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I am starting a new class on January 9th 2019. This class is intended to introduce new students to tai chi and qigong. We will also begin to learn the first section of the 108 Yang Style Long Form. The class will be held on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 and Saturday mornings from…

Qigong means “qi” cultivation;  “qi” is life force energy. Hui Gong for the Heart is a Taoist style qigong practice, part of Wisdom Qigong which has been handed down for over 2,000 years.  This form focuses on bringing the heart-mind (in Chinese medicine these are intertwined) to tranquility by gentle cleansing.  Tranquility brings healing in…

The Eight Treasures is one of the oldest qigong forms, originating in early 12th century China.  It was developed to help monks and nuns keep their joints flexible.  Joints and tendons are interdependent; you can’t have flexible joints without  tendon flexibility.  Tendons connect bones with bones, bones with muscles and muscles with muscles.  Tendons can…

I will be starting a new introductory class on January 10th 2018.  This class is intended to introduce new students to tai chi and qigong. We will also begin to learn the first section of the 108 Yang Style Long Form.  The class will last for eight weeks on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30. The Quiet…

We will start a new introductory class on February 22nd 2017.  This class is intended to introduce new students to tai chi and qigong. We will also begin to learn the first section of the 108 Yang Style Long Form.  The class will last for eight weeks on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30. Class size…

I will start a new introductory class on March 9th.  This class is intended to introduce new students to tai chi and qigong. We will also begin to learn the first section of the 108 Yang Style Long Form.  The class will last for six weeks on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30. Class size…

Erica LaFrenier joins Quiet Tiger as our new qigong instructor.  Erica has been a student of the Ling Gui International Healing Qigong School for the last 13 years. She is certified to teach several of the Ling Gui Qigong forms, (Liu Dong’s Methods). She studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at the WellspringSchool for Asian Bodywork, and has a…

Dave Pankey will start a new introductory class on March 4th 2015.  This class is intended to introduce new students to tai chi. The class will last for six weeks on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30. Class size is limited to twenty participants. The Quiet Tiger studio includes a view of the Snake River…

One Thousand Hands Buddha Qigong Meditation Saturday Feb. 7th 1:00-5:00pm & Sunday Feb. 8th 9:30-3:00pm “The word meditation is rooted linguistically in the Latin phrase, in medium ire, which means to go to one’s center.” During meditation we reconnect with the deepest aspects of ourselves & reawaken our self-healing capacity. One Thousand Hands Buddha is…

taught by  Juanita Lew  November 1st & 2nd 2014 Cloud Hands is the beginning set of Nui Gung (Internal Cultivation) which builds a foundation for both health and further Nui Gung. The Cloud Hands consists of five relatively non-strenuous movements along with a quiet seated meditation. These traditional Taoist exercises help the body to maintain good health…