Qigong training
Cultivate flow, clarity, and vitality.
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Qigong Classes
Qigong Classes
All classes are beginner-friendly, and no prior experience is required unless titled intermediate or advanced.
IN PERSON
Join me for a drop-in class Saturday Mornings at 10 am at Sacred Ally.
I also teach multi-week long class series through the Life Long Learning Center and the Red Willow Learning Center. Spots tend to fill up early, and I recommend signing up shortly after registration opens. Registration for the upcoming Nov/Dec 8-week series at the LLLC opens September 28th.
STAY IN TOUCH
Click here to join the Qigong Signal thread. It's a group chat similar to WhatsApp where I post updates about local, drop-in, and seasonal outdoor classes if you are in Missoula, MT.
PRIVATE TRAINING
In private classes, I will boost the flow of qi that you are moving so that it is easier for you to both feel and replicate during your own practice. This works both in person and remotely. Private training can also include a brief reading of your physical, energetic, and spiritual fields from a medical qigong lens. Private training allows for extremely useful fine-tuned corrections to your posture, physical movements, and qi flow through the body and channels. If online, you are welcome to record your session to keep and re-watch for individual use.
SPECIAL EVENTS, WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
I've co-facilitated and shared Qigong and somatic-based practices within workshops and retreats, and I love tailoring sessions to fit the theme and energy of your event. I bring a warm, grounded presence that supports authentic connection and community building among participants. Whether you're looking for a single session or an ongoing offering, I'd be glad to bring something thoughtful and well-attuned to the group. Reach out to discuss availability and details.
Photo by Reid Graham at the Missoula Sings campout.
What Is Qigong?
What Is Qigong?
Qigong (pronounced chee-gong) is an ancient Chinese practice with shamanic roots dating back to nearly 7,000 years ago that has evolved into a core branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Also spelled chi gong, it combines gentle movement, breath, and intention to cultivate, balance, and strengthen the body’s vital energy, known as qi. Qi means energy, and Gong means skillful work, so qigong is the art of working skillfully with your own life force energy. It is a cumulative practice that builds upon itself in a very unique way. The more regularly you engage with the skills, the stronger and more sustainable the benefits become.
Qigong practice is often grouped into three main categories: Medical, Martial (such as Tai Chi), and Spiritual. Within these, there are countless lineages and styles, all supporting the health of the body, mind, and spirit in their own ways. I primarily teach and study Medical Qigong, which focuses on improving the health and wellness of one's entire body and being. Medical Qigong brings a clinical level of care to energy work. Other branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine include acupuncture, nutrition, herbal medicine, tui na massage, and feng shui.
How I Teach:
How I Teach:
I teach trauma-responsive and somatic-oriented qigong that guides people into gentle, mindful awareness of both their physical and subtle bodies. Qi is something that must be felt to be understood, so I help students notice it directly and quickly, so they can gauge if it would be a practice that would support them. Even after a single class, there is usually a noticeable change individually in each person, and also the class as a whole. Eyes soften, faces brighten, and people appear more at ease and connected to themselves in the present moment.
As students begin to attune to their qi, it often feels magical, like an opening into a new way of being with themselves and the world. Many have shared that working directly with their energy revealed a missing layer in their healing and way of being in the world. When I teach, I also aim to create a space where students can connect and develop a grounded relationship with their intuition that can benefit their own energetic and spiritual hygiene. This is something modern culture rarely teaches but is especially essential for highly sensitive people, empathic feelers, body workers, and care providers.
With a regular cultivation practice, students can develop clearer energetic boundaries, a deeper understanding of how emotional energy moves through their unique bodies, stronger intuition, and greater confidence to work directly with their own energy. It is a passion of mine to support people in navigating their energy with greater clarity, resilience, and ease.
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