Levels of Training
Foundational Training
Level 1.
In the first level of training we establish the foundations of safe and effective energetic healing. Students will first be taught practices for working on themselves - meditation, energy direction, and breathing. With the foundation in personal practice, we can then move into exploring healing through laying on of hands, working in the energetic fields, energetic techniques for healing the mind, and exercises for developing the intuition. The concept of energetic transmission is explained, and by being in a shared space of intention, students have a chance to begin to resonate with and receive this lineage teaching.
Level 2.
Building upon the foundations of the first level, the second level begins bringing us into subtler levels of awareness. We begin by expanding our experience of meditation by deepening our practice to include self-purification, mindfulness training, and affirmation. Our healing practice also expands into the realms of distant healing, advanced healing of the mental/emotional body, and using mantras and symbols in healing. We also explore qigong movement practices to open the body and energy field, expand the intuition, and unite one with the Universal Qi. At this level our mediation begins generating Insight which we can use to explore deep questions, and help us to find our Path and make powerful choices.
Level 3.
The third level of training continues deepening the subtle awareness that we have begun to develop. New techniques of distant healing are introduced, as well as new techniques of local healing. These include, healing with the eyes, healing with the breath, psychic surgery, and removing energetic cords. Various hand techniques and mudras are taught to expand our ability to direct energy. Students are introduced to sensing and working with the energetic channels of the body - giving one an intuitive understanding of the internconnectivity of the body and the acupuncture meridians. Qigong healing movment practices are deepened, and new awareness exercises are explained.
Adjunctive Workshops
Ling Qi An Mo - (can be taken at any point after Level 2)
An Mo is Chinese for “press & rub” and refers to therapeutic massage manipulations. In classical qigong teachings, massage on the tissue is used in addition to work within the energetic fields in order to harmonize the energy and physical body. Students will learn various hand manipulations and their energetic effects. These techniques are drawn from the massage traditions of China and Japan. The unique aspect of the Ling Qi An Mo, is the awareness of the energy as one practices. This workshop is applicable for massage therapists, acupuncturists, and energy healers wishing to expand their ability to facilitate the energy by work directly on the body.
Energetic Anatomy - (can be taken at any point after Level 2)
This workshop is an exploration of the chakra system. The chakras are vortices of energy within the body that have associations with various aspects of the body and mind. This course starts with a theoretical exploration of the chakra system - exploring the classical associations - and then moves directly into gaining experiential knowledge of these centers. Students will be taught exercises to perceive and open their own chakra centers, utilize the consciousness of each center to empower their lives. We then move on into hands on energetic healing to open each center. Finally we will explore yoga postures, life practices, and meditations to help heal and empower each center.
Medical Qigong - Healing Movement - (can be taken at any point after Level 1)
Medical Qigong is healing movement exercise based on the principles of Ancient Chinese medicine. Qigong literally means to work with the vital healing energy. This workshop will explore the feelings and actions of Qi in the body. Healing practices which facilitate the flow of energy in the meridians and organs of the body are shown and practiced. We will review the pathways of the 12 main meridians in the body, and the functions of the 5 major organs of Chinese medicine. Discussion is included on prescribing qigong exercise for specific conditions, and developing and maintaining personal practice.
Advanced Apprenticeship - mentor level
After completing the first three levels, dedicated students may be invited to participate in an ongoing apprenticeship in order to become a teacher of the Ling Qi Dao system. Students are required to keep an ongoing client case study for at least 9 months, as well as assist in workshops that they are able to attend. Students will learn finer details of healing technique and be tested on their ability. Teaching skills are taught, as well as the process of energetic transmission by which the lineage teachings are propagated.