Tag: Qi
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Yi Leads Qi: How to Apply the Mind in Taiji Practice
The most pivotal — and most misunderstood — instruction in all of Taijiquan: Yi (?, intent) leads Qi (?, vital energy), and Qi moves the body. This post explores what that means in practice, how the classics explain it, and the developmental stages every serious practitioner must pass through.
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You Are the Animator, Not the Animated — The Teachings of Howard Huai Hsiang Wang
Wang Huai Hsiang distilled a lifetime of Chinese Kung Fu and internal alchemy into Prana Dynamics — a radical, empirical science of reverse self-engineering. His core insight: you are not a body with energy. You are the conscious awareness through which the body temporarily exists.
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Treaties of Tai Chi Chuan
Famous Taiji Treatises The classical literature of Taijiquan is a fairly bounded canon of texts written between the 18th and early 20th centuries, supplemented by works attributed to earlier, sometimes legendary figures. The list below collects the principal treatises and songs that practitioners and scholars actually draw on, organised into foundational treatises, classical songs (歌訣),…
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Dong Zhong Qiu Jing (动中求静)
Dong Zhong Qiu Jing (动中求静) i.e. “Seek stillness within movement” is a fundamental principle in Tai Chi Chuan. The phrase encapsulates the harmonious integration of movement and stillness. Harmony of Movement and Stillness: The importance of maintaining an inner sense of calm and tranquility even while the body is in motion. In Tai Chi, physical…
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Ju Shou Tou Zu (举手投足)
The Tai Chi Chuan phrase “Ju Shou Tou Zu (举手投足)” translates roughly to “raising the hand and moving the foot,”. This phrase embodies the principle that even the simplest actions carry profound energetic intent and unity. Each movement, no matter how minor, is deeply integrated with the body’s inner Qi (vital energy) flow, driven by…
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Shou Xin Ru Yi (手心如意)
The Taiji phrase “Shou Xin Ru Yi (手心如意)” translates to “Hands and heart as one” or more commonly, “Heart’s desire fulfilled.” This phrase emphasizes the harmony between intention and physical movement in Tai Chi practice. Explanation: Shou (手): Hands. Xin (心): Heart or mind/intention. Ru Yi (如意): As desired or as one wishes. In the…
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Breathing Methods and Practice Tips of Health Qigong
by Gong Lihui 2012 Breathing practice is one of the important exercises in practicing Health Qigong. Only when the exerciser is aware of the importance of breathing, using the correct breathing posture with right methods to make the most of breathing, can he learn Health Qigong well and reach the goal of dispelling diseases and…
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Exploring Analysis on Sinking Qi to Cinnabar Field
No matter you are a Health Qigong beginner or an experienced exerciser for years, you might not feel unfamiliar the term “Sinking Qi to Cinnabar Field(qì chén d?n tián)”, because nearly every stance emphases that “Sinking Qi to Cinnabar Field” is essential for exercising Health Qigong. However, few of exercisers can clearly explain how it…
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The Heat of Movement the coldness of stillness
by Liu I-Ming Generally speaking, when people are active, this gives rise to heat; when people sit quietly, this gives rise to cold. When one is cold, if one moves about this will again produce heat. When one is hot, if one sits still this will again produce coldness. In other words, cold and heat…
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Mind Exercising of the Health Qigong
The Health Qigong is one kind of Qigong exercise combining the mind, Qi and body exercise rather than the single muscle exercise. Regulating the mind, breath and body, called as three regulations in the following, are three basic elements of practicing the Health Qigong. The key word for three regulations is to regulate and adjust…
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Theory of essence Qi and spirit
Basic contents of theory of essence, Qi and spirit Essence, Qi and spirit is substance basis and basic elements consisting and sustaining life activity. It is commonly said that there is three kinds of treasure in the heaven, which is sun, moon and star, three kinds of treasure in the earth, which is water, fire…
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Three Immortals Cultivation of the Ling Bao Bi Fa
Ling Bao (??) translates as “Spiritual Treasure.” The Ling Bao Bi Fa outlines the San Xian Gong, “Three Immortals Cultivation,” for completing the Ling Bao and thus becoming a Zhen Ren (??) or Real Human Being. San Xian Gong consists of thee stages: Ren Xian Gong (???) Human Immortal Cultivation, Di Xian Gong (???) Earthly…
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Martial aspects of yiquan and its fighting application
Internal “Intention” for Health and Self-Defense By Fukui Yang as told to Bob Feldman A Short History of Yiquan and My Family’s Relationship to this Martial Art Yiquan is a relatively new Chinese martial art created by the great master Wang Xiangzhai. Master Wang was the last and favorite student of the Xingyiquan master Guo…
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Soaring Crane
Soaring Crane Qigong forms 1-5 Soaring Crane Qi Gong, also referred to as China Soaring Crane Qi Gong, or Crane Style Qi Gong, was developed in more recent years by qi gong master Zhao Jing Xiang, drawing upon information from other qi gong masters, ancient Taoist practices, and the movements of the crane, known for…
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