Learning this set is a great start to your adventure with Qi Gong.
The introductory course to Qi Gong. Many small foundational exercises for every body structure open the body, make it flexible, permeable, and more aware. Ideal for daily practice at home.
The term “small vegetables” refers here to a traditional Chinese meal, where, alongside the main dishes, there are a variety of diverse side dishes—small bowls and plates with differently prepared vegetables, leaves, stalks, stems, roots, and berries. These ingredients are also used in Chinese herbal medicine and serve to balance and complete the meal energetically, in flavor, and in content. It is precisely these “small vegetables” and their effects that ultimately make the meal healthy and wholesome.
In this sense, we will learn a variety of small exercises here, which often get too little attention in courses with other thematic focuses. These exercises complement others already learned or yet to be learned. Personally, I value these exercises because they are small yet effective. On the one hand, they can prepare, on the other hand, they can follow up; they inspire the body, prepare the structures, and remove imbalances. Just like the vegetables in a traditional meal, the exercises act as a complement, they are rich and nourishing, valuable and healthy, and they form an excellent foundation for Qi Gong, Taiji, or other bodywork.
Fang Song Gong (from Chinese: the practice of letting go, relaxing).
We will learn different exercises and thereby different ways of relaxing the body. They work mainly on the upper extremities and the spine. In these regions, we most often find tension (for example in the shoulders, neck, and back). At the same time, these exercises also address certain levels of the nervous system, where the tensions originate.
The movements of Fang Song Gong help us recognize hidden patterns of tension, help us release them, and thus have a strong regulating effect. For daily practice at home, these exercises are very suitable as they are simple yet effective and bring joy in their execution. One of the exercises, for example, is called the “Good Mood Exercise.” Isn’t it obvious?—when we are relaxed, Qi can flow freely, we feel joy and are in a good mood.
The Fang Song Gong set complements other Qi Gong exercises and their foundations, as well as the practice of Taiji, perfectly.
Paida Gong is widely known as Tapping Qigong.
By hitting, tapping or massaging certain structures of the body, blockages can be removed and the flow of Qi, blood and fluids is stimulated and improved.
Paida and Fang Song Gong are the most popular forms of Qigong today. These are the movements seen daily in parks. They serve as a fabulous maintenance and health practice.
Within this Weekend Workshop we will learn a Set of Fang Song Gong Exercises, called Swings and as well a complete Set of Pai Da Gong, Self Massage.
We also will combine both of the methods which is often done.
LOCATION:
ul. Łąkowa 35/38 (Ciałko Studio), Gdańsk
DATE/TIME:
6-7 June 2026, 10:00-17:00,
The workshop includes a 2-hour lunch break (on your own).
ORGANISATIONAL FEE:
- 700 zł – Early Bird (up to 20.05)
- 800 zł – Regular Price (from 21.05)
* This event is organized by the Warsaw Mokotów Religious Community. Details are in the registration form.
For any questions, please contact us: infopl@path-of-dao-qigong.ch
Good Qi,
Path Of Dao Team
