Zhan Zhuang (pronounced Jam Jong) or ‘Standing like a Tree’ is a form of Chi Kung or Energy Exercise.

It is the art of standing still in carefully designed postures, not only to train the body and mind, but also to build up and move natural energy around the body. This increase and movement of natural energy around the body has the benefit of improving health and well-being.

For many years this exercise system was shrouded in secrecy in China; it was brought to the West by Master Lam Kam Chuen, author of ‘The Way of Energy’.

Benefits of practising Zhan Zhuang include:-

  • Increased body fitness, including strengthening of muscles and core muscle groups.
  • Increased flexibility of muscles, tendons and joints.
  • Relief from aches & pains.
  • Mental and bodily relaxation with an increased ability to deal with stress.
  • Better sleep.
  • Strengthened immune system.
  • Increased energy levels & zest for life.
  • Greater creativity in approach to life – due to increased energy and clarity of mind.


Beginners are very welcome.    


The Way of Energy by Master Lam
From the introduction...


...as you look more closely you may come across an even more remarkable sight. Among all these moving forms, here and there you will see some figures that rivet your attention. They are like the trees themselves. They are fully alive, but they are utterly still.

Although there is no obvious movement, they are deeply engaged in one of the most demanding and powerful forms of exercise ever developed. It is so utterly focused on deep, internal growth that it literally requires learning to stand like a tree. It is known in Chinese as Zhan Zhuang, "standing like a stake", or "standing like a tree". It is pronounced "Jan Jong", or, in southern China, "Jam Jong". This is the system to which you are about to be introduced in this book.

Like a tree with its deep roots, powerful trunk, and great spreading branches reaching into the sky, you will appear to remain unmoving. In reality you will be growing from within. Previously shrouded in secrecy, this health system is now attracting considerable international attention and scientific examination. The results are unmistakable: strengthened immunity; successful treatment of chronic illness; high levels of daily energy and the natural regeneration of the nervous system.

The Zhan Zhuang system of energy exercises takes most people completely by surprise, because although it is most definitely an energetic system of exercise, it involves virtually no movement! Unlike almost all other exercise methods, which consume energy, this actually generates energy. How is this possible? The answer lies in the nature of energy in the human body: how it is produced, and how it moves within the body.

Les Fullerton is a Zhan Zhuang Instructor acknowledged and certified by Master Lam


Teacher

Les Fullerton


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Dates for 2017

Saturday, 2 December 2017


@ 2pm to 3.30pm
Cost: £10

Classes held at Pure Yoga
Charlotte Street,
​Macclesfield, SK11 6JB

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