Qi Gong for the 21st Century

An interesting clip that explains a little of the history of Qi Gong and it's health benefits.

Yin Yang - Chansijing exercise

Look in the pages section for the diagram we were using in class last week.

                                                                    
                     Yang

Starting at A) - right hand - rotate arm anti clockwise so palm is facing up, left hand starts in normal position palm up. Trace the shape turning you hand appropriately from yin to yang positions ending back at A with your palm up again (yin). D is a point of inflection, a turning point .

Try hands / arms seperately and then both together.

                    Yin   

Once you are familiar tracing around the shape, the next stage is to incorporate the body within the movement, still the arms and let the body move to trace the arms in the chansijing patterns

                     

10 Principles

Look in Resources for Ten Principles that should be integrated in practice.

Five Element Theory

We have been currently practising the Five Element Qi Gong set.This clip gives a brief background to Five Element theory:

Please look in the resources section also for Five Element Associations  and a reminder of the Qi Gong sequence.

A New Start!

Welcome to all who have joined the Pelaw class this September.

Already we have looked at some of the basics.

Click on the following link TaiChi Classics for some Writings on Taijiquan.

They will give an insight into some of the principles of practice.


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Qi Gong Exercises

Look at resources pages for the following Qi Gong exercises - Flowing movement & Supporting the Sky

Five Element Associations

While doing the Five Element Qi Gong sequence we discussed some of the associations related to each element. Take a look at the extended lists in the resources pages.

Five Element Qi Gong

See descriptions of the Five Element Qi Gong set in resources.

Clip of opening sequence

Have a look at this clip of the opening sequence up to Single Whip

Yin Yang

Yin Yang - the interaction of opposites. Each of the opposites contain the other and are related. As you flow from the extreme of one you move into the other. The symbol depicts interaction and balance. In Tai Chi both aspects are in play - Yin being the rooted stance and Yang being the more dynamic movement. "Stillness within movement and movement within stillness"

Look at the clip below which is a story that illustrates the ever changing qualities of Yin Yang in action.

Clip of backward stepping and diagonal flying

Video clip of Andy James describing in detail practice of backward stepping and diagonal flying

Kua

Sometime ago we did a session on the structure and function of the Kua. Look in resources for an article extract - from TaiChi Magazine (2005) "Function and Usage of the Kua".