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Thinking out loud about practice
Notes from our teachers on what happens in practice, what gets in the way, and what keeps turning out to matter.
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Is Zhineng Qigong out of date?
In childhood I was someone who liked to pull things apart to see how they worked… I think this tendency has remained with me in adulthood……
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Posture
Our posture is so much more than the mechanics of how we sit or stand; our posture is the way in which…
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Detachment
Having recently returned from retreat, I find myself reflecting on the nature of detachment. I guess the burning question in my mind…
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Marilia Blackburn on Classical Chinese Medicine and Zhineng Qigong
Marilia Blackburn is a graduate of the Qigong Academy’s teacher training programme and a highly experienced acupuncturist and practitioner of Chinese Medicine…
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Beautiful Traps – being good at Qi Gong
There are many beautiful traps in the realms of Qi Gong. There are many a cul-de-sac to get stuck in, and many…
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Karen Denise Welch on Spiritual Bypassing
Karen Denise Welch is a graduate of the Qigong Academy’s teacher training programme and a deeply experienced practitioner and trainer. In this…
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A mantra of laziness? Thoughts on wú wéi (无为)
There are some things that are better learned through application and experience than through discussion and research. To me, wú wéi is…
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How Long Should I Practise For?
It’s the perennial question: How long should I practise for? The answer will vary from one Qi Gong teacher to the next…
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The problem with books and online training is…
I’m quite often asked about what books I would recommend about Qi Gong and more often than not, my answer is none…
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Levels of Qi Gong Practice
A while ago I was attending a workshop run by one of my Chinese teachers, who asked: On a scale of 1…