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August 6, 2024 – Leslie Dworkin is teaching qigong on Thursdays at The Contemporary Dayton as part of the Dayton Arcade’s arts and wellness summer series.

Qigong (pronounced chee-guhng) is an ancient Chinese wellness practice that coordinates breath, body movements and meditative exercises. “Qi” means energy and “gong” means skillful work.

Flows are the “hallmark of qigong,” Dworkin said. This is the sense that you first move your body to move the qi and then the qi moves through your body and you begin to follow that flow.

Dworkin said the hardest part for some people getting started is the focus aspect of the practice.

“If you can practice being more calm and integrated in the class, it flows over into life,” Dworkin said.

Other benefits of practicing qigong include gaining strength, mobility and flexibility. You’ll feel this in your legs, hamstrings and spine. When I started the class I felt very stiff, but as the class moved along I started to become more fluid.

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