Wild Goose (Dayan) Qigong originated in the Kunlun mountains of China in the 4th century AD. It is a medical Qigong that incorporates martial techniques, shamanic dance, mudras, movements, meditations, and breathing techniques that activate specific acupoints, channels, vessels, chakras, and organs. It is a unique system that interweaves both Qigong and daoyin techniques, consisting of fifteen movement forms and many meditation forms, each with specific intentions of healing and cultivation.

 

Some forms are practiced while standing in one position, and some forms involve different kinds of walks, turns, and facing specific cardinal directions related to the Ba Gua (the eight gates, which relate to the eight trigrams that form the sixty-four I Ching hexagrams). 

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Lineage

Wild Goose was kept relatively secret for centuries until Grandmaster Yang Mei Jun started teaching it publicly in 1978. My teacher, Dr. Bingkun Hu, was one of her disciples, and my other teacher, Micheline Bogey, was an advanced student of Dr. Hu and of Master Pulong Li, a disciple of Yang Mei Jun's son, Grandmaster Chen Guan Gan. I also studied briefly with the gentle Master Hui Liu, another disciple of Yang Mei Jun, but ultimately resonated more strongly with Dr. Hu's more lively style. 

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I incorporate Wild Goose techniques, approaches, and movements in all of my drop-in classes. I will be teaching specific Wild Goose forms in the coming months. Details below.

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Beginning Wild Goose Qigong Drop-in Classes​​

☞ Saturdays at 10:30 am at Decatur Woods Park (down the hill from the playground)

• Learn Qigong movements, meditations, and walks that introduce you to the Wild Goose Qigong system.

• In this gentle class, we’ll practice preliminary movements, breath practices, walks, and meditations that will strengthen, balance, and relax your body, mind, and spirit.

• Each class will include An Mo Gong (self-healing massage) and other warmups.

• 1 hour (sometimes longer)

• Sliding scale: $15 – $25

• Please dress in layers. Comfortable shoes are required

• No class 6/13 or 6/20

 

Tuesday Evening Seasonal Class Series 

☞ Tuesdays, at 5:30 pm & at 6:45 pm

• through Olympia Parks and Recreation

• at The Olympia Center

• $15/class, cost varies depending on the length of series

• July series—Crane Frolic plus Wild Goose practices

• August series—Piercing Palm Dragon Daoyin plus Wild Goose practices

• Autumn series—Wuji (Primordial) plus Wild Goose practices

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☞ Please contact me if you'd like to get on the mailing list or join the Coiling Breath Meetup group to stay abreast of current and coming classes.