Kotau – the Dance of Yin & Yang between Heaven and Earth
WORKSHOP
The practice of prostrations leads us into the inner rhythm of Yin and Yang: sinking downward, becoming soft, receiving – and rising again, opening, awakening. Between earth and heaven a subtle dance arises, connecting pelvis, heart space, spine and breath. A workshop for women who wish to experience the living play of release, strength and inner alignment in the body.
The Practice of Prostrations in Qi Gong
In this workshop we take the time for a complete immersion into the living rhythm of Yin and Yang.
We move between heaven and earth, between rising upward and sinking downward, between softness and strength. This constant alternation is the fundamental movement of life itself – and the core of all inner cultivation.
Kotau – the deep bow and the rising back up – is an archetypal gesture found across many traditions:
- in yoga, the sun salutations
- in Zen, the sampai
- in Christianity, the prostratio
- in Islam, the sujud
In Qi Gong this movement opens the body to the great forces of life. It connects us with earth and heaven, with Yin and Yang, with the breath that continually renews us.
Through the giving in downward and the aligning upward an inner dance arises – a soft melting and a clear awakening.
We approach these movements both physically-anatomically and energetically-spiritually, always pragmatically and felt in the body:
The sinking relaxes the pelvis, abdomen and womb space.
The rising opens the heart space, spine and breath.
Between the two poles the centre arises – the place where we find ourselves again.
This workshop invites you to feel the living flow of life within you: the continual becoming, releasing, receiving, rising. The dynamics every woman knows – physically, emotionally, cyclically, in the depths of the soul.
What awaits you
- Movement sequences of rising and sinking – anatomically clear, energetically deep
- The soft, living arc between lower and middle Dantian
- The soft, living arc between lower and middle Dantian
- Qi Gong for women: felt, accessible, nourishing
- The dance of Yin and Yang as inner orientation for everyday life
- A space for subtle perception, inner contemplation and immediate bodily experience
For whom
For all women – regardless of experience or physical condition.
This workshop stands alone or continues the journey from:
- Sinking downward and inward – the primary power centre
- Opening upward into the heart – the axis between womb and heart
Every woman is welcome who longs for connection, depth, rhythm and the living play between Yin and Yang.
Your teacher
Renata Schoch is an experienced qigong teacher who guides women in tapping into their inner strength through movement and stillness—work and meditation. Her classes are both gentle and profound—she imparts ancient wisdom in a pragmatic, mindful, and contemporary way.
Location
Practice Room: Villa Choisy, Choisystrasse 11, 3008 Bern
Date and Time
5./6.9.2026, 9:30–16:30
A two-hour lunch break is scheduled during the workshop (participants are responsible for their own meals).
Price: CHF 325.-
Discount: 30% off with the Kulturlegi
The workshop is part of a 4-part series with Renata, in which the individual sessions complement one another and facilitate an in-depth, cohesive practice. You can register for a single workshop or for the entire 4-part package with a 15% discount (a 10% discount applies when registering for 3 workshops, and a 5% discount when registering for 2 workshops). A 30% discount on all regular prices is available with a Kulturlegi (discounts cannot be combined).
For any questions, please write to us at: info@waterwaysqigong.com
We look forward to welcoming you.