Class 11: Healing Dysregulation: What does Qigong practice add to controlling your flight /fight/freeze response?

Description

Healing dysregulation, the impairment in regulation of our psycho-physiological energy state, has become one of the most addressed subjects in psychotherapy today. When we are when verbally attacked, overreactive versus responsive, triggered, or suffering trauma we lose connection with our higher, regulated selves. You’ll learn what Qigong adds to modern treatments for dysregulation and working with our fight/flight/freeze mode.

Some Juicy Tidbits:

• What does deer Qigong have to offer to the treatment of dysregulation? For example, after all, deer are in continuous danger; they shake but they turn their shaking into increased awareness. You’ll learn various deer movements for empowerment, increasing primordial awareness, antler qigong , deer Bagua circle walking for inner strength, spiraling energy and meridian activation.

• What does age-old Taoist Alchemy’s, “Sinking the Plumb Line, have to teach about modern dysregulation?

• How combining psychological methods of cognitive restructuring with Qigong enhances the ability to cope with dysregulation.

• Using Standing Meditation Qigong to find a new stance towards triggered trauma. What do you stand for?

• Metaphors of self-defense become embodied methods for dealing with inner and outer critics.

• Explore various Qigong movements for healing trauma: Dispersing Stagnant chi, tapping meridians and acu-points, breath work for dysregulation, cultivating Wei chi (protective chi) .

• What secrets do various Qigong animal movements have to offer for handling dysregulation: Dragon, tiger, deer, snake.

As always, the topic of the day is woven into the practice of the Bodymind Healing Qigong set so you can discover meaningful tributaries in the Qigong wilderness. To see the PDF description of the 9 sets of Bodymind Healing Qigong Extended Short Form set CLICK HERE.