Kongyan is originally from Malaysia. She first learned about Buddhism in 2002 after reading “The Way to Buddhahood” by Venerable Master Yinshun. Her interest in Buddhism quickly flourished and she subsequently took refuges and precepts in December 2003. She has an undergraduate degree from Malaysia, a Master’s degree in Forest Molecular Genetics from Michigan Technical University and a Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Science from Washington State University as of May 2012. As Venerable Kongyan became more serious in learning Dharma, the interest of joining the Sangha in order to practice and share dharma with others slowly began to emerge. Consequently, she moved to MABA to practice here after completing her Ph.D. study. She was ordained in September 2012 as a novice and finished taking her full Bhikkshuni ordination on December 2014 in Taiwan.
天天平甩功 • Daily Pingshuai Gong Practice (Denny K Miu)
My 88 year old mother has been suffering from insomnia, mainly from her blood pressure medicine. She is my most loyal student, always coming to class before everyone else. But apparently not enough.
So in addition to my daily classes which typically are in the morning, I am starting a new nightly session with her (8:30 pm PST) where we will practice in silence a popular QiGong exercise for 30 minutes to help her sleep and to lower her blood pressure, which is called Ping Shuai Gong (平甩功) meaning Swing Arm Exercise.
For first timer, please search the web for “Ping Shuai Gong”, especially for the Wikipedia page and demonstration videos. Feel free to ask question at the end.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_Shuai_Gong
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfC4_Ss5UeYTcJGKAhqWbILJF03_WatOO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJii_1i47EQ
11/26/2022 Qi Therapy Boot Camp (Saturday 7:30 am PST)
There is more to fitness than just fixation on our physical body. We practice "mindful" fitness that promotes harmony between body, Qi and mind. Our weekly "Gym for the Mind" combines Yoga-like exercises, Qi therapy, abdominal breathing, sitting/standing meditation and Yogi Bodhidharma's Yi Jin Jing.
http://dennykmiu.com/Saturday
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_yg3eejdrY