CHI KUNG
Chinese morning exercise - Health and wellbeing
22.-23.8.2026
COURSE CANCELLED!
Chi Kung- Kiinalainen aamuvoimistelu.
Chi Kung ja Tai Ji Chi Kung sopivat kaikille ikään ja kuntoon katsomatta. Vasta-alkajatkin pääsevät varmasti mukaan, lupaan sen. Mikäli sinun niska-hartiaseutu jumittaa tule mukaan, opit rentouttamaan niitä. Selän linjaus on ns. a ja o, jotta saamme hyvän tuntuman maahan. Tutustumme myös teoriaan siitä, miten Jin ja Jang ilmenee liikkeissä.
Vitality from Chi Kung exercise
Practised regularly, Chinese morning exercise increases vitality, and with it your sense of balance improves and even the quality of your sleep gets better. With the future in mind, good circulation of blood and chi together with a calm mind are the path to health, as the old teachers claimed in ancient China.
Come and try it out and see whether this could be a hobby for you, one you can do whenever you like, even for the rest of your life. I warmly recommend it.
-Aki Hovivuori, course teacher
Bring clothes warm enough to move around comfortably in, and your own packed food! Weather permitting, we will be outdoors, so dress accordingly. A fridge, a coffee maker and a kettle are available at the college.
Saturday 16–19.30
On Saturday we go through Chi Kung sequences performed standing still or sitting on a chair. All the movements are done slowly and following the breath. The softness of the movements and the many repetitions help the mind stay with the state of the body. At their best, the movements and a suitable rhythm bring about the familiar flow state in which the mind, too, seems to rest. This makes it easy for us to move on to the more demanding movement sequences that we do on Sunday.
Sunday 10–15.30
On Sunday we move more dynamically forwards and backwards. We go through Tai Ji Chi Kung movements and movement sequences. You will learn to strengthen your back and legs and to develop your mobility. You will get tools for practising regularly at home.
MEALS
Bring your own packed food! A lunch break with your own food is held during the days.
COURSE PRICE AND REGISTRATION
Course price: 85 €/ person
Any questions? Get in touch at opisto@lsopisto.fi or
call +358 (2) 560 7750 (Mon–Fri 9–11 and 13–15.30)
Read the cancellation terms for the course here.
Register by 2 August 2026 at the latest.
Teacher: Aki Hovivuori
Precise, patient, empathetic, persevering, calm, helpful, inspiring, friendly - these qualities and character traits come from his upbringing and from the teachings of the good teachers, the Masters, he has met on his own journey to becoming a Teacher. He has devoted himself to this world view, which he has also realised suits him. It has taken a great deal of time and effort. Now it is his turn to pass that old Knowledge on. Aki is 63 years old, and of those years he has spent 28 teaching or instructing; he intends to carry on teaching, applying himself to the task in the best possible way.
He has gained experience teaching lower secondary pupils in Tampere and teaching at the University of Tampere, the Sibelius Academy and the Theatre Academy. Teaching deafblind people, young people with Asperger's and people with intellectual disabilities in Helsinki has been extremely challenging, Aki says. There, too, the results and the feedback have been good.
With senior citizens and unemployed people, in service centres among other places, he has taught free of charge. He sees it as important that everyone should be helped and supported, whether they can afford it or not. It is enough to have the will and to turn up. 'Water that is carried does not stay in the well..' , Aki quotes.
In the Chinese way: 'Standing water is not good to drink.', he concludes.
Stay in Huittinen for the duration of the programme
Accommodation on our college campus is limited. During the course there is the possibility to stay in the dormitory in the college grounds.
Twin room (own shower and toilet) 70 € / room / night
If the accommodation above is fully booked, we also have rooms in the same dormitory where the toilet and shower are in the corridor.
Chi Kung course participant, autumn 2023
“A pleasant campus, practical facilities. A suitable schedule, a skilled teacher and a wonderful activity"
Chi Kung course participant, autumn 2023
"I gained a good grounding in Chi Kung, as well as practice material for the future"
Chi Kung course participant, autumn 2023
“An exceptionally pleasant teacher and teaching style”