Qigong exercises designed to make you feel better and more energised.
Qigong Exercises
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Smooth Ferrying a Light Boat – 轻舟平渡 – Qīngzhōu Píngdù Insrtuctions for the Qigong Exercise “Smooth Ferrying a Light Boat” Arms only: Bring the Shāngyáng (LI1) at the thumb and Shǎoshāng (LU11) at the index finger together.Raise the hands against the body to the top of the chest, at the […]
Doing Qigong at home is a good way to stay active when forced to stay at home. It is also an uncomplicated way to recharge your batteries without having to leave your sitting room. Moving along with online Qigong videos may is a nice opportunity to learn something new – […]
Shoulder loosening – Circle Qigong: Exercise 4 Frozen shoulders? Tension in the rib area? Just try this simple exercise! This week‘s #wellnesswednesday addresses the shoulder girdle. The ribs, which build the ribcage shoulders and arms are connected through a system of muscles and sinews. Thus, tension and relaxation of the […]
Spine Qigong exercise 3 – Warming the centre Especially when it is cold outside, we should take care that our kidneys and our lower back do not get too cold. Besides outside influences, the reason for coldness in this area may also be excessive tension in the body. In this […]
Spine Qigong – exercise 2: The 6 connections Thus weeks exercise will be going a bit deeper. Tsui will show us the 6 connections. The 6 joints If we leave the spine with its single elements aside, the human body has got 6 main joints: foot joint, knee joint, hip […]
Spine Qigong Exercise 1 – #WellnessWednesday 8 Searching for an exercise against heavy shoulders or a stiff neck? This week, Tsui will show us an easy, but effective spine exercise Reasons for spine Qigong Our central nervous system leads from the brain all the way down the spine. The small […]
All‘s well that ends well?! All of you that have been following our #WellnessWednesday from the beginning already learned some exercises. But is there an appropriate way to finish my exercise or my series of exercises? This week, Tsui will present a small closing sequence which you may add to […]
#WellnessWednesday 3 Heart and lung work in the ribcage. If there is any tension in the ribcage, it takes more effort to breath and the heart has to beat harder to produce the same effect. When the ribcage is fluffy and relaxed, both organs have more space for their rhythmic […]
#WellnessWednesday Part 1 Our new series #WellnessWednesday opens the door to the world of Chinese medicine and Qigong. We are looking forward to simple movement exercises and tips for nutrition and health between East and West with Tsui from Freiburg, Germany. Simple Qigong exercises to free the head and strengthen […]
Learn Qigong Online Why not learn Qigong online? Taiji Forum will launch a new Qigong online course, which is completely free of charge. The course offers Qigong exercises videos with instructions which allow you to start practising right away. Fancy doing Qigong in the park? The free video exercises are […]
This article, WUDANG SINGLE SNAKE MOVE QIGONG is part one of the series Introduction to basic Qigong for beginners. WUDANG SINGLE SNAKE MOVE QIGONGWITH OPEN AND CLOSEFIRE ELEMENT (HEART & SMALL INTESTINE) Opening a Qigong routine: Preparation.Stand in stillness before you begin. Calm the breath and allow the mind to become […]
This article, WUDANG SINGLE TIGER MOVE QIGONG is part one of the series Introduction to basic Qigong for beginners. TIGER: ‘Tiger Washes His Face’ WITH OPEN AND CLOSE METAL ELEMENT (LUNGS & LARGE INTESTINE) Opening a Qigong routine: Preparation.With all Qigong practice, allow a moment of stillness before any movement begins. […]
8 Health Exercises after Sha Guozheng This set of 8 health exercises doesn’t leave you wishing more: It is easy to start learning and offers quite a lot if you do understand to take the poetic titles of each exercise as your script/direction and let them be unfolded!Practicing these eight health exercises will […]
WUDANG SINGLE TURTLE MOVE QIGONG WITH OPEN AND CLOSE WATER ELEMENT (KIDNEYS & BLADDER) Opening a Qigong routine Preparation.With all Qigong practice a moment of stillness is required before any movement begins. This allows time to calm the mind and the breath and to become present. Take your time with this […]
To give you an idea about the different ways of the 8 Brocades, we have assembled some examples of Ba duan jin routines, non-martial and martial, below. Or are you curious and want to start with your 8 brocades right away? Why not have a look at our easy to […]
In both Taijiquan and Qigong, the ideal is to create an energy flow through the whole body. Concerning the limbs this would mean from the feet to the hands — ideally to the very tips of the fingers. To achieve this, every practitioner has to get to know the structure […]
WUDANG 5 ANIMAL QIGONG OPEN AND CLOSE In any good Qigong form there is an opening movement and a closing movement. Although the physical movements may vary from routine to routine and some details and specifics will be different, the internal practice and theory should be more or less the […]
This online series “Six Healing Sounds Qigong (Liuzijue)” contains easy to follow videos of Qigong movements and exercises, accompanied by straightforward instructions. These movements are suitable for all ages and abilities to learn at home (always take your own circumstances and doctor’s advice into consideration!). The six sounds are: Six […]