Tag: Blog
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The Extraordinary Microcosmic Orbit in Practice
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The Microcosmic Orbit is a specific and fundamental energy circuit that can be cultivated in order to clear blockages, promote free-flowing Qi and thereby minimise and even prevent diseases.
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United in Breath: World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
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Each year on the final Saturday of April, practitioners of Tai Chi and Qigong worldwide mark the day with special events to share their peaceful practice and disperse positive energy.
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Deeply Rooted: The 12 Routines of Yi Jin Jing
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Yi Jin Jing is rooted in the essential principles of TCM and Qigong. From the gentle opening moves through the more intense routines, in its entirety, Yi Jin Jing provides a complete and progressive stretching and strengthening workout.
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Cultivating the Three Treasures: Shen, Qi and Jing
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In Traditional Chinese medical theory there are three things that are essential to sustaining health and life: Shen, Qi and Jing. They are known as The Three Treasures, and each one contributes to the health and well-being of the body, mind and spirit.
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Thoughts on Wuji
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We start and end our Shibashi in Wuji, which can be translated as “utter formlessness.” It is likened to the moment before the Big Bang. In that moment nothing existed, there was just emptiness, but that emptiness was filled to the brim with potentiality.
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The Yin and Yang of Intent
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The many benefits of Qigong practice are enhanced when the mind is part of the process because Qigong is an exercise for mind and body together. When explaining the role of the mind, teachers talk about the power of intent. Intent means to intentionally orientate the mind in a direction.