Chi Kung in the Palace Gardens
With Chi Kung in the Tradition of the Masters, you can bring your inner energy and strength to new heights.
For more than 20 years, we’ve been meeting every summer in the Palace Gardens of Usingen to do just that.
Here are some impressions from the workshop in 2024.
Training under trees is traditionally considered the best way to strengthen our life energy (Chi).
The Palace Gardens of Usingen – in the Taunis hills near Frankfurt, Germany – offer an exceptionally beautiful setting in the shade of its mighty yew trees.
The weather was once again perfect for this workshop: neither too hot nor too cold.
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It is especially fortunate that there is a Zhan Zhuang community where I live in Usingen, which Sifu Thomas honors with a workshop once a year.
Detailed instructions and refinements in the moving and stationary Chi Kung exervices allowed us to experience the energy presence in a wonderful way.
The sunny day in the palace gardens with the old yew trees supporting us like a tree and the delicious food was intense and fulfilling.
Thank you, dear Thomas, and to all the participants!
This year we were also very fortunate to have the right number of participants to take advantage of the powerful energy of the Ba Gua.
The Ba Gua configuration requires eight or nine practitioners. When properly aligned, the energy of the five elements flows through the different positions in a specific pattern.
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I just wanted to say thanks again for the seminar and training.
It was a lot of fun and I got a lot out of it.
The weather and the setting were great, and the people there were really nice and made me feel welcome right away.
The focus of the workshop was on Zhan Zhuang (Standing Like a Tree) and Ba Duan Jin (the Eight Brocades exercises).
Both forms complement each other perfectly: Ba Duan Jin releases tension through precisely aligned stretching, while Zhan Zhuang builds up our energy.
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Many thanks to Thomas and to all the other members!
It was a great, inspiring and relaxing day!
I’m already looking forward to see you at workshop next year!
The next workshop in the Palace Gardens of Usingen will take place at the beginning of July 2025.
Details will be posted on the following page several months in advance.
