Qi Gong
Qi Gong Classes
Mid Winter Qi Gong Classes: Greg will be offering two Qi Gong class series in February and March of 2026.
The first series will be an introductory class for 6 weeks open to all participants and all levels of experience. This class series will be perfect for beginners with little to no experience in Hunyuen Qi Gong, AND past participants will still benefit by getting back to basics and deepening their practice.
The second class series will take place twice on March 5th and March 26th, and be an intermediate to advanced class. This will allow people who have completed one longer series of Qi Gong class (a 6 or 8 week series in the past year) to deepen their practice and go further into the cultivation of qi and working with specific conditions. The class will be an hour and a half in length and include longer lying down meditations.
Tuesday Qi Gong Class Series: for beginners & beyond
- In person, upstairs at Thrive Acupuncture & Wellness. The in-person class will be capped at 9 participants.
- Tuesday mornings: 8:45 - 9:45am, February 17th - March 24th
- Cost: $150
- To register use the link at the bottom of this page, or give us a call at 605-858-9571
The Tuesday morning class will also be available live & recorded on Zoom. A recording of the class will be sent out to all participants weekly. If you cannot join live on Tuesday mornings, you can also join via Zoom!
- Zoom participant cost: $125
- To register use the link at the bottom of this page, or give us a call at 605-858-9571
In the Tuesday class series you will learn:
- Qi Gong movements synchronizing Breath, movement, and intention.
- Harnessing the breath in practice.
- Grounding in your posture
- Opening the joints to enhance flow and circulation
- Movements and specific exercises for the Fall season
- Medical Qi gong- applied movements for specific conditions
- Connection physiology (Eastern anatomy and physiology)
- Mind body emotional regulation
Thursday Advanced Series: March 5th & March 26th 8:30am - 10am
- Cost for both classes: $90
If you'd like to sign up for both the Tuesday morning class & the Advanced Thursday morning classes please contact us for a 10% discount.
Who is Qi Gong for?
If you are suffering from chronic conditions, including pain, autoimmune conditions, cancer, or generally want to increase your health and vitality, this class is for you! Qi Gong is an easy daily practice that transforms your relationship with your health, yourself and your life.
Greg's teaching is influenced by 42 years of experience with traditional healing from many cultures. He teaches from these influences with joy and enthusiasm and helps people to bridge the Western mind with the natural rhythms of nature and the body. Qi gong is a gentle easy practice to restore the connectivity and communication between the mind, emotions and body, and restore the natural functions of the body.
About Qi Gong
Qi Gong is a form of gentle exercise focused on cultivating “qi” while relaxing the body, synchronizing the breath, movement and visualization, and building flexibility, vitality and strength. When practiced regularly, Qi Gong can have amazing benefits for the overall health of the body, mind and spirit. Greg Carder emphasizes utilizing a Qi Gong practice to maintain health and heal from chronic illness.
Greg has been practicing Qi Gong for over 18 years and is a practitioner of East Asian medicine. He has studied with many teachers with his main focus in Hunyuen Qi gong. He studied with Master Wang Fengman who is considered to be a lineage holder of Hunyuen style Qi Gong and Tai chi quan. Greg was introduced to Qi gong when he was diagnosed with a chronic illness in his mid 30s. Ultimately he gives credit to Qi gong and traditional medicine to for helping him to restore healthy function in his mind emotions and body.
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“Qi Gong and Chinese medicine have completely changed my life. Nearly 20 years ago when I first began to practice Qi Gong, I was suffering from chronic health issues and losing the motivation to live my life fully. Shortly after I began my Qigong practice, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and Crohns disease. I suffered from chronic pain, digestive upset, fatigue, and depression. After practicing qigong for just a few weeks with dedication, I started to feel relief from the pain and some other symptoms improved in a subtle way; enough for me to be inspired to continue to practice. Since that time, I have continued to have a dedicated practice and not just because I wish to prevent disease but because of the quality of life I sustain through my practice. Qi Gong gets me in touch with how I truly feel inside and connects me with innate feelings of joy and gratitude that sometimes are hard to feel when we are living with chronic illness.”
– GREG CARDER