Soma Dao Qigong
The Soma Dao Qigong routine is a series of whole body movements, seated practices and breathwork techniques. Dip into the world of dynamic relaxation, integrated strength and stress regulation whilst aligning the body and breathing deeply. This traditional Qigong syllabus offers a deeply profound way to move, strengthen and release with mindfulness.Â
Rather than focusing on purely on choreography and learning a structured routine, this practice helps you develop the skills of listening inwardly, progressive relaxation, shifting states and state breaking, lengthening and expanding safely, re-training the soft tissue, posture re-training and postural awareness. Whilst connecting on a somatic level with body and mind, to truly embody your awareness.
Find out more about the Soma Dao Qigong practice and my teacher Dr Michael Smith.
Syllabus
- Moving with embodied awareness
- Aligning your posture
- Turning and rotating the torso and spine safely
- Rooting, grounding, centering
- Integrated muscle strength and conditioning
- Opening and loosening the joints
- Mobilising the connective tissue
- Releasing tension
- Developing conscious breath work
- Listening inwardly
- Developing interactive awareness
- Soothing the stress state
- Deep relaxation of mind and body
- Exploring Yin Yang and the Five Element Theory
- Standing and seated Qigong movements
- Standing and seated breath work techniques
- Seated Taoist meditation practices
Ways to Learn Soma Dao Qigong
The Five Stems Video Course
Interested to know more about Qigong? Learn about the five stems of traditional learning here. Join my FREE five day mini video course available to newsletter subscribers via this link.
Summer Solstice Qigong
An expansive and radiating Qigong masterclass on Saturday 21 June at 4-5pm UK. Open to everyone to join me on Zoom for slow movements, breathwork and relaxation. More details.
The Somatic You Workshop
Through mindful movement and breathwork, cultivate a profound state of presence and reconnect with your authentic self by coming into a state of being. More details.
The Somatic You Video Course
A mini course exploring somatic movement and the mind body connection within our Soma Dao Qigong syllabus. Come into a state of being with Qigong. A must for anyone wanting to reconnect with their authentic self through mindful movement and breath work. A video on demand course in July 2025 for students on Patreon.
Beginners Qigong
A 6 week beginner Qigong course covering foundation Qigong movements, posture and body alignment, body method, natural lengthening, state shifting, flow state, and breath work. A comprehensive introduction to six stages in the learning process of traditional Qigong practice. Part of our video library on Patreon and also available as digital downloads via Etsy.
Qigong Principles
A mini course exploring movement principles within our Soma Dao Qigong syllabus. Develop the cultivate skills of lengthening and expanding within your structure, listening inwardly, conscious relaxation, and physical release. A video on demand course for students on Patreon. Part of our video library.
Calm & De-Stress
A short 4 week course to explore Soma Dao Qigong movements to calm and de-stress. Helping you understand and learn about your unique pattern of physical tension, and how to release this consciously and progressively through movement and stillness techniques and breath work. A video on demand course for students on Patreon. Part of our video library.
