About this event
Our March ’25 Soul Portals guest views Qigong energy practices and his musical vocation as intertwined spiritual paths. In this episode we will explore how Qigong can inform the healing arts, specifically in the context of Hua Gong (the style of Qigong that Loz Speyer practices, as a proponent of that school and lineage). Part of the podcast interaction will be experiential – a short participatory exercise for attendees.
Hua Gong is an artistic style of Qigong focusing on health and spiritual development. The practiceawakens and cultivates the vital subtle energy or Qi (Chi), which opens a flow of Qi through the body and surrounding energy field and can have profound benefits for health and well-being.
For Loz, finding Hua Gong opened up a way forward – further elucidated in his compositions for improvisers based on the Five Animals Qigong forms – and lately in a series of workshops combining Qigong and improvised music, using sonic and rhythmic exercises that do not require prior musical training. The two practices combine to guide the group in attuning to the collective energy field.
RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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Cedric M. Speyer
Cedric M. Speyer, M.A., M.Ed., RP, is an author, Registered Psychotherapist, and presently a mentor to coaches, counsellors, and therapists. He pioneered E-counselling in Canada, overseeing 100K online cases before establishing InnerView Guidance International (IGI). The vision of IGI brings together the historically separate domains of mental health and spiritual awareness in a new synthesis for the helping professions.
DeeAnna Merz Nagel
DeeAnna Merz Nagel, D.Th., LPC, LMHC, BCC, is a licensed psychotherapist and board-certified coach. DeeAnna teaches the ethical integration of alternative and psychospiritual approaches for coaches and therapists. She holds several certifications in the healing arts including Reiki and aromatherapy. DeeAnna’s doctoral studies focused on multifaith spiritual direction.
Loz Speyer
Loz Speyer is a musician (trumpeter, composer, teacher) and Qigong practitioner, from a Jewish family spanning a wide political/religious spectrum. As a longstanding student of Qigong master Zhixing Wang and a qualified teacher in the Hua Gong school, Loz has been leading workshops with his own students for many years, with a specialism in the Five Animals Qigong.
As a jazz musician, composer, and improviser, Loz leads and composes for two groups (Time Zone and Inner Space), touring and releasing albums with both since 2002, and is involved in various improvisation groups, including collaborations with artists and dancers. He spent some years living between London and Santiago de Cuba, resulting in a fruitful collaborative project. He teaches trumpet and ensembles in schools, and music workshops for adults at all levels.
Website | www.lozspeyer.com
Facebook | Centreline Qigong
Music Albums:
“Five Animal Dances” by Inner Space” – https://spherical-records.bandcamp.com/album/five-animal-dances
“Clave Sin Embargo” by Time Zone – https://spherical-records.bandcamp.com/album/clave-sin-embargo
“Open Territory” by FreeTrio – https://spherical-records.bandcamp.com/album/open-territory
