Wild Goose Chi Kung (Qi Gong)

First, let's learn a little more about this amazing bird

Wild Goose Chi Kung or Da Yan Chi Kung, is one of the oldest systems of Chi Kung practiced today both in China and around the world.

Originating in the Kunlun Mountains around 1800 years ago, the system consists of exercise patterns that mimic the graceful movement of the goose, a bird long associated with longevity in China and Tibet, in combination with teachings from Chinese medicine, Taoism and breath work.

Throughout many generations, the system was passed down from teacher to student in a tightly held transmission. While this approach to passing down family methods of health systems ensures authenticity and proper instruction, it is also a certain way for many methods to become extinct. To ensure the longevity of Wild Goose Chi Kung, the 27th generation holder of the system Grand Master Yang Meijun, decided at the age of 80, to start teaching the system to the public in general. Her conviction that such a valuable treasure should be passed on to more than one student at a time, breaking away with tradition, has made the practice available to anyone today..

Grand Master Yang Meijun passed away in 2002 at the age of 106. Those who knew her testify of her vigor, agility and overall general health which she accredited to her daily practice of Wild Goose Chi Kung.

The Wild Goose Chi kung set consists of 72 forms of which 11 forms and 7 meditation techniques have been documented. The first two sets are made up 64 postures each. This workshop will cover the first set of 64 postures.

About The Instructor

Fernando Bernall, DOM, has been studying martial arts for over thirty years and practicing Chinese Medicine since 1988. His studies include Korean Hap-Ki-Do, Taijiquan, Xingyiquan and Qi Gong.He has also been exposed to Indonesian arts such as Kun Tao Silat through Willem deThouars, Tae Kwon Do and Kosho Ryu Kempo. During the last 20 years he has focused his attention on the Chinese martial arts with particular emphasis on Taijiquan, Xingyiquan and Chi Kung. He learned Wild Goose Chi Kung from Dr. Paul Li in 1995 who is a direct student of the system’s 27th generation holder of the system Grand Master Yang Meijun

Fernando is the creator of SpiralFlow™ Method of Joint Mobility, and of DaoNamics, a fitness program consisting of Chi Kung and body weight calisthenics.

As student and practitioner of Chinese Medicine, Fernando is licensed to practice acupuncture in the state of Florida and Georgia and holds national board certification by the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine).  Along with acupuncture, he practices Shiatsu, TuiNa and Chinese herbal medicine and keeps a private practice in Saint Augustine, FL. He has completed postgraduate training on Acupuncture for the treatment of drug addiction at Lincoln Medical Center in the South Bronx, New York.

Fernando teaches Kung Fu at his school The Swimming Dragon School of Kung Fu, in Saint Augusitne, FL

He lives in Saint Augustine, FL with his wife Beth and two children, Dito and Sebe.