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27–29 November 2026 · Big SurSold out

The Essential Qigong of China: The Energy, the Movement and the Stories

A weekend of essential qigong with Chungliang Al Huang at Esalen, taught through movement, storytelling and energy work, and open to beginners; the workshop runs through 29 November.

27Novemberto November 29, 2026
Weekend workshopFri 05:00 PM to Sun 12:00 AM
FormatWeekend workshop
PeriodAutumn 2026
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CapacityOpen
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The Essential Qigong of China: The Energy, the Movement and the Stories

A weekend of essential qigong with Chungliang Al Huang at Esalen, taught through movement, storytelling and energy work, and open to beginners; the workshop runs through 29 November.

“Simply put: how can you have LOVE without HEART? (Chungliang Al Huang, 'Let's Put the HEART Back into LOVE', livingtao.org/practice/lets-put-the-heart-back-into-love/)”
Chungliang Al Huang
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Meet Chungliang Al Huang.

Living Tao and Tai Ji

Chungliang Al Huang

Tai Ji master, dancer and calligrapher who founded the Living Tao Foundation, and who has spent sixty years bringing Taoist practice into Western hands through movement, brush and story.

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The wider context.

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Energy, breath and stillness

Daoism & Internal Arts

Embodied Daoist practice: internal alchemy, nei gong, qigong and meditation, cultivating energy, breath and stillness through the body.

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Location

Big Sur, California, United States

Esalen Institute

Esalen Institute
Big Sur, California, United States

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