Five Skills – Part 3 If we only practise one skill, we will benefit our health, particularly if we do Dàyàn Qìgōng 大雁氣功 as this is just for our health. However, if we only practise Wing Chun Kung Fu 詠春功夫, Chùn Yuén Quán 俊元拳, Hard Qìgōng 硬氣功, Chén Tàijíquán 陳家太極拳 we will also learn Kung […]
Five Skills – Part 2 If we do not practise all the five skills, does this mean we are missing an element and so missing the balance? The answer is, “No.” Most people in the world do not know these skills and they can still live happily and healthily. There are many reason and many […]
Five Skills – Part 1 In the Tse Qigong Centre we have five skills: Qìgōng 氣功, Chùn Yuén Quán 俊元拳, Wing Chun Kung Fu 詠春功夫, Chén Tàijíquán 陳家太極拳 and Hard Qìgōng 硬氣功. It is like the Five Elements, so it is perfect. The Five Elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Each skill belongs […]
Dāo 道 – Part 5 人之所教，我亦教之 Rén zhī suǒ jiào, wǒ yì jiàozhī – People should learn this, it is what I teach. This is what Lǎozi 老子 wrote. It means that people should learn about Dāo 道. Dāo is nature, from one to two, two to three, this is Dāo. When the way is […]
Dāo – Part 4 故物或損之而益，或益之而損 Gù wù huò sǔn zhī ér yì, huò yì zhī ér sǔn – If something has less, we will create it, if something has too much, we will reduce it (for the purpose of balance). This is actually a very simple theory. If there is not enough or there is […]
Dāo – Part 3 人之所惡，唯孤、寡、不穀，而王公以為稱 Rén zhī suǒ è, wéi gū, guǎ, bù gǔ, ér wánggōng yǐwéi chēng – most people do not like to be lonely without children, but the leaders, the Kings and emperors of China claim to be like this. Why do kings, emperors and leaders all claim to be lonely and […]
Dāo – Part 2 萬物負陰而抱陽，沖氣以為和 Wànwù fù yīn ér bào yáng, chōng qì yǐwéi hé – Everything inside is Yīn everything outside is Yáng balanced by Qì. The inside our of body is soft. All the internal organs are inside and they are protected on the outside by skin, muscles, tendons and supported by the […]
Dāo – Part 1 In chapter 42 of the Dào Dé Jīng 道德經 it says, “道生一，一生二，二生三，三生萬物 Dàoshēng yī, yīshēng èr, èr shēng sān, sān shēng wànwù – Dào creates one, one creates two, two creates three, three creates everything. 萬物負陰而抱陽，沖氣以為和 Wànwù fù yīn ér bào yáng, chōng qì yǐwéi hé – Everything inside is Yīn […]
The Feet – Part 4 The most important part of the foot to massage if the sole. We should massage the sole first, until it is soft. Hard soles are not healthy, and soft skin is better. When the soles of the foot are warm there is good circulation in your feet and the internal […]
The Feet – Part 3 Our feet are very important, if we injure them, it can take some time for them to recover, so we must take care of them. If we sit on the floor, stretch our legs out in front of us so that our heels are on the ground and our toes […]
The Feet – Part 2 If we look at the soles of the feet, we will see that they are like the body. The toes to the heel are like the head to the feet and different parts of the sole contain different internal organs. This was all discovered by the ancient Chinese and like […]
The Feet – Part 1 When we are tired, we will usually rest. There are other ways for us to release our tiredness and recharge ourselves. Of course, the best way is practising Qìgōng 氣功, another way if massaging the feet. When we practise our Qìgōng, and in particular the Dàyàn Qìgōng 大雁氣功 system, we […]
Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 – Part 6 One of the three solders said, “We are heavenly officials, I am the Heaven Official, he is the Earth Official, and my other companion is the Water Official. We have been sent by Heaven to tell you that your work has impressed Heaven. We have come to tell […]
Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 – Part 5 One of the soldiers said, “We are special policemen and have been ordered to capture a fugitive who has committed serious crimes against the country. We caught him and executed him. We cut of his head, and we were taking it back to the emperor. Now we have […]
Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 – Part 4 After carrying the people across the river, Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 decided to stay there and help more people across. He even put up a sign announcing that he would help anyone to cross the river, and people would give him food to thank him for his work. […]
Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 – Part 3 Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 heard every word the farmer said and understood what he meant. What he did not understand was how the farmer knew that he was just waiting to die. Qiū Chù Jī picked up the peach and ate it. He immediately felt full of energy […]
Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 – Part 2 One day Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 visted a family to ask for food and the homeowner looked at him and gave him half a bun. The man said, “I am not holding back half of the bun. I am a fortune teller, and I can tell that you […]
Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機 – Part 1 There was a famous Daoist Master named Wáng Chóng Yáng 王重陽 (1112-1170）who had seven students. One of his youngest students was a young man named Qiū Chù Jī 丘處機. Qiū Chù Jī studied Daoism very hard and Wáng Chóng Yáng liked him a lot. After many years, during […]
Hún Pò 魂魄 – Part 6 There are Qī Pò 七魄 – Seven Pò and they are Shī Gǒu 屍狗, Fú Shǐ 伏矢 , Qiǎo Yīn 雀陰, Tūn Zéi 吞賊, Fēi Dú 非毒, Chú Huì 除穢 and Chòu Fèi 臭肺 . Each one of these Pò represents our emotions and our behaviour. When we have […]
Hún Pò 魂魄 – Part 5 As we have seen, we have three kinds of Hún 魂 has three parts, the first is, Tiān Hún 天魂 – Heaven Hún, De Hún 地魂 – Earth Hún and Rén Hún 人魂 – Person Hún. In traditional Chinese skill, when we have three things we will classify them […]
Hún Pò 魂魄 – Part 4 Hún 魂 has three parts, the first is Tiān Hún 天魂 – Heaven Hún, the second is De Hún 地魂 – Earth Hún and the third is Rén Hún 人魂 – Person Hún. Hún relates to our spirit, emotions and feelings, so if our Qì氣 is strong, then our […]
Hún Pò 魂魄 – Part 3 Pò 魄 is the physical moon, so it is the physical spirit. This is like a baby who listening, looking, thinking, moving its arms and legs and crying, these are all Pò. When want something this is Hún 魂, when we physically go for what we want, make an […]
Hún Pò 魂魄 – Part 2 Hún 魂 is Yáng陽 Qì氣, which goes to the sky when we die. Once we pass, the Hún will leave our body and rise up to the sky, maybe into the air, Chinese describe it in the moonlight. When we look up at the sky, we see the moon […]
Hún Pò 魂魄 – Part 1 Chinese have a saying “Nǐ Hún Pò Bù Zài 你魂魄不在 – You Hun Po are not there.” This means your mind and spirit are not there. What exactly is Hún Pò 魂魄? In Qìgōng氣功 we have five internal organs: heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and spleen. In the Huángdì Nèijīng […]
Blowing Wind Part 3 Many people do not notice that when they are standing near an entrance to a room or building, there is a draft, and so the wind blows on us. If we stand there too long, it will make us weak and ill. We should always listen to our body. If our […]
Blowing Wind Part 2 In hot places, people like to use fans to blow the air at themselves. This is like the wind blowing on you. If you stay where a fan is blowing on you for a long time, then it can also weaken you and then you will get ill, it can even […]
Blowing Wind Part 1 There is a Chinese saying, “Bì fēng rú bì jiàn 避風如避箭 – Avoid the wind blowing like avoiding shooting arrows.” It means that the wind blowing on our body is like arrows shooting us. Why is this? It is because the wind can take away our energy and if the wind […]
People’s Hearts are Dangerous – Part 2 人心惟危 Rén xīn wéi wēi, – People’s hearts are dangerous, 道心惟微 Dào xīn wéi wēi, – Dào’s heart is small, 惟精惟一 Wéi jīng wéi yī – Put all energy to become one, 允执厥中 Yǔn zhí jué zhōng – Only allowed to hold the centre with all effort. The […]
People’s Hearts are Dangerous – Part 1 人心惟危 Rén xīn wéi wēi, – People’s hearts are dangerous, 道心惟微 Dào xīn wéi wēi, – Dào’s heart is small, 惟精惟一 Wéi jīng wéi yī – Put all energy to become one, 允执厥中 Yǔn zhí jué zhōng – Only allowed to hold the centre with all effort. These […]
The Rich Merchant with Four Wives – Part 4 Our true Nature is who we are, what we think, what we do and how we act. If we do bad things and harm others we will get a bad result and if we do good things which benefit others we will win a good result. […]
The Rich Merchant with Four Wives – Part 3 The second wife was the most beautiful and talented of all the Rich Merchant’s wives. She made him richer, more successful and helped him get whatever he wanted in his life. The second wife represents money and investment. How was she forced to be with him? […]
The Rich Merchant with Four Wives – Part 2 The Rich Merchant was very happy, finally one of his wives wanted to go with him! His fourth wife looked very normal, but she always knew what was on his mind and knew what he wanted and what he did not want. She would advise him, […]
The Rich Merchant with Four Wives – Part 1 There was once a Rich Merchant who had four wives. One day he decided to go on a long journey so he asked his first wife, “Do you want to go with me?” His first wife was very beautiful and she was always with the Rich […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 10 When we have a high level in our Qìgōng 氣功, we can feel things happening near and far away, and we might know about some major events that have happened in the past, present and even some that will happen in the future. Buddhism says, “There is no […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 9 When we have reached a high level of Qi Development, we will know and sense things that are not only close to us, but also from far away and we may also see and sense things that are in the future. For example, we might be at home, […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 8 When we can feel things around us, our Qì 氣 level is very high. To reach this standard, we must centre our mind and body and not let things disturb us. We must stay calm and try to empty the mind. This means we should not get excited […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 7 Practising Qigong is very enjoyable. The more we practise, the more we want to practise, and this is because it makes us feel good! After we practise we have more Qi, and when we are full of Qi we are healthy and strong, both physically and mentally. We […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 6 If we practise Zhàn Zhuāng 站樁 – Standing Meditation and place our hands in front of us as if we are holding a ball, then we will feel the Jīngluò 經絡 of the hands very easily. If we sit down on a chair to meditate and relax both […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 5 When practising Qìgōng 氣功, we will have reached a very good standard of Qì 氣 when we can feel the location of the acupuncture points and the flow of Qì through the Jīngluò 經絡 – Channels. We will also start to recognise the more sensitive parts of the […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 4 Once you start to find the location of the main acupuncture points you will start to find out more. Over the body, there are 36 major acupuncture points. Remember that some of the points come in pairs, so if you find the left Láogōng 劳宫穴, then you will […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 3 After we can feel the Qì, we should keep practising. This is like saving money to buy a house when you do not have enough money right now, so you need to keep saving more. The next level of Qì Development is feeling to location of the acupuncture […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 2 When we feel good we are at level 1, and then when we feel more energy we are at Level 2. Level 3 is slightly different, here we can sometimes feel Qì 氣 and sometimes we will not feel our Qì. Some people can practice for 10-years, or […]
Levels of Qì Development – Part 1 When we first go to class to begin our Qìgōng 氣功 study, the Sīfú 師父 and all seniors help us, and by the end of the class we always feel good. This is how it should be. Feeling good is the first step and the first result that […]
Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 – Part 6 When the two disciples saw the letter they realised their Sīfú, Sihing and the dog were alive and were all now immortal. They regretted they had not listened to their Sīfú and that he had been testing them. This story spread out through Luòyáng 洛陽 and everyone knew […]
Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 – Part 5 The Two junior disciples looked at each other. They were both scared. One of them said, “Now Sīfú and Sihing have died! We should bury them and go back home.” They agreed and both thought that they were lucky to be alive and they had not taken the […]
Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 – Part 4 The dog ate the immortality medicine. Sometime later one of the disciples went to check on the dog and found it lying on the floor. He bent down to see if it was ok, but it was not breathing. The disciple called out, “The dog has died!” Now […]
Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 – Part 3 Wèi Bó Yáng’s 魏伯陽 three disciples were so happy to hear that, even though their Sīfú had said the same thing a few times before. Despite their failures the last time, they always believed their Sīfú would succeed and they all hoped that this time he was right […]
Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 – Part 2 Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 had a few students, who believed, followed, and obeyed his instructions. Wèi Bó Yáng travelled all over China studying Daoist skills, but it was at Zhǎng Bái Shān 長白山 (Forever White Mountain), on the border of China and North Korea, he found his Sifu. […]
Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 – Part 1 Wèi Bó Yáng 魏伯陽 was a Daoist who lived between 151-221, during the Eastern Han Dynasty 東漢. His original name was Wèi Ao 魏翱 and his hometown was Huìjī Shàng Yú 會稽上虞 which is in today’s Zhèjiāng Province 浙江省. As a Daoist, he wanted to become an Immortal. […]
Preparing for Meditation – Part 10 All these 12 methods can help us to prepare to meditate. There are more methods than these and you might find many ways to help you prepare yourself for meditation, for example, sitting a a certain comfortable chair, watching a certain video, using incense or other aromas, even looking […]
Preparing for Meditation – Pt9 Method 11 – Meditate with a Group of People Sometimes we can find it hard to mediate because our mind is full of many thoughts. To help this, we can try to meditate with a group of people, even if it just one other person (although a group is better). […]
Preparing for Meditation – Pt8 Method 9 – Look Far Away Another way is to find somewhere nice, a nice environment that has a distant view. We can sit in our meditation position and look far into the distance. After a while we can start to forget everything around us and then close our eyes […]
Preparing for Meditation – pt7 Method 7 – Read a Poem We can also read a poem which helps us to relax. It can just be a paragraph or a sentence which makes you feel good and does not bring up your energy and make you excited, it must also not be funny and not […]
Preparing for Meditation – pt6 Method 5 – Imagination When we are in our meditation position, we can also use imagination to help us meditate. We can imagine something like a waterfall, the stars, a forest, a beach, the sea or ocean, a temple, in fact any scenery that makes you feel relaxed. We can […]
Preparing for Meditation – pt5 Method 3 – Listen to Music When we are in our meditation position and we have relaxed, we can turn on some soft music. We should not have it too loud; it should be background music and should not run too long, this is because we need to let go […]
Preparing for Meditation – pt4 When we have finished washing the face, we lower both hands to our sides and then bring them back up and around, like we are collecting Qi from all around us, with the palms facing up. We then bring them above our head and then slowly lower them down, with […]
Preparing for Meditation – pt3 When we Shǒu Gōng, we rub the palms of our hands together, around six to nine times, and this brings more Qi to the palms. We then wash our faces starting from the Yíngxiāng Points 迎香穴 by the both sides of nostril, We touch the tips of the index finger […]
Preparing for Meditation – pt2 Once we have the right position, whether it is a Lotus, sitting on a chair or standing, we must make sure our back is straight so that the Bǎihuì 百會穴 and Huìyīn Points 會陰穴 are in a vertical line. This will help our Qi to flow properly. We then need […]
Preparing for Meditation – Pt1 Whenever we first begin to meditate, we can find it difficult to relax and go into a meditative situation. When this happens we need things to help us. It is just like trying to start a car that has a flat battery and it needs a jump start to get […]
King’s Sickness Pt12 It is true, if we are selfish and only think about ourselves, eventually we will suffer. This is why the Daoist said that his Qi could only be used in the right way. If he used it for bad reason, then he would suffer. The same was true for the King, at […]
King’s Sickness Pt11 Everyone wants to know what happened to the Daoist, the Senior Advisor the guards. If we have good Qi, then we can use it to heal people. This means we are able to transmit the Qi from our body to the other person or even an object. The Daoist had obviously reached […]
King’s Sickness Pt10 Everyone was surprised and many exclaimed, “What just happened?” The King looked at them and then shouted orders for the palace medical staff to come and help the Senior Advisor and the guards who had been holding the Daoist. The medical staff quickly arrived and checked on the Senior Advisor and the […]
King’s Sickness Pt9 The King heard the Senior Advisor’s words and thought he might be right. If the Daoist wanted to hurt him if he wanted to. The Daoist smiled and said, “You do not need to put me in prison or kill me. What you need to do is take out all power out […]
King’s Sickness Pt8 The next day the King’s Guard went and summoned the Daoist to see the King. The Daoist had just finished his Qìgōng 氣功 practice and went to the palace so see the King. The King said to him, “Daoist, you healed my illness and I appreciate and thank you for this, but […]
King’s Sickness Pt7 The Senior Advisor said to the King, “You Majesty, if he can do things like this and heal you with his Qì氣, think about what else he could do? He could harm you or even kill you! He is dangerous!” The King was just so happy, but those words made him stop […]
King’s Sickness Pt6 The next morning, after the King woke up and had eaten his breakfast, he called the Daoist to come and see him. When the Daoist arrived, he asked the King, “Your Majesty, how do you feel today?” The King replied, “I feel great!” The Daoist continued to ask, “Do you feel anything […]
King’s Sickness Pt5 The King looked better, he looked ten years younger and healthier. The Daoist asked the King, “You Majesty, please follow me and copy what I do.” The King copied the Daoist as he raised up both his hands above his head and slowly lowered them down past his face, down to his […]
King’s Sickness Pt4 The Daoist walked around the King whilst using his palms and sword fingers to point at the King’s body. He aimed at different acupuncture points such as, the Bǎi Huì 百會, Fēng Fǔ 風府, Fēng Chí 風池, Dà Bāo 大包, Qì Hù 氣戶, Shèn Shū 腎俞, Mìng Mén 命門, Huán Tiào 環跳, […]
King’s Sickness Pt3 The room was very big with many plants positioned around it. Through the window the sun was shining in and it made the room comfortable and warm. It was a very calm and peaceful area. The King was sitting in a chair with his servants around, and his senior advisor was standing […]
King’s Sickness Pt2 The Daoist claim made the King curious and he agreed to see him. When the Daoist was brought before him, the King said, “What can you do about my sickness?” The Daoist replied, “I can use Qì 氣 to heal you, no medicine is involved.” The King had heard of Qì, but […]
King’s Sickness Pt1 Once upon a time there was a King. The King had everything, power, money, a beautiful wife and two beautiful children, a boy and girl. He lived a very happy life. One day the King found that a red spots on his body had started to grow. He called a doctor to […]
Seven Hollows Qī Qiào 七竅 – Part 5 After our Qìgōng movements we always do some mediation. When we have finished our meditation, we always ‘wash’ our faces using the palms of our hands. First, we will touch the nose, either side of the nostrils with the fingertips, then rub the palms up the face […]
Seven Hollows Qī Qiào 七竅 – Part 4 There is a story about a man who betrayed his country and his emperor. When he was captured, the Emperor sentenced him to death. He was made to drink a cup of poisoned wine. After he had drunk it he suddenly collapsed and blood began seeping out […]
Seven Hollows Qī Qiào 七竅 – Part 3 So far we have talked about six of the Hollows: two eyes, two ears and two nostrils. The last one is obviously the mouth. The mouth is for eating and talking, and inside the mouth there is the tongue. The mouth has so many functions and it […]
Seven Hollows Qī Qiào 七竅 – Part 2 Now we come to nostrils. Everyone must have had the experience when they have caught a cold or have an allergy which has made them unable to breathe through their nose. The nose is particularly important and is related to our lungs. When we cannot breathe properly […]
Seven Hollows Qī Qiào 七竅 – Part 1 On the face we have seven points or Seven Hollows – Qī Qiào 七竅. They are two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and the mouth. These seven points are very important to our Qì氣 and to our internal organs. The Qì enters and releases through these seven […]
The difference Between Sport and Qìgōng 氣功 Many people ask, “What is the difference between sport, dancing and Qìgōng氣功?” The answer is sport and dancing are both external. They are concerned with what you can see. Qìgōng is internal and deals with the Qì 氣, the feeling of the movements and even meditation, all things […]
Xīn Bāo 心包 – Pericardium There is another organ that has its own channel and is not easy to see. Any organ that has its own channel is very important and so must be taken very seriously. This organ called Xīn Bāo 心包, the Pericardium and its channel is Shǒu Juéyīn Xīn Bāo Jīng 手厥陰心包經 […]
Sānjiāo 三焦 – Triple Warmer – Part 3 When the Sānjiāo 三焦 has a problem, the Qì will not be able to pass through from one Jiāo 焦 to another. It might be that the Qì cannot pass from the Shàngjiāo 上焦– Upper Warmer down to the Xiàjiāo 下焦 – Lower Warmer. Generally the Qì […]
Sānjiāo 三焦 – Triple Warmer – Part 2 The Sānjiāo 三焦 is not one of the organs, but it is treated as one and just as important. It is a Yáng organs, which we call Fǔ 腑 and it also has its own Jīngluò 經絡 – channel. Only organs have their own Jīngluò and it […]
Sānjiāo 三焦 – Triple Warmer – Part 1 The body has five Yīn organs, which we call Zàng 臟, and six Yáng organs, which we call Fǔ腑. Zàng refers the organs that are more inside the body an so more internal. These are the liver, heart, spleen, lungs and kidneys. We all know that these […]
Sì Shén Cōng 四神聰 – Part 4 Once the Bǎihuì and the Sì Shén Cōng 四神聰 are open, it is like the main gate being open and so a lot of Qi can come out from the head. Many points will be open like the Běn Shén 本神，Shéntíng 神庭, Yùzhěn 玉枕, Fēng Fǔ 風府，Fēng Chí […]
Sì Shén Cōng 四神聰– Part 3 It is not easy to develop our Qì to push up to the Bǎihuì point 百會穴 and so it is not easy to open this acupuncture point. It is not easy to open because around the Bǎihuì point there are four guards. We call these Sì Shén Cōng 四神聰. […]
Sì Shén Cōng 四神聰 – Part 2 If we want to get the Qì 氣up to the Upper Dāntián 上丹田, to the Sky Eye, there is one very important channel that we must open, this is the Chōng Mài 衝脈. The Chōng Mài runs from the Yǒngquán Point 涌泉穴 to the Huìyīn point 會陰穴 and […]
Sì Shén Cōng 四神聰 – Part 1 We practice Qìgōng 氣功 to make us healthy. Through practicing Qìgōng we collect and cultivate Qì 氣 from nature and the environment around us. We all know that practising outside, in nature and in a good environment is better than practising in bad surrounding and indoors. When we […]
External Affects the Internal – Part 3 Once we understand that the external body and the internal body are connected, are related to each other and affect one another, we can apply this principle to many things. Take our relationships for example. We need to work together whether it is husband and wife, partner and […]
External Affects the Internal- Part 2 Qìgōng movements are based on relaxation. Often people only see our arms, legs and body moving but actually this movement is working on the internal organs. In nature there is always two parts and this is the principle of Yīn and Yáng. Chinese people discovered the principle of nature […]
External Affects the Internal – Part 1 In our bodies we have two parts, one which we can control – like our arms, legs and eyes, ears, but there is one part that we cannot control – for example our heart, lungs, kidney and the other internal organs. The first part is our external body […]
Environment Part 6 We need to trust our senses, trust our Qi. If we practise Qigong regularly, whenever we go to a new place, we can sense if it has a good environment and good Qi. Even if we move to a new office, we will know if it is a good office to work […]
Environment – Part 5 If we practise Qigong regularly, we will actually never choose to stay or live in a bad environment. This is because we feel good every time we finish practising and then we will have better senses. Whenever we go to a bad environment or place we will not feel good and […]
Environment – Part 4 In the beginning, when we first begin to practise Qigong we just feel good. This is a good start. Then as we practise more we will feel even better and we like this feeling. It is just like cats who like to stay in a warm place, especially in the winter. […]
Environment – Part 3 Some people might say, “I don’t have a lot of money, how can I live in a better environment?” We have to find or create a good environment to live and work in, it is not about making more money. First we have to make ourselves healthy and we do this […]
Environments – Part 2 When we practise Qigong a lot we will find that we like to be in good environments that have plenty of fresh air and sunshine, where there are more green plants and more space. These good environments give us good energy. If we have never practised Qigong, then we feel the […]
Environments – Part 1 There are many people who live in the countryside. In the countryside, the air is better, there are more trees and less cars. When they go into the city, they find that it is very polluted and find it very difficult to breathe and suffer from more allergies. They would not […]
Single Movement Part 4 If we have a back problem, which exercises from Balancing Gong and Healthy Living Gong will be good for us? First we can think about which movements move our waist more, this leads us to “Beautiful Woman Turns the Waist”, “Turning the Head and Twisting the Tail” and “Roc Extends its […]
Single Movement Part 3 There are many single movement Qigong exercises in Balancing Gong and Healthy Living Gong. Each movement has its own healing purpose. If we understand Qigong well, then we will understand the benefits of each movement. For example, if you have a headache, you will know which movement is good for this. […]
Single Movements Pt 2 Each single Qigong movement has a benefit which is quite obvious. For example in Balancing Gong we have the first movement “Holding the Dantian” where we put our hands over our Dantian. It is the simplest movement for beginners and everyone can practise it easily. However, it teaches the most fundamental […]
Single Movements Pt 1 We all know that we practise Qigong to makes us healthier, the more we practise the healthier we get. However we will not be 100% healthy, because we use our energy when we do other things, our work, when we communicate with other people etc. Other people can affect us and […]
Ying Qigong 硬氣功 The second type of Qigong is Ying Qigong 硬氣功– Hard Qigong and so Ying 硬 means hard. Soft and hard balance each other, we cannot just practise Ruan Qigong 軟氣功, without Ying, even if we just practise Horse Stance 馬步 or Healthy Living Gong Part 3’s 健康生活功第三節 Tiger Pushes the Mountain or […]
Ruan Qigong 軟氣功 When we study Qigong we should know there are two kinds. One is soft, which we call Ruan軟, so Ruan Qigong軟氣功. This is what we normally practise in class, Balancing Gong 平衡功, Healthy Living Gong 健康生活功 and Wild Goose Qigong 大雁氣功 etc. The character for Ruan軟 is made up of two parts. […]
Wai Gong 外功 Practising Qigong we have Nei Gong 內功, which is internal training, however we also have Wai Gong 外功 – external training. Many people only think about internal training for their Qigong, however, Qigong also has external training in order to balance the internal training. Like we have our warm ups and Chun […]
Nei Gong 內功 Qigong is internal training. We call this Nei Gong 內功. Nei 內 means inside and together with Gong 功, Nei Gong means internal training. But what does internal training mean? It means that the purpose of all our movements and meditation is to work on the inside of the body, like the Qi, the blood, […]
Kwai 快 – Fast In Qigong, when we practise movements slowly, this is called Man 慢 – slow. The opposite to Man (slow) is quick and this in Chinese is Kwai 快. Chinese philosophy, whether it is Buddhism, Daoism or Rujia 儒家 (Confucianism), teaches that everything must have an opposite side. We must balance both […]
Man 慢 – Slow In Qigong we move slowly. Slow movements allow you to feel your body. Practising Qigong helps us to feel the internal body and this is a healthy thing. Some people fail to feel their internal body and this is because they never relax enough. Only when you can really relax can […]
Dong Gong 動功 In Qigong we have Jing Gong 静功. Quiet and still exercises like meditation. These help us to calm down and settle. We also have Dong Gong動功. Dong 動 means moving, so these are like our forms. Stillness and movement, this is balance, we need both. When we practise Qigong we always do […]
Jing 靜 When we practise Qigong we also need Jing靜. Jing means quiet. The mind and heart need to be Jing (quiet). The character for Jing is written in two parts. The first part is Qing青, means Green. In the old times it also meant Spring. Spring is the beginning for the year and the […]
Ren 忍 When we practise Qigong we also need Ren 忍 – patience. Many people have asked me, “How long will take before I can heal other people?” I always answer, “To heal others you first need to be healthy.” How long does it take to become healthy? This all depends on the condition you […]
Xin 心 Last time we said to practise Qigong we needed Yi 意, but we also need Xin 心 – heart. As we know, Yi is focus. It starts from one’s heart and so we want to do it. When we want to do something we do it with focus and we push ourselves to […]
Yi 意 – part 2 When we practise Qigong we should focus and concentrate on our movements, this is Yi 意. The Chinese character for Yi is a combination of three characters: 立 Li means stand 曰 Yue means say 心 Xin means heart All together it means a person tells what their heart wants. […]
Yi意 and Qi氣 What is Yi意? Yi means mind or thinking. When we do Qigong we still need to think, we need to think about what we are doing and not become distracted by other thoughts. We should therefore focus on what we are doing, like Balancing Gong, focus on the movements and relax the […]
Bone Qi 骨氣 At the end of my classes we always practise Ma Bu 馬步– Horse Stance. Many students begin with a high position. After a while, once they are used to it they will follow some of the other students and stand in a medium stance. The seniors always try to practise in a […]
Qi and Strength When we finish practising Qigong not only do we feel healthier, but we feel physically stronger. This is because Qi and strength come together. When someone is sick, they are physically weaker. Some find it hard to walk far, walk upstairs or even stand for any length of time. If we are […]
Qi and Blood After practising our Qigong we feel warm, particularly our hands and feet. Many students, when they first come to class have cold hands and feet, but after a few months of Qigong practice, they start to feel warmer, some even feel warm after just one lesson! This is all about our Qi. […]
Practise When Our Energy is Low Qi plays a very important part in our health. When our Qi drops we will begin to feel weak and tired. If we keep losing Qi, then we will become sick. If more Qi is lost then we become very sick and if we lose even more, and then […]
Many people have asked me whether 2020 will be a good year. I always say, “Yes it will be a good year,” because for me every year is a good year! Of course there will be problems and trouble that comes to me but this is life. I will deal with these things instead of […]
When we study Feng Shui, we need to know the energy of the year. For this we need to know the basics, like the original Nine Star positions: The Stars are: Relationship and travelling Illnesses Argument Study, Job and Business Disaster Surprising Money, Benefits Lost Money Income Celebration and Parties Once we know these basics, […]
Foot Jue Yin Liver Jing 足厥陰肝經 After the Foot Shao Yang Gall Bladder Jing 足太陽膀胱經 the Qi flows to the Foot Jue Yin Liver Jing 足厥陰肝經. The liver and gall bladder are related. The strong time for the Foot Jue Yin Liver Jing is 1-3am. This is a very quiet time and the Qi settles, […]
Foot Shao Yang Gall Bladder Jing 足太陽膀胱經 After the Hand Shao Yang Triple Warmer Jing 手少陽三焦經, the Qi now flows to the Foot Tai Yang Gall Bladder Jing 足太陽膀胱經. Its strongest time is 11pm – 1am, which means it goes into the following day. Remember traditionally, in China there were only 12 hours in a […]
Hand Shao Yang Triple Warmer Jing 手少陽三焦經 From the Hand Jue Yin Pericardium Jing 厥陰心包經 the Qi now flows to the Hand Shao Yang Triple Warmer Jing 手少陽三焦經, its strongest time is 9-11pm. The Triple Warmer consists of the three parts of the body. The Upper Warmer is from the Tiantu Point 天突穴 to the […]
Hand Jue Yin Pericardium Jing 厥陰心包經 After the Foot Shao Yin Kidney Jing 足少陰腎經 the Qi then flows to the Hand Jue Yin Pericardium Jing 厥陰心包經. Its strong time is 7-9pm. The pericardium is around the heart and so it is almost as important as the heart. From the last point of the Kidney Jing, […]
Foot Shao Yin Kidney Jing 足少陰腎經 After the Foot Tai Yang Urinary Bladder Jing 足太陽膀胱經 the Qi flows to the next jing which is the Foot Shao Yin Kidney Jing 足少陰腎經 . From the little toe, the Qi now goes to the sole of the foot to the Yongquan Point涌泉穴. In Qigong we use the Yongquan […]
Foot Tai Yang Urinary Bladder Jing 足太陽膀胱經 After having two weeks to refresh and review the first six jing, we now need to make sure we can remember them every week as we also continue to learn the new ones. We need to learn from the Hand Tai Yin Lung Jing 手太陰肺經 the to the […]
Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine Jing 手太陽小腸經 From the Hand Shao Yin Heart Jing 手少陰心經 the Qi then flows to the Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine Jing 手太陽小腸經. Its strong time is from 1 to 3pm. We know that the heart and the small intestine are connected, and so after the heart the Qi flows […]
Hand Shao Yin Heart Jing 手少陰心經 After the Foot Tai Yang Spleen Jing 足太陽脾經 The Qi flows to Hand Shao Yin Heart Jing 手少陰心經. Its strongest time is from 11am to 1pm, so Noon time. At this time the Sun is at its strongest and affects the heart and the pericardium. Heart Jing and Pericardium […]
Foot Tai Yang Spleen Jing 足陽明脾經 Since the last Jing we looked at was the Foot Yang Ming Stomach Jing 足陽明胃經 then we know that this must be connected to the Foot Tai Yang Spleen Jing 足陽明脾經. The last point on the Foot Yang Ming Stomach Jing 足陽明胃經 was the Lidui Point 歷兑穴 on the […]
Foot Yang Ming Stomach Jing 足陽明胃經 The last Jing we looked at was the Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Jing 手陽明大腸經, and the last acupuncture point on this Jing was the Yinxiang Point 迎香穴 by the side of the nostril. This Jing then flows into the Foot Yang Ming Stomach Jing 足陽明胃經. This starts in […]
Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Jing手陽明大腸經 The next channel is the Hand Yang Ming Large Intestine Jing 手陽明大腸經. The Qi in the strongest time is from 5am to 7am. The Large Intestine and Lung are connected, where the Large Intestine is Yang and the Lung is Yin. If one has a problem the other will […]
Hand Tai Yin Lung Jing 手太陰肺經 Now let’s introduce the Hand Tai Yin Lung Jing 手太陰肺經. The Qi starts here, from 3 to 5am. The air is fresh and so this is the best time for the Qi to start in the body and the Lungs should be first. In total, there are 22 acupuncture points on the Hand Tai […]
Three Foot Yang Jing We have Three Hand Yang Jing, then we must have Three Foot Yang Jing, which must run from the foot area. These also have Big Yang, Middle Yang and Small Yang. Big Yang is Tai Yang 太陽, Middle Yang is Yang Ming 陽明 and Small Yang is Shao Yang 少陽. The […]
Three Hand Yang Jing Since we have Three Hand Yin Jing and Three Foot Yin Jing, we must have Three Hand Yang Jing and Three Foot Yang Jing. Again, “three” because there are three kinds of Yang, Tai Yang 太陽, Yang Ming 陽明 and Shao Yang 少陽. From before we already will already have worked […]
Three Yin Leg Jing We also have three Yin Foot Jing which are on the inside of the legs. All the Yin Jing are more hidden, like three Yin Hand Jing are on the palms of the hands and run up and down the inside of the arms to the armpits. So the three Yin […]
Three Yin Hand Jing We have twelve channels and we now know that there are six Yin channels and six Yang Channels. In Chinese we call these Jinglou 經絡. Jing 經 means channel, or an orbit. Lou 絡 means net. So it means that in the Jinglou the channels cover the body like net. Within […]
Qi Flows to the Organ Channels Chinese ancestors were very clever discovering acupuncture points and channels. This was over 3000 years ago and was all based on observations of nature and the feeling in the body and how it relates to the environment. Relaxation is the key, as observation and awareness become much clearer. They […]
Zang Fu臟腑 (Yin and Yang Organs) If we look at the relationship between the time and internal organ channels, we can see that they come in pairs. Each pair has one Yang internal organ and one Yin internal organ, we call them Zang Fu ,Zang is Yin organs are more important. The Yin organs are: […]
Channels of the Day We understand that the time, day, month and year all relate to our internal organs. Now we need to know that each organ has its own channel and acupuncture points, so if the channel is stimulated then the organ is stimulated as well. The same with the acupuncture points, if the […]
Four Energies Connect Everywhere In certain countries and places, Summer and Winter can be very long or very short. Even the days can be very long or very short and this means the night time is also very long or very short. However, they are no different to any other area since they can still […]
Energy of the Year If we look at the whole year, in a similar way we looked at a day, then we can also split into four different times. Spring is like the Morning and the Liver become stronger just like the plants starting to grow. Summer is hot, nowadays it is even hotter than before because of […]
Energy of the Day Every morning when we wake up one of the first things we do is check the weather. We look at the temperature and if there is a clear sky. If the weather is going to be good and there is a clear sky we already start feeling good. However, if the weather […]
Teeth – Part 2 Apart from practising Horse Stance, is there any other way to train our teeth? We can train out teeth same way as a baby does. Babies like to bite on things so even adults can use those soft chewy teethers. Even as adults we still need to use our teeth and train […]
Teeth – Part 1 The mouth, tongue and teeth are all connected. I often hear of people who have teeth problems and less who say they have a problem with their mouth or tongue. It’s true, if there is a problem with the mouth or tongue, after a couple of days, weeks or even a […]
Tongue – Part 4 If we take a look inside the mouth, we will see there are some acupuncture points we can stimulate by moving the mouse and the tongue. Doing this will create a lot of saliva and this is good for the digestive system and also calming the mind. We can also massage […]
Tongue – Part 3 Sometimes an ulcer can form underneath the tongue. These are uncomfortable and can be quite painful, particularly when we are eating very juicy and sour food, for example oranges. When we look in a mirror we can see the ulcer and sometimes we can see cold sores around the mouth and […]
Tongue – Part 2 As part of a diagnosis, Chinese doctors will always look at a patient’s tongue. This is because on the tongue we can see the problems with our internal organs. For example, if the tongue is too red this means there is too much fire, too much Yang in the body and […]
The Tongue – Part 1 When we have massaged the acupuncture points around mouth and also exercised the mouth, we can then stimulate the tongue as well. The tongue relates to the heart. The mouth relates to the spleen. If the spleen has a problem, the digestive system will have a problem and so the mouth will […]
Mouth – Part 2 Our saliva can tell us whether we are healthy or not. If we are healthy there will be plenty of saliva and it will taste sweet, but if we are not, the saliva will be bitter or nasty. This is because the illness happens inside the body, gen in the internal […]
Mouth – Part 1 The mouth is very important part of the body, need it eat and talk. When the mouth has a problem we cannot eat and cannot speak. So to take care of it, there are some exercises we can do. Outside of the mouth we have certain acupuncture points like, Ren Shiu […]
The Nose – Part 5 Did you know that some people can lose their sense of smell? For example a decorator who paints walls with a lot of strong smelling paints will not be able to smell the chemicals in the paint so much. A smoker will not be able to smell their cigarette smoke […]
The Nose – Part 4 Our nose is for breathing but also for smelling things. It is can recognise the smell of things whether they are good or bad. Some people have a “super nose” and can smell things that other people cannot smell even from far away. However, if we are in bad smell […]
The Nose – Part 3 When we breathe through the nose, we are more relaxed than when we breathe with mouth. Some people say they cannot breathe through the nose because of asthma or other blockages. However, we have to train ourselves to do so if we want to be healthy. It may take time, […]
Nose – Part 2 Anyone will find it difficult to breathe through the nose if the nose is blocked. As a result of this, a lot of people will just use their mouth to breathe, particularly when they are doing physical exercises, like our warm up Level II, Level III and Level IV in the […]
Nose – Part 1 The nose is another very important part of the body. We need our noses in order to breath, but if the nose has a problem then it makes breathing difficult. Any time our nose is blocked we will feel uncomfortable, find it hard to breathe and in particular, find it hard […]
The Ears Part 4 There are two exercises that are very good for the ears. One is Ming Tian Gu 嗚天鼓, which means, Making Sound at the Heavenly Drums. The exercise is a little light playing drums. First we cover our ears with our palms so that our fingers are on the back of our […]
The Ears Part 3 If we can look after our ears, then when we are older our hearings will be good. Of course, our genetics make a difference because we inherit many things from our parents and ancestors. If we inherit a weakness in our ears and also injure our ears or cause them other […]
The Ears – Part 2 As we get older, generally, we get weaker, so our circulation and flow of Qi is weaker. This means that less Qi and blood goes to our eats. As a result the eardrums become weaker and so the hearing is poorer. In order to take care of our ears, we […]
The Ears Part 1 Our ears are very important. We need them to hear so we are aware of the environment around us and when other people want to talk and communicate with us. So sound is important, good sounds have a positive effect on us and they make us relax, for example the sounds […]
The Eyes Pt 5 When we practise Qigong regularly enough, the Qi goes to the Sky-eye 天目, which is in the middle of the forehead. Actually the proper area is in our brain, but the entrance is the Sky Eye. When this happens you might even be able to see colours around yourself when you […]
The Eyes pt 4 When meditating with their eyes closed, some people will see colours. This is good as it means your Qi is strong and you can see the colours from you internal organs. Green is from the liver. Red, orange or pink are from the heart. Brown and yellow are from the spleen. White, […]
The Eyes Pt3 When we wear glasses we should sometimes take them off and try to see without them. Definitely when we are doing the eye exercises we should not wear glasses this is because we really need to use the muscles of the eyes, use our eyes to and this will help our Qi […]
The Eyes Pt 2 There is a Qigong way to protect and improve the eyes, which we can do regularly even when we are older. We need train and massage particular acupuncture points around the eyes using two fingers. Using the index and middle fingers rub, tap and circle the following six acupuncture points in […]
The Eyes Pt 1 Human beings all have six senses. These relate to the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind. The six senses are important to us and allow us to be aware of everything happening around us. If our senses are good, we are healthy. Practising Qigong makes us healthy and so makes […]
Look Younger and Healthier When we wash the face with our hands we will notice that our face feels smooth and soft, like a young person’s or even as soft as a baby’s skin. Why is this? Of course, not everybody will have skin this soft after practising, especially if your internal organs have a […]
Wash the Face During Shou Gong 收动 Whenever we finish out your practice we will practise some Meditation or Horse Stance. After a few minutes we will then do Shou Gong 收动 to finish. To begin with we will rub the palms of our hands together in order to make more Qi come to our palms. Then […]
Lotus Meditation pt5 There is another way to meditate whilst we are doing Lotus Meditation, and it is something we do when we are feeling healthy, have no blockages and feel good about ourselves. First we sit comfortably in a Lotus Position and relax entire body. When we feel there are no blockages then we […]
Lotus Meditation pt4 Once we have found the good position for our Lotus Meditation we then need to make ourselves comfortable so that we can sit for a long time. Relaxation is the key and it is the most important thing. In the beginning we just concentrate on our relaxation and let everything happen naturally. […]
