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 […]
Tina Faulkner Elders
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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 […]
Pushing Hands, also called feeling, sensing or hitting hands, is a partner exercise of Tai Chi. The workshop title „sensing hands“ underlines the yin (soft) aspect in training. The workshop will thus follow the questions of „how to develop a soft approach“ and „how to answer to pressure with softness“. […]
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 […]
Qigong exercises designed to make you feel better and more energised.
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 […]
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. […]
Tina’s life and work Tina Faulkner Elders began training as a young child in Gong Fu and Chin Na with her father, Gordon Faulkner. During this time Gordon was also teaching the internal practices and meditations of Mantak Chia. Over the years Gordon would frequently host one of Mantak Chia’s most […]
I have been a practitioner and teacher of Qigong (Yangsheng) for many years. In the scheme of things I am reasonably well qualified and have a great deal of experience. For the past few years I have been teaching Qigong professionally to cancer patients at a Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wudang Taiyi Wuxing Quan (Wudang Taiyi Qin Pu 23 Postures) Tina Faulkner Elder and Gordon Faulkner show the Wudang Taiyi Wuxing Quan (also known by its old name of Wudang Taiyi Qin Pu 23 Postures). It was created by Daoist Zhang Shouxing sometime between 1488-1505 at the Purple Cloud Temple on […]
Hip Rotations This is a daily ‘must do’ exercise for all! As simple as it may seem it is very effective at easing tension in the lower back and hips. This is particularly valuable for people who sit or stand still for long periods of time. As well as loosening […]
This is a fantastic little Qigong exercise for stretching and opening through the whole body, all the way from the fingers to the toes. It also introduces controlled breathing, in coordination with the movements of the body. It is a great ‘wake up’ exercise, filling the body with breath and […]
Shoulder & Hip Loosening with Body Rotation This exercise serves to loosen the shoulder and hip joints. We do this by guiding the movement from the lower part of the body and directing it all the way to the finger tips. When practicing Qigong it is important to be soft […]
The shoulders joints along with the associated bones, muscles and ligaments play a very important roll in the practice of Qigong and in our day to day activities. The shoulder area can accumulate a great deal of tension. This results in restricted movement and reduced strength, as well as causing […]
This wrist rolling exercise is designed to loosen the wrist joints. The exercise helps to promote softness and flexibility through the wrists, but if performed correctly, the exercise will work on movement and softness along the whole length of the arms, from the shoulders to the fingertips. As always […]