Welcome to New Forest Chi Kung
Chi Kung (or Qigong) is known as 'the Mother of Tai Chi' and was developed thousands of years ago in ancient China long before the martial arts influence. Chi Kung evolved as a natural activity to relieve joint pains and muscular aches and from these movements has grown an exercise form which promotes health at many levels, on which there is much documented research.
The Chinese believe that to 'strain is not to gain'. They also understand the relevance of cultivating a strong mind/body connection, to increase the awareness of the inside of the body and recognise when energy is depleted or out of balance.
These techniques were brought to the West in the 1980's to help prevent illness, promote self-healing and encourage longevity. Today millions of people worldwide practice Tai Chi Kung moving meditations to enhance the mind/body connection and sustain their health and agility, an essential part of their daily health maintenance program. In China it has become the foundation for a preventative health care service for China's ever growing population.
Chi Kung is an accessible form of exercise for all age groups and abilities as it encourages you to find what works best for your system by increasing natural movement, healing and creativity in all its forms. Chi Kung programmes can be tailored for people who do alot of physical training as well as post physiotherapy rehabilitation and for people with specific conditions like osteoarthritis, Diabetes, Parkinson's and heart disease. Chi Kung is relaxing and revitalising, energizing and empowering!
New Forest Chi Kung is a place where Chi Kung, Reiki, Meditation and Colour therapy work both together and as separate disciplines, with classes, workshops, trainings and individual sessions around New Milton, Lymington, Lyndhurst and Woodgreen (Nr Fordingbridge).
The sessions are taught by Clara Apollo RGN who formed New Forest Chi Kung in 2004. Clara originally trained as a registered nurse and is a graduate of the College of Elemental Chi Kung in London. She teaches their Foundation Course for Teacher Training and has been instructing in and around the New Forest area for over 10 years. Clara is also a Reiki Master, Emotrance practitioner and Colour Mirrors therapist. Her other studies have been in Natural Nutrition and Metatronic Healing. Clara is passionate about the potential Chi Kung can bring to the quality of our lives and is a caring, thoughtful, informative and inspirational teacher.
On this site you will find info about classes, workshops and training, which range from group sessions to individual one2one tuition.
Contact us at info@newforestchikung.co.uk if you have any questions and we look forward to meeting you soon!
