Dayan Qigong: 18 Week Curriculum For Your Health

What is Dayan Qigong

Dayan Qigong is an ancient Chinese martial art for health and longevity. "Dayan" means wild goose. "Qigong" means the practice of qi. It is a complete set of exercises including warm ups, meditation, self massage and 64 movements.

Dayan Qigong promotes health and immune function, increases energy, flexibility and balance, and reduces stress. It is part of traditional healing in that it balances the yin and yang in our bodies, regulates the functions of all of our organs, and helps the meridians, blood vessels and other fluids to flow freely.

What is Dayan Qigong Used For?

The form originated 1,700 years ago and has been proven safe and effective through generations and tens of thousands of people practicing in China and all over the world. This course has been taught at Wen Wu School of Martial Arts for 25 years and is coming to the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the first time. It is effective in treating and preventing illnesses such as:

High Blood Pressure

Low Energy and Weakness

Mental Illness

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Pain Management

Cancer Recovery

Fibromyalgia

Digestive Disorders

How is the Course Structured?

Eighteen weeks/lessons are needed to complete the entire course. Every class is built upon the previous lesson. Students must take Level I before taking Level II. Click here to see a complete syllabus.

Level I (1st 9 weeks) includes warm-up and stretching exercises, self- massage part I (body & face) and movements 1 through 32. Level II (2nd 9 weeks) includes self-massage part II (legs & arms), meditation, and movements 33 through 64.

Upcoming Course Dates & Registration

Level I: 9 weeks

September 29th - December 1st (no class 11/24)

Mondays

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: 555 De Haro Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (Classroom F)

Fee: $180

Level II: 9 weeks

January 5th - March 9th (no class 1/26)

Mondays

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: St. Teresa's Catholic Church, 19th Street and Connecticut Ave, San Francisco, CA 94107

To register, contact ACTCM's Admissions Office at 415-282-7600 x14 or admissions@actcm.edu or download a registration form from our website.

About the Instructor

Robert Rosenbaum, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area, a senior teacher of Dayan ("Wild Goose") Qigong assisting Master Hui Liu, and a senior student of Sojun Mel Weitsman at the Berkeley Zen Center, where he has also been shuso (head student), director of meditation retreats and chair of the Ethics Committee.

The author of numerous articles and the book, Zen and the Heart of Psychotherapy, Bob has given presentations and workshops throughout the United States; in Nepal, India, Australia, Japan, Europe, and South America.

Bob has been a Fulbright Professor at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bangalore, India; director of the psychology doctoral program at the California Institute for Integral Studies; Chief Psychologist at Kaiser Permanente (Hayward), and a conference coordinator for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.