Home News About Classes Products Seminars Articles Q&A Experiences Support Links Credits Research Photos Sign Up Previous Seminars YiRen™ Qigong Level Three With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday & Sunday, April 25 & 26, 2009 St. Edward State Park, Dining Hall 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98028 * Click here for map. In Yi Ren Qigong Level I, we activated and developed the central energy circulating system, and in Level II we continued to open the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs, and to bridge the mind and the inner self. In Level III we build upon these foundations of internal cultivation, and learn how to integrate this internal energy with the larger energy field surrounding us. Our focus in Level III is on the extraordinary meridians, which connect with the internal organ meridians. Development of this complete meridian network promotes internal balance and harmony. Practice of the extraordinary meridians exercises enhances internal organ communication and enhances communications between the internal energy system and the greater environment surrounding us. The extraordinary meridian exercises, which directly affect the nervous system/brain and the endocrine system, will help practitioners to integrate the body's entire energy-information system. With regular practice of the extraordinary meridian exercises, practitioners will notice that they receive valuable feedback and information about the various elements of their environment and living conditions, such as food, interactions with people, and geographic locations, as well as a general amplification of intuitive ability and a greater sense of connection to Nature and the energies of the seasons. This greater communication and refined perception enables better decision-making and a much greater awareness of the unique nature and character of much that may have passed beneath notice before. As the internal energy synchronizes with the environment, practitioners are more able to pick up on these cues from the surrounding energy field and to choose those elements, ideas, resources, that create the greatest synergy for them, enhancing their effectiveness and achievement, and providing a basis for continued growth. YiRen™ Qigong Level Two With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1B required) Saturday & Sunday, January 10 & 11, 2009 Bastyr University Room 162 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98028 * Click here for map and directions. The focus of this two-day seminar will be on the second set of fundamental Yi Ren Qigong practices. In Level I, we activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the central energy circulating system. In this next sequence, we continue to open and develop the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs. This initiation of the energetic and informational functions of the organs is a critical aspect of the cultivation process. It is the precondition for understanding our nature or character within. The internal organ pathways form the bridge between the mind and the inner self. These Level II exercises play a very important role in developing emotional well-being, and help practitioners to gain internal realization about their self, raising subconscious material up to the conscious level as well as providing informational feedback about our state of mind, our interactions with others, our habitual responses, and our environment. Cultivating Stillness to Understand the Nature of the Mind and the Body With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1B required) Saturday, December 6, 2008 Talaris Conference Center, Lodge Room 4000 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105 * Click here for map. The fundamental Yi Ren Qigong practice is the activation, cultivation, development, and application of “Qi”. In Yi Ren Qigong Level I, we activate the internal Qi system and cultivate the internal energy between complementary centers as well as develop the energy circulating system. In Level II we continue to open and develop the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs, and to bridge the mind and the internal body. In Level III we develop the extraordinary energy pathways and form an internal energy network for promoting health, healing and the quality of lives. In this Retreat, our focus will be on Cultivating Stillness. Stillness cultivation is an important step for understanding the nature of the mind and the body, and for learning and mastering the application of Qi. In this Retreat Dr. Sun will share his training methods on stillness cultivation. He will offer practices and meditations for cultivating stillness, helping participants to gain an experiential understanding at different levels of stillness. This stillness cultivation practice is the key step of integrating the body and the mind to work together on the same page. Through these practices, practitioners will naturally gain greater insight and perspective on the thoughts and images on their own mind screen, and their body’s signals, assisting practitioners in achieving greater self-awareness and greater synchronizing of mind and body. YiRen™ Qigong Level One B With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1A required) Saturday & Sunday, November 15 & 16, 2008 St. Edward State Park, Dining Hall 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98028 * Click here for map. In level I-B, our focus is to build a strong foundation for self-discovery, self-recognition, and internal realization in the advanced courses. In Level I-A, we opened the Life Gate and activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the Central Energy Circulating System. In this next sequence of Level I-B, we open and activate the Marrow Gate and Brain Gate as well, to increase our awareness levels of the internal body for good management and self-mastery. A special internal energy connection practice will be introduced in this course for developing internal strength and balance. The Wisdom Gate opening and activating exercise, in combination with the Complementary Centers Integrating Practice, will not only enhance internal balance and harmony but also increase the internal energy levels. These practices are important and necessary for preparing the body to experience the internal energy flow, and for preparing the mind to understand the information of our internal bodies in the course of level II. YiRen™ Qigong Level One A With Kathleen Cliff Senior Yi Ren Qigong Teacher (The prerequisite for all subsequent courses.) Sundays, November 2 & 9, 2008 Summit Club House 5449 156th Avenue Southeast Bellevue, WA 98006 * Click here for map. Qigong, like acupuncture, is based on the "Qi," or internal energy patterns in the body.” Qi” in Chinese means the life force or vital energy, and "gong" means the results or achievement of work or cultivation. In Qigong we cultivate this energy, or “Qi,” to prevent and heal illnesses, improve the quality of our lives and increase longevity. This practice allows the body's systems to work with higher efficiency and fosters the expression of healthy genetic information. We offer the entire content of an eight-week level one course in this weekend seminar: a series of stationary and subtle movement meditations for enhancing and regulating energy circulation in the body and understanding the body's functions at the energetic and informational levels. We focus on activating and feeling the Qi, so that we are practicing with the actual sensations and experience of the Qi that exists within us as well as around us. In this level one seminar, our focus will be on exercises specifically designed to: Activate and feel the Qi, restoring harmony and vitality to the body. Strengthen weak points and remove blockages in the body's energy pathways and improve circulation of necessary energy to areas of pain and injury. Turn on the body's inherent programs for self-healing. Ground the energy so that the mind becomes more peaceful, allowing the body to relax more deeply and to function in its most healthful capacities. Improve the quality and depth of sleep, to help us feel more rested and energized. Develop greater and more consistent energy levels, building up the central energy circulating system in order to strengthen the immunity and enhance good health. Help participants gain an experiential understanding and awareness of internal energy flow around the acupuncture meridians in the body. In addition, participants learn a form of meditation that goes deep down into the layers of the body and the body's consciousness, enabling a deeper understanding of the body's intelligence and communications. Applying Five-Element Theory to Qigong Practice With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday October 18, 2008 St. Edward State Park, Dining Hall 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 * Click here for map. Five-element theory is one of the major principles in qigong practice and traditional Chinese medicine. It helps practitioners understand how natural changes within the body and outside environment affect people's health and quality of lives. From a qigong perspective, five-element theory is important for providing qi-treatment protocols — Specific Qigong Therapy for treating specific health conditions. In this seminar, our focus will be on the application of the five-element theory and internal organ system with different combinations of Yi Ren Qigong Level I and II methods for self-healing, self-care and advanced practice. YiRen™ Qigong Level Three With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday & Sunday, July 12 & 13, 2008 St. Edward State Park, Dining Hall 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98028 * Click here for map. In Yi Ren Qigong Level I, we activated and developed the central energy circulating system, and in Level II we continued to open the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs, and to bridge the mind and the inner self. In Level III we build upon these foundations of internal cultivation, and learn how to integrate this internal energy with the larger energy field surrounding us. Our focus in Level III is on the extraordinary meridians, which connect with the internal organ meridians. Development of this complete meridian network promotes internal balance and harmony. Practice of the extraordinary meridians exercises enhances internal organ communication and enhances communications between the internal energy system and the greater environment surrounding us. The extraordinary meridian exercises, which directly affect the nervous system/brain and the endocrine system, will help practitioners to integrate the body's entire energy-information system. With regular practice of the extraordinary meridian exercises, practitioners will notice that they receive valuable feedback and information about the various elements of their environment and living conditions, such as food, interactions with people, and geographic locations, as well as a general amplification of intuitive ability and a greater sense of connection to Nature and the energies of the seasons. This greater communication and refined perception enables better decision-making and a much greater awareness of the unique nature and character of much that may have passed beneath notice before. As the internal energy synchronizes with the environment, practitioners are more able to pick up on these cues from the surrounding energy field and to choose those elements, ideas, resources, that create the greatest synergy for them, enhancing their effectiveness and achievement, and providing a basis for continued growth. YiRen™ Qigong Practitioners Retreat Understanding the Dao (Tao) with Yi Jing Meditation and Studies (Advanced-2) With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday June 7, 2008 St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 * Click here for map. YiRen™ Qigong Level Two With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1B required) Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008 St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98028 * Click here for map. The focus of this two-day seminar will be on the second set of fundamental Yi Ren Qigong practices. In Level I, we activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the central energy circulating system. In this next sequence, we continue to open and develop the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs. This initiation of the energetic and informational functions of the organs is a critical aspect of the cultivation process. It is the precondition for understanding our nature or character within. The internal organ pathways form the bridge between the mind and the inner self. These Level II exercises play a very important role in developing emotional well-being, and help practitioners to gain internal realization about their self, raising subconscious material up to the conscious level as well as providing informational feedback about our state of mind, our interactions with others, our habitual responses, and our environment. YiRen™ Qigong Practitioners Retreat Understanding the Dao (Tao) with Yi Jing Meditation and Studies (Advanced-1) With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday April 12, 2008 St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 * Click here for map. YiRen™ Qigong Level One B With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1A required) Saturday & Sunday, March 15 & 16, 2008 St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98028 * Click here for map. In level I-B, our focus is to build a strong foundation for self-discovery, self-recognition, and internal realization in the advanced courses. In Level I-A, we opened the Life Gate and activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the Central Energy Circulating System. In this next sequence of Level I-B, we open and activate the Marrow Gate and Brain Gate as well, to increase our awareness levels of the internal body for good management and self-mastery. A special internal energy connection practice will be introduced in this course for developing internal strength and balance. The Wisdom Gate opening and activating exercise, in combination with the Complementary Centers Integrating Practice, will not only enhance internal balance and harmony but also increase the internal energy levels. These practices are important and necessary for preparing the body to experience the internal energy flow, and for preparing the mind to understand the information of our internal bodies in the course of level II. YiRen™ Qigong Practitioners Retreat Understanding the Dao (Tao) with Yi Jing Meditation and Studies (Basics) With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday February 23, 2008 St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 * Click here for map. YiRen™ Qigong Level One A With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (The prerequisite for all subsequent courses.) Saturday & Sunday, January 19 & 20, 2008 St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98028 * Click here for map. Qigong, like acupuncture, is based on the "Qi," or internal energy patterns in the body.” Qi” in Chinese means the life force or vital energy, and "gong" means the results or achievement of work or cultivation. In Qigong we cultivate this energy, or “Qi,” to prevent and heal illnesses, improve the quality of our lives and increase longevity. This practice allows the body's systems to work with higher efficiency and fosters the expression of healthy genetic information. We offer the entire content of an eight-week level one course in this weekend seminar: a series of stationary and subtle movement meditations for enhancing and regulating energy circulation in the body and understanding the body's functions at the energetic and informational levels. We focus on activating and feeling the Qi, so that we are practicing with the actual sensations and experience of the Qi that exists within us as well as around us. In this level one seminar, our focus will be on exercises specifically designed to: Activate and feel the Qi, restoring harmony and vitality to the body. Strengthen weak points and remove blockages in the body's energy pathways and improve circulation of necessary energy to areas of pain and injury. Turn on the body's inherent programs for self-healing. Ground the energy so that the mind becomes more peaceful, allowing the body to relax more deeply and to function in its most healthful capacities. Improve the quality and depth of sleep, to help us feel more rested and energized. Develop greater and more consistent energy levels, building up the central energy circulating system in order to strengthen the immunity and enhance good health. Help participants gain an experiential understanding and awareness of internal energy flow around the acupuncture meridians in the body. In addition, participants learn a form of meditation that goes deep down into the layers of the body and the body's consciousness, enabling a deeper understanding of the body's intelligence and communications. The Way of the Virtues With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. Saturday, December 8, 2007 Rosary Heights Center 23120 Woodway Park Rd., Edmonds, WA. 98020 * Click here for map. Our focus in this Yi Ren Qigong practitioner retreat will be on internal virtues cultivation and its relationship to consciousness. Our Qigong practice brings the Qi inward, into the deeper layers of the body and the body's consciousness; the Qi is the medium that brings the mind to the consciousness of the body and brings the consciousness of the body to the mind, allowing the mind and the consciousness of the body to communicate with each other. As the body holds up a mirror to the mind, reflecting whatever thoughts and emotions are around us and within us, our practice helps us to recognize and become aware of these thoughts and emotions. Our virtues retreat series provides methods and tools for experiencing and recognizing the nature and the qualities of internal energies and their relationship to consciousness, which is the foundation of spiritual development in traditional teaching. In the internal cultivation tradition the establishment of virtue is understood to be not an ethereal or abstract, ideal state, but an embodied achievement, one which reflects the deep inner nature of the internal organs. And this embodiment of virtues—love, justice, appropriateness, wisdom, and loyalty—by the organs, nourishes and accelerates our spiritual development. The practices in our virtues retreat series provide a unique opportunity to understand the essence of the ancient book, Dao De Jing (Tao Te Jing) — “The Way of Virtues” from the point of view of the internal cultivation tradition. In this Retreat we will offer practices and meditations based upon teaching in the Dao De Jing, helping us to understand this ancient and profound text in a new way—as a guide book for fuller growth and development through internal virtues cultivation. Yi Ren Qigong Level 3 With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday & Sunday, November 10 & 11, 2007 St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 998028 * Click here for map. In Yi Ren Qigong Level I, we activated and developed the central energy circulating system, and in Level II we continued to open the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs, and to bridge the mind and the inner self. In Level III we build upon these foundations of internal cultivation, and learn how to integrate this internal energy with the larger energy field surrounding us. Our focus in Level III is on the extraordinary meridians, which connect with the internal organ meridians. Development of this complete meridian network promotes internal balance and harmony. Practice of the extraordinary meridians exercises enhances internal organ communication and enhances communications between the internal energy system and the greater environment surrounding us. The extraordinary meridian exercises, which directly affect the nervous system/brain and the endocrine system, will help practitioners to integrate the body's entire energy-information system. With regular practice of the extraordinary meridian exercises, practitioners will notice that they receive valuable feedback and information about the various elements of their environment and living conditions, such as food, interactions with people, and geographic locations, as well as a general amplification of intuitive ability and a greater sense of connection to Nature and the energies of the seasons. This greater communication and refined perception enables better decision-making and a much greater awareness of the unique nature and character of much that may have passed beneath notice before. As the internal energy synchronizes with the environment, practitioners are more able to pick up on these cues from the surrounding energy field and to choose those elements, ideas, resources, that create the greatest synergy for them, enhancing their effectiveness and achievement, and providing a basis for continued growth. Upgrading the Energy Centers with Corresponding Sounds With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, October 27, 2007 Rosary Heights Center 23120 Woodway Park Rd Edmonds, WA 98020 * Click here for map. Yi Ren Qigong Level Two With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1-B required) Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23, 2007. St. Edward State Park 14445 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028 * Click here for map. The focus of this two-day seminar will be on the second set of fundamental Yi Ren Qigong practices. In Level I, we activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the central energy circulating system. In this next sequence, we continue to open and develop the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs. This initiation of the energetic and informational functions of the organs is a critical aspect of the cultivation process. It is the precondition for understanding our nature or character within. The internal organ pathways form the bridge between the mind and the inner self. These Level II exercises play a very important role in developing emotional well-being, and help practitioners to gain internal realization about their self, raising subconscious material up to the conscious level as well as providing informational feedback about our state of mind, our interactions with others, our habitual responses, and our environment. Qigong Practice for Better Relationships With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, August 18, 2007 Rosary Heights Center 23120 Woodway Park Rd Edmonds, WA 98020 * Click here for map. Yi Ren Qigong Practitioners Retreat (Title to be announced) With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. Saturday, July 21, 2007 Rosary Heights Center 23120 Woodway Park Rd Edmonds, WA. 98020 * Click here for map. Yi Ren Qigong Level 1-B With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1-A required) Saturday & Sunday, July 14 & 15, 2007 Bastyr University, Hemlock Room #1062 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98011 In level I-B, our focus is to build a strong foundation for self-discovery, self-recognition, and internal realization in the advanced courses. In Level I-A, we opened the Life Gate and activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the Central Energy Circulating System. In this next sequence of Level I-B, we open and activate the Marrow Gate and Brain Gate as well, to increase our awareness levels of the internal body for good management and self-mastery. A special internal energy connection practice will be introduced in this course for developing internal strength and balance. The Wisdom Gate opening and activating exercise, in combination with the Complementary Centers Integrating Practice, will not only enhance internal balance and harmony but also increase the internal energy levels. These practices are important and necessary for preparing the body to experience the internal energy flow, and for preparing the mind to understand the information of our internal bodies in the course of level II. Virtues-Internal Organs Series 6 of 6: Internal Virtues of Reproductive organs and Lymphatic system With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, June 30, 2007 Rosary Heights Center 23120 Woodway Park Rd., Edmonds, WA. 98020 * Click here for map. In this Retreat, our focus will be on the functions of the reproductive organs and the lymphatic system at the emotional and consciousness levels. Our energetic practice can help the practitioner to gain experiential understanding of patterns carried by the internal organs and conditioned passive reactive habitual responses, such as attachment, defensive and protective feelings, etc. Once practitioners become aware of patterns carried by their internal organs, they can monitor their behavior and relate their thoughts and actions to the carried memories and emotions, thereby releasing or transforming them. This process is an important part of internal cultivation, in terms of developing character and nourishing the spirit. Once practitioners are able to overcome conditioned emotional layers, and pass through any passive reactive habits, they can experience the deeper levels of their intrinsic nature: inner virtues. For example, when practitioners are able to overcome passive and conditioned defensive and protective reactions, they will experience the sense of security and safety; when practitioners are able to overcome unhealthy attachments, they will experience the sense of internal freedom, vitality and happiness. In this Retreat we will offer specific reproductive organs and lymphatic system related Qigong practices and meditations to strengthen the functions of the reproductive organs and the lymphatic system, and to increase the awareness levels for healing reproductive and lymphatic system related illnesses, as well as to promote the expression of the virtues of the reproductive organs and the lymphatic system. Virtues-Internal Organs Series 5 of 6 Internal Virtues of Lungs and Large Intestine With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, May 19, 2007 Rosary Heights Center 23120 Woodway Park Rd., Edmonds, WA. 98020 * Click here for map. In this Practitioner Retreat, our focus will be on the functions of the lungs and large intestine at the emotional and consciousness levels. Our energetic practice can help practitioners to gain experiential understanding of patterns carried by the internal organs and conditioned, passive reactive habitual responses, such as depression and grief, etc. Once practitioners become aware of patterns carried by their internal organs, they can monitor their behavior and relate their thoghts and actions to the carried memories and emotions, therby releasing or transforming them. This process is an important part of internal cultivation, in terms of developing character and nourishing the spirit. Once practitioners are able to overcome conditioned emotional layers, and pass through any passive reactive habits, they can experience the deeper levels of their intrinsic nature: inner virtues. For example, when practitioners are able to overcome chronic depression and grief, they will experience the sense of compassion and dignity etc. at differnet levels and feel more refreshed. In this Practitioner Retreat we will offer specific lung and large intestine related Qigong practices and meditatiions to strengthen the functions of the lungs and large intestine, and to increase the awareness levels for healing lung and large intestine related illnesses, as well as to promote the expression of the virtues of the lungs and large intestine. Yi Ren Qigong Level 1-A With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. Saturday & Sunday, May 5 & 6, 2007 Bastyr University, Hemlock Room #1062 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98011 Qigong, like acupuncture, is based on the "Qi," or internal energy patterns in the body.” Qi” in Chinese means the life force or vital energy, and "gong" means the results or achievement of work or cultivation. In Qigong we cultivate this energy, or “Qi,” to prevent and heal illnesses, improve the quality of our lives and increase longevity. This practice allows the body's systems to work with higher efficiency and fosters the expression of healthy genetic information. We offer the entire content of an eight-week level one course in this weekend seminar: a series of stationary and subtle movement meditations for enhancing and regulating energy circulation in the body and understanding the body's functions at the energetic and informational levels. We focus on activating and feeling the Qi, so that we are practicing with the actual sensations and experience of the Qi that exists within us as well as around us. In this level one seminar, our focus will be on exercises specifically designed to: Activate and feel the Qi, restoring harmony and vitality to the body. Strengthen weak points and remove blockages in the body's energy pathways and improve circulation of necessary energy to areas of pain and injury. Turn on the body's inherent programs for self-healing. Ground the energy so that the mind becomes more peaceful, allowing the body to relax more deeply and to function in its most healthful capacities. Improve the quality and depth of sleep, to help us feel more rested and energized. Develop greater and more consistent energy levels, building up the central energy circulating system in order to strengthen the immunity and enhance good health. Help participants gain an experiential understanding and awareness of internal energy flow around the acupuncture meridians in the body. In addition, participants learn a form of meditation that goes deep down into the layers of the body and the body's consciousness, enabling a deeper understanding of the body's intelligence and communications. Virtues-Internal Organs Series 4 of 6 Internal Virtues of Pancreas and Stomach With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, April 21, 2007 Bastyr University, Hemlock Room #1062 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98011 At the deeper levels of Yi Ren Qigong practice, our focus will be on the relationship of spirituality to our internal cultivation process. Our Qigong practice brings the Qi inward, to the deeper layers of the body and the body's consciousness. The Qi is the medium that brings the mind to the consciousness of the body, and brings the consciousness of the body to the mind, allowing the mind and body to communicate with each other. Yi Ren Qigong Level I, II, and III courses provide methods and tools for activating, energizing and clarifying the energy channels within our body. The internal energy channels form the bridge between the mind and the internal organs. According to the ancient knowledge of internal cultivation, the individual's behavior and character are related to the state of the internal organs. For example, the pancreas is responsible for patience, worry, shame, and guilt at the emotional level, as well as for boundaries, harmony, courtesy, and appropriateness at the consciousness level. In this Retreat, our focus will be on the functions of the pancreas and stomach at the emotional and consciousness levels. Our energetic practice can help the practitioner to gain experiential understanding about unhealthy memories of internal organs, such as worry, and guilt, for example. Once practitioners recognize the unhealthy memories of their internal organs, they can be aware of their behavior and how to relate to the emotions, thereby releasing or transforming them. This process is the important part of internal cultivation for developing character, and for nourishing the spirit. Once practitioners are able to overcome their unhealthy emotional layers and pass through the passive reactive habits, they can experience the deeper levels of their intrinsic nature: inner virtues. For example, when practitioners are able to overcome their habitual worry or guilt pattern, they can feel greater peace, patience, and internal harmony as well as are able to keep appropriate boundaries with others. In this Retreat, we will offer specific pancreas and stomach related Qigong practices and meditations, to strengthen the functions of the pancreas and the stomach, and to increase the awareness levels for healing the pancreas and stomach related illnesses, as well as promoting the expression of the virtues of the pancreas and the stomach. Yi Ren Qigong Level 3 With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday & Sunday, April 7 & 8, 2007 Bastyr University, Hemlock Room #1062 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98011 In Yi Ren Qigong Level I, we activated and developed the central energy circulating system, and in Level II we continued to open the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs, and to bridge the mind and the inner self. In Level III we build upon these foundations of internal cultivation, and learn how to integrate this internal energy with the larger energy field surrounding us. Our focus in Level III is on the extraordinary meridians, which connect with the internal organ meridians. Development of this complete meridian network promotes internal balance and harmony. Practice of the extraordinary meridians exercises enhances internal organ communication and enhances communications between the internal energy system and the greater environment surrounding us. The extraordinary meridian exercises, which directly affect the nervous system/brain and the endocrine system, will help practitioners to integrate the body's entire energy-information system. With regular practice of the extraordinary meridian exercises, practitioners will notice that they receive valuable feedback and information about the various elements of their environment and living conditions, such as food, interactions with people, and geographic locations, as well as a general amplification of intuitive ability and a greater sense of connection to Nature and the energies of the seasons. This greater communication and refined perception enables better decision-making and a much greater awareness of the unique nature and character of much that may have passed beneath notice before. As the internal energy synchronizes with the environment, practitioners are more able to pick up on these cues from the surrounding energy field and to choose those elements, ideas, resources, that create the greatest synergy for them, enhancing their effectiveness and achievement, and providing a basis for continued growth. Virtues-Internal Organs Series 3 of 6 Internal Virtues of Heart and Small Intestine With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, March 24, 2007 Bastyr University, Hemlock Room #1062 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98011 At the deeper levels of Yi Ren Qigong practice, our focus will be on the relationship of spirituality to our internal cultivation process. Our Qigong practice brings the Qi inward, to the deeper layers of the body and the body's consciousness. The Qi is the medium that brings the mind to the consciousness of the body, and brings the consciousness of the body to the mind, allowing the mind and body to communicate with each other. Yi Ren Qigong Level I, II, and III courses provide methods and tools for activating, energizing and clarifying the energy channels within our body. The internal energy channels form the bridge between the mind and the internal organs. According to the ancient knowledge of internal cultivation, the individual's behavior and character are related to the state of the internal organs. For example, the heart is responsible for joy, warmth, excitement, thriving at the emotional level, as well as for benevolence, universal love, kindness, respect, and generosity at the consciousness level. In this Retreat, our focus will be on the functions of the heart and small intestine at the emotional and consciousness levels. Our energetic practice can help the practitioner to gain experiential understanding about unhealthy memories of internal organs, such as emotional shock and jealousy, for example. Once practitioners recognize the unhealthy memories of their internal organs, they can be aware of their behavior and how to relate to the emotions, thereby releasing or transforming them. This process is the important part of internal cultivation for developing character, and for nourishing the spirit. Once practitioners are able to overcome their unhealthy emotional layers and pass through the passive reactive habits, they can experience the deeper levels of their intrinsic nature: inner virtues. For example, when practitioners are able to overcome their emotional shock or jealousy, they can feel more cheerful and satisfied in their work and life. In this Retreat, we will offer specific heart and small intestine related Qigong practices and meditations, to strengthen the functions of the heart and small intestine, and to increase the awareness levels for healing the heart and small intestine related illnesses, as well as promoting the expression of the virtues of the heart and the small intestine. Yi Ren Qigong Level 2 With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1-B required) Saturday & Sunday, March 10 & 11, 2007 Bastyr University, Willow Room #146 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98011 The focus of this two-day seminar will be on the second set of fundamental Yi Ren Qigong practices. In Level I, we activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the central energy circulating system. In this next sequence, we continue to open and develop the internal energy pathways in order to energize the internal organs. This initiation of the energetic and informational functions of the organs is a critical aspect of the cultivation process. It is the precondition for understanding our nature or character within. The internal organ pathways form the bridge between the mind and the inner self. These Level II exercises play a very important role in developing emotional well-being, and help practitioners to gain internal realization about their self, raising subconscious material up to the conscious level as well as providing informational feedback about our state of mind, our interactions with others, our habitual responses, and our environment. Virtues-Internal Organs Series 2 of 6 Internal Virtues of Liver and Gall Bladder With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, February 24, 2007 Bastyr University, Hemlock Room #1062 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA. 98011 At the deeper levels of Yi Ren Qigong practice, our focus will be on the relationship of spirituality to our internal cultivation process. Our Qigong practice brings the Qi inward, to the deeper layers of the body and the body's consciousness. The Qi is the medium that brings the mind to the consciousness of the body and brings the consciousness of the body to the mind, allowing the mind and body to communicate with each other. Yi Ren Qigong Level I, II, and III courses provide methods and tools for activating, energizing and clarifying the energy channels within our body. The internal energy channels form the bridge between the mind and the internal organs. According to the ancient knowledge of internal cultivation, individual's behavior and characters are related to the state of internal organs. For example, the liver is responsible for anger and frustration, at the emotional level, as well as for integrity, and loyalty at the consciousness level. In this Retreat, our focus will be on the functions of the liver and gall bladder at the emotional and consciousness levels. Our energetic practice can help practitioner to gain experiential understanding about unhealthy memories of internal organs such as chronic anger. Once practitioners recognize the unhealthy memories of their internal organs, they can be aware of their behavior how to relate to the emotions thereby releasing or transforming them. This process is the important part of internal cultivation for developing characters and for nourishing the spirit. Once practitioners are able to overcome their unhealthy emotional layer and pass through the passive reactive habit (s), she or he can experience the deeper levels of their intrinsic nature: inner virtues. For example, when practitioners are able to overcome their chronic anger or frustration, she or he would feel more cheerful and satisfying in their work and life. This Retreat we will offer specific liver and gall bladder related Qigong practiced and meditations to strengthen the functions of liver and gall bladder and to increase the awareness levels for healing liver and gall bladder related illnesses, as well as promoting the expression of the virtues of the liver and gall bladder. Yi Ren Qigong Level 1-B With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 1-A required) Saturday & Sunday, February 10 & 11, 2007 Bastyr University, Room #286 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98011 In level I-B, our focus is to build a strong foundation for self-discovery, self-recognition, and internal realization in the advanced courses. In Level I-A, we opened the Life Gate and activated the internal power station to increase internal energy levels, and we developed the Central Energy Circulating System. In this next sequence of Level I-B, we open and activate the Marrow Gate and Brain Gate as well, to increase our awareness levels of the internal body for good management and self-mastery. A special internal energy connection practice will be introduced in this course for developing internal strength and balance. The Wisdom Gate opening and activating exercise, in combination with the Complementary Centers Integrating Practice, will not only enhance internal balance and harmony but also increase the internal energy levels. These practices are important and necessary for preparing the body to experience the internal energy flow, and for preparing the mind to understand the information of our internal bodies in the course of level II. Virtues-Internal Organs Series 1 of 6 Internal Virtues of Kidney and Bladder With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. (Completion of Level 2 required) Saturday, January 27, 2007 Francis Anderson Center, Room #115 700 Main St., Edmonds, WA 98020 At the deeper levels of Yi Ren Qigong practice, our focus will be on the relationship of spiriutuality to our internal cultivation process. Our Qigong practice brings the Qi inward, to the deeper layers of the body and the body's consciousness. The Qi is the medium that brings the mind to the consciousness of the body and brings the consciousness of the body to the mind, allowing the mind and body to communicate with each other. Yi Ren Qigong Level I, II, and III courses provide methods and tools for activating, energizing and clarifying the energy channels within our body. The internal energy channels form the bridge between the mind and the internal organs. According to the ancient knowledge of internal cultivation, the individual's behavior and character are related to the state of the internal organs. For example, the kidneys are responsible for fear, hate, and paranoia at the emotional level, as well as for free will, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-belief, courage, aspiration, ambition, and wisdom at the consciousness level. In this Retreat, our focus will be on the functions of the kidneys and bladder at the emotional and consciousness levels. Our energetic practice can help the practitioner to gain experiential understanding about unhealthy memories of internal organs such as conditioned fears and passive reactive habitual responses, etc. Once practitioners recognize the unhealthy memories of their internal organs, they can be aware of their behavior and how to relate to the emotions, thereby releasing or transforming them. This process is the important part of internal cultivation for developing character and for nourishing the spirit. Once practitioners are able to overcome their unhealthy emotional layer and pass through the passive reactive habits, they can experience the deeper levels of their intrinsic nature: inner virtues. For example, when practitioners are able to overcome their fears, they will feel more self-confident and express their free will very well. In this Retreat we will offer specific kidney and bladder related Qigong practices and meditations to strengthen the functions of kidneys and bladder and to increase the awareness levels for healing kidney and bladder related illnesses, as well as promoting the expression of the virtues of the kidneys and bladder. Yi Ren Qigong Level 1-A With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. Saturday & Sunday, January 13 & 14, 2007 Bastyr University, Hemlock Room #1062 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98011 Qigong, like acupuncture, is based on the "Qi," or internal energy patterns in the body.” Qi” in Chinese means the life force or vital energy, and "gong" means the results or achievement of work or cultivation. In Qigong we cultivate this energy, or “Qi,” to prevent and heal illnesses, improve the quality of our lives and increase longevity. This practice allows the body's systems to work with higher efficiency and fosters the expression of healthy genetic information. We offer the entire content of an eight-week level one course in this weekend seminar: a series of stationary and subtle movement meditations for enhancing and regulating energy circulation in the body and understanding the body's functions at the energetic and informational levels. We focus on activating and feeling the Qi, so that we are practicing with the actual sensations and experience of the Qi that exists within us as well as around us. In this level one seminar, our focus will be on exercises specifically designed to: Activate and feel the Qi, restoring harmony and vitality to the body. Strengthen weak points and remove blockages in the body's energy pathways and improve circulation of necessary energy to areas of pain and injury. Turn on the body's inherent programs for self-healing. Ground the energy so that the mind becomes more peaceful, allowing the body to relax more deeply and to function in its most healthful capacities. Improve the quality and depth of sleep, to help us feel more rested and energized. Develop greater and more consistent energy levels, building up the central energy circulating system in order to strengthen the immunity and enhance good health. Help participants gain an experiential understanding and awareness of internal energy flow around the acupuncture meridians in the body. In addition, participants learn a form of meditation that goes deep down into the layers of the body and the body's consciousness, enabling a deeper understanding of the body's intelligence and communications. Nourishment for the Season With Guan-Cheng Sun, Ph.D. 1 pm - 5 pm, Sunday, December 10, 2006 Bastyr University 14500 Juanita Drive N.E. Kenmore, WA 98011-4995 In this half-day Yi Ren Qigong Practitioner Retreat, our focus will be on ways of nourishing the unity of Qi-Mind-Body-Spirit. We will cover some basics of spiritual self-protection, and offer guidance on connecting to wholesome, clear, and beneficial sources of consciousness and energy. The correct alignment of thought and mind, in combination with our energetic practice, will enhance the possibilities for continued progress in the cultivation process. Dr. Sun will offer Qigong practices and guidance on maintaining the center, and on aligning the consciousness (and thus the energy); our intent is to focus the group energy on behalf of the group itself and on each participant in order to create a healthy and positive 2007 for everyone, and to extend this healthy and positive energy into the collective.