Qigong Theory & Classics with Claire Turner Reid

QIG-801 | Qigong Theory & Classics

DATE: January 7 - March 10, 2023

TIME: 10:00AM - 1:00PM

COURSE HOURS: 30 hrs

PRE-REQUISITES: NONE

LOCATION: OCTCM Toronto Campus, 283 Spadina Ave, 3rd floor

COST: $390

with Claire Turner Reid

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course introduces the fundamental theory, classical literature, and practice of traditional Chinese qigong exercises for health and longevity. Students gain a direct personal experience on the concept of qi cultivation and its development and use in TCM as a foundation for their ongoing practices, personal well-being, and eventual healing applications.

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INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY:

Claire Turner Reid is a movement artist and educator who teaches Axis Syllabus, Internal Martial Arts, and Dance. She is a member of Spiritwind Internal Arts where she is a certified instructor in Qigong, Taijiquan, and Dao In Lung Shen and practices Baguazhang and Gongfu with Sifu Dylan Kirk and Sifu Chik Mason. Claire is a Level 2 Certified Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong instructor under the guidance of Sifu Daisy Lee. Claire is faculty at the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as a Qigong Instructor, and is an instructor at the Evergreen Seniors Centre where she shares Qigong, Taijiquan, and Falling Prevention & Negotiation. She has a Diploma of Acupuncture from OCTCM Toronto, is a Certified Teacher of the Axis Syllabus, and has a BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor. She teaches online, internationally, and locally in Guelph and the GTA. Claire uses movement and healing practices to deepen awareness, honour the integrity of the body, and enrich inter-relational possibilities. In movement research, she invites open-inquiry and curiosity and values lineage and creativity, rigour and play, somatic sovereignty and collective collaboration. Her teaching encourages exploration of the body in motion for more connected living.

Total Required Courses For Medical Qigong Certificate:

QIG-801: Qigong Theory and Classics (30 hours)

QIG-802: Qigong Self-Cultivation I (30 hours)

QIG-803: Qigong Self-Cultivation II (30 hours)

QIG-804: Qigong Self-Cultivation III (30 hours)

QIG-805: Qigong Therapy I (30 hours)

QIG-806: Qigong Therapy II (30 hours)

QIG-807: Therapeutic Qigong I (30 hours)

QIG-808: Therapeutic Qigong II (30 hours)

For more information contact toronto@octcm.com /416-901-8818.