Animal Frolics: Crane Form Qigong

Animal Frolics: Crane Form Qigong

The Crane Form is essentially a part of 'The Five Animal Frolics', dating back to Hua Tuo (110-207 A.D.). In ancient times, the great Qigong Masters, made observations from Nature and Animals in the Wild… They spent a lot of time keenly observing and studying animal behaviour, understanding how they adapted to seasonal changes, how they were able to deal with stressful situations and constant threats to their lives. Unlike human beings, animals do not live in constant fear of the future. They live in harmony with Nature. Often, human beings are caught with a constant fear about the future or stay stuck in the past. In their wisdom, Qigong masters, drew insights from their observations and created movements mimicking animals and found them to be immensely beneficial for human beings.

Practicing Qigong and Taiji quan enables us to be more aware of ourselves and of Nature and be more present in the Now!

This course aims at ebabling you to gently, come into harmony with your entire body, mind and spirit. The instructions are simple and imparted step by step enabling you to find flow and rhythm in your body, calm and still your mind, enliven and awaken your spirit.

The crane form is an effortless way to improve one's balance, flexibility, and strength in the body. In gentleness, you strengthen each and every muscle in the body, starting from the neck to the toes. The crane form helps open up the shoulders, arms, back and chest muscles It permits opening of the airways and increaces the capacity of the lungs…It aids to stretch and strengthen the muscles of the legs. The bending forward action helps to naturally, massage the spleen and the liver and stimulate them.

Regular practice of this form helps open and free the circulatory and respiratory systems without any high impact. Therefore, anyone, even those who cannot indulge in strenuous activities can benefit from it.

This free flowing, dance like movements works on enabling the Qi flow in the lung and heart meridians and thus helps improve the immune system.

The crane symbolises grace, stillness and longevity. It helps still and calm the mind whilst creating an abundance of energy. Practicing this form every day for even 5-10 minutes will help boost your immune system.

Learn to move gracefully and elegantly, like a Crane

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What you will learn

• The crane form is a meditative, graceful and fun form which is essentially a part of 'The Five Animal Frolics', dating back to Hua Tuo (110-207 A.D.)
• This form aims at improving balance, flexibility, and strength in the body. Regular practice helps open and free the circulatory and respiratory systems
• This form aims at improving balance, flexibility, and strength in the body. Regular practice helps open and free the circulatory and respiratory systems

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Level: All Levels

Duration: 38 mins

Instructor: Cicily Thomas