Prerequisites
There are no perquisites for this level as long as the student meets the admission requirements. A reasonable level of physical and mental fitness is highly recommended and evaluated at the time of admission.
Program Description
Basic Practitioner program offers training in developing physical and mental fitness, wellness, and self-healing as well as the first level of Qi Dao Initiation. The terms begin quarterly on the weeks after solstices and equinoxes.
Suggested Course Work and Hours of Study
Daily Practicticum: ………………………………………………………………………………………..60 hours
Qi Dao Coaching (twice a month):.………………………………………………………………..6 hours
Teleseminars (twice a month): ……………………………………………………………..…..6 hours
Workshop (one per term): ……..….………..……………………………………………………24 hours
Testing (quarterly): …………..………………………………………………………………….……4 hours
Total: …………………………………………………………………………………….……….100 hours
Skills:
~ Basic Body, Energy and Kinesthetic Awareness
~ Basic Exploration of Flexibility and Range of Motion
~ Six Directional Movements with Elbows
~ Three Earth Kicks
~ Foundational Principles of Qi Dao
~ Identification of Holding Patterns.
Benefits:
~ Developing a reasonable level of energy and body awareness
~ Learning the alphabet of Harmonious Culture of Movement
~ Gaining a basic knowledge of Qigong and Internal Martial Arts
~ Receiving the First Qi Dao Initiation
~ Discovering the sense of being in the flow.
Certificates: Basic Practitioner – Intermediate Practitioner – Advanced Practitioner
Degrees: Qi Dao Coach Degree – Qi Dao Master Coach Degree – Ph.D. in Qi Dao
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