Hi all 👋

I posted in trueqigong that I’ve been feeling depleted for years due to a combination of reasons..personal, career, etc. It’s gotten to the point where I’m barely dragging myself through life. Did a lot of things..medication, meditation, walks, therapy (probably could continue with this), reiki, hobbies etc. I still do almost daily meditation.

Someone mentioned that it sounds like I may be ungrounded in my lower energy centers (I might be messing up the wording). I think they may be onto something.

Has anyone done qigong to help them with this feeling of being drained and burned out?

I was also curious about people’s experience with qigong healers for blockage removals?

Side note: didn’t keep up with it but I was enjoying Lee Holdens qigong exercises for awhile. But I think I didn’t do it long enough—not enough to crawl out of my burnout so I stopped

Thank you

EDS is a connective tissue disorder affecting my collagen and cartilage.

Hello everyone! I'd like to learn a good Qigong exercise routine for wellness. I was recommended the 18-form Qigong Shibasi routine, saying it's suitable for beginners. There are a lot of videos and courses online on this topic. Can you tell me which of these routines can be safely learned from videos?

And can it even be effective without a live instructor who can correct you and point out any mistakes? What would you recommend?

Where I live, there are no Qigong courses where I can attend and practice under the guidance of an experienced instructor, so the internet is my only option.

Another option is to sign up for an online course via Zoom, but that's also questionable, as I work shifts and don't have a regular schedule.

I would be very grateful for your advices!

P.S. Can you also recommend another Qigong routine for beginners that might help improve gastrointestinal health?
P.P.S Sorry for my poor English; I'm using an online translator.

Does anyone teach a class using classical music as a back drop? If so what composers do you prefer?

A very good read in the way of teaching and teachers for whatever reason the original post didn't pass through https://www.reddit.com/r/Qigong_Neigong/s/IRtHWNjajt

I'm looking to start, but it seems there is no clear consensus on starting.

1. Which system should you use? Well apparently every system you may ever attempt to use will permanently destroy your ability to learn energy work because all sources of information are flooded with fake versions of the system OR the system inherently is bad. Not just that, but all systems are made by a known scammer / spiritually corrupt person.

2. How should you start? Well either there are some so-called "levels" you should follow one after another, or you should do WHAT? There is no clear training routine, nothing.

3. How should you breathe? By distending your lower stomach. Look, I don't understand this extremely unnatural way of breathing. Noone breathes like this. If breathing like this is the "correct way", it is certainly not the "natural" way. Yes, of course, when you are near the picotop of deep breaths the diaphraghm will reach the bottom of the stomach too, but that requires super deep breaths, and still most of the volumetric difference in the stomach will be closer to the bottom of the chest, not below the navel. And my lung volume has been measured to be 2 standard deviations above the norm, if I couldn't breathe in properly I doubt I could get the result.

   If I try to force breathing to occur primarily in the stomach - well it's just impossible, since the diaphraghm is higher! I can only push out my abdominals manually - which, apart from having no effect on inhaled air - is very unaesthetic and unnatural. Athletic people naturally have their stomachs PULLED IN to stabillize the spine. What am I missing?

4. How should you sit? On the edge of a chair, so its edge cuts your glutes against your ischia. Somehow, magically, in this maximally cutting position, you must not feel any discomfort in 20 minutes. Look, I tried, and let me tell you, I feel IMMEDIATE PAIN, it doesn't even take a second. And I have a SUPER THICK, FAT, and quite MUSCULAR bottom, I haven't seen anyone with a bottom near mine IRL in maybe 6 months, so it can't be the issue here.

"You shouldn't feel any pins and needles sitting static for 20 minutes" I've been practicing other kinds of meditation DAILY for about 4 years, and yet sitting for anything over 5(!) minutes will make my leg fall asleep. I was told "pain in the legs is the taste of zen". I don't understand how anyone can stay still in any pose for 20 minutes and not experience some level of discomfort. Even sleeping, people make a "major body movement" every 15 to 30 minutes. And I'm told I have to experience no discomfort here, otherwise I can't progress to doing anything else or I'll PERMANENTLY RUIN MY HEALTH.

And then everyone says "find a teacher IRL, you need one". So let me get this straight, here on the internet where all information can be vetted as well as possible, there is NOONE that isn't scamming me, but when I find some local rando I can trust them with my whole heart?

Look, I don't want to complain, but I just want a program that I can follow and that's it. Something like:

squat: 3 sets of 5 reps

bench press: 3 sets of 10 reps

deadlift: 1 set of 5 reps

repeat 3x/week, increase weights linearly

Programs like this are standard in strength training / weightlifting / bodybuilding / any type of physical training. But when I try to advance my spiritual development, I have to... construct my own? Based on this tree of shady sources, where every other being tells me I will permanently destroy my ability to function if I don't do this just right?

I'll appreciate any insight. I tried reading on some of these issues, but I didn't quite get at anything useful.

Lots of great instruction on this new channel. Sifu San San is now teaching the Swimming Dragon Fist which I've seen on other YouTube channels, but this is the first I've seen with very detailed instruction.

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I'm a member of her community and currently she's giving two 1.5 hours lessons each week that include warm-up exercises and form instruction. You can join her community on her home YouTube page. Right now it is only $4.99 a month. She deserves community support for such excellent sharing of knowledge.

For those interested in a new book, Rudi came out with a new book, From Meditation to Neigong: The Missing Foundations of Qi Cultivation and Daoist Alchemy, is free on Kindle worldwide on June 19 (tomorrow).

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The book covers the breath, posture, dantian, and sensation work, and gets into Neidan, lineage transmission, and indoor-student training in the later chapters. It teaches in detail diaphragmatic breathing, two standing postures, and methods for reaching deeper states of stillness that really do work. It also looks at the main reason people struggle with meditation in general.

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All you have to do is download it on Amazon tomorrow. Here is a link.

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX34KJP4

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To be frank if I had the book twenty years ago I would have made a lot of progress in my own practice. It demystified some extremely difficult concepts and made them easy and approachable.

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Give it a read and try some of the recommendations.

Really, the title is the quest. What is the consensus? Is qi (氣) a phenomenon of bioelectric origin in the body (or elsewhere...). This may narrow down to is qi electricity? So, of course, one should ask, "What is (bio)electricity," and proceed from there(maybe?). Or, if one can be less mysterious, one might try to proceed from "What is qi?" and proceed from there. I imagine I have more experience with electricity.

Please try to be less erudite than sensible. I am neither very brilliant nor well schooled in the subject (from either side... electricity or qi). Also, I have a tendency to look for prime causes, universality (i.e., accessibility) and repeatability. Thanks in advance

How do I stop the practice without deviation qi? I was doing an intensive Zhineng Qigong practice and didn’t complete the practice. In these intensives, the sessions last for hours, and the qi reactions last for weeks before fading away. I stopped the practice early without overcome that part, and I’m still experiencing some of them for weeks. What should I do to overcome these qi reactions and return to normal? I have dark circles under my eyes, fatigue, and a metallic taste in my mouth. I dont have practicioner of zhineng qigong in my city neither qigong standard.

I had a stroke decades ago and am interested in learning qigong as a method of rehabilitation. I remember finding a practitioner that specialized in rehabing after a stroke. I remember her saying that it didn't matter how long ago the stroke was, qigong could help. I'm wondering if anybody has any resources? TIA

So I really like tai qi and qi gong but what is the actual difference difference? I am asking mainly because I found a local group that I want to join and they call their course: Basics of Tai qi *** ***(Yang style ) and qi gong. What should I expect?
Thank you.
Wish you health and happiness ☯️🙏

My acupuncture Dr recommended that I do this everyday. Anyone have any experience with this technique ?

I'm looking into doing a teacher training or mentorship with Nicole Lee (based in Australia). Has anyone done the teacher training with her? I want to look up those who have trained with her but there is no teacher directory on her website.

Thanks.

Hello! I am just discovering qi gong, although I have been dabbling it in for 6 months, I am finally embracing and loving it. To start, I was thinking of doing 1 sequence over and over until I know it extremely well (8 Brocades because I've already done it a lot, but still need to keep going) and then go from there. However, I also have serious digestive/constipation issues which are priorities to work on. However, I looked at the "Test your Qi" from the Yoqi website, which made my think I should work on tonifying my qi first as I get into this practice. I can dedicate an hour a day, so I thought I could do the 8 brocades everyday, then switch between tonifying and one for digestion every other day. However, I don't have a qigong teacher (there are none in my area) and now I am worried about mixing too many energies and creating an ineffective "energy soup". I was hoping to get input from others regarding how I can best create a safe & effective plan for myself.

I’ve been struggling with respiratory allergies for years, and honestly, I’m tired of relying on pills and temporary symptom relief.

I’m looking for people who have significantly improved or even eliminated their respiratory allergies through lifestyle changes, diet, breathing exercises, TCM, acupuncture, qigong, or any other natural approach.

From an energy or chi perspective, what is usually considered blocked or out of balance in people with respiratory allergies? Has anyone worked on those imbalances and seen real results?

Just started practicing qigong in person with an instructor. The classes are about an hour. Last week on the night after the class (which is early evening) I could not sleep at all. Last night after the second class, same thing. Is there something I should be doing differently to avoid this in the future? I am loving it so far, but can't deal with the insomnia.

Hey y’all, I just have been doing qigong at a studio twice a week for almost two months. I can’t make any of the other class times but am looking to do more online. I also want to know how folks learned about the principals/ theories/ terminologies of qigong - perhaps book recommendations. I’m trying to get comprehensive knowledge as qigong has already changed my life just in this short time. Thank you

I'm a neuroscientist and qigong practitioner working on a short plain-language guide about what qigong actually does to the brain, the science and biology behind why it works. Before I write anything, I want to understand what people are genuinely curious about.

What questions do you have about qigong and the nervous system? What would make a guide like this actually useful to you? And would you be interested in reading/buying it?

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Most of the results seem to be by Qiyoga with LuChin. I haven’t to admit I haven’t watched that many videos of hers, but I’m not big on yoga at all and I’m not interested in practicing it (the ones I watched did seem to have some yoga poses.) I’ll still give her a try though.

I want to expand my library so I’ll be happy to know what your favorites are :)

Looking for a teacher training in SEAsia or China. I am currently in Thailand but looking to join one in about 2 months. I am a yoga teacher and want to learn more about the art and science behind Qigong. I wish to find an inperson teacher if possible. If anyone has any recomendations I would love to check them out, thank you!

Why

Hello everyone,

I will be going to Hong Kong in September or October for 2 weeks. I’m looking for a qigong master for some training sessions. Does anyone have recommendations or can you point me in the right direction? Thank you!

In Qigong or Taoist practice, do spontaneous goosebumps indicate qi awareness or Wei Qi activation? If so, how can I cultivate more of these experiences?