Welcome to Qigong with Francesco…

…an empowering refresh to deepen your Qigong practice, and an opportunity to learn the powerful Organ Cleansing (Zang Fu Gong) form

This is a 90-minute, live, in-person class in

Asheville, North Carolina at the beautiful

Wuji Mountain Retreat

Thursday 6 August 2026

For those seeking an in-person, inspiring class with like-Hearted practitioners in Asheville this is for you! 

Click on the Curriculum link above (the cube icon) once you sign up to get the exact address of Wuji Mountain

At CommunityAwake our mission is to support, care for and empower communities of like-minded people interested in personal transformation, healing and self discovery. This class is offered to support you on your journey…

If you also feel this it means that you are listening with your Intuitive Mind, and thus, your Heart… This is key to true freedom and to tapping into the healing and transformative gifts available in Qigong practice.

Francesco has been practicing both Qigong and Yoga for over 30 years… and teaching around the world for over 35 years, so he knows how Qigong has helped to transform his body, mind, and spirit – and complements his Yoga practice.

In these classes we do our best to share the basics of what it means to become sensitive to our core energy through breath, gentle movement, and awareness… and then guide you through beautiful concepts that will inspire you to remember the truth of who you are through this empowering practice.

Together we’ll explore the ways Qigong and Yoga principles overlap and, through its gentle movements and intention-setting, see where Qigong offers an added dimension focused on healing and transformation. The amazing elder teachers Francesco studied with in China and India inspired him to realize that getting older only meant getting better …on so many levels. These classes will take you through breathing, grounding and centering techniques, and explore ancient concepts such as Energy Meridians, Dan Tians (which are similar in some ways to Chakras), Jing, Qi, and Shen, and the Five Elements model…

Here at CommunityAwake we also offer online, self-guided Courses to help you go deeper into Qigong principles with visual demonstrations and exercises presented by Francesco Garripoli. Click here to learn about those Courses

“Are you speaking directly to Me? …and I feel that others will feel the same way as I do. For those new to Qigong, this collection of lessons is a way to connect with the heart of Qigong. Francesco you have gifted the listener with practical core concepts to explore as they develop and engage within their practice…and have introduced the possibility that they are more than physical body by inviting them to explore their energetic body.

Those with an experienced practice… it’s a reminder of our true nature and an invitation to look within our “established” practice through rose colored glasses, the eyes of the heart.”

                                                                                                                        H.R., Florida

Venue Location – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm:

Wuji Mountain

Alexander, North Carolina

(exact address and directions appear in the Lesson Section after you sign up for this Course)