Classes Archives: The Ten Fundamental Treasures

These, online qigong, recordings are now available as as a follow up to the online Ten Fundamental Treasures course and an added asset to our live classes. These classes allow for more time to delve deeper into these Qigong than a fixed, on-demand, course. However, without previous experience, or without doing that course these lessons may be hard to follow.

The Ten Fundamental Treasures Qigong are ancient and are little seen let alone practiced nowadays.  These treasures have a shared lineage with the Ba duan Jin (The Eight section brocade) as they both developed from the Silk Exercises. This means that, to the external observer, the exercises look extremely similar but their focus is not the same. The Internal movement is not the same and the Qi is receiving different guidance. If you already practice the Ba Duan Jin as a truly Internal Qigong then this set will broaden your horizons as well as your experience.

These Ten Fundamental Treasures Qigong classes are for intermediate to advanced practitioners and they are not suitable for beginners.  The emphasis, as with all Active Qigong, is on creating Internal movement that has been stimulated, in part, by external (that is physical) movement.

If you are new to Qigong please do our Qigong for Beginners course before joining these classes.

Ten Fundamental Treasures Qigong.
Ten Fundamental Treasures

Archives: The Ten Fundamental Treasures

2022.04.20

  • Uphold the Heavens
  • Harmonizing Earth
  • Looking Backward
  • Pulling the Bow to Shoot the Hawk
  • Hold the Toes & Strengthen the Kidneys
  • Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes
  • Change the Sinews
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2022.04.27

  • Uphold the Heavens
  • Hip Kua
  • Harmonizing Earth
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail
  • Hold the Toes & Strengthen the Kidneys
  • Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes
  • Abdominal Lift (contraindications warning)
  • Abdominal Lift alternative
  • Pulling the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (looking at the difference between the 10FT and the BDJ)
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2022.05.11

  • Uphold the Heavens (TW – Yang)
  • Harmonizing Stomach & Spleen (Earth)
  • Looking Backward (Metal)
  • Looking Backward (Wood)
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (static, one side then the other)
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes
  • Abdominal lift (with contra-indication warning)
  • Spring with the Toes
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys
  • Change the Sinews
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2022.05.18

  • Uphold the Heavens (role of Chong Mai, awareness of Qi in the torso, focus on TW 1, focus on KD 1 & Du Mai 20)
  • Harmonizing Stomach & Spleen (focus and awareness at SP 20 & 21)
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (both methods, changing breathing pattern in the alternating step version)
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys – Active: Mingmen, KD Shu points, KD meridian, and BL meridian
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys – Passive: Holding posture
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Importance of using the Kua for the rooting/sinking process
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2022.06.01

  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (alternating)
  • The breath.
  • Uphold the Heavens: Connecting to the heavens and to the earth.
  • Uphold the Heavens: Working with Chong Mai (the Thrusting Vessel).
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Working with the Kua (KD1, Hip, Sacral, Spinal, Cervical, Du Mai 20, etc).
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys (Active).
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys (Passive).
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2022.06.08

  • Using the opening exercises to reduce crepitus.
  • The entire set.
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2022.06.15

  • Q&A – sequence.
  • Q&Q – Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (V2).
  • Uphold the Heavens.
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (V2).
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen. Listening to their qualities.
  • Shake the Head and Wave the Tail.
  • Wuji – focusing and listening.
  • Looking backward. Importance of awareness.
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
  • Abdominal Lift (modified).
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
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2022.06.22

  • Q&A – Working with Water for Kidney Yin deficiency.
  • Raising the Shen. Posture and awareness.
  • Uphold the Heavens – focusing on the effects in Chong Mai.
  • Uphold the Heavens – focusing on the effects in the San Jiao.
  • How the qualities of the Qi manifests.
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (V1).
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
  • Spring with the Toes.
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
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2022.06.29

  • Front stance – sinking front and rear.

Uphold the Heavens – Three exercises in one:

  • The San Jiao.
  • Connecting to the Heavens and to the Earth.
  • Chong Mai Vessel.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys (Active Qigong).
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys (Passive Qigong).
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes (Wood).
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes (Metal and Wood).
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen – accurate focus.
  • Change the Sinews.
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2022.07.06

  • Uphold the Heavens – personal choice of Qi guidance.
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
  • Looking Backwards (Wood).
  • Looking Backwards (Metal).
  • Both versions of Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk.
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Working with the Kua.
  • Abdominal Lift (modified).
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
  • Uphold the Heavens – Connecting the heavens and the earth.
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2022.07.13

  • The functions of Earth.
  • Harmonizing Stomach & Spleen.
  • Uphold the Heavens.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
  • Using Metal to control Wood –
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk.
  • Looking Backward.
  • The Great Eliminator.
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2022.07.20

  • The functions of Metal.
  • Looking Backward LU & LI.
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk – Ko Cycle
  • Harmonizing Earth – Sheng Cycle.
  • Uphold the Heavens – Chong Mai.
  • Shake the Head – Kua.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys – The Ten Fundamental Treasures.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys – Ba Duan Jin.
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2022.07.27

  • The functions of Water
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys – The Ten Fundamental Treasures.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys – Ba Duan Jin.
  • Listening to Mingmen after each version.
  • Scanning (listening) from front to back. Awareness of the differing qualities.
  • Harmonizing Stomach & Spleen – listening to the transitions.
  • Change the Sinews – listening to the transitions.
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2022.08.03

  • The functions of Wood.
  • Using Metal to control Wood.
  • Looking Backwards.
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
  • Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk.
  • Uphold the Heavens. Working with the San Jiao.
  • Listening to the San Jiao.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
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2022.08.10

  • Functions of all four Fire meridians.
  • Uphold the Heavens – Focus on the San Jiao.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
  • Movement through the use of the Kua.
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Working with the Kua.
  • Change the Sinews.
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2022.08.17

Comparing Qigong

  • Uphold the Heavens (The Ten Fundamental Treasures).
    Lifting the Sky (Ba Duan Jin)
  • Holding the Fists and Staring with Glaring Eyes (The Ten Fundamental Treasuress).
    Punching with Intent (Ba Duan Jin).
  • Abdominal Lift – breath and Qi.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
  • Spring with the Toes.
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
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2022.11.16

Ten Fundamental Treasures – Keen focus

  • Uphold the Heavens – The connection between the heavens and the earth.
  • Uphold the Heavens – Enhancing those connections.
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen – Correct use of the Hip Kua.
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen – Accurate stimulation of the meridians.
  • Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys (version 2) – Focus on the Gates of Vitality.
  • Change the Sinews.
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2022.11.23

Qigong for Metal and Wood

  • Pulling the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (The Archer).
  • Looking Backward – Metal.
  • Looking Backward – Wood.
  • Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
  • Harmonizing Heaven and Earth.
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
  • Abdominal Lift.
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2022.11.30

Focusing the Qi in The Ten Fundamental Treasures Qigong

  • Uphold the Heavens (to Empower the Three Burning Spaces).
  • Pulling the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (The Archer).
  • Looking Backward (Metal).
  • Looking Backward (Wood).
  • Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
  • Harmonising Earth (Spleen and Stomach).
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
  • Abdominal Lift.
  • Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys.
  • Spring with the Toes (all three levels).
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2022.12.07

Sinking the Qi and raising the Shen in the Ten Fundamental Treasures.

  • Fold/sink/spiral.
  • Open/raise/spiral.
  • Change the Sinews.
  • Earth (ST & SP) hand posture.
  • Harmonizing Stomach & Spleen.
  • Uphold the Heavens (connecting the heavens and the earth).
  • Uphold the Heavens (working with Triple Warmer).
  • Pulling the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (version 2).
  • Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys (version 1)
  • Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys (version 2).
  • Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
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2022.12.21

  • Uphold the Heavens (to Empower the Three Burning Spaces [San Jiao]).
  • Harmonising Earth (Spleen and Stomach).
  • Looking Backward (Metal).
  • Looking Backward (Wood).
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
  • Pulling the Bow to Shoot the Hawk (The Archer).
  • Abdominal Lift.
  • Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
  • Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys.
  • Spring with the Toes (all three levels).
  • Change the Sinews (Yi Chin).
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2023.01.04

Getting into difficulties?

Dealing with recent enquiries about these Qigong.

  • Shoulder drop and head turn in Looking Backwards.
  • Heel raise in Uphold the Heavens.
  • The stance and folding/sinking in Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
  • Focus and posture in Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
  • Working with one aspect at a time, progression from the foundations up.
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2023.01.11

The need for a quiet posture

  • Using different mind sets.
  • Sinking the Qi and increasing that connection.
  • Yi leads the Qi, the Qi leads the physical movement.
  • Opening, or folding the Kua. The need to sink.

Tonight’s treasures

  • Change the Sinews.
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
  • Uphold the Heavens.
  • Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys (both versions).
  • Spring with the Toes (Internally).
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2023.01.18

Comparing with the Ba Duan Jin equivalent

  • Uphold the Heavens (The Ten Fundamental Treasures)
  • Holding up the Sky (Ba Duan Jin)
  • Holding the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys (The Ten Fundamental Treasures)
  • Holding the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys (Ba Duan Jin)
  • Sway the Head and Shake the Tail (BBa Duan JinDJ) & Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail (The Ten Fundamental Treasures)
  • Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail additional movement (The Ten Fundamental Treasures)
  • Holding up a Single Hand (Ba Duan Jin)
  • Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen (The Ten Fundamental Treasures)
  • The Wise Owl Looks Backward (Ba Duan Jin).
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