If you want to awaken all of humanity,
then awaken all of yourself,
if you want to eliminate the suffering in the world,
then eliminate all that is negative in yourself.
Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.
- Lao Tzu
Qigong
What is Qigong?
Qigong is an ancient Chinese health care system that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention.
What does is mean?
The word Qigong (Chi Kung) is made up of two Chinese words. Qi is pronounced chee and is usually translated to mean the life force or vital-energy that flows through all things in the universe.
The second word, Gong, pronounced gung, means accomplishment, or skill that is cultivated through steady practice. Together, Qigong (Chi Kung) means cultivating energy, it is a system practised for health maintenance, healing and increasing vitality.
How long has Qigong (Chi Kung) been around?
The Taoist monks and sages taught these formulas to the Emperors over 5000 years ago!
Each culture has had it’s mystics and healers. There are those who believe that as long as humans have been in existence, there have been people who are capable of conducting energy (Chi) for the purpose of healing, and that’s HEALING QIGONG.
Every one is different, so the Qigong experience is never the same from person to person. The fact remains, we have choices when it comes to our body and mind. Healing Qigong is one way to open us to the undiluted potential of what it is to be human.
Qigong is an ancient Chinese health care system that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention.
What does is mean?
The word Qigong (Chi Kung) is made up of two Chinese words. Qi is pronounced chee and is usually translated to mean the life force or vital-energy that flows through all things in the universe.
The second word, Gong, pronounced gung, means accomplishment, or skill that is cultivated through steady practice. Together, Qigong (Chi Kung) means cultivating energy, it is a system practised for health maintenance, healing and increasing vitality.
How long has Qigong (Chi Kung) been around?
The Taoist monks and sages taught these formulas to the Emperors over 5000 years ago!
Each culture has had it’s mystics and healers. There are those who believe that as long as humans have been in existence, there have been people who are capable of conducting energy (Chi) for the purpose of healing, and that’s HEALING QIGONG.
Every one is different, so the Qigong experience is never the same from person to person. The fact remains, we have choices when it comes to our body and mind. Healing Qigong is one way to open us to the undiluted potential of what it is to be human.
About the practice:
Qigong is an integration of physical postures, breathing techniques, and focused intentions.
Qigong practices can be classified as martial, medical, or spiritual. All styles have three things in common: they all involve a posture, (whether moving or stationary), breathing techniques, and mental focus. Some practices increase the Qi; others circulate it, use it to cleanse and heal the body, store it, or emit Qi to help heal others. Practices vary from the soft internal styles such as Tai Chi; to the external, vigorous styles such as Kung Fu. However, the slow gentle movements of most Qigong forms can be easily adapted, even for the physically challenged and can be practiced by all age groups. Like any other system of health care, Qigong is not a panacea, but it is certainly a highly effective health care practice. Many health care professionals recommend Qigong as an important form of alternative complementary medicine. Qigong creates an awareness of and influences dimensions of our being that are not part of traditional exercise programs. Most exercises do not involve the meridian system used in acupuncture nor do they emphasize the importance of adding mind intent and breathing techniques to physical movements. When these dimensions are added, the benefits of exercise increase exponentially. |
The gentle, rhythmic movements of Qigong reduce stress, build stamina, increase vitality, and enhance the immune system. It has also been found to improve cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic and digestive functions.
Those who maintain a consistent practice of Qigong find that it helps one regain a youthful vitality, maintain health even into old age and helps speed recovery from illness. Western scientific research confirms that Qigong reduces hypertension and the incidence of falling in the aged population. One of the more important long-term effects is that Qigong re-establishes the body/mind/soul connection. People do Qigong to maintain health, heal their bodies, calm their minds, and reconnect with their spirit. When these three aspects of our being are integrated, it encourages a positive outlook on life and helps eliminate harmful attitudes and behaviors. It also creates a balanced life style, which brings greater harmony, stability, and enjoyment There are a wide variety of Qigong practices. They vary from the simple, internal forms to the more complex and challenging external styles. They can interest and benefit everyone, from the most physically challenged to the super athlete. There are Qigong classes for children, senior citizens, and every age group in between. Since Qigong can be practiced anywhere or at any time, there is no need to buy special clothing or to join a health club. Source:nqa.org/resources/what-is-qigong/ |
Different Forms Of Healing Chi Kung*
There are three basic forms of Healing Chi Kung:
Sitting, Standing & Moving
Sitting Chi Kung
Frequently referred to as “meditation”. The truth is, all three forms of Chi Kung are meditation. There are many ways to meditate beyond the classic form we’ve seen East Indian Yogi’s do on television. For example, making art can be a meditation. Gardening could be a meditation. Praying is meditation. Sitting Chi Kung is simply sitting and thinking in an orderly fashion. We will refer to this orderly fashion as a “formula”. Formulas were developed on the pretense that if one practices the same thing over and over, a specific outcome may be achieved. For example, thinking about being in love often brings about good health as well as feelings of euphoria. On the same note, worrying may bring on poor digestion and feelings of dread for the future. A number of elements must be in place before one is capable of performing advanced Chi Kung techniques. The ability to hold a focus for extended periods is just one of those elements. Sitting meditation trains the mind. |
Standing Chi Kung
Also referred to as “postures”. Many people begin training the physical body with a series of postures which are held for as long as the practitioner deems neccesary (anywhere from 3 to 30 minutes) before seeking martial arts training. Each posture facilitates a different end. Some postures are used to align a persons physical structure. Some are used to root a person to the earth. Some postures are designed to stretch or strengthen the muscles and tendons. Some postures allow for maximum energy flow through the body. Standing Chi Kung roots the physical body and begins to develop “structure”. |
Moving Chi Kung
Any form of energy work in which the physical body moves in a specified fashion while moving energy. Moving Chi Kung is a tool to train an individual to move Chi through the body to facilitate strength, flexibility and internal energy. Many think that the martial arts are automatically Chi Kung. Martial arts become Moving Chi Kung when the practitioner moves Chi as well as the body. Some people only move their body and never actually make the energetic connection. Moving the body without moving the Chi is simply exercise. Moving Chi Kung combines the disciplines of sitting and standing Chi Kung and adds physical movement to facilitate use and control of energy. http://www.multi-orgasmic.com/prepare-your-body.html |
Breath Work
A powerful tool for self-care and self-regulation
"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to
your thoughts.” Thich Nhat Hanh
The breath:
Our breath is directly connected to our consciousness and immediately reflects our thoughts and feelings. When we are relaxed and calm we breathe slowly, evenly and deeply into the bigger, bottom part of our lungs. This is called abdominal breathing or belly breathing. Our lungs are shaped like pears – small at the top and big at the bottom. When we breathe into the bottom of our lungs we get much more oxygen from each breath because the lungs are bigger and there are more blood vessels in this large part of the lungs. We use our diaphragm muscle to take deep breaths. The diaphragm is between your chest and abdominal area and it contracts and pulls down on the lungs to bring air in and relaxes and pushes up to expel air out of the lungs. When we are breathing in this way our tummy expands when we inhale and falls when we exhale. Our shoulders and upper chest do not move. |
Why is your breath so important?
Our bodies consist of many different systems that all work together. Some of these systems we can easily control, like the muscles we use to move our arms and legs. Some we are unable to consciously control, like our endocrine system. Our respiratory system, our breathing, functions automatically, if we don’t pay attention to it, but if we focus our awareness on our breath we can easily begin to change the way we are breathing. Because we can easily control our breathing, and because our breathing is directly related to our thoughts and feelings, we are able to use our breath to help us regulate the state we are in. In other words, we can use our breath to control the Fight or Flight Response and get ourselves back into a relaxed, calm state. http://kerrybrook.ca/resources_articles_books_counselling/breath-is-connected-to-consciousness The Big Regulation of Breathing |
Six Healing Sounds
The Background:
Thousands of years ago Taoist masters discovered that a healthy organ vibrates at a particular frequency. They found six sounds with the correct frequencies to keep each organ in optimal condition. To accompany these Six Healing Sounds, six postures were developed to activate the acupuncture meridians, or energy channels, of the corresponding organs. Why Practice the Six Healing sounds? The pressures of modern life can cause excess heat to become trapped around the organs, causing energy blockages and sickness. The vibrations of the Six Healing Sounds and their accompanying postures redistribute this excess heat to the cooler regions of the body, thereby stimulating and balancing chi energy and restoring the vital organs. Regular practice of the Six Healing Sounds promotes optimal health for the organs, increased sexual pleasure, emotional balance, and the prevention of illness. Sources:http://www.universal-tao.com/products/six_healing_sounds.html What are the Sounds?
Lungs/large intestine= Szzz
Kidneys/bladder=Chway Liver/gallbladder=Shh Heart/small intestine=Haww Spleen/stomach=Whoo Triple Burner (The functional organ-energy system involved in regulating the activities of the other organs)=Shee |
PRACTICE
To properly use this meditation, one MUST SMILE. A smile is the magic ingredient needed to send a message of health to the organ. A genuine smile starts in the eyes and then spreads to the lips. Let’s see some teeth! 1. Smile to the organ. 2. While smiling to the organ, imagine the corresponding color in the form of a colorful mist in front of your face. 3. Smile and inhale this mist directly to the organ. 4. Fill the organ with the Healing Color AND the Positive Attribute (emotion). Keep smiling! 5. Exhale and imagine a gray,cloudy mist filled with the Negative Attribute (emotion) exiting your mouth. 6. Let the negative color/emotion fall into the earth where it may be transformed. Repeat this process for each organ three times (Triple Burner three times as well) |
*Many versions of the healing sounds and postures have been created over the centuries. I recommend that you
explore some other variations to find out which sounds and postures fit you best. those shared here have worked best for me
explore some other variations to find out which sounds and postures fit you best. those shared here have worked best for me
The Wu Chi
When you are finished, let the positive attributes of each organ come together in the form of a bright white pearl right behind your belly button. We will call this spot your Tan Tien (your center).
Let this beautiful pearl sit in the Tan Tien and just know it is there. It will get brighter as you do more practice. We will use it at a later time.
For now, just take a couple of minutes and rest after you do your “practice”. Go to the place of NOTHINGNESS. We call this place of nothingness the Wu Chi. The Wu Chi is the place of undiluted potential. Go to the Wu Chi and let the “practice” do what it needs to do in your body.
Rest.
Balance
Even too much joy is still too much.
When studying Chinese medicine, it is important to understand the concept of balance. Positive and negative, dark and light, male and female.
When practising Chi Kung, one strives to attain balance in the physical, mental and energetic bodies.
We must remember that no person is ALL good or ALL bad. The concept of balance produces women who are in touch with their ability feel sadness as well as their ability to feel courage. We want to express positive and negative feelings in a balanced and free fashion. Just think of all the money we would save in therapy if we were not raised to repress our feelings.We have a chance to give ourselves a real gift. Balance. Learn balance and watch how it spreads.
Circulate and refine Chi in the MicroCosmic Orbit

From the book Awaken Healing Light of the Tao by Master Mantak Chia.
THE MICROCOSMIC ORBIT
In all Eastern traditions, meditative practices calm and focus the mind. The Healing Tao meditative practices do this by focusing on the movement of chi. When you circulate your chi in the Micro-cosmic Orbit, you refine and distill it, creating a better quality of energy, or chi, for your body. The Microcosmic Orbit is made up of two channels, the Back Channel and the Front Channel (traditionally called the Governor Channel and the Conception Channel, respectively, in Chinese medicine). These channels are formed during the earliest development of the fetus in the womb. The fetus, which resembles a flat disk, folds over to create a seam, which becomes the mid-line along the front of your body, or the Front Channel. The fold opposite the seam forms our spine and spinal cord, or the Back Channel. The front seam is not as noticeable, but when a woman is pregnant a dark line, called the linea nigra, often appears up the center of her belly, which is why the Front Channel is referred to as the Conception Channel.
The Back Channel begins at the perineum and runs from the tip of the tail-bone, up along the spine to the crown of the head and then over the forehead, ending between the bottom of the nose and the upper lip where there’s an indentation. The Front Channel runs from the tip of your tongue to your throat and along the mid-line of your body down to your pubis and perineum. Touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth completes the Microcosmic Orbit. There is an indentation approximately a quarter inch behind the teeth as the roof of the mouth curves upward, and it is through here that the energy descends most easily from your brain and moves through your tongue and down your throat and chest to your abdomen.
We begin the Microcosmic Orbit by bringing the energy from our brains down the Front Channel to our abdominal center using the Inner Smile exercise. At this point, you might be thinking, “What brain energy? I don’t have any left up there!” You may not have the clear-thinking and feeling energy that you need, but the great majority of us in this sped-up, always-on world have plenty of erratic energy. We sometimes have obsessive energy in our brains that continually compiles our to-do list and berates us for the things we have not yet accomplished. Or our minds may narrate our every experience with critical and evaluative feedback about our worth or the worth of others. This is the energy that I want you to empty from your brain so that you can fill your mind with the clarity of vital chi.
Chi is flowing through your Microcosmic Orbit even as you read this. Sometimes it moves like a free-flowing river, and sometimes it moves only in a trickle. When we open our Microcosmic Orbit and consciously circulate our chi, our energy flows through it with more ease, which contributes to our overall health. However, there are “energy centers” along the orbit where the energy gathers and can be multiplied or where energy can slow down or become “stuck,” if that center isn’t open. Some of these, such as the navel and the third eye, we have already discussed. The other “rest stops” along the chi highway are noted in the illustration above.
Let’s look at the locations of each of the energy centers. Keep in mind that these are not finite points, and that if you’re in the general vicinity, you will be able to feel and collect the energy there. Also, they are not located at the surface of your skin, but underneath your skin approximately 1 to 1.5 inches. For example, the Back Channel doesn’t travel up the surface of your back, but actually through the inside of your spinal column, where the spinal chord is located.
The Back Channel, as I’ve said, begins at the perineum, which is a short, muscular area between your vagina and your anus. The next center is your coccyx, or tailbone, which is at the tip of your sacrum. The sacrum forms an upside-down triangle at the base of your spine. The next center, called the Door of Life by the Taoists, is located at the small of your back, directly across from your navel. The T-ll center, which is the llth thoracic vertebrae, is located midway along your spine, directly across from your solar plexus. The next center is located between the fifth and sixth thoracic vertebrae, just across from your breasts and your heart center. The C-7 center, which is the seventh cervical vertebrae, is located at the base of the neck. You can sometimes feel a prominent bone in your spine where the neck meets the upper back; this is C-7. The Jade Pillow can be found at the base of the skull in a central, natural indentation. The next center is the crown of the head, which is the very apex, or highest point, of your skull. The third eye, then, as we've seen, is midway between and just above your eyebrows.
THE MICROCOSMIC ORBIT
In all Eastern traditions, meditative practices calm and focus the mind. The Healing Tao meditative practices do this by focusing on the movement of chi. When you circulate your chi in the Micro-cosmic Orbit, you refine and distill it, creating a better quality of energy, or chi, for your body. The Microcosmic Orbit is made up of two channels, the Back Channel and the Front Channel (traditionally called the Governor Channel and the Conception Channel, respectively, in Chinese medicine). These channels are formed during the earliest development of the fetus in the womb. The fetus, which resembles a flat disk, folds over to create a seam, which becomes the mid-line along the front of your body, or the Front Channel. The fold opposite the seam forms our spine and spinal cord, or the Back Channel. The front seam is not as noticeable, but when a woman is pregnant a dark line, called the linea nigra, often appears up the center of her belly, which is why the Front Channel is referred to as the Conception Channel.
The Back Channel begins at the perineum and runs from the tip of the tail-bone, up along the spine to the crown of the head and then over the forehead, ending between the bottom of the nose and the upper lip where there’s an indentation. The Front Channel runs from the tip of your tongue to your throat and along the mid-line of your body down to your pubis and perineum. Touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth completes the Microcosmic Orbit. There is an indentation approximately a quarter inch behind the teeth as the roof of the mouth curves upward, and it is through here that the energy descends most easily from your brain and moves through your tongue and down your throat and chest to your abdomen.
We begin the Microcosmic Orbit by bringing the energy from our brains down the Front Channel to our abdominal center using the Inner Smile exercise. At this point, you might be thinking, “What brain energy? I don’t have any left up there!” You may not have the clear-thinking and feeling energy that you need, but the great majority of us in this sped-up, always-on world have plenty of erratic energy. We sometimes have obsessive energy in our brains that continually compiles our to-do list and berates us for the things we have not yet accomplished. Or our minds may narrate our every experience with critical and evaluative feedback about our worth or the worth of others. This is the energy that I want you to empty from your brain so that you can fill your mind with the clarity of vital chi.
Chi is flowing through your Microcosmic Orbit even as you read this. Sometimes it moves like a free-flowing river, and sometimes it moves only in a trickle. When we open our Microcosmic Orbit and consciously circulate our chi, our energy flows through it with more ease, which contributes to our overall health. However, there are “energy centers” along the orbit where the energy gathers and can be multiplied or where energy can slow down or become “stuck,” if that center isn’t open. Some of these, such as the navel and the third eye, we have already discussed. The other “rest stops” along the chi highway are noted in the illustration above.
Let’s look at the locations of each of the energy centers. Keep in mind that these are not finite points, and that if you’re in the general vicinity, you will be able to feel and collect the energy there. Also, they are not located at the surface of your skin, but underneath your skin approximately 1 to 1.5 inches. For example, the Back Channel doesn’t travel up the surface of your back, but actually through the inside of your spinal column, where the spinal chord is located.
The Back Channel, as I’ve said, begins at the perineum, which is a short, muscular area between your vagina and your anus. The next center is your coccyx, or tailbone, which is at the tip of your sacrum. The sacrum forms an upside-down triangle at the base of your spine. The next center, called the Door of Life by the Taoists, is located at the small of your back, directly across from your navel. The T-ll center, which is the llth thoracic vertebrae, is located midway along your spine, directly across from your solar plexus. The next center is located between the fifth and sixth thoracic vertebrae, just across from your breasts and your heart center. The C-7 center, which is the seventh cervical vertebrae, is located at the base of the neck. You can sometimes feel a prominent bone in your spine where the neck meets the upper back; this is C-7. The Jade Pillow can be found at the base of the skull in a central, natural indentation. The next center is the crown of the head, which is the very apex, or highest point, of your skull. The third eye, then, as we've seen, is midway between and just above your eyebrows.

Though not an energy center, per se, the Front Channel begins at the upper palate, or the roof of your mouth. The first energy center of this channel is the throat center, located at the indentation at the base of your throat. The heart center is in the middle of your chest, over your sternum, or breastbone, and between your breasts. The solar plexus is located several inches below the sternum, midway between the lowest ribs. Your navel center, with which you are already familiar, is, of course, just behind the navel. Below your navel is an important center for women, the Ovarian Palace. This center can easily be located by placing your thumbs over your navel and letting your fingers fan over your abdomen, as shown in the illustration. Where your forefingers meet is just over your Ovarian Palace, which overlies the main body of the uterus.
Although it is helpful to know exactly where each center is, it is not necessary for your practice. Remember that the chi flows naturally from one point to another. If you’re not sure of the exact spot for the center, focus on the general area while moving your chi. For many beginning students, however, learning the points along the Microcosmic Orbit are important in order to fully sense the movement of their chi. For others, the points are confusing or overwhelming. I would suggest that you try doing the Microcosmic Orbit by moving from point to point since this will help you learn the energy route in detail and make sure that there are no blockages along the way. If it is difficult or distracting, it is fine to abbreviate the practice as I demonstrate in the Basic Microcosmic Orbit exercise. In this abbreviated orbit, you focus on the crown of the head, the heart center, and the abdominal center. After you are able to sense the flow of your chi through the orbit using these three points, it may be easier to feel each of the points on the full Microcosmic Orbit.
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Although it is helpful to know exactly where each center is, it is not necessary for your practice. Remember that the chi flows naturally from one point to another. If you’re not sure of the exact spot for the center, focus on the general area while moving your chi. For many beginning students, however, learning the points along the Microcosmic Orbit are important in order to fully sense the movement of their chi. For others, the points are confusing or overwhelming. I would suggest that you try doing the Microcosmic Orbit by moving from point to point since this will help you learn the energy route in detail and make sure that there are no blockages along the way. If it is difficult or distracting, it is fine to abbreviate the practice as I demonstrate in the Basic Microcosmic Orbit exercise. In this abbreviated orbit, you focus on the crown of the head, the heart center, and the abdominal center. After you are able to sense the flow of your chi through the orbit using these three points, it may be easier to feel each of the points on the full Microcosmic Orbit.
http://www.multi-orgasmic.com/prepare-your-body.html