Update 5/17/06
Our Linking the Channels Medical Qigong workshop is set for June 3rd - see the Classes page for more information. This class is a continuation of the Foundations of Medical Qigong Workshop. It is only offered once or twice a year and there are only four spots left at this point - contact us if you would like to reserve a spot.

We have sent out the latest newsletter, put the April newsletters up on the Newsletter Archive page and updated the Resources page.

Update 4/15/06
We have just sent our first April email newsletter out and have archived the two March newsletters on our Newsletter Archive page. The second March newsletter had two feature articles relating to traditional Chinese approaches to food and nutrition so be sure to check it out if you didn't receive it.

We had a great Foundations of Medical Qigong Workshop last weekend! The next workshop will be the second level class, Linking the Channels, in early June. Check back here or on the classes page for more details.

Update 3/11/06
We have updated the Newsletter Archive with the February Newsletters. The topics for the newsletters were "Accomplishing Big Changes with Small Steps" and "Springtime and the Liver". We have sent out the first March newsletter, which has specific recommendations for supporting the health of the liver in the spring season.

Registrations for the Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop on April 8th are moving at a brisk pace. See the Classes page for more information on the workshop.

We have updated the links in our Resources section.

Update 3/1/06
We have the date confirmed for the next Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop. See our Classes page for more information. Our Linking the Channels Medical Qigong workshop (the continuation of the Foundations class) will be in May.

Update 2/18/06

We have put up a new quote and picture on this page for the transition into Springtime. We have also made some structural changes and updates to the site as a whole. Part two of the February newsletter will be sent out next week. If you are not yet on our mailing list for the newsletter you can sign up on the home page, the newsletter archive page or the classes page.

Update 2/10/06
We have updated the newsletter archive. The archive now has all of our e-mail newsletters from September 2005 through January 2006. We are sending out part one of the February newsletter today to those on our mailing list. To sign up use the form on the home page or on our classes page.

Update 1/26/06
We have finished our winter educational programs. We are planning on having both the Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop and the follow-up workshop Linking the Channels later this spring, although the dates have not been set yet.

Peg Schafer, who we have worked with for many years is offering an exciting internship opportunity for those interested in learning more about organically and sustainably growing Chinese medicinal herbs. For more information please see the internship program description.

Update 1/8/06
The Larkspur Library is holding a health and wellness lecture series. Sean will be lecturing on Thursday January 19th on Chinese medical theory, Chinese herbal medicine and Medical Qigong. This presentation is for the general public so it should be enjoyable for anybody, regardless of their level of experience with Chinese medicine. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 7:15pm and end around 8:45. The doors open at 7:00pm. There is no charge although seating is limited. You can call the library at (415) 927-5005 for advanced registration.

We have updated the Newsletter Archive with the December newsletters.

The next Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop is filling up. For more information see the classes page.

Update 12/17/05

We have added a Newsletter Archive with the newsletters from September through November!

Update 12/12/05
We have updated the structure of most of the site - take a look around if it has been a little while.

We have the next Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop scheduled for Saturday, January 21st. For more information see our classes page or our Qigong Flyer. This workshop covers the core exercises of Medical Qigong that are necessary for developing an effective qigong practice at home.

The main topic (in two parts) of our December newsletters will be on accomplishing your goals by using the principles of Chinese medicine. We have already mailed part one, although we are planning on putting an archive page of newsletters up in the next month or so. If you would like to sign up for the newsletter you can do so on our home page or classes page.

A seasonal recommendation:
For those of you traveling this holiday season, check the CDC website for information and tips on avoiding colds and flu. You can visit the CDC site through our Resources & Links page under Western Medical Resources (scroll down towards the bottom of the page).

Update 11/12/05
With the completion of the Intermediate Medical Qigong class "Linking the Channels" we have finished our Qigong workshops for the year. The ongoing class will, of course, be continuing as usual. The Intermediate Medical Qigong workshop participants made surprisingly fast progress with the more advanced principles. It was wonderful to see the difference in ease and ability that students showed between the beginning of the class and by the end of the day!
We just recently emailed part one of our November newsletter. The main topic was "Seasonal Stress" and included tips on nourishing the heart and opening the circulation throughout the body in the middle of hectic times. If you would like to join the mailing list to receive the bimonthly newsletter you can use the form to sign up on our home page or the classes page.

Update 10/10/05
The October 15th Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop has only two spots left in it. This will be the last Foundations workshop for the year. We are now beginning to take registrations for the November 12th Intermediate Qigong workshop Linking the Channels. See our Classes page for more information.
We have updated our Resources & Links page.

Update 10/1/05
The Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop on October 15th is beginning to fill up. There are still some spaces available now, although this class tends to fill early. This will be our last Foundations course of the year. The Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop covers the core exercises of Medical Qigong that are necessary for developing an effective qigong practice at home. For more information please see our classes page.
We will be updating our links page soon with links from a variety of categories.
We are sending our e-newsletter out twice a month with short articles, tips and updates. You can sign up for it on the home page or the classes page.

Update 9/10/05
We have e-mailed our first newsletter out. If you would like to get on our mailing list for the next one you can use the form on the home page or our classes page. We have added a couple of new photos that we took at the Japanese Botanical Garden in Portland, Oregon. One of the photos is the small waterfall above and the other is on the Resources & Links page.

Update 8/28/05
We have added a signup form for our newsletter to our home page and to our classes page. The newsletter will have health tips, short articles and updates.

We have updated our classes page with all of the information on our next Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop on October 15th and our Linking the Channels Intermediate Medical Qigong workshop on November 12th.

Update 8/22/05
We have added a google search bar to our home page that will allow you to search the website.

We had a very full Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop on August 13th. The date for the next Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop will be October 15th. We are already beginning registration for the October workshop as there were several people who were too late to get into the August class.For more information see our classes page.

We are also excited to be be offering an intermediate Medical Qigong workshop in November for students who have taken the Foundations of Medical Qigong Workshop. The November workshop is called Linking the Channels: The Art & Skill of Qigong. This will be the first time that we are offering this format for more advanced studies of Medical Qigong. We'll have more information soon on this page and on our classes page.

Update 8/6/05
The Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop has one last spot available as of today. You can contact Sean for more information or for information on the next class. We have added a page that has downloadable versions of the forms that are necessary for the first office visit. Please see our Forms Page .

Update 7/21/05
The next Foundations of Medical Qigong introductory workshop is set for Saturday August 13th. It will be held in Petaluma from 10am to 4pm. The fee for the workshop is $75.This Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop will cover all of the exercises that are needed to develop an effective qigong practice at home and also fulfills the prerequisite for attending the ongoing weekly practice group. Our online flyer for the class is here. If you are interested, we encourage you to contact Sean as the class is already filling up. We have put two pictures of Sean demonstrating quiet and moving qigong exercises on the classes page.

Update 7/10/05
We are in the process of scheduling our summer introductory Foundations of Medical Qigong workshop. The workshop will be in August, with the date to come shortly. Please check back in the next few days or Contact us for information.

Update 4/20/05
Peggy Schafer of Chinese Medicinal Herbs will be at the Harvest For the Hungry benefit plant sale on Saturday, April 23rd, offering organic Chinese medicinal plants for sale. Sean will also be there to answer questions about the herbs. The benefit is from 9am-3pm at 1717 Yulupa (at Hoen) in Santa Rosa. Peggy will also be giving a lecture at the American School of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco on April 27th. See our Resources & Links page for Peggy's contact information.

Update 2/21/05
We completed the Winter Introductory Medical Qigong workshop and will have the next one scheduled for the Spring. The Chinese Herbal Medicine presentation at Kanji Antiques in Petaluma on February 19th was well received. Kanji has a continuing series on various aspects of Asian culture. See our links page for their website.

Update 1/15/05
The next Introductory Medical Qigong workshop is set for February 13th. We are also going to be doing a special presentation on Chinese Herbal Medicine at Kanji Antiques in Petaluma in February as well. See our classes page for more info.

Update 12/22/04
Happy Holidays from Sean, Bill and Lori!
This latest quote if from Burton Watson's excellent translation of Zhuang Zi (or Chuang Tzu).
We are getting our class schedule together for the new year and should have at least some of that posted soon. In the meantime we are putting up a list of the classes and programs that we offered this past year on our classes page in order to give you an idea of what we will be doing in 2005.

Update 10/24/04
We have updated our Resources & Links page and our Recommended Readings page.

Update 9/24/04
We have expanded our recommended readings list and moved it to here.

Update 9/19/04
Sean presented a lecture at the Sonoma County Herb Festival this weekend on an introduction to Chinese herbal medicine. The festival was sponsored by the Sonoma County Herb Association, (707) 824-1447.
We have added the article "The Roots of Health, An Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine" to the Articles page. The article was first published in the Spring 2004 issue of Qi, the Journal of Traditional Eastern Health & Fitness.

Update 8/8/04
The Chinese medicinal plant walk is next weekend at Quarryhill Botanical Garden! Quarryhill Botanical Garden is a beautiful and inspiring garden dedicated to preserving rare Asian plants. This will be a great opportunity to see some amazing Chinese medicinal plants in a natural setting. For more information contact Quarry Hill Botanical Garden. We have another Introductory Medical Qigong workshop coming up at the end of the month. Please contact us with any questions or for more information.

Update 6/28/04
This month's quote is from John C. H. Wu's translation of Laozi's Daodejing (Tao Teh Ching), published by Shambhala Publications.
We'll be updating our Resources & Links page and our Classes page soon. We're also hoping to have a newsletter ready for mailing in mid-July or so. If you would like to receive it and are not on our mailing list let us know.

Update 5/25/04
We have set the date for the next Introductory Medical Qigong workshop for Sunday, June 20th. See the Classes page for details.
Sean and Peggy Schafer will be leading a Chinese medicinal plant walk at Quarry Hill Botanical garden in August. Quarry Hill Botanical Garden is a beautiful and unique botanical garden in Glen Ellen that is dedicated to the preservation of asian plants. For more information contact Quarry Hill Botanical Garden.
Our quote of the month is from the John Wu translation of the Tao Teh Ching ( Daodejing).

Update 4/22/04
Sean's latest article (The Roots of Health, An Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine) is out in the current issue of Qi Journal, Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2004. Qi Journal is available at Borders Books, specialty bookstores, newsstands and through our office. You can also order it on-line at qi-journal.com.
We'll be at the Harvest for the Hungry benefit sale in Santa Rosa, CA this weekend with Peg Schafer. We'll be answering questions on Chinese medicinal herbs. Contact us or call Peg at (707) 765-9611.
The next Introductory Medical Qigong class is tentatively set for Sunday, June 27th from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Please contact us for more information.

Update 4/7/04
Our quote for this month is Six Lines of Advice from Tilopa, a tenth century meditation teacher.
The next Introductory Medical Qigong class will be in June, although we have yet to set the date. We are offering this class in a one-day workshop format that will be held on the weekend. Check back for the specific date.

Update 3/24/04
We are looking forward to our class on Cultivating & Using Chinese Medicinal Herbs class this weekend. Sean's latest article will be in the Spring issue of Qi Journal. The article, the Roots of Health, is an introduction to Chinese herbal medicine. See our Articles page for articles by Sean and others. We are moving the next medical qigong class ahead to early summer, check back here for details.

Update 2/28/04
We have updated our Classes page with the information on our Practical Methods for Growing and Using Chinese Medicinal Herbs workshop in March.
Our quote this month is from Zen Master Hakuin (1689-1769) from a translation of his writings titled Wild Ivy, translated by Norman Waddell, Shambhala Publications.

Update 1/31/04
Added the article "Cultivating Nature" by Sean, originally published in the Winter 2002-2003 issue of Qi Journal, to our Articles page.

Update 1/25/04
Happy Year of the Wood Monkey! We are getting ready for the February Beginning Medical Qigong class and have several other programs coming up. A class that we're particularly excited about will be in conjunction with Peg Schafer of Chinese Medicinal Herbs on organically growing, harvesting and using Chinese medicinal herbs in this area. This will be in late March. We have an article by Peg on Growing Chinese Medicinals in America on our Articles page. We'll have more details on this class as well as our April Calming the Spirit class on our Classes page soon. We have also updated our recommended readings page.

Update 11/25/03
We have finished all of our education programs for the year and are beginning to plan for next year! We will be offering the Calming the Spirit class again, most likely in early springtime, by request. Our latest quote is from "The Seven Emotions," which is a transcript of a seminar given by Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee and Father Larre on the emotions in classical Chinese medicine.

Update 10/29/03
Our latest quote is from the Burton Watson translation of "The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu." This is on our recommended readings page, and is available from Redwing Books.

Update 10/5/03
We have just begun our autumn Beginning Medical Qigong class. We have set the dates for the upcoming class on Calming the Spirit, traditional approaches to dealing with stress, and the winter Beginning Medical Qigong class. Please see our Classes page for more information.

Update 9/28/03
This week's quote is a commentary from John Blofeld on the Daoist approach to life. We have added this book to our recommended readings page.

Update 9/20/03
We have added a page that has previous quotes from the classics that we have used here. We have also re-organized and added several new links to our Resources & Links section.

Update 9/2/03
We have restructured the whole site! Please contact us with any comments or questions.

Update 8/30/03
We have a beginning qigong class coming up in October. Please see our classes page for more information.

We have added a new article, Growing Chinese Medicinals in America, by Peggy Schafer to the Articles section. Peggy runs Chinese Medicinal Herbs, a nursery that specializes in organically grown Chinese, Ayurvedic and other Asian medicinal herb starter plants and field grown herbs. Peggy's contact information is in the Resources & Links

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