Somatics of Qi Gong

11:30AM - 2:30PM
In Person at SKY TING

$70

Curious about somatics and Qi Gong? Chris Chen, a licensed acupuncturist based in New York City, is bringing his expertise to SKY TING in 2025.

You will first learn how to stand and feel your center. Without a clearly defined center, energy cannot be fully harnessed. Only energy connected to our center can be experienced, metabolized, and controlled. The safest place in the universe is calm, grounded, and within our own body.

With the center established, you will then explore the sensation of the energy you are endowed with and contrast it with the energy you create. Energy can be generated and metabolized repeatedly through conscious and intentional interaction with form, movement, thought, and expression.

You will develop your body as a central sanctuary for your spirit to inhabit and engage with the world. You will acquire a tactile, somatic language to explore and interact with all the phenomena life has to offer.

Chris has spent over a decade training under Grandmaster Sung Baek, the 75th Grandmaster of the Dong Han (Eastern Scholars) healing tradition, a Korean Taoist lineage with over 2,500 years of history.

This 3-hour workshop will guide you through: 

- The proper opening postures to develop a core energetic body.  
- Direct experiences of Chi through simple and precise instruction.  
- Techniques to gain sovereignty by creating coherence within your body.  
- Tools to cultivate awareness and track your internal balance.  
- Practices to evolve your presence, aligning with your desires and needs.  

Chris blends acupuncture, Qigong, advanced pulse diagnosis, and anatomy to bridge homeopathic and allopathic approaches to healing. Based in Ashland, Oregon, he regularly returns to New York to teach Qigong and treat patients. Chris is excited to share how these transformative practices can heal your body and strengthen your community.