Qigong

Weekend

Intensive

October 17 & 18th

Greenport, NY

with Damian
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Wu Qin Xi: Five Animal Frolics 五禽戲

A 2000-Year Practice for Modern Vitality

The Wu Qin Xi (Five Animal Frolics) is one of humanity's oldest surviving preventive medicine systems—a dao-yin (guided movement) routine developed in the 1st century and refined across 20 centuries of continuous practice.

The Wu Qin Xi has survived because it works!

20 minutes daily for:

✦ Stress & nervous system regulation

✦ Bone density & longevity

✦ Emotional intelligence & shadow integration

✦ Sleep, digestion, breathing hygiene

✦ Mental clarity & immune function

  • The complete Wu Qin Xi form: Tiger, Deer, Bear, Monkey, and Crane movements

  • Wu Xing (Five Elements) psycho-emotional framework for shadow work

  • Practical applications for stress management, sleep quality, digestive health, breathing hygiene, and emotional intelligence

  • How to integrate this practice into daily life for preventive wellness

  • Medical qigong exercises tailored to group needs (time permitting)

❋ What you'll learn

  • Designed for anyone seeking a sustainable daily wellness practice rooted in embodied tradition

  • You would like a deeper understanding of qigong and how it works, in addition to learning the physical movement.

  • Both those looking to deepen existing movement/meditation work and those new to qigong. Beginners welcome. 

❋ Who Should Attend

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Damian is a psychologist, qigong lineage holder, and spiritual teacher based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Certified as a qigong instructor in 1999 at age 19, he has been teaching continuously since 2000 and conducting teacher trainings since 2015.

His training spans multiple traditional lineages: 7 Lotos Qigong, 1 Finger Zen Qigong under Sifu Peng Jui Ling, Pak Hok Pai with Sifu Vincent Chow, Nam Pai Chuan with Sifu Christopher Lee, and Alchemical Taoism with Sifu Carlos de León. His foundational training was with Sifu Emir Dupeyron.

Damian teaches qigong as a traditional practice delivered through a scientific framework with deep psycho-emotional emphasis. His approach integrates the Wu Xing (Five Elements) model for shadow work, combining ancient somatic technologies with contemporary psychological understanding. He currently runs Digital Dojo, a daily practice membership community serving a bilingual international audience.

❋ Location

Port Overlook

102 3rd Street, Greenport, NY

❋ format

  • Saturday 10/17:

  • Full-day intensive (9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm)

  • Sunday 10/18

  • Half-day practice integration (10am-1pm)

  • Optional 1.5-hour preparatory Zoom session (archived access included)

❋ exchange

Early Bird Pricing $350

After 8/15 $399

  • Practice manual included

a rare opportunity to: slow down, restore balance, and reconnect with yourself.

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