QiGong
Week of December 16, 2023
Taly Rutenberg, Lcsw, is a psychotherapist and long time practitioner and teacher of Qigong, an ancient self healing practice she is honored to share with guests at the Ranch. She is a certified Qigong teacher, having studied with renowned masters from California, New Zealand and the sacred mountains of China, where Qigong was born. Over the course of the week, she will introduce participants to this joyful and effective practice through a form of Qigong known as the “The Nine Phases.” Leading you through a series of gentle, but powerful exercises, she will help you tap into the power of Qi, unlocking the body’s capacity for self healing and rejuvenation. Along with teaching the form, she will present the philosophy and science behind Qi and Qigong, including some of the trove of western medical evidence now validating what has long been understood in the East about the gift of Qigong.
Taly lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, storyteller Joel ben Izzy, a long-time presenter at the Ranch. When not seeing patients and teaching Qigong, she enjoys hiking in the hills, reading, cooking, sewing, and spending time with family and friends.