Classes
Explore current Mountain Qi classes and workshops.
Mountain Qi offers small-group Zhineng Qigong classes that combine experiential practice with foundational Qigong Science theory. Classes are generally offered in four- to six-session series organized around particular themes and areas of practice, with each session designed as a complete experience so that you may attend an entire series or select individual sessions.
CURRENT OFFERINGS
Opening the Body & Consciousness More Deeply to Qi
An Integration of Zhineng Qigong Levels 1 and 2
As we move toward winter, we will continue to deepen our practice of Level 1 methods for exchanging qi with nature and the universe while adding Level 2 Body-Mind methods. In Level 2 practice, we use movement and focused awareness to open the body more deeply to the circulation of internal qi. Together, these practices invite us to bring our awareness to how consciousness, qi, and the body work as an integrated whole.
What we’ll practice and learn
Lift Qi Up, Pour Qi Down, the foundational movement sequence of Zhineng Qigong
Guided and silent meditation, conscious breathing, and toning
Basic qigong healing techniques
Select Level 2 Body-Mind methods that use physical movement and the mind to cultivate and circulate qi in the body’s three centers (dantians) and the central nervous system.
More Qigong Science that connects theory to the methods for a more complete understanding of what we experience during practice and the changes it can bring to our lives.
Where we’ll meet
As long as the weather allows, we’ll meet outdoors at Old Stratton Park, where the living world around us will continue to be part of our practice. When it’s too cold to practice comfortably outdoors, we’ll meet at the Mountain Qi Studio in downtown Colorado Springs. You’ll receive a text in advance when we move indoors.
Everyone is welcome, whether you’re new to qigong or have been practicing for years.
Registration
Course fee: $60 for the six-session series, or $15 for each individual session.
If needed, you may request a reduction in the class fee by emailing patricia@mountain-qi.com.
When: Saturday mornings, 10 AM–12 PM, November 7 – December 12, 2026.
Where: As long as the weather allows, we will meet outdoors at Old Stratton Park (1819 W. Cheyenne Rd., just east of the Starsmore Discovery Center). When it is too cold to meet outdoors at Mountain Qi Studio at 322 N. Tejon St., above Poor Richards in downtown Colorado Springs. You will be informed in advance of a change in venue.
What to bring & wear: Wear clothing appropriate for the weather—layers will allow you to adjust and be comfortable during both seated and moving practice. Bring something comfortable to sit on outdoors—a stool, folding chair, exercise ball, mat, or blanket—along with water and whatever you may need for sun, wind, light rain, or moderate cold. You don’t need to bring something to sit on when we meet at Mountain Qi Studio.
Parking a Old Stratton Park: parking is available inside the park on the east side of the building accessible through the west gate. In the event that the west gate is closed, the Parks Department has authorized class participants to park in the area outside the west gate, even though it is posted “No Parking Any Time.”. Please be sure not to block the gate or fire hydrant (as per Fire Department regulations).
Parking for Mountain Qi Studio: There are free parking spaces in the vicinity of the Mountain Qi Studio halfway through the 300 block of N. Cascade Avenue going north into the 400 block, in the dead-end block of Boulder Street west of Cascade Avenue and on Boulder Street just east of Tejon Street.
Restrooms: There are no restrooms onsite at Old Stratton Park. Restrooms at the Starsmore Discovery Center are a block away.
To register: Choose the full series or individual sessions. For individual sessions, select a date, then click the available time (10:00 AM). You can then choose to add another session or continue to complete your registration.
