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. […]
Lotus Meditation pt3 Once everything is in the right position and you are sitting in your lotus, you then need to relax the whole body. When we do so we will find our breathing become stronger and a little bit quicker and this is because you want to settle down. Settling down means letting our […]
Lotus Meditation pt2 Once we have chosen our lotus position, whether it is a Full Lotus, Single Lotus or Normal Lotus, we need to sit in our backs straight. This means that the Baihui百會 point and the Huiyin 會陰 point are in a vertical line. You should not drop the head or bend our backs […]
Lotus Meditation pt1 During meditation, we can relax the most if we either sit in a lotus position or on a chair. If we stand in a high position we will not relax the whole body as much as sitting in lotus position or on a chair. Usually sitting in lotus position is the best, […]
Qigong Dao 169 – Stop Breathing to Open the Acupuncture Points During meditation, in the beginning when we close our eyes we will find out breathing changed again. Sometimes we will breathe in and out in very deep breath and sometimes it will be shallow, this is particularly true when sitting in lotus position or […]
Stop Breathing to Open the Acupuncture Points During meditation, in the beginning when we close our eyes we will find out breathing changed again. Sometimes we will breathe in and out in very deep breath and sometimes it will be shallow, this is particularly true when sitting in lotus position or the chair. When the […]
Let the Body do the Breathing When we continue practising Qigong we will notice more changes in our breathing. Our body can move fast, slow and any other speed, no matter what we do our breathing will match as long as we are relaxed. Therefore relaxation is the most important thing. Most of the time, […]
Fast and Slow Breathing When we are practising our Qigong, if we find that we are breathing faster than usual what does this mean? Usually this happens when we are doing Horse Stance or other standing positions that do not involve moving. During movement we usually breathe according to the movement however with standing positions there […]
Deep and Shallow When we practise Qigong we should notice that our breathing is different from before. Beginners only focus on breathing in and breathing out with the movements, they do not notice that there are many kinds of breathing for example deep breathing, shallow breathing, fast breathing and slow breathing etc. What does breathing in these different […]
Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt8 The last of the Eight Extra Mai are the Yin Jue Mai 陰蹻脈 and the Yang Jue Mai 陽蹻脈. Jue 蹻 means bridge, but this bridge is connected to the legs and is not the normal bridge qiao 橋. So obviously these two mai connect with the legs […]
Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt7 The next of the 8 extra channels we will look at is the Yin Wei Mai 陰維脈. This starts inside the calf at the Zhu Bin 築賓 point, rises up the leg to the stomach, passing through the chest to the Tian Tu 天突 finishes at the Lian Quan 廉泉 point under […]
Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt6 The next for extra channels are not as important as the first. In some way they are more like 12 Main Channel, although they are not connected with any internal organs. These for extra channels go from the legs up to the head and so in some way […]
Eight Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt5 Now we have looked at Ren Ma i任脈 ,Du Mai 督脈 and Dai Mai帶脈 we will now look at the most important channel, the Chong Mai 衝脈. If the Chong Mai is clear and smooth than all the other channels, Twelve Main Channels 十二經絡 and the Eight Extra Channels […]
Eight Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt4 After talking about the Ren Mai 任脈and the Du Mai 督脈we now look at. Dai Mai literally means Belt Channel and it is like a belt that goes around the waist. For normal people the Dai Mai is not full and so does not go completely around the waist. The […]
Eight Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt3 In previous articles we have already mentioned how the Ren Mai 任 脈 flows along the front of the chest, from the Huiyin 會陰 point up to the Cheng Jiang 承漿 point. This means the Qi flows up from the bottom of the Lower Dantian, between the legs, up […]
Eight Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt2 In Chinese Eight Extra Channels is Qi Jing Ba Ma i奇 經 八 脈. Qi 奇 means of or unusual. Jing 經 means channels. Ba 八 means eight and Mai 脈 also means channels, but Mai is stronger. Jing is like a stream whereas Mai is like a river, like […]
Eight Extra Channels 奇 經 八 脈 pt1 Normally, when we do not have enough money to buy our own home, we will normally rent somewhere to live. When we do have enough money we will buy our own flat or house, as all of us want to be safer and more secure. It is the […]
Erlang 二郎 Pt3 Yang Jian 楊戬 knew that the white hair was caused by many years of damp and no light or warmth from the sun. So he took his mother out in the open air so that she could take the heat and light from the sun. The white hairs started to disappear. Unfortunately the Jade […]
Erlang 二郎 Pt2 Yang Jian 楊戬 took his sister from the South to the North and East in the West of China! During their travels they suffered all kinds of hardship from terrible weather, struggling up high mountains and hunger and the disappointment of never finding a teacher you could teach them what they needed! The […]
Erlang 二郎 Pt1 The Jade Emperor 玉帝, the ruler of heaven, had a sister called Yao Ji 瑶姬. One day she came down from Heaven to the human world and there she met a young scholar called Yang Tian You 楊天佑. They fell in love and married and then had three children, two sons and one daughter. The eldest […]
Grandmaster Yang Mei Jun 楊梅君 pt 12 Seeing that Captain was feeling better, Grandmaster Yang Mei Jun 楊梅君 said, “Your police officer forced me to come here and accused me of hurting people. He even said people might die because of my treatment. Everybody could see me being put into a police car like I was […]
Grandmaster Yang Mei Jun 楊梅君 pt 11 When she arrived at the police station she found a group of people waiting for her. They obviously wanted to see this Qigong Master and how she gave her Qigong treatment. There was a big man sitting at the back of the room and he was introduced to her as the […]
Grandmaster Yang Mei Jun 楊梅君 pt 10 Grandmaster Yang Mei Jun 楊梅君 looked at the policeman and she knew something was not right. Keeping her attitude positive and polite she replied, “Yes, I am Yang Mei Jun. How can I help you officer?” The policeman looked at her a little seriously, “I have heard you are giving people […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt 9 After about a year of working at the hospital, Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 decided to leave. She went back to teach Qigong and Qigong Healing at the park and sometimes at home. This was easier for her he could control the timing and also make more money for her […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt 8 At this time Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 was treating many patients. She even taught some of her students to be able to use their Qi to treat people. After seeing so many people she realised that even though some of them were practising Qigong their skill was very weak. One […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt 7 During that period of time, Qigong became very popular. Many people began practising Qigong and also discovered the benefits of Qigong for their health. However, the “magic” of Qi made people crazy to learn and so many people just learnt from books and not from a teacher and this […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt VI Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 started to work in the hospital giving Qigong healing氣功醫療 . Some patients and students also followed her there so she was still very busy. Within a few months Qigong became very popular throughout China. Every Park had Qigong classes and seminars. Masters came from all over China […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt V Every morning Grandmaster Yang Meijun楊梅君 went to Xuan Wu Park 宣武公園 to treat her patients. To begin with there were not too many and her treatments were very effective. All of them felt good and were getting better because she not only treated them but she had also started to teach them […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt IV Grandmaster Yang continued to say, “The best way for me to help you is not to give you my Qi, but you have to develop your own. I am going to teach my skill which is the Kunlun Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong System 崑崙大雁氣功. This skill has been passed down […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt 3 Everybody saw the old lady hit a few different areas of the old man’s body. Of course they all knew that she was hitting acupuncture points in different areas, to stimulate and open them in order to allow the Qi to flow to help the patient. But they also witnessed her […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 Pt2 The old man replied, “I have had this problem for two years. Laoshi老師 (which means teacher), you are amazing! How could you see my problem? I have been travelling all over China looking for a cure and so far no doctor has been able to help me. If you can […]
Grandmaster Yang Meijun 楊梅君 pt1 Everybody likes Dayan Qigong – Wild Goose Qigong 大雁氣功, because of its benefits for health, how good it feels when we practice and also how beautiful it is to watch someone perform it. Dayan Qigong has a good and long history. The 27th generation inheritor was a lady who although was very small was […]
Qigong for Ying Qi 营氣 and Wei Qi 衛氣 If we practise Qigong in our early days, when we are a child or a teenager, then we will have a better result when we are older. This is normal, just the same as if you buy a new car and look after it, service and […]
Qigong for Yuan Qi 元氣 and Zong Qi 宗氣 When we practise Qigong our Qi becomes stronger. What effect does this have on our Yuan Qi元氣, Zong Q i宗氣, Ying Qi 营氣 and Wei Qi 衛氣? First of all our Qi will make the Yuan Qi function well and this means it makes the Yuan […]
Wei Qi 衛氣 Yuan Qi 元氣 and Zong Qi 宗氣 come together and become Ying 营氣 and Wei Qi 衛氣. Ying Qi is the Qi that flows along the channels keeping the supply of nutrients, mainly from food and drink, reaching the organs. Wei Qi is protecting Qi and so is the Qi that protects […]
Ying Qi 营氣 Yuan Qi 元氣 and Zong Qi 宗氣 together give us two kinds of Qi. One of them is Ying Qi营氣, which mean Nourishing Qi. This means it nourishes our body or stays inside the body to nourish the internal organs. Ying Qi flows through the 12 main channels and finally will flow along the […]
Prenatal 先天之氣 and Postnatal Qi 後天之氣 Yuan Qi 元氣 and Zong Qi 宗氣 are the foundations of our Vital Energy – our Qi. Yuan Qi comes from our parents and so affects our genetics. We carry the energy from our parents and so if they were tall, short, strong or weak etc. then this will […]
Zong Qi 宗氣 Once we are born, we eat and drink in order to get our energy. Of course we also breathe and we cannot stop breathing for too long otherwise we will die. Therefore we rely on breathing, eating food and drinking to keep us living and growing. This energy comes from outside the […]
Yuan Qi 元氣 We all have Qi氣. Without Qi we will die. Qi is the energy that keeps us going, it is the energy for living, the energy for enjoying life, the energy for fighting disease, the energy behind our emotions and the energy that keeps us strong. When we have good and strong Qi […]
Holding the Tree When I was in China every morning I would go to the park to practice my Qigong and Kung Fu. Sometimes I would see people holding a tree. They would embrace a big tree with the whole bodies pressed against it as if they were hugging it. I know that they probably […]
Sitting on the Grass After a good practice lying on the grass is not good. How about sitting on the grass to do meditation after practicing, is this a problem? Actually this is not a problem. So what is the difference between lying on the grass to rest or sleep and sitting on the grass […]
Lying on the Grass Some times when I have finished teaching, usually during our summer residential courses, I see one or two students who like lie down on the grass to rest. This is actually not a very good idea. I have seen a lot of people lying down under the sun, especially when I […]
Tired and Sleepy After a good practice, some people will feel tired and want to go to sleep. If we feel tired then going to sleep is fine, but the best thing is to sleep first and then practice. When we are tired we should sleep. After sleeping we feel better and then we practice, […]
Talk Too Much When we practice Qigong, we gather Qi from nature around us and also release our negative Qi. In this way we balance ourselves, so a good environment, good nature and fresh air around us are important as this gives us good Qi. This is how our bodies work with nature, we become […]
Sky and Earth The weather can affect our Qi but so does the sky and the earth. When we are able to practice outside, we normally choose a place where we can see the sky and also connect with the earth. Sometimes though, we might be able to see the sky but we cannot relate to the […]
Weather Affects our Qi If the weather is bad, raining heavily, snowing heavily or even a very hot day, do we practice outside? Of course we do not. Bad weather can take our energy, if we are not careful. When the weather is this bad we should still practice but indoors with the windows open. Fresh […]
All Will Reach a High Level Some students think they are not good enough, they feel movements are never quite right and they lack confidence. I can understand this. When I began to study I was never sure whether I was doing the movements correctly, but a good teacher will help you and never laugh or […]
One more or One Less Every day we practice our Qigong and it makes us feel good. if it is a busy day, I will practice twice a day for half an hour to an hour. If it is not a busy day but a good relaxing day, I will practice four times a day. This […]
Good Nature A good habit like practicing Qigong gives us good energy. Good energy leads to many good things, good health, positive thinking and happiness. What we do everyday leads us to the future we will have. Good habits will lead to a good future, but this also means bad habits will lead us to a […]
Habit Every day when we wake up in the morning we all have our own morning routine. You might go to the toilet, brush your teeth and wash your face. Some of you might have a shower, get dressed, and then you might have your breakfast, check your phone for any messages, read the news, check […]
