, strengthen organs, ligaments and muscles and improves the transportation of Oxygen, energy and nutrients for proper healing and body function.
经由园型的动作，太功练习能增进气的流动，重新连接气，增加能量，增强器官，肌肉，还可以改进氧气，能量，养分的流通及供给，以达到人体的自疗功能。
The primary mechanism that is triggered by the practice of Qigong is a spontaneous balancing and enhancing of the natural healing resources in the human system. Over thousands of years millions of people have benefited from these practices believing that improving the function of Qi (the life force) maintains health and heals disease
中国数百年研究认为气功最大的作用在于平衡，增进人体自然的医疗能力。几千年来，无数的人受用于气的功能，保持身体的健康，自疗疾病。
Tai Chi and Qigong are the exercise of the mind and body, having shown in research to reduce anxiety, depression, blood pressure, back pain, and other chronic pain conditions. They help to boost the immune system, improve oxygenation, energy and nutrients transportation, respiratory circulatory function, burn calories, drastically improve balance, provide cardiovascular benefits, provide powerful stress releasing tools, and prolong both quality and quantity of life. As the Time magazine article in August 2002 stated, ” Tai Chi Is the Perfect Exercise…. The slow-motion martial art builds strength, agility and, best of all, balance”
太极和气功是精神和身体的运动，研究证明了能够降低焦虑，沮丧，血压，背痛，和其他长期病痛。他可以达到增强身体免疫功能。2002年8月份的时代杂志是这么说的，“太极拳是一个完美的运动… 缓慢的武术能打造力气，敏捷，平衡”
