Inaugural SLTO Qigong Workshop at Russell Hill Retirement Residence

Master Dao and a few of his students conducted a Shaolin Qigong workshop at the Russell Hill Retirement Residence this past week.

This benevolent and charitable program is part of the Shaolin Luohan Temple Outreach (SLTO) program, an initiative to provide free Shaolin-related workshops to the elderly, poor, and weak.

These senior participants (and now students) are all over 90 years of age. Most were able to participate standing and some elected to do the exercises while sitting on a chair. We were happy to accommodate.

When asked if they had ever heard of Shaolin or Qigong, it was no surprise they unanimously said no. So in other words, they had no idea what they were getting themselves into!

After a short introduction, we did some light stretching exercises while being careful to give instructions so the participants would not injure themselves or fall.

With their joints opened up, we proceeded with deep breathing qi gong exercises to help increase something called "Net Qi". You can think of this as exercising breathing muscles to release a higher level of energy in the body.

Finally we practiced Shaolin Baduanjin, an ancient Shaolin qigong form that combines breath and movement for greater circulation in the body.

At the end of the session, we asked the seniors how they felt afterwards, They all said they felt much more energetic and wanted us to come back regularly. We are happy to oblige.

This is indeed a great and successful start to our Shaolin Luohan Temple Outreach program! Thank you Michael, Steve, and Val for joining the workshop and helping to make the experience so great :) 

We want to thank Lynn for giving us the opportunity to hold the workshop and trusting us to provide an invaluable and beneficial experience for the residents.

And thank you to all our students who support our initiative! If you know any retirement homes that could benefit from our free and charitable service, please direct them to our SLTO website section here:

https://www.stqitoronto.com/index.php/shaolin-luohan-temple-outreach

STQI Markham time-table during Pandemic

少林寺拳法學院(萬錦),疫情期間兒童功夫上課時間表

1. 進入中心必需要配戴口罩，上課時必需配戴口罩;
2. 進入中心前必需测量體温;
3. 家長不得在中心停留等侯;
4. 進入中心前，手及功夫鞋需消毒;
5. 戶外鞋，外套及背包或袋，請置於中心外樓梯範圍;
6. 進入中心前巳換好功夫校服，中心不提供更衣設備;
7. 上课時請依指示保持三米距離:
8. 每節上課人數有限，為统一安排請直接與教練 Natalie 预定上課時間，若有事未能出席課堂，請於上課三日前通知 Natalie 方便其他相關安排;
9. 請自備水，中心暫不設加水服務;
10. 課後請盡快離開中心不要久留，以便進行室內消毒。
11. 如有貴重物品，請自行小心保管，不要放在袋中，本中心不負責任何遺失及損壞。

中心上課時間如下:

• 星期六 - 下午1時30分，3時半，5時半 (中班, 高班)
• 星期日- 下午1時30分，3時(小中班)，5時(中班及高班)
• 星期一- 下午4時30分，6時
• 星期二 - 下午4時30分，6時
• 星期三- 下午4時30分，6時(中班及高班)
• 星期四- 下午4時30分，6時

STQI Markham children kungfu time-table during Pandemic

The following protective measures must be strictly adhered to when attending classes and entering the Centre:

1. A face mask must be worn when entering into the Centre;
2. A face mask must be worn when attending class;
3. Temperature screening must be taken before entering the Centre:
4. Parents are not allowed to wait in the Centre;
5. Both hands and Kung Fu shoes need to be sanitized before entering the Centre;
6. All outdoor shoes, jackets and bags should be placed on the rack in the stairwell area outside the Centre;
7. All Kung fu uniforms should be put on before entering into the Centre; there will not be changing facility available;
8. A social distance of 3M should be maintained when attending class, as instructed;
9. Only a limited number of students would be accommodated for each training session. All attendance schedules should be booked in advance directly with our Instructor - Natalie. If a booked session cannot be attended to, please notify Natalie three days in advance, so that slots can be made available to other students;
10. Bring your own water bottle (s), drinking water will not be supplied at the Centre;
11. Leave the Centre as soon as the class is over as the staff member will need to disinfect the entire school.
12. Please do not leave any valuable items in your bags, and make sure they are securely stored. The Center is not and will not be responsible for any loss or damages of your personal items.

Class schedules for in-person training are as follows:

• Saturday 1:30pm, 3:30pm 5:30pm (mid level, high level)
• Sunday 1:30pm 3pm (pre-mid level), 5pm (mid-level, high level)
• Monday 4:30pm, 6pm
• Tuesday 4:30pm, 6pm
• Wednesday 4:30pm, 6pm (mid level, high level).
• Thursday 4:30pm, 6pm