HR Managers, Directors, Wellness Coordinators
We’re doing a happy dance!
We’re so glad you’re interested in learning more about Wellness in the Workplace with Qigong and Tai Chi.
Our innovative program can help you meet your company’s or organization’s wellness goals — as well as help your team and membership manage stress, achieve and maintain better health, and feel more positive, productive, and focused.
Qigong and Tai Chi are proven to lower blood pressure, reduce negative effects of stress, improve immunity and reduce chronic pain.
So what is Qigong?
Qigong (pronounced “chee-gong”) is a self development practice that uses simple exercises, breath work, and guided visualization to release negative emotions, cope with stress, sharpen focus, and improve physical and mental health.
The exercises are low-impact, simple, and adaptable, making Qigong accessible and doable for people of any age and any level of physical health.
Tai Chi is considered a moving form of Qigong and terrific for those looking to increase flexility and focus.
What is Wellness in the Workplace?
Wellness in the Workplace is a program that get mind-body-wellness practices into the work force.
Through Wellness in the Workplace programs, we can work with your staff in many different ways:
- In person – our team of experts are eager to come to your office and offer you classes and workshops on a regular weekly basis or for a one time team building event.
- Online – if you have a remote team and would like live sessions we are glad to offer you classes and workshops on a regular weekly basis or for a one time team building event.
- The Qi Club – give your staff the gift of The Qi Club platform where our vibrant community is designed to bring participants positive support, tools to cope with stress, and improve physical and mental health.
How do classes work?
Although each class session is tailored to your specific group’s needs and desires, we strive to create an experience whereby the stress of the day melts away, and you are left with improved sense of being, sharp mind, and ability to handle whatever comes your way.
Qigong and Tai Chi Real Results:
Lower blood pressure and improve heart health.
The National Libary on Medicine found that Tai Chi is an excellent alternative exercise program for patients with cardiovascular diseases and has benefits for patients with Coronary heart disease.
Pubmed article (PMID: 18487898)
Reduce the negative effects of stress.
In 2014, a study in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine found that Tai Chi interventions have beneficial effects for various populations on a range of psychological well-being measures, including depression, anxiety, general stress management and exercise self-efficacy.
Pubmed article (PMID: 24078491)
Improve immunity and provide cancer protection.
On a study of 592 cancer patients, the Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in China found Qigong and Tai Chi among the most effective significantly helped reduce fatigue, improved immune function and lowered cortisol level in the majority of patient treatments.
Pubmed article (PMID: 24559833)
Reduce chronic pain:
“Not only does Qigong and Tai Chi help to lower blood pressure and reduce stress, it also helps alleviate chronic pain.”
A study of treating degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis and joint pain by the Peninsula Medical School in 2008 found significant pain reduction in patients practicing Tai Chi compared to routine treatment. Researchers also found some evidence of improvement of physical functions and activities of daily living in the Tai Chi group.
By spending 30 minutes a day Wellness in the Workplace participants experience the positive impact our programs can have in their lives. They will have boosted their tolerance for challenge — stressing less and loving life more!
But don’t take our word for it. See what some of our participants have to say.
What Other’s Are Saying
Who We Work With
About Morning Crane:
We are on a mission to help people cope with daily stress, past traumas, and chronic pain.
Wellness in the Workplace was developed after a decade of offering wellness classes, workshops, and sessions to Silicon Valley companies, as well as local and federal government agencies.
Morning Crane Healing Arts Center, is owned and operated by Chris Shelton and Parisa Shelton, who has been serving the San Francisco Bay area since 2001 and the Los Angeles area since 2010.
We are dedicated to being of service and helping the work-force access higher states of mental, physical and emotional well-being.
Frequently Asked Questions
We’re betting you have questions! (Everyone does, at first. That’s good!)
So let’s dive into the most common things our clients typically ask before they join.
- Q1: Will Qigong help people who are… out of shape? In great shape? Old? Young? Recovering from surgery or a serious injury or disease? Want to prevent surgery, injury, or illness? Just want amazing health? Yes! To all the above. Here’s the deal. Truly, anyone and everyone can benefit from practicing Qigong. That’s because all the exercises can be modified. Participants can do them standing, sitting, or even lying down. The meditations and exercises will certainly give their Qi (life force energy) a workout, but they will finish feeling revitalized and refreshed rather than strained or exhausted. Each day of practice should bring greater and more significant benefits, gradually refining their health and vitality — relieving pain and helping them to be their absolute best selves, no matter where they start.
- Q2: Do members need special training, clothes, and gear? Not at all! Qigong moves are easy to learn and practice, and require no special training. Participants can come as they are. They don’t need a mat, loads of space, or expensive equipment. They don’t have to wear fancy silk pajamas or a cloak. Participants wear anything that’s comfortable. Do it indoors. Do it outdoors. Do it anytime. They can be themselves, relax, and have fun with it.
- Q3: Can something so simple really have a profound effect on life and health?Yes! To our Western minds, it seems incredible that these simple movements and meditations can have such profound effects. No surgery? No drugs? But it’s true. All members need is 30 minutes a day, and in a couple weeks they can begin to notice this healing for themselves. Qigong has been scientifically proven to reduce stress and depression, ease chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue, lower blood pressure and increase heart health, and boost the immune system, among other benefits. We also have loads of personal stories from happy clients, attesting to its effectiveness. With all this going for it, can you really afford not to let your staff or members give Qigong a try?
- Q4: So is Qigong like yoga? Can (or should) people do both? Great question! Qigong is similar to yoga in that it’s a physical and spiritual practice, but it’s different in some important ways. The movements in general are less challenging and more meditative while yoga requires more strength, flexibility, and balance. Does that mean Qigong isn’t challenging? Not at all! The focus is just different.
Members will be identifying and clearing the emotional blocks that are keeping them from achieving their best health. That means Qigong will help them be the best they can be, whether they do yoga or Crossfit, walking or weightlifting, boxing or basketball. And one of the coolest things about Qigong is that it’s not a belief system — meaning, you do not have to believe in it for it to work! If anyone has a hard time accepting the concept of Qi or the theories about how it works, then they can (just as Chris did in the beginning) ignore it all! They’ll do the exercises and see for themselves. - Q5: What’s so special about Shelton Qigong? We have over 50 years of cumulative experience working in the health and healing industries. We’ve witnessed countless healing transformations for all types of people (and animals!) — including people of all shapes, sizes, and ages. Our clients come with different conditions and from different circumstances. We’ve helped them become pain-free using simple Qigong services that are so easy to learn and inexpensive, we seriously don’t know why more people don’t do it! As a result, we make Qigong fun and accessible. We don’t use complicated jargon and we keep our tone light. Healing is serious stuff, but laughter, smiles, and positivity are always the best medicines.
- Q6: What if members can’t make it to live classes? No problem! Recordings will be posted and made available later that day. Participants can practice anytime it’s convenient. Recordings are available for up one week after each class so they never have to miss a day. Also, they’ll have anytime access to exclusive videos — like our monthly members-only vlog and the 7 Day Qi Challenge — so there are always lots of options to choose from.
- Q7: How does Qigong help people live their best lives? Are there other benefits I should know about?One of the greatest benefits of Qigong is that practitioners gradually can become their own superior doctors. Doing these practices will put them in touch with their body in subtle ways. Members will develop sensitivity to both the emotional and physical conditions in their bodies. The whole idea is that eventually, they will be able to detect disease before it sets in. They will know the first signs of imbalance because Qigong teaches people how to listen to their internal wisdom.
- Q8: Sounds great! Is there more? Yes, there is…
