
Qigong Classes

Training & background:
Rae teaches practices from various Qigong and Neigong traditions, all influenced by her/their studies of Wild Goose Qigong with late master, Dr. Bingkun Hu.
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Rae's studies also include ongoing learning with Qigong, Neigong, and Chinese medicine teacher, Damo Mitchell and Qigong teacher, Micheline Bogey. Past studies include Wild Goose training with Master Hui Liu, Taiji Wuxigong with Ann Sheldon and Chris Fernie, Chinese medicine studies with Neijing scholar, Dr. Edward Neal, Paul Grilley's Yin Yoga and functional anatomy course, an Anusara Yoga teacher training, studies with Iyengar & pranayama teacher, Richard Rosen, Aikido training, competitive fencing, improvisational dance and Butoh study, Reiki mastership, shamanic training, and a lifetime of movement and meditation practices.
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Rae's teaching style is gentle, contemplative, fun, and therapeutic, with strong emphases on proper alignment, mind-breath-body coordination, and energy flow. Rae's approach is informed by over two decades of study of Buddhism, Taoism, Yoga, meditation, and the Chinese medicine system, and over 15 years of professional practice of energy healing.
Class Schedule, Online + In-Person:
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☞ Mondays at 4 pm PDT – online via Zoom, drop-in, all levels
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come in person and/or watch the video in your own time
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see below for more info or join class here.
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no live class on 11/9 or 11/16, but I will send out a pre-recorded video to subscribers. Email me if you have requests for what you want in those videos!
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☞ Sunday, 11/15 at 3 pm – popup class at Bunnell Arts Center
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in Homer, Alaska, drop-in class
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by donation
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Classes at the Olympia Center will be posted online on November 11. Please check this link, and once the winter and spring classes are posted, you'll be able to register.
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☞ Tuesdays at 5:30 pm – at The Olympia Center in downtown Olympia
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Bone Marrow Washing Qigong class series, 1/5 - 2/9
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Kidney Cultivation Qigong class series, 2/23 - 3/30
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Qigong for Springtime Vitality class series, 4/13 - 5/25
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☞ Thursdays at 5:30 pm – begins in January
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seasonal Qigong class series at The Olympia Center
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☞ Saturdays at 10:30 am – resumes in January
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Beginners' Wild Goose Qigong – at The Olympia Center
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Qigong is a self-healing art within the Chinese medicine system that utilizes combinations of breath, awareness, meditation, visualizations, posture, and movement to cultivate and maintain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. There are many forms and styles of Qigong, ranging from vigorous movement to meditation in still poses.
All of my classes focus on calming and toning the nervous system, centering the mind, harmonizing breath with the movements of the body, and cultivating energy appropriate to the season. Working with various Qigong traditions, these classes are designed to settle your emotions, and to build whole-body coordination, mental focus, a relaxed yet energized feeling, and a deeply rooted, quiet joy. Read more about the forms I teach. Or read more about Wild Goose Qigong.
I am as in love with teaching, moving, and co-creating in community as I am with Qigong and Chinese medicine. Please join me in this deep and beautiful practice that benefits not only those who practice, but all beings.
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Drop-in Live-Stream Qigong Classes - 1 hour
☞ Mondays ∞ 4 pm PDT via Zoom
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$10 for the class, $10 for the video, or $15 for both
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class videos are sent out on Mondays (videos available M-Th) & Fridays (videos available F-Su)
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subscriptions available
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no live class 11/9 of 11/16, but I will send out new videos on those days to subscribers
Qigong Class Series
☞ Tuesdays at 5:30 pm – at The Olympia Center
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Bone Marrow Washing form for beginners begins 1/5
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plus other simple Qigong and Daoyin practices—sign up here 11/11 and onwards
☞ Thursdays at 5:30 pm – at The Olympia Center
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seasonal Qigong & Daoyin practice & theory
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begins 1/7, sign up here 11/11 and onwards
☞ Saturdays at 10:30 am – at The Olympia Center
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Wild Goose Qigong for beginners
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begins 1/9—sign up here 11/11 and onwards
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forms & walks from the Wild Goose system, plus other Qigong & Daoyin techniques and practices
☞ Please contact me if you'd like to get on the mailing list or join the Coiling Breath Meetup group to stay abreast of current and coming classes.
"Untie your knots; soften your glare; settle your dust.
This is your primal identity."
- Lao Tzu