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Qigong unlocks the body's innate healing ability.


The Medical Qigong training offered by the International Institute of Medical Qigong
is based primarily on the curriculum that has been established by the Medical Qigong
College at the Hai dian University and used clinically at the Xiyuan Hospital in Beijing,
China. The Henan  University of TCM in Zheng Zhou, China, recognizes the International Institute of Medical Qigong as a "sister school" and has adopted the IIMQ curriculum and textbook authored by Professor Jerry Johnson, "A Comprehensive Clinical Text, Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy". Clinical training at Henan University's three hospitals is offered as part of the certificate program.

See my blog for a current schedule.

Training is offered as private instruction, workshops and weekly classes.


Private Instruction


I offer private instruction for a variety of reasons:
  • You are unable to come to classes due to schedule conflicts.
  • You want to make-up missed classes.
  • You need one to one attention for understanding and assimilating the information.
  • You prefer one to one!


Workshops
Workshops are 1-4 hour self-contained lessons.

Dao Yin Five Organ Exercises
A group of exercises designed to strengthen and harmonize the physical body and calm the mind. In doing these slow but dynamic movements, you learn how to integrate the body, mind and breath. These exercises are made up of purgation (clearing), tonification (strengthening) and regulation (balancing). When these are performed regularly, they strengthen the immune system, increase mental well-being and personal power.

Six Healing Sounds
The ancient Taoists developed a series of exercises combining breath, stretching and toning as a way to harmonize and strengthen the organ systems. For each organ there is a specific sound that vibrates it and this vibration breaks up stagnation such as held or unexpressed emotions. These exercises are easy and flexible and can be done as a group or separately to address a specific condition.

Wu Zang Meditation
(Energetic Protection Meditation for Clinicians)
Since ancient times in China, Medical Qigong doctors prepare themselves before treating a patient by doing an energetic protection meditation. This meditation called the Wu Zang is still practiced today in China by Medical Qigong doctors before entering the clinic.
This practice will teach you how to protect yourself against absorbing Toxic Qi.

Medical Qigong for Treating Breast Disease
In this class you will learn prevention and treatment of breast disease from a Medical Qigong perspective. These cancer exercise prescriptions are successfully used in hospitals throughout China. Performing the treatment exercises daily re-educates the body and restructures the energy patterns of breast disease.


Certificate Program

Training to become a Medical Qigong practitioner is a step-by-step process. Classes, workshops and experiences build on each other to help you to grow into the practitioner and healer that you would like to be. These classes are open to all those interested in Chinese energetic medicine and offer a multi-leveled certification program that integrates theory and practical application of Medical Qigong. Certification courses are taught in weekly classes and workshops.

There are no prerequisites for the introductory certification classes.

After completing 200 hours a Medical Qigong Practitioner (MQP) certificate will be issued to students who have successfully completed Medical Qigong 1-4, 128 academic hours and 72 hours of clinical internship.


Medical Qigong Practitioner (MQP)
The first course introduces students to medical qigong exercises. These exercises teach you to use the breath, mind and imagination (spirit) simultaneously. You learn to clear stagnant energy and negative emotions, to build and to regulate your energy. This course is designed for you learn to calm the mind and connect with your spirit.

In the second course, students learn about the protective energy field (wei qi), how to strengthen it and techniques to avoid absorbing Toxic Qi in the clinical environment. General treatment protocols for treating patients will be covered.

In the third course, students are introduced to theories and practice techniques. Purgation, tonification, regulation and cultivation techniques will be taught as well as exercises and meditations used for homework exercises in the medical qigong clinic.

In the fourth course, medical qigong students will be introduced to advanced theories and clinical modalities of internal organ treatment.

The exams will include written, oral and practical exams plus clinical competencies. Successful completion of the exams qualifies the student for the more advanced 500 hour Medical Qigong Therapist (MQT) program.

Lecture
Hours
Intro to Medical Qigong Therapy
32
Intro to Medical Qigong Diagnosis and Treatments
32
Clinical foundations of Medical Qigong
32
Medical Qigong Treatment of Internal Organ Diseases and Prescription Exercises
32
Total lecture hours
128

Clinic  
Clinical Theater, Clinical Internship and Final Exam
24
Clinical Externship
48
Total Clinic hours
72

MQP Total hours
200



Medical Qigong Therapist (MQT)
This is a 500 hour Medical Qigong Therapist (MQT) certification program. This program will include oral and practical exams plus clinical competencies.

Successful completion of the exams will enable the student to qualify for the more advanced 1000 hour Master of Medical Qigong (MMQ) program.

The prerequisite for certification in the Medical Qigong Therapist program is the
successful completion of the requirements for Medical Qigong Practitioner (MQP).

Lecture
Hours
MQP lecture hours
128
Intro to Chinese Energetic Alchemy
32
MQG Dao Yin Therapy for Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Neurology, and Psychology
32
Intro to Medical Qigong Therapy for Oncology I
32
Total lecture hours

256


Additional Requirements
Hours
Basic Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory
50
Western Anatomy and Physiology I

50

Western Anatomy and Physiology II
50
Total additional hours

150


Clinic
Hours
MQP Clinic hours
72
Clinical Theater, Clinical Internship, and Final Exam

24

Clinical Externship II
36
Total clinic hours

132


MQT Total hours

538




Master of Medical Qigong (MMQ)
This is a 1000 hour Master of Medical (MMQ) certification program. This program will include oral and practical exams plus clinical competencies. Prerequisite for enrollment is the successful completion of the requirements for Medical Qigong Therapist.

Lecture
Hours
MQT lecture hours
256

Sensory, Intuitive and Perceptual Diagnosis

32
Energetic Anatomy and Physiology
32
Treatment of Cancer with Medical Qigong Therapy II
32
Medical Qigong Treatment for Spiritual Disorders
32

Clinical Internship and Final Exam

32

Total Lecture hours
416

Additional Requirements
Hours
MQT Additional Requirement hours
150
Advanced Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory

32

First Aid and CPR
16
Taiji, Bagua, or a movement style of Qigong

48

Other Qigong Studies
32
Traumatology
32

Total Additional hours

296


Clinic
Hours
MQT Clinic hours
132
Clinical Theater, Clinical Internship, and Final Exam
24
Clinical Externship III
132

Total Clinic hours

288

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MMQ Total Hours
1000
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