The second mistake that beginners make in chi kung/qigong is not establishing a daily practice as quickly as possible. And this is very common. It’s a mistake I made myself when I started and it’s one my new students regularly make. Some of them only practice weekly when they come to class! Now you know [...]
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Today I’d like to start a new series looking at 7 of the most common mistakes that beginners make in Chi Kung/Qigong. In no particular order, let’s look at mistake number 1 – Not relaxing enough. Let’s get one thing clear right from the start. If you can’t relax, you can’t do chi kung – [...]
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I’m not going to waste your time, here is perhaps one of the most important core principals of chi kung that no one knows about. We practice chi kung to complement our lives – not to restrict or limit our lives. If you could do something before you practiced chi kung and enjoy it, then [...]
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“Chi Kung/qigong is religious isn’t it?” Or – “Chi Kung is a religion.” I hear this a lot when talking with people outside of chi kung and I really believe that this lie is a major hurdle that stops many people from taking a deeper interest, or making further research into chi kung. And that’s [...]
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Chi Kung is not scientific – that’s chi kung lie #5 Well, if you were saying that based on some of the information you’d read on line or in books, I’d have to agree with you. But the simple fact is, is that chi kung is a science and an art. The theory of chi [...]
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Continuing the series of posts: The 7 Lies of Chi Kung Anyone can learn, practice and benefit from chi kung. But it has been my experience , that not everyone will. Why? Simply because one size does not fit all. To benefit from the practice of chi kung/qigong exercises, it must be done daily, preferably [...]
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Lie #3 – You Can Learn Chi Kung From A Book As the author of the most comprehensive book on the Shaolin 18 Lohan Hands in the English language I have to say ‘No, you cannot learn chi kung from a book’. I was so proud when I wrote my book ‘Shaolin Chi Kung – [...]
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Lie Number 2 – Practicing Chi Kung/Qigong Exercises Gives You Magical Powers This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a while. But it’s not as black and white as you might think. Granted, I’ve only practiced chi kung with 2 schools over the last 15 years or so, but I cannot say that [...]
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Chi Kung Lie #1 – The more chi kung/qigong exercises I know then the better at chi kung I am. Wow, don’t those Youtube video thumbnails just keep getting better and better! Okay, quick head count: 18 Lohan Hands 18 Shaolin Exercises 12 Sinew Metamorphosis 12 Zhan Zhuang (with and without hand forms) 10 misc. [...]
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Today I’d like to give an overview of a series of 7 posts I plan to make, that I’ve called ‘The 7 Lies of Chi Kung‘. I love reading and over the last decade of being a practitioner of chi kung/qigong exercises, I’ve read a lot of books on chi kung. I’ve also read a [...]
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