Number of words: 446. Time to read 2 minutes… Giving up too soon is a common mistake beginners make in many areas, but I see this very often in chi kung. I believe many people have unrealistic expectations based on much of the misleading ‘hype’ surrounding the information available on chi kung. Let’s get it [...]
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I’ve made a lot of posts titled ‘Best Qigong Exercises For <fill in the blank>‘ – but what happens if you’re in good health and you just want to improve your health and increase your vitality? Glad you asked. Quick recap: Good health = harmonious energy flow through the meridians (energy streams) of the body. [...]
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Hi I’ve decided that whenever the same question gets asked twice, I’ll add it to this Frequently Asked Questions post. That way it will become a useful resource for other members. It has been my experience that for every person who asks a question, there are at least 10 people who have the same question, [...]
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Let’s start with a quick overview of what arthritis and rheumatism are, because if you don’t have one of them, it’s easy to get them confused, so just quickly (information taken from the NHS UK website). Arthritis – a common condition that causes pain and inflammation (swelling) of the joints and bones. Rheumatism – a [...]
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Introducing 18 Exercises To Help You Live A Happier, Healthier & Longer Life In Just 15 Minutes A Day A couple of years back now (my how time flies…) I wrote the book: Shaolin Chi Kung – 18 Exercises to help you live a longer, healthier and happier life. It is still the most comprehensive, [...]
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No. of words: 748 Time To Read: 3mins 30 seconds Chi Kung mistake #5 – not setting clear aims and objectives for your practice… “Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy and stupid. Those things are what happen when you don’t have a plan!” – Larry Winget Or, “The starting point [...]
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901 words – it’ll take you about 4 minutes to read… Common Mistake in Chi Kung/Qigong #4 – Bringing a round peg to a square hole… This is one common mistake that drives me mad. When students bring their western concepts of what exercise should be to chi kung. I can spot it a mile [...]
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Every time you practice Chi Kung/Qigong Exercises, you are also practicing and benefiting from meditation, or training the mind as I like to think of it. Relaxing the mind is a vital ingredient of entering a QSOM, one of the 3 core skills of Qigong. If a practitioner cannot enter a QSOM, they cannot practice [...]
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A big mistake that beginners make with chi kung/qigong is not following instructions. A classic example I see all the time when teaching is this one: Me: Don’t do anything, just watch me as I perform Shooting Arrows Left Right Two or Three people in the class ignore what I’ve just said and start to [...]
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According to the American Diabetes Association there are 23.6 million people in the USA, or 8% of the population, who have diabetes. In 2008 around 2.3. million people in the UK have diabetes. One of my close relatives has diabetes and the symptoms of a diabetic suffering a ‘hypo’ can be quite alarming. I’m not [...]
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