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Qigong Awareness: Qigong 101 – Prep Course

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Qigong 101 – Prep Course is a short online introduction by Qigong Awareness, designed to prepare newcomers for the school’s Certified Qigong Instructor Training Program. It covers the foundations of Qigong and Medical Qigong in roughly two hours of video lessons and downloadable handouts, with ongoing access after purchase.

This prep course is for laypeople and beginners with limited or no prior experience with Qigong who want to build a stronger base before enrolling in the school’s Level I certification program. It is not required, but recommended for those who are not already healing practitioners or practitioners of a movement art.

The curriculum is built around five short lessons that introduce the fundamentals of Qigong practice. Students begin with five beginning Qigong exercises, then move into a conceptual introduction that answers What is Qigong? and What is Medical Qigong?. A separate Intro to Medical Qigong lesson sets the foundation for understanding Qigong as a healing modality, not just a movement art.

The course also includes a guided meditation that students can return to as part of their daily practice, and a closing lesson on how to begin a daily Qigong practice. Together, the material is meant to bridge the gap for newcomers so they arrive at Level I with a working sense of the vocabulary, breath, and movement principles the certification program builds on.

The course is led by David J. Coon, a Medical Qigong Master with over thirty years of experience facilitating healing through Medical Qigong and the founder of Qigong Awareness, LLC. He is the author of Qigong For Beginners: Your Path to Greater Health & Vitality and an accredited continuing education provider through the NCCAOM, California Acupuncture Board, and other state boards.

The format is fully self-paced. The roughly two hours of material is delivered as a combination of pre-recorded videos and downloadable handouts that students work through on their own schedule. There are no required live sessions. Once purchased, students keep ongoing access to the course materials, with no fixed completion window.

The curriculum is built around five short lessons that introduce the fundamentals of Qigong practice. Students begin with five beginning Qigong exercises, then move into a conceptual introduction that answers What is Qigong? and What is Medical Qigong?. A separate Intro to Medical Qigong lesson sets the foundation for understanding Qigong as a healing modality, not just a movement art.

The course also includes a guided meditation that students can return to as part of their daily practice, and a closing lesson on how to begin a daily Qigong practice. Together, the material is meant to bridge the gap for newcomers so they arrive at Level I with a working sense of the vocabulary, breath, and movement principles the certification program builds on.

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David J. Coon

David J. Coon is a Medical Qigong Master with over thirty years of experience facilitating healing through Medical Qigong. He is the founder of Qigong Awareness, LLC and author of Qigong For Beginners: Your Path to Greater Health & Vitality.

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  • Roger Lockshier

    Roger Lockshier

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    In the last year since taking this course, I've literally healed my back, and lost 40 pounds! At age 52 I'm healthier now than I have been in years.

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