Transform Your Fitness Journey

 Qigong uses controlled movement, self-message, breathing, sound, and mental focus to decrease stress, improve mobility and increase self-awareness. 

Qigong Breathing is, inhale deeply (through the nose) and exhale  (through the nose).  What is important is to place the tongue at the roof of the mouth as you breathe in and down as you breathe out. This creates the fluid that is needed for hydration.  You must breathe in whatever way is comfortable and the least effort. For the cultivation practice it is through the nose only.  Please be safe and use your Doctor descretion. 

How often should you practice? Five to 10 minutes daily is all you need at first to start feeling the benefits of qi gong. Of course, if you can't squeeze it in daily, you can still see some benefits. Just breathing and moving can really make a difference

 For a beginner, 20-30 minutes a day should help you learn postures, principles, and to develop muscle memory over time. If you can't practice every day, at least 2-3 times a week will suffice, although muscle memory will take longer to develop. 

Five Elements of Dragon: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water.

 The five animals are the tiger, bear, hawk, monkey and deer. Wu Qin Xi uses imitations of animal movements to balance the five elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine.  There are other versions.

 Practicing qigong may improve fitness, reduce anxiety and depression, lower blood pressure, relieve chronic pain, strengthen the immune and respiratory systems, and improve overall well-being.

 5 Virtues Qigong is named for the 5 virtues in traditional Chinese medicine (Order, Trust, Integrity, Wisdom and Compassion), which form a creative cycle reflected in the health of our organs, bodies and minds.

 The earliest known qigong-like movements were animal dances, possibly first performed to counteract the effects of a cold and damp climate. Ancient Chinese shamans, often wearing a bearskin with four golden eyes on the head, would dance through a village to drive out pestilence and demons.

It is found to to reduces stress, eases joint pain, builds strength and stamina, enhances the immune system.

Best practice is to Drink warm water before and after practice in small sips. Wait 30-60min before and after eating a full meal. 

 With the eyes open, overall the energy will be more active, and therefore more yang. With the eyes closed, the energy will tend to be more passive and yin. In addition to this, if you do have your eyes open, the direction you look in will also have an effect on how yin or yang the stimulation is. 

 As the toxins gradually accumulate in your system, you may also find impairment to some of your faculties. Most people experience fatigue, memory difficulties, sleep impairment, eczema (and other inflammatory conditions like gout), depression, or “brain fog”.

Nighttime is a great time to practice Qigong, especially as a way to move into relaxation. It can be easier to enter into a state of calm at night, after the day is over and free from obligations.

 Qigong is the simpler and more adaptive of the two, focusing more on cultivating energy known as chi or qi, while tai chi places more emphasis on physical form and requires more discipline. 

Qigong and Tai Chi are traditionally seen as methods of cultivating and balancing the flow of internal energy and, as therapeutic interventions, presents a means of involving the body and mind in the process of healing trauma. 

 Qigong is the simpler and more adaptive of the two, focusing more on cultivating energy known as chi or qi, while tai chi places more emphasis on physical form and requires more discipline. 

 Qigong is traditionally seen as a method of cultivating and balancing the flow of internal energy and, as therapeutic interventions, presents a means of involving the body and mind in the process of healing trauma.