{"id":37179,"date":"2024-11-27T15:44:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/?p=37179"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:27:00","slug":"looking-back-training-in-the-alps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/blog\/looking-back-training-in-the-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back: Training in the Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-536c3ce3 gb-container-page-outer-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-2d45d73e gb-headline-text\">Chi Kung in Ruhpolding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">With Chi Kung in the Tradition of the Masters, you can bring your inner energy and strength to new\u00a0heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">To train together in beautiful surroundings, we have been meeting regularly for several decades in Ruhpolding, a picturesque town in the Alps near Salzburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-23feeffe\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Here are some impressions from the last workshop.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fac1ab4f gb-container-page-outer-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Group-Picture-Ruhpolding.webp\" alt=\"Chi Kung Workshop in Ruhpoling\" class=\"wp-image-37200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Group-Picture-Ruhpolding.webp 800w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Group-Picture-Ruhpolding-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Group-Picture-Ruhpolding-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chi Kung Workshop in Ruhpoling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f394093c gb-container-post-container-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This year we&#8217;ve been exceptionally lucky with the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">An early winter brought a lot of snow to the area just a week before our workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">But when we arrived, the sun was shining from blue skies and it was so warm that we were able to train outside under a mighty oak tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Training under trees is traditionally considered the best way to strengthen our life energy\u00a0(Chi).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6646565d gb-container-page-outer-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-7bd61bea\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-fbbe8293\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fbbe8293\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Christine-1.webp\" alt=\"Christine\" class=\"wp-image-37199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Christine-1.webp 800w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Christine-1-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Christine-1-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-37d2184a\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-37d2184a\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hansjoerg-2.webp\" alt=\"Hansj\u00f6rg\" class=\"wp-image-38065\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fdd15eb7 gb-container-post-container-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">As most of the participants were well experienced and have been training for many years, we were able to focus on advanced Zhan Zhuang practices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Second Heart, Second Lung, and Reverse Breathing are rarely taught exercises that, when practiced correctly, bring additional strength and energy to the entire body.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cb3ee3d0 gb-container-page-outer-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-wrapper gb-grid-wrapper-2e8fcfab\">\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-14cef8c2\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-14cef8c2\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Brihas-2.webp\" alt=\"Brihas\" class=\"wp-image-37198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Brihas-2.webp 800w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Brihas-2-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Brihas-2-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-grid-column gb-grid-column-b17e36d0\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b17e36d0\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Rosi-2.webp\" alt=\"Rosi\" class=\"wp-image-37202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Rosi-2.webp 800w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Rosi-2-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Rosi-2-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1a8eb6fd gb-container-post-container-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">True to Wang Xiang Zhai&#8217;s famous words, &#8220;a small movement is better than a big movement,&#8221; these advanced exercises are hardly recognizable to an outside observer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>In silence there must be movement, and in motion, there must be silence.<br>A small movement is better than a big movement.<br>No movement is better than a small movement<br>Silence is all the movement\u2019s mother.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Wang Xiang Zhai<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In this extraordinary form of Chi Kung, the energy of the practitioners manifests itself in inner strength and outer radiance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7e52274d\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-6eab16a1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-6eab16a1 photo-border is-style-rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Hansjorg-1.webp\" alt=\"Hansj\u00f6rg\" title=\"Hansj\u00f6rg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Hansjorg-1.webp 800w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Hansjorg-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Hansjorg-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Hansjorg-1-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center testimonial-text\">Hi Thomas, I just wanted to say thank&nbsp;you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center testimonial-text\"> For your openness and friendliness, as well as<br>for the wonderful Chi&nbsp;Kung&nbsp;workshop in&nbsp;Ruhpolding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center testimonial-text\">It was really a lot of\u00a0fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center testimonial-citation\">Hansj\u00f6rg, Regensburg, Germany<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fdfc4db3 gb-container-post-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Thomas-1.webp\" alt=\"Sifu Thomas\" class=\"wp-image-37203\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Thomas-1.webp 500w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Thomas-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Thomas-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sifu Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I hope these pictures capture some of the joy and fun we had that&nbsp;day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The next workshop in Ruhpolding will take place in July\u00a02025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Details will be posted on the following page several months in\u00a0advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8079d8ee\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chi-kung.org\/en\/blog\/start-here-first\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"33329\">Click here for upcoming courses and workshops<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 0.9rem;font-weight: 500\">Looking Back: Training in the 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