Qigong is an ancient Taoist shamanic healing practice based in Chinese Medicine. It is a portal into ancestral and mystical realms and cultivates an intimacy with the divine source of life, the Creator. Qigong is moving meditation, engaging acu-points and energy meridians and nurturing your Qi (vital life force). It affects all physiological systems of your body, boosts your immune system, develops strength and flexibility, and enhances centering and grounding. Qigong is also a way to cultivate and transmit cosmic Qi to facilitate healing in self and others.

Seminars and Presentations (1 to 3 hours)

• Divine Radiance Qigong
• Column of Light: for protection & connecting with Cosmic Source
• Sunning Meditation or Dreaming Qigong for mood enhancement and restorative sleep
• Seven Loops/Microcosmic Orbit Meditation
• Zhan Zhuang Standing Meditation & Earth Qigong
• Qigong Breathing Techniques
• Aloha Qigong (view video)
• Abba-Imma Chi Kung (view video)

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Learn Qigong practices for enhanced well-being during work and play of life. Qigong movement practices are easy-to-learn and can be done on breaks in your work day. They open and lubricate joints, prevent repetitive stress injuries, and bring enhanced comfort to your body. Breathing techniques help you breathe more effectively and enhance mental performance. Postural awareness helps to prevent back and knee problems and to bring more balanced and at ease in your body. Acupressure points help you access and affect Qi flow for self-healing and wellness. Meditation promotes inner harmony that affects your core and those around you. Kaleo and Elise have taught corporate leaders and staff at LucasFilm, Industrial Light & Magic, North Atlantic Books, Google/YouTube, CanyonRanch.

“My work at Lucasfilm, while rewarding, is also challenging. There is almost constant pressure for perfection and precision. I spend several hours a day on the computer typing and looking at the screen. The hours spent doing Chi Kung with Kaleo were fabulous. He presents a wonderful blend of spiritual awareness and physical activity. He offers techniques to relieve stress and maintain a healthy life style. Anyone can participate in the classes and benefit. I highly recommend it.”

Sandra Baron, Telecom Administrator at Lucasfilm Entertainment Companies, Ltd.

A Qigong movement form that incorporates principles from Qigong, Neigong, and Taiji for a complete practice. Its levels of nuances, depth, and effectiveness make this a form that you can practice for years and still keep learning. It takes ten to 15 minutes to do.

View video of “Tiger’s Breath Chi Kung”.

Healing Buddha Palms Chi Kung is an ancient Taoist practice that is very effective for cultivating sensitivity to and nourishing reserves of Qi/Chi. It is powerful for protection, enhancing energy and inner harmony, intimacy with the cosmic life force, and facilitating healing in self and others. Excellent for all healers, shamanic practitioners, Reiki practitioners, acupressurists, massage therapists, and anyone wishing to learn a richly layered meditative movement form.

See the Healing Buddha Palms Chi Kung book and DVD, coauthored by Kaleo and Elise with Gilles Marin.

Adventure into the realms of the Five Elements and Six Healing Sounds of Chinese Medicine with Kaleo and Elise. Enter the inner landscapes of Metal (lungs), Water (kidney), Wood (liver), Fire (pericardium/heart), and Earth (spleen/stomach). Discover their landscapes and spiritual guardians. Learn their Qigong movements with toning of sounds and visualization of colors to promote emotional and psychic cleansing, healing, and harmony. Class may include shamanic journeying and expressive art to manifest your discoveries and deepen your experience.

View a flickr gallery of student artwork from “Five Element Chi Kung and Art” classes.

Experience Qigong and Shamanic journeying to engage and enter chakras of your body (instinct and intuition), heart (emotional/spiritual awareness), and mind (perception and divine inspiration). Engage journaling, collage/drawing, and mixed media art to bridge subconscious, conscious, and spiritual realms and express discoveries emerging from deep inner wisdom and spiritual.

View a flickr gallery of student artwork from “Chi and Creative Art” classes.

Hawaiian Lomilomi massage nourishes the body in a soothing and dynamic way. It’s the rhythm of the ocean, deep and penetrating, gentle and swaying. It is the voice of ka makani (the wind) humming through the body. It embraces aloha (loving kindness), pule (prayer), mana‘o (intention), kaona (deeper meanings), and mana (divine energy). It affects the body holistically.

Learn a full body oil massage sequence which includes joint mobilization, kneading, carving, and gliding massage techniques, as well as applying medical Qigong techniques to deepen the healing process. Learn a Hawaiian pule (prayer) and the Aloha Qigong for grounding, protection, and connection to the Cosmic Life Source.

This adventure begins with shamanic journeying to lead you into mystical realms to connect with spirit guides to harvest ancient wisdom and truth. The journey continues as you work with a partner and, with caring, create realistic plaster gauze molds of each other’s face. Then, your muse, your guide, your innate knowing will inspire you to paint, adorn, and transform your mask into an ancestor, a guardian spirit, a totem animal, or a sacred manifestation of your inner healer/warrior. You may find yourself using herbs, natural materials, photos, furs, feathers, your own baby teeth, your son’s umbilical cord, whatever invites you deeper on your healing journey.

See Faces of Your Soul: Rituals in Art, Maskmaking, and Guided Imagery with Ancestors, Spirit Guides, and Totem Animals for excerpts from the book used in this class.

View a video of “Faces of Your Soul: Maskmaking”.

View a flickr gallery of student artwork from “Faces of Your Soul: Maskmaking” classes.

What is your soul’s intention for your life’s journey? How do you honor your ancestors, spiritual guides, the Holy One? Shamanic journeying takes you into unseen realms to meet your spiritual helpers and to explore and deepen your connection with your soul and its intention for your life’s journey. Then through mixed media collage and painting, you create your magical vessel, a personal altar space, where your soul’s intention continues to incubate and grow.