Classes Archives: Five Yin Qigong

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

These recordings are of the Five Yin Qigong classes are a follow on to the lessons from 2023 and 2024. Even so, we will still cover the basics as well as exploring these Qigong at a deeper level and answering all of the questions that arise from this more focused practice. It is recommended that you go through the classes in sequence.

The Five Taoist Yin Qigong adhere to that underlying precepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine. These classes, as well as the Five Taoist Yin course, are true Qigong. They work with the Meridians and Vessels Internally because without this they are no longer Qigong.

Also known as the Five Yin Qigong, this set is commonly taught only using five of the Yin meridians. This weakens the set as there are six Yin meridians and each should be enhanced. There are also variations for three of the exercises. These variations came about as the set was passed down through different lineages. They are working with the same Qi but using different focus and/or movement.

Des Lawton teaching the Five Taoist Yin Qigong
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2024.12.18

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.

Primary Fire

  • Heart meridian: Physical movement posture needed to access Heart.

Earth

  • Spleen meridian: Physical movement posture needed to access Spleen.

Metal

  • Lung meridian – Version 1: Physical movement posture needed to access Lung.

Water

  • Kidney meridian: Physical movement posture needed to maintain contact through the Bubbling Spring.

Wood

  • Liver meridian – Version 1: Physical movement posture.
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2025.01.08

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As: Hand postures and how to use them.
  • Wood, Liver meridian: Coordination.
  • Secondary Fire, Heart Governor meridian: Hand position.
  • Primary Fire, Heart meridian: Hand position.
  • Earth, Spleen meridian: Linking the hand posture to the meridian.
  • Metal, Lung meridian: Augmenting this Qigong by using the Metal hand posture.
  • Water, Kidney meridian: Mingnen and the Kidney Shu points.
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2025.01.15

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As: Working to the seasons.
  • Qs & As: Wood chronically congested.
  • Wood, Liver meridian: Attracting Qi.
  • Wood, Liver meridian: Preparing Qi for moving.
  • Primary Fire, Heart meridian: Awareness of Heart 1.
  • Secondary Fire, Heart Governor meridian: Using the eyes.
  • Earth, Spleen meridian: Awareness of Spleen 1 to Spleen 4.
  • Metal, Lung meridian: Version 1.
  • Metal, Lung meridian: Version 2.
  • Qs & As: Water, Kidney meridian: Keeping the Spinal and Cervical Kua open.
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2025.01.22

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As: The Lung Qigong.
  • Lung meridian: Version 1.
  • Lung meridian: Version 2.
  • Qs & As: The Kidney Qigong.
  • Kidney meridian.
  • Qs &As: The Liver Qigong.
  • Liver meridian: Version 1.
  • Heart meridian: Primary Fire.
  • Heart Governor meridian: Secondary Fire.
  • Spleen meridian: Colour in the aura.
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2025.01.29

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Liver meridian: Version 1.
  • Liver meridian: Version 2.
  • Spleen meridian.
  • Kidney meridian.
  • Heart meridian: Primary Fire.
  • Heart Governor meridian: Secondary Fire.
  • Lung meridian: Version 1.
  • Lung meridian: Version 2.
  • The Sun and the Moon.
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2025.02.05

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As: Why just work the Yin meridians?

Dealing with that question.

  • Primary Fire: Heart > Small Intestine.
  • Earth: Spleen > Stomach.
  • Metal: Lung > Large Intestine.
  • Water: Kidney > Bladder.
  • Wood: Liver > Gallbladder.
  • Secondary Fire: Heart Governor > Triple Warmer.
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2025.02.12

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As: Fire and sleep.
  • Liver meridian: Version 2,enhancing.
  • Liver meridian: Version 2, disolving.
  • Liver meridian: Version 1, disolving.
  • Heart meridian: Primary Fire.
  • Heart Governor meridian: Secondary Fire, hand position.
  • Structure for opening and folding.
  • Spleen meridian: Awareness of the feet..
  • Lung meridian: Version 1.
  • Kidney meridian: Awareness of the entire meridian.
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2025.02.19

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As: Disolving and dissipating.
  • Qs & As: Spiralling Qi.
  • Heart Governor meridian: Building awareness of the length of the meridian.
  • Heart meridian: Using the Hip Kua, awareness of the spiralling in the Qi.
  • Kidney meridian: Using the Hip Kua, improving the connection to the earth.
  • Liver meridian: Version 2. Using the Hip Kua, enhancing Liver Qi.
  • Spleen meridian: Awareness of colour.
  • Lung meridian: Listening to the meridian.
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2025.02.26

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As: Mixing Qigong from different sets.
  • Qs & As: Working with colour.
  • Fire: Working Heart and Heart Governor simultaneously.
  • Listening to Heart and Heart Governor.
  • Spleen meridian: Observing colour.
  • Listening to Spleen meridian.
  • Lung meridian: Immediate awreness of the Yin influencing the Yang.
  • Kidney meridian. Folding, sinking. Sinking, opening.
  • Liver meridian: Correct structure and focus.
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2025.03.05

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

The full set with all variations

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Primary Fire: Heart meridian.
  • Secondary Fire: Heart Governor meridian.
  • Fire: Heart meridian and Heart Governor meridian.
  • Earth: Spleen meridian.
  • Metal: Lung meridian, version 1.
  • Metal: Lung meridian, version 2.
  • Water: Kidney meridian, using Mingmen.
  • Wood: Liver meridian, version 1 (enhancement).
  • Wood: Liver meridian, version 1 (dissipation).
  • Wood: Liver meridian, version2 (dissipation)
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2025.03.12

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As.
  • Primary Fire: Heart meridian. Correct use of the Kua and sinking through Kidney 1.
  • Secondary Fire: Heart Governor meridian. Correct use of the Kua and sinking through Kidney 1.
  • Metal: Lung meridian, version 1.
  • Metal: Lung meridian, version 2.
  • Wood: Liver meridian, usage of the various versions.
  • Wood: Liver meridian, version 1 (enhancement). Seasonal Qigong.
  • Spleen meridian: Settling the Yi and awareness of colour.
  • Water: Kidney meridian. Using the Hip Kua while sinking and rooting.
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2025.03.19

The Five Yin Qigong – In this lesson

Nurturing and Listening.

  • Daoyin preparation.
  • Qs & As.
  • Metal: Lung meridian, version 1.
  • Water: Kidney meridian. Mingmen & the Kidney Shu points.
  • Wood: Liver meridian. Nourishing.
  • Metal: Focus on Lung, listening to Liver.
  • Primary Fire: Heart meridian, separating focus from awareness.
  • Secondary Fire: Heart Governor. using the eyes and the breath.
  • Earth: Spleen meridian. Awareness of the entire meridian.
  • Five Elements to finish: Change the Sinews, from the Ten Fundamental Treasures.
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