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Wisdom Healing Qigong Introductory Course for Health Practitioners
Ilka co-teaches and manages the Wisdom Healing Qigong Introductory Course for Health Practitioners for the Chi Center in Santa Fe, NM. This four month online course introduces Health Practitioners to WHQ for personal and professional development, for self-care and use with clients.





Wisdom Healing Qigong Classes for Health Practitioners in CA.

When: TBA
Where: Santa Rosa and Petaluma
Cost: $15 -$25 per class, sliding scale
(Intern and student rate: $10 per class, scholarships available)


Focus of the class:
To learn and practice Qigong techniques in order to relax and de-stress from the week; for general self-care and well-being; to prevent burn-out as practitioners; to cultivate resilience and promote self-healing; as well as for use with clients, with practical guidance and tips on how best to use these tools with clients.

Classes for personal and professional 
development in Santa Rosa, CA

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Benefits to you and your clients:
  • Strengthen the shoulders, hip and spine for improved physical health
  • Awaken mind-body connection to renew and revitalize and cultivate presence
  • Open the energy channels, allowing a free flow of life-force energy
  • Release emotional blockages and stagnated energy from the body and organs for enhanced emotional health
  • Promote deep nurturing, self-compassion, empowerment, and healing

Classes offer a practical guide and tips on how to use WHQ practices with patients/clients.

To register or for questions email: ilkadegast@sbcglobal.net
Once registered, you are welcome to come to as many classes as you would like on a drop-in basis.
​Payment - cash or check at the beginning of each class.


Coming Soon: "Heal the Healer", Qigong Healing Circle for Practitioners
(based on the Lachi and Five Organ Sound Healing technology)  
Every other week on the other Fridays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm - TBA


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Wisdom Healing Qigong classes include:
Mindful movement, sound healing, guided meditation/imagery and healing circles.

Classes include the following WHQ Practices:
Awaken Vitality mindful movement practices:
Spinal Bone Marrow Method, Hip Rotations, Crane's Neck, Bending Spine,  Chen Chi and Wall Squats.
These movement practices strengthen the shoulders, hips and spine, open channels and allow a free flow of life-force energy.

Lachi healing - where the mind connects with simple hand movements to amplify and direct life-force energy for deep nourishment and healing.

Haola sound and movement (meaning = all is well and is getting better) - awakens mind-body connection, renews and revitalizes. 

Inner smile meditation - cultivates goodness and self-compassion.

Five Organ Sound Healing technology - a powerful way to release emotional blockages and stagnated energy from the body's organs.

Lift Chi Up Pour Chi Down - a foundational practice of Wisdom Healing Qigong that uses the mind's focus and physical movements of expanding out and gathering in to strengthen the body, reduce stress, activate more life energy and increase emotional stability.


Healing Yourself and Healing Others - Two-day Wisdom Healing Qigong workshop with Master Mingtong Gu, Ilka de Gast, PsyD and Cynthia Li, MD in San Rafael, CA.
March 9 & 10, 2020
12 CE Credits available to mental health professionals
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