Energy Circulation

Healing exercise frequently involves the coordination of Mind and Body. It's designed to build up one's physical strength and improve his or her physiological functioning.

However, one should not put so much emphasis on developing one's external fashionable physique that he or she can actually drain away vital energy (Qi) within the body. The simple yet sound approach  to a healthy body lies in balance. The inside must be trained, conditioned, and nurtured as well as the outside. In other words, the internal organs, the blood circulation, the joints, the muscles - all are critical determinants of health and mobility. The flexibility of the joints being gently lubricated and the vital energy being stimulated when doing exercises help keep the body functioning properly.

Physical fitness is as important as the energetics of proper diet and nutrition. Healing exercise then is a holistic therapy that treats not only the entire body by toning the nervous system  and the blood circulation but it also improve the body's ability to absorb and transport nutrients, thereby increasing immunity.

In this last branch of the An Viet Healing system, one would work with his or her given nature body to transform it into a vibrant, energetic, physically fit, and spiritually fulfilled human being, through the process of healing, inside and outside, with movements and energy circulation.

Groundwork Movements for Tai Chi  
This 2-hour class will help build the groundwork for much complex learning process of the Tai Chi form. The "groundwork movements" combine some of the basic but essential movements from different styles of Taijiquan to develop one's ability to coordinate his or her mind concentration, vital energy (Qi) and movements with focused breathing in such a way as "wherever the mind goes, there go the Qi, strength and body".

Total Body Work and Rejuvenation  
This 4-hour class focuses on stimulating the circulation of Qi and blood and fortifying the muscles, tendons, and bones with the emphasis on the cultivation of Jing (essence), Qi (vital energy), and Shen (spirit) in the body. The movements are simple yet very effective with some level of intensity which can be adjusted to suit the condition of each individual. With consistent and regular practice, one will develop a stronger body and delay the process of aging. A 2-hour Facial Rejuvenation workshop is also available.

Qi Massage for Health and Healing  
A Vietnamese saying " Massaging your face in the morning and your feet at night should restore your health" stresses the importance of the use of massage for maintaining health. This 2-hour class offers a self-treatment set of massage for therapeutic purposes. The importance of coordination of Yi (mind), Qi (vital energy), and Li (force) along with some accupoints when doing massage will be explained. Participant may concentrate on any massage exercises that he or she find effective for curing his or her ailments, or practice the whole set for improving general health.

Yin Yang Diet and Nutrition Therapy  
There's a saying in Oriental Medicine that "diseases come into the mouth". It simply means that foods, like herbs, one consumes daily have particular tastes that affect particular organs in the body in that it either nourishes or causes damage to one's body due to its energetic characteristics of the foods. Viewing the human body as a holistic organism with viscera and channels as its structural essence, Oriental Medicine treats it as the unity of the two opponents, Yin and Yang. This 2-hour class introduces how foods is described in Oriental Medicine in terms of its temperature and flavor, and how a balanced diet should be in order to maintain a harmonious state of Yin and Yang energy in the body.



Energy Circulation Workshops
- Groundwork Movements for Tai Chi
- Total Body Work and Rejuvenation
- Facial Rejuvenation
- Qi Massage for Health and Healing
- Yin Yang Diet and Nutrition Therapy