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C Yew

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I immediately liked Abby’s warm, friendly and informal approach. I found I could open up and reveal very personal issues to her. Behind that friendly approach, Abby however showed great objectivity and a keen sense of observation and listening.

Abby is very good at getting to the heart of the issue underneath layers of complexity. She asks a question and very often, the problem reveals itself. Once the problem is revealed, usually the answers follow as to the direction I wish to take. I found her method of coaching has helped me tremendously to focus on one issue at a time and hence made daunting challenges seem more surmountable.

Her generosity of spirit and her willingness to share knowledge have also expanded my awareness and given me the confidence and optimism to tackle challenges.

Altogether, I have gained a lot of confidence from Abby’s sessions, allowing me to feel more in charge of my life and to feel more optimistic about the future.

– C. Yew, Dentist/Artist

Matt McCullough

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I’ve been a client with Compass Coaching for the last few months. My regular sessions with my coach Abby Lee have allowed me to see my successes and obstacles clearly and given me a new sense of focus that has produced measurable results.

To be accountable to someone who will hold me to a higher standard, whilst also being understanding of the larger context of my life has played a vital role in all that I’ve achieved over the last 6 months. I feel clearer and more focused now than ever before and I put that down to the momentum that working with Abby Lee.

I feel clearer and more focused now than ever before and I put that down to the momentum that working with Abby Lee and Compass Coaching has given me.

– M. McCulloug, Film Maker, Entrepreneur, philantropist

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Qigong

August 31, 2009 by AL 18 Comments

*** New dedicated Qigong Website now live!

Go to www.qigongmelbourne.com.au ***

The benefits of Qigong are far reaching. When practiced regularly and appropriately, it improves your physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual health. It includes stillness meditation and active meditation that synchronizes movement with breath.

Abby is a certified instructor of Ziran Qigong certified by Master Liu Deming. She enjoys sharing the philosophy, knowledge andskills of this ancient art form through teaching Qigong classes (group and private) and running workshops. Her experiences and skills in Psychosomatic Therapy, Transpersonal Counselling and Vibrational/Energy Healing add more depth to her practise and teaching.

Besides training under the direct guidance of Master Liu Deming since 2005, Abby has also trained with various Qigong and martial arts masters in Australian (Master Louis Liu, Professor Yong Qiang Wang, Shaolin Master Qi Guang Chen), China (Master Han Yan Wu of Beijing, Shoalin Master Jiao Hong Min) and Thailand (Master Mantak Chia).

What is Qigong?

Qigong (Qi Gong/Chi Kung) is the Chinese discipline devoted to development of understanding, awareness and the harmonizing of one’s mind, body, qi (chi) and spirit. It plays a strong part in Chan Buddhism (Zen) and Taoist philosophy, as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Martial Arts.

Qigong has been used extensively in China as part of traditional Chinese medicine, and is included in the curriculum of Chinese Universities. Throughout the world qigong is now recognized as a form of complementary and alternative medicine, with positive effects on diverse ailments.

Qigong practice involves rhythmic breathing, coordinated with slow stylized repetition of fluid movement, and a calm mindful state.

From a philosophical perspective Qigong is believed to help develop human potential, allow access to higher realms of awareness, and awaken one’s true nature.

People practice qigong for many different reasons, including for exercise and recreation, prevention and self-healing, meditation and self-cultivation, and training for martial arts.

As a healing art, Qigong practitioners focus on prevention and self-healing, traditionally viewed as balancing the body’s energy meridians and enhancing the intrinsic capacity of the body to heal.

Ziran Qigong

Ziran Qigong is a progressive set of exercises that retains all the original concepts and benefits associated with traditional Qigong, while using terms and expressions and following a progression of practice that modern people can associate with and understand.

“The main aim of Ziran Qigong is to obtain an understanding of one’s mind and body and the link between the two.”

Our practice of Qigong has been passed down via the Zi Ran Qigong lineage and has been refined through many generations throughout the ages. Master Deming Liu is the inheritor of the Ziran Qigong system, as well as being an active researcher into Qigong.

Ziran Qigong training concentrates and works to develop this link between mind and body. Through Movement of Qigong and Taoist Tranquility Meditation, Ziran Qigong aims to create emptiness and stillness, allows one to drop life’s baggage, cleaning out the unneccessary emotional belongings and attachments, this can develop the inner peace and strength to help deal with day to day stress and heal mental and physical sickness.

动静无始，变化无端；

虚虚实实，自然而然。

There is no beginning or end in movement, There is no beginning or end in stillness, change is instant, Movement is within stillness.

True or false, real or empty,

All actions are spontaneous,

Actionless action.

Ziran Qigong Stage One for Beginners

There are 3 parts to Ziran Qigong Stage One:

Ziran Qigong Level 1
Five Element Qigong
Tranquility Meditation

Ring or email now to register for your class.

To view Class timetable and calendar, go to the new dedicated Qigong website – www.qigongmelbourne/qigong-class

Or contact:

Phone: (0412) 398 368

Email: Abby

Click here to read testimonials about Abby’s Qigong classes

Five Element (Wu Xing) Qi Gong (part of Ziran Qi Gong) performmed by Abby’s teacher – Master Liu Deming:

A more comprehensive version of this video is available in the DVD below. Includes a bonus Tai Chi track.
Click the “Buy Now” button to order your personal copy.

Five Element (Wu Xing) Qi Gong DVD

By Master Liu

A$39.95 Plus A$8 postage

(Amount in Australian Dollars)

Coaching and Counselling

August 31, 2009 by AL Leave a Comment

Coaching

At Compass Coaching, coaching is about facilitating change for the better.

At Compass Coaching, we help individuals move from where they are, to where they want to be. And if they don’t know where they want to be, coaching helps them gain clarity. In practical terms, we help them set goals, strategies and action plans, and achieve them.

Just like a sports coach, we keep you on track by holding you accountable and keeping you focused in a regular and supportive way. In this way, you can be the best you want to be.

We encourage everyone to live proactively instead of reactively – to find you own answers and make you own decisions. Along the way we pull you up and cheer you on too!

Who uses coaching?

Life coaching or transpersonal coaching can help anyone who wants change in their life. Some people know exactly what change they want but don’t know how to make it happen. Others feel discontent, stagnant or stuck and need help to move forward. Others may feel overwhelmed by an important decision in their career, relationship or family life. The common thread is that they are ready to change and they just want some support in making it happen.

When can people use coaching?

– When they are deciding on career change, going for a new job – When they need clarity in one or more parts of their lives

– When they want to improve their life condition – work, personal, emotional, psychological, financial

– When they are at cross roads, going through life transition or crisis

– Most of all when they want support from an impartial person who would have their wellbeing (the client’s) as the focal point

Counselling

At Compass Coaching, counselling is about facilitating individuals in their healing and growth.

For some, counselling is centered around gaining greater self awareness and accessing their inner resources to help them through a difficult period or a challenge, for others it’s about finding their personal meaning and purpose in life and their path to self actualization.

We facilitate you in your search for your own answers, by tapping into your potential. We provide a safe space for self exploration, expression and discovery with a view to finding self empowering ways to handle life challenges and reach your full potential.

It is a partnership. Together, we travel through your internal landscape. You are in control of your own journey and destination; we assist by holding up your compass while you navigate through the terrain of life.

When can people use counseling?

– When they are feeling sad or depressed or overwhelmed – When they are facing a problem in their life or at cross roads

– work or personal, wanting clarity

– When they are going through life transition and crisis, wanting support from an impartial person who would have their well being as the focal point, wanting a deeper understanding of themselves and their life situation

– When they are seeking deeper meaning and purpose of their life

– When they are ready to heal and grow

Who uses coaching and who uses counselling?“The people who come to me for coaching and counselling can be quite similar. The main difference is that coaching is more goal and results-oriented and deals more with growth. There’s usually homework and agreements that the client is expected to adhere to in coaching.Counselling is more fluid, exploratory and developmental. I go where the client wants to go, session by session. There may not be any specific outcome at the end of the session. It deals with both healing and growth.My point of difference is I can switch between the two with clients. If the client needs healing, we have counselling sessions; when they are ready, we can change to coaching and be more focused on growth. My model evolves around healing and growth, it’s a cycle.”

– Abby Lee

To book a session with Abby, contact us or ring (0412 ) 398 368