This is an exercise to bring your attention to the shoulders, to your back and to soften the whole area. Video “Loosening exercise for shoulder blade and shoulders” How to start: The choreography Stand comfortably – feet a bit apart, legs not fully stretched, a little bit bouncy. Arms hang […]
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Tina Faulkner is a wonderful and very experienced teacher. A big thank you to Nils for inviting her and to Tina for travelling over 1,000 km from Scotland to Hanover to accept this invitation. The extremely professional in-person seminar at the Tai Chi Studio in Hanover was a wonderful experience […]
14./15.06.2025: 49 Shi Jingluo Donggong Once more we travelled to a workshop weekend at Nils Klug’s TaiChi-Forum, where Tina Faulkner arrived from Aberdeen to teach Shi Jingluo Donggong by Professor Zhang Guangde. This form is a yangsheng qigong form to support or start the opening and activating of all meridians […]
Learn the 8 Brocades with Tina Faulkner The Baduanjin is one of the oldest and most common forms of Daoyin Qigong. Its endurance and popularity are a testament to how effective these ancient movements are at preserving health of both mind and body. Baduanjin (八段錦) translates as the Eight Pieces […]
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The Taiji Forum team wishes all of you a happy Tai Chi and Qigong Day! At this time, when many of us find their schools closed, we would like to remind you of the joy of practising in a diverse group with this video of the performance “Tai Chi for […]
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 […]
Welcome back to #wellnesswednesday with Circle Qigong part 2! Tsui‘s exercise for today is a simple exercise to mobilise the wrists. It is especially worth trying out if you do office work – at the keyboard or the mouse – or any crafts that involve your hands moving in a […]
#WellnessWednesday 5 The circle is of great importance to many cultures – be it as a symbol for the cycle of life, as a symbol for perfection or when sometimes things seems to go round and round in circles. Also Qigong knows many exercises that work with circles. Tsui worked […]
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 2 – 2 Qigong simple exercises Cold fingers? This week, Tsui will show you an exercise to activate your circulation! Exercise 1: Draw a big circle into the air and clench your fists Raise your open hands in a wide circle high over your head. Let them sink on […]
#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 […]
Preliminary Note – The fight for recognition of “Medical Qigong” and the law Qigong and Tai Chi are traditionally on the edge between movement, healing and martial arts. While some teachers and practitioners see Qigong as a body mind practice furthering overall health and wellbeing, some are adamant that Qigong […]
The interview with Faye Yip was led by Nils Klug in the context of a Workshop on Ba duan jin given by Faye in the Tai Chi Studio, Hannover, in Summer 2016. “Fang song” and “relaxation” in Tai Chi and Qigong The next question will be about relaxation because usually – that is my experience […]
The interview with Faye Yip was led by Nils Klug in the context of a Workshop on Ba duan jin given by Faye in the Tai Chi Studio, Hannover, in Summer 2016. Encouraging people to learn Tai Chi and Qigong I believe – because yesterday we talked about how to encourage people to do Tai […]