Category: qigong

  • Spirit – Shen Concentrated

    Having the above four, then you can return to concentrated spirit: if the spirit is concentrated, then it is (continuous and) uninterrupted, and the practice of chi (breath) returns to the shen (spirit). The manifestation of chi moves with agility. (When) the spirit is concentrated, opening and closing occur appropriately, and the differentiation of substantial…

  • Sitting Still Doing Nothing

    Let the Void be your cauldron; let Nature be your furnace; for your primary ingredient, take stillness; for your reagent; use quietude; for mercury, take your vital essence; for lead, use your vital energy; for water, use restraint; for fire, take meditation. [Union of the Triple Equation] Triple Equation of essence, energy and spirit unites…

  • The Golden Flower

    By Master Lu Tzu Heavenly Consciousness of the Heart Master Lu Tzu said: That which exists through itself is called Meaning. (Tao). Meaning has neither name nor force. It is the one essence, the one primordial spirit. Essence and life cannot be seen. It is contained in the Light of Heaven. The light of Heaven…

  • Buddha Palm Chi Kung Set

    Resting Posture Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart, toes and heels in line pointing straight forward. Bend the knees slightly so that you can’t see your shoe laces, but you can still see your toes. Knees should be centered vertically over the feet, not collapsing in toward each other. Have a slight crease…

  • Grounding Exercise

    Stand in relaxed position with the feet placed directly under your hips, knees slightly bent, ankles relaxed and the armpits open. Press the tip of the tongue against the soft palate of the mouth. This connects the energy circuit of the governing (back) channel with the energy circuit of the functional (front) channel. Breathe by…

  • Embracing the Tree with Chi Condensing and Circulating

    1. Stand with the feet shoulder-with apart. Bend the knees, pressing the sacrum down. 2. Position the arms as if they are encircling a tree; hold the thumbs up and relax the fingers, barely permitting them to touch. Relax the chest and hold the head erect. 3. Place the tongue on the palette. Practice abdominal…

  • 5 Clouds

    Based on the exercise from Master Ni Hua Ching: 1. Centre the Mind in the cloud of golden light in the solar plexus. Each out breath, intensify and expand the light taking the Mind deeper until the body and breath are lost in the light. 2. Allow the cloud to drift up to cover the…

  • Daily Energy Cultivation

    8 Paths – by Master Chao Pi Chen: Basic body energy is based in the perineum between the legs, rising during refinement to the abdomen (Lower Dantien). This energy circulates in a network of 8 special channels. Follow the paths with the Mind visualising a stream of golden light, while listening to the resulting body…

  • A Life of Infinity

    A world of vastness and emptiness: the deep mountain. There lives a life of infinity. You live with no company. You have no worldly communication. You enjoy the set of movements. This is your cultivation. This is your achievement. This is your merit. The movement makes your form unite with your shadow and your mind…

  • I have arrived

    I have arrived I am home in the here in the now I am solid I am free in the ultimate I dwell Reference: The Long Road Turns to Joy – A Guide To Walking Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN: 093807783X Page 1

  • Master Huang’s 20 Important Points

    Translated by Wee Kee-Jin For the Taijiquan Form and Qi cultivation Master Huang Sheng-Shyan referred to 20 points: 1 Every muscle in the body has to be relaxed and loosened. 2 The body has to maintain an upright position without leaning or tilting. 3 Empty the chest, relax the shoulders and drop the elbows. 4…

  • Classic Leg & Arm Meridian Massage

    Legs Upward 1. Place the palms of your hands on the inside of your legs at the ankles. 2. Slowly bring your palms up your legs, through the inside of your knees, up your thighs and into your genitals. Legs Downward 1. Place the palms of your hands on the outside of your thighs. 2.…

  • The Vipasana Meditation Technique

    This is a very easy meditation technique and is called Vipasana. It does not require you to believe in any God or Guru. It can be done at any time of the day. It acts directly on your mind and makes it more sensitive. It brings our minds under our complete awareness so that we…

  • The way to relax your shoulders

    With your feet shoulder width apart, slowly raise your arms as if lifting a ball. Breathe in with the upward movement. Turn your arms outwards and gently lower them back to the start, breathing out. Don’t hunch your shoulders or stiffen your arms. Make at least 30 complete circles with your arms. Reference: The Way…

  • Can you be as a newborn babe?

    載營魄, 抱一,能無離乎? 專氣致柔, 能嬰兒乎 滌除玄覽, 能無疵乎 愛民治國, 能無知乎 天門開闔, 能為雌乎 明白四達, 能無為乎 生之,畜之, 生而弗有, 為而弗恃, 長而弗宰, 是謂玄德。 Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation? Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe? Washing and cleansing the primal vision, Can you be without stain? Loving all men…