The 5-Day Daoist Bigu (Fasting) Workshop with Dr. Chen in November

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Come join us for a five-day Bigu workshop to possibly achieve all of above....

For the sixth year we continue offering the teaching and practice of an ancient Daoist practice — Bigu (避谷 energetic fasting) — at Glen Dale (MD) or online by Zoom, in response to the overwhelming demand for better health, wellness and longevity. This is probably the best way for you to invest in your own health and longevity through Bigu and mind-body integrative training, and the most previous holiday-gift to yourself.

Daoist Bigu (避谷) has long been a tradition for health and longevity in Daoist & Buddhist practice. There are many documented benefits from reduced calorie-intake and fasting, especially in terms of slowing down aging process, detoxifying body, cleansing digest system, and increasing bio-energy balance.

The significant difference between Bigu and regular fasting is that Bigu is a skill or practice that you will not feel hungry without eating anything for a period of time......

A recent research reported that fasting for 2 days could promote cell regeneration of the immune system. The 2016 Nobel Prize for medicine (Autophagy) supports the health benefits of fasting. A recent review of fasting studies in scientific literature ) came to the conclusion that “fasting has the potential to delay aging and help prevent and treat diseases while minimizing the side effects caused by chronic dietary interventions.”

Some recent studies (Cheng et al. 2014; Brandhorst et al. 2015) reported that fasting can regenerate the entire immune system, here is how: http://themindunleashed.org/2015/01/fasting-can-regenerate-entire-immune-system-heres.html Brandhorst et al (2015) claims that “A periodic diet that mimics fasting promotes multi-system regeneration, enhanced cognitive performance, and healthspan.

Dr. Michael Mosley made a documentary on “Eat, Fast and Live Longer” for BBC. Here is a link to view the entire documentary: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvdbtt_eat-fast-live-longer-hd_shortfilms. It is not surprised that scientists have long been interested in the relationship between fasting and longevity.

What?

With years of personal experience and study of Bigu, Dr. Kevin Chen from University of Maryland School of Medicine will offer his unique teaching of Daoist Bigu. The class or workshop will teach (and practice) the following:

• The basic theory and principles of Daoist Bigu,
• The Bigu mindset — how to synchronize with the higher power, the immortals, and Gods
• Physical and mental preparation skills for Bigu fasting
• Information leading to Bigu status (信息辟谷）
• The specific techniques on Bigu, including turtle breathing, skin-breathing meditation, gulping Qi fasting (服气辟谷), Five-element Bigu Qigong, Exchange energy with the trees, and a set of fasting Qigong exercises
• In-take fasting pill skills
• Acupressure for fasting
• Introduction to the health benefits of Bigu,
• Scientific exploration of where energy come from during Bigu
• How to assess if you are doing it right, and what to do if you feel very hungry
• How to break the fasting (resume normal eating)
• How to keep the positive outcomes after Bigu workshop;
• Daily Q&A session

Dr. Chen will share techniques on how to prepare for Bigu fasting, how to cleanse and purify your body, how to generate and practice Jing (essence), Qi (energy) and Shen (spirit) during Bigu fasting, and lead a daily qigong practice; as well as explain where life-energy comes from when you are not eating solid food. Cleansing your body and blood of toxins with Bigu helps balance your energy! The workshop will not only make your fasting easier, but also inject some ancient wisdom on diet and detoxification into your daily life. With appropriate guidance and careful monitoring, Daoist Bigu fasting can be a safe and effective way to promote health and wellness, and increase the benefits of Qigong practice.

When: November 19-23, 2025 (Wednesday to Sunday)

• Nov 19 (Wednesday): 7:00--9:30pm EST -- Introduction, opening ceremony, Q&A
• Nov 20-22 (Thursday-Saturday): 9:30--11:30am (EST) Qigong practice; 7:00--9:30pm (EST) Lecture & Q&A, key issues for Bigu practice. Note: we will have morning walking and afternoon gathering qi meditation for on-site students.
• Nov 23 (Sunday): 10:00am – 12:00pm (EST) -- how to break the Bigu, and how to maintain the positive outcomes and lifestyle modification.

Note: (1) you have the option to start Bigu on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your schedule and availability; so Thursday morning qigong is optional. (2) if you have to miss 1 or 2 classes due to work or other commitments, we will have video-recordings of all classes available for late catch-up.

Where: Glen Dale (MD and Online by Zoom

We will hold this Daoist Bigu workshop at a luxury large 5-bedroom (4.5 baths) house in Glen Dale, MD, the suburban of Washington DC (as well as available online by Zoom platform), a beautiful place near I-495 of Washington DC, after offering this workshop online in past five years during pademic. Participants are encouraged to attend the workshop in person so as to meet with the instructor and follow students, enjoy the beautiful scenery and convenient location (23 minutes to National Mall) in a luxury home-style setting, and realize your dream vacation in the national capital while attending mind-body purification training.

In addition to the regular contents you get in online classes, Here are some additional bonuses for participating on-site:

1. Exposed to the strong Qi-field energy generated by Dr. Chen, and the group (feel more energetic and less discomfort);
2. Get a bottle of Bigu pills from Dr. Chen, who made it personally based on ancient literature and formula ($30 values)
3. Get personal energy add-on and qi adjustment by Dr. Chen during the workshop (more than $300 values, but not available in market)
4. Get a beautiful Tai-chi suite designed for Qigong/tai-chi practitioners, free of charge (a $49 value),
5. Away from the refrigerator, away from the daily stressors with much better Bigu outcome.
6. Have close interaction with Dr. Chen and follow participants even after classes (priceless)
7. Have a chance to tour the national capital while cultivating your body, mind and spirit.

If you plan to attend the workshop in person, please register early and let us know, our luxury 5-bedroom house can hold up to 12 persons, for as little as $50 per day (for $125, you will enjoy the huge 5-star master bedroom with jetted bathtub…. 😊 ) . There are additional AirBnB lodge available upon request.

You can also have the chance to attend the workshop online, from the comfort of your home. You will need a computer (desk-top or laptop) with multi-media capabilities (camera, speaker and microphone) or an iPad (or other tablet) to attend the Zoom sessions and to see the Power Point presentations. If you don’t have computer, a smart phone can also be used. Please email to us if you have any questions on what is needed to attend the workshop online.

Note: The conditions that may not be appropriate to go through energetic fasting (Bigu) at this moment:

• Those who is currently having mental disorders, or a history of mental illness.
• Extreme physical weakness, or those who are so ill that cannot take care of themselves.
• Patients with following severe symptoms: internal bleeding or vomiting blood, ulcer perforation, serious infarction particularly, severe heart disease and angina pectoris, severe kidney disease, and the stage 2-3 pulmonary tuberculosis.
• The patients who have long-term use of insulin or epinephrine, or the liver, kidney and other organ transplant recipients.
• Growing children (under 12) and adults with less than 85 lb. in weight.

Please email Dr. Kevin Chen at Qigong4us at hotmail.com for more detailed information or any questions. Thanks!

Group discount available upon request!

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