Qi Gong and Meditation Classes

Synchronizing your breath to the rhythm of your heart, calming the mind freeing it from obsessive thoughts, forging the body to adapt to seasonal changes and different lifestyles…

These are just some aspects of the broad cultural, medical and sports panorama embraced by the ancient oriental martial disciplines.

What the course consists of:

Ancient breathing artsdesigned to balance the flow of internal energy, health, and the synchronized functioning of the nervous system—are integrated with techniques of martial origin and active visualization exercises from every continent, whose origins are lost in the mists of time.

Traditional Chinese medicine,Ayurvedic medicine,qi gong,, shamanic arts, meditation, and traditional martial arts converge into a single path created to restore the practitioner’s psychophysical balance and to strengthen their willpower, awareness, and health.

This inaugurates a training program customizable according to the needs of the individual, a path of encounter that aims to rediscover yourself and achieve harmony between body, mind and spirit, between yin and yang, between human being and environment… Until you reach full awareness of yourself and your potential!

Location and timetable:

NOTE: All courses will resume in the second week of September 2026, during which time you can try out the classes for free!

Province of Siena and province of Arezzo:

  • BETTOLLE (SI), at the headquarters of A.S.D. COMBAT ACADEMY, at number 77 along Provincial Road 327 (in the spaces next to the Tjmory Pub).
    On Monday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
  • TREQUANDA (SI), at the Sala Polivalente at Via Taverne 30;
    Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
  • CECILIANO (AR), at the PARISH PREMISES, Località Ceciliano, 10A.
    Every Monday from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
  • BAGNO VIGNONI (SI), at ERBA MISTICA, Piazza del Moretto 39:
    Saturday mornings from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM;
    Sunday afternoons from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. On the following dates:
    August:
    Saturday 8, Sunday 16, Saturday 19, Saturday 26
    September:
    Saturday 12, Sunday 20, Saturday 26
  • BUONCONVENTO (Siena), monthly masterclasses at Fattoria Resta;
    Contact me for more information.

Ages 14+

Classes’ program:

How aware are you of your body during the day? To what extent are your movements accompanied by your breath? Where is your center of gravity? Are you able to put to rest the thousand thoughts that disturb your mental peace? How do you control daily anxiety and stress?

The following exercises embrace the three areas – body, mind and breath – of the human being, re-establishing synergy between the parts and control over the perception of self.

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Principles of Zhan Zhuang and Noguchi taiso

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Work on bioperception and “subtle” listening

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Mental relaxation and “ki test” (an Aikido exercise)

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Work on the centre of gravity (equilibrium, dynamic footwork) with diaphragmatic respiration

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Sanchin Kata (from Goju Ryu Karate)

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Work on structural and postural muscles

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Some techniques of Traditional Kung Fu (Shaolin, Wing Chun, Dachengquan, Xing Yi Quan), not for application purposes but to improve coordination and harmony between kinetic chains

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Chi Sao: a Chinese martial practice aimed at stimulating the practitioner’s tactile-perceptive ability

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More or less advanced types of stretching, some deriving from Yoga

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Qi Gong (Ba Duan Jin, Yi Jin Jing, Yōjō Rokushiki and other techniques)

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Exercises of Pranayama

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Active visualization and meditation techniques (Tibetan Sci-ne, memory palaces, ideomotor training, etc.)

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