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SUMMARY:Bend the Bow Spinal Neigong: Awaken\, Heal & Energize Your Spine
DESCRIPTION:SKIP TO IN-PERSON REGISTRATION\nYour spine is a gateway to a vibrant body\, fluid movement\, and a relaxed nervous system. When your spine is healthy and alive\, strong and supple\, your experience of life is dramatically enhanced. \nAn overwhelming number of people in the modern desk sitting age struggle with back and spine issues. Gaining real tools that can help to engage\, heal\, and energize your spine can be life changing.  \nDuring this in-depth four day workshop Instructed by Master Bruce Frantzis and Senior Instructor Craig Barnes\, you will learn powerful techniques within Daoist Bend the Bow Spinal Neigong to optimize your spinal health\, develop the sensitivity to begin healing imbalances\, and generate more power and fluidity for athletics and martial arts. \nA special addition to the program exclusive to in-person participants will be receiving a personalized standing posture from Master Bruce Frantzis. Details below. \nStructure & Awakening\nDuring the first two days of the course\, Senior Instructor Craig Barnes will be teaching the physical frame of Bend the Bow Spinal Neigong while taking the time to lead students into the deeper felt sense of their spine necessary to accurately work with more advanced internal mechanics. \nThe physical choreography of Bend the Bow is quite simple\, consisting of a single core movement performed at different arm heights to specifically connect with the sections and vertebrae of the spine column. \nYet within that simple frame is a treasure chest of internal work helping to heal and balance your body while also increasing your physical and energetic power.  \nCraig will be helping you to enliven your spine and awaken your ability to feel it more deeply and perceptively. Students will use spinal breathing and other hands on techniques and exercises to truly embody the lessons and not just think about them. \nAs your understanding and feeling awareness begin to stabilize he will begin introducing some of the fluid dynamics within Bend the Bow that will be expanded upon in the second half of the course. \nFluid Mechanics & Energy\nIn the second half of the course\, Master Bruce Frantzis will be leading students into the depth of Daoist spinal neigong. \nDone well\, the techniques of Bend the Bow become a dynamic fluid pump that increases the circulation of all the body’s fluids\, not just blood\, but lymph\, cerebrospinal\, synovial\, and more. \nMaster Frantzis also plans to open the door to some of the deeper energetic possibilities that exist within spinal neigong. Time permitting\, he may also teach about how spinal neigong intersects with the practice of Daoist meditation. \nMaster Frantzis experienced a shocking car accident in 1981 that broke his back and left doctors telling him that he would be wheelchair bound and need a spinal fusion. He impolitely declined\, and instead used what he had learned in the internal arts to rehabilitate his spine and continue life as a high level practitioner capable of incredible fluidity and power. \nThis experience gave him a special focus and insight working directly with the spine and nervous system. This first hand experience of both healing and developing power in the spine is infused into his teaching and this workshop. \nPersonal Standing Posture from Master Frantzis\nDuring the course of the training\, Master Frantzis will be meeting with small groups of attendees to individually evaluate each student in order to give them a personal standing posture. This can be an incredibly powerful and helpful tool for your personal practice and development. \nThe assignment of a posture is not random. It is based on a sophisticated reading of the individual practitioner’s three dantians to determine what posture will create the strongest effect for balancing the energetic system and opening up latent talent and ability.  \nEstablishing a regular standing qigong practice is one of the most effective methods of qi development. \nThis is a rare opportunity to receive individual input from Master Frantzis that can benefit your personal training greatly. \n\nMaster Bruce Frantzis\nBruce Frantzis is a recognized Daoist Lineage Master and the Founder of Energy Arts. He trained for over a decade and a half in China\, India\, and Japan and worked extensively as a qigong tuina doctor. For more than 50 years he has studied and taught the martial\, healing\, and spiritual practices of ancient China. He teaches qigong\, meditation\, and tai chi (and the related arts of baguazhang and xingyi) and has authored more than a dozen books on these subjects. The heart of his tradition is the cultivation of Qi (chi)\, the internal energy that connects the mind\, body\, and spirit to the underlying consciousness of the universe (Dao). \n  \nSenior Instructor Craig Barnes\nCraig Barnes is a Senior Instructor in the Energy Arts system and has been practicing and teaching tai chi\, qigong\, meditation\, and the internal arts for over 35 years. He has studied actively with Master Frantzis since 1987 and has taught his own courses all over the world. He is one of only a few instructors who have been authorized by Master Frantzis to certify instructors in his system. Craig is known for his gentle yet thorough approach\, and his ability to present complex material in a direct way that makes it come to life and take root. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Benefits of Attending In-Person\n\n\nIn-person attendance is always recommended. Bruce responds directly to those he sees practicing in the room and adjusts accordingly. The teachings are transmission-based and offered in a sealed space – embodying and internalizing the information shared is most possible in-person.  \nSpecifically at this event\, Master Frantzis will also be giving each participant an individual standing posture to enhance their development and solo practice. \n \n\nHands-on adjustments from Bruce and his Senior Instructors.\nPriority during Q and A sessions.\nIndividual evaluation for personalized standing posture\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDigital Recording & Live-Streaming \nAll in-person attendees of Bend the Bow Spinal Neigong workshop will receive a digital recording of the event that includes all of the teaching modules shared by Bruce and Craig (individual standing posture evaluations will not be filmed). \nThese recordings are professionally produced and captured from multiple camera angles for clarity. \nYour recordings will be uploaded to your personal account where they can be streamed online\, or downloaded to your personal device. \nIf you’re unable to make any portion of the workshop in-person\, you will also have access to a live-stream of the event as it happens in real time. \nThe ability to review the lessons at a later date via the digital recordings allows you to relax into the teaching and be more in the moment and in your body rather than furiously scribbling notes trying not to miss any details. \n\n\n\nIn-Person Course Schedule\, November 12-15\nRegistration/Check-in at the Energy Arts Training Center\, Longmont\, CO (in-person only): \n\nThursday\, November 12 – 9:15-9:45 am\n\nClass schedule: \nBend the Bow Qigong with Craig Barnes \nThursday-Friday\, November 12-13 \n\nMorning Session: 10:00am – 12:00pm \nLunch: 12:00pm – 2:00pm\nAfternoon Session: 2:00pm – 4:00pm \n\n(Individual posture evaluations with Master Frantzis will be organized onsite in small groups and worked in around teaching hours)  \nSpinal Neigong with Master Frantzis & Craig Barnes \nSaturday-Sunday\, November 14-15 \n\nMorning Session: 10:00am – 12:00pm \nLunch: 12:00pm – 2:00pm\nAfternoon Session: 2:00pm – 4:00pm\n\n\n\nCourse Fees\nBend the Bow Spinal Neigong: $468 or 3 Payments of $168\nBUY COURSE \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDisclaimer\n\n\nThis training course is not recommended for those with any kind of mental health issues or major medical problems. We simply do not have the resources to handle these needs. \nPlease note: The practice of Taoist energy arts may carry risks. The organizers are very concerned to ensure that the training is a positive experience for every participant. If for any reason whatsoever Bruce and/or his assistants deem that there may be any potential safety risks for you during this training\, you will be asked to leave the course and suspend training immediately. \nIf this occurs you will be refunded a prorated course fee. All other expenses that you may have incurred\, including lodging and travel will be your sole responsibility and the Energy Arts will not be responsible for these expenses.
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