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

Daoyin preparation.
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

2022.04.27

Daoyin preparation.
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)

2022.05.11

Daoyin preparation.
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

2022.05.18

Daoyin preparation.
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

2022.06.01

Daoyin preparation.
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).

2022.06.08

Daoyin preparation.
Using the opening exercises to reduce crepitus.
The entire set.

2022.06.15

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.06.22

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.06.29

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.07.06

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.07.13

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.07.20

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.07.27

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.08.03

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.08.10

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.08.17

Comparing Qigong

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.11.16

Ten Fundamental Treasures – Keen focus

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.11.23

Qigong for Metal and Wood

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.11.30

Focusing the Qi in The Ten Fundamental Treasures Qigong

Daoyin preparation.
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).

2022.12.07

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

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2022.12.21

Daoyin preparation.
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).

2023.01.04

Getting into difficulties?

Dealing with recent enquiries about these Qigong.

Daoyin preparation.
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.

2023.01.11

The need for a quiet posture

Daoyin preparation.
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).

2023.01.18

Comparing with the Ba Duan Jin equivalent

Daoyin preparation.
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).

2024.08.21

Daoyin preparation.
Uphold the Heavens.
Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
Looking Backward (Metal).
Holding the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys (Ba Duan Jin).
Change the Sinews.

2024.09.04

Daoyin preparation.
Uphold the Heavens version 1: Working with the San Jiao.
Uphold the Heavens version 2: Demonstration.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Internalizing the movement.
Looking Backward: Metal.
Looking Backward: Wood.
Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys version 1.
Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys version 2: Demonstration.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
Change the Sinews.

2024.09.11

Daoyin preparation.
Uphold the Heavens version 1: Working with the San Jiao.
Uphold the Heavens version 2: Connecting through Du Mai 20 and Kd 1 in both feet.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Attention to the Stomach Mu Point.
Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys version 1.
Hold the Toes and Strengthen the Kidneys version 2.
Hold the Fists Tightly and Stare with Glaring Eyes.
The Abdominal Lift: Full exercise.
The Abdominal Lift: Modified exercise.

2024.09.18

Daoyin preparation.

Qs & As.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Structure and using the Hip Kua.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Structure and using the Hip Kua.

Uphold the Heavens: Both methods of movement and respiration.
Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes: Focus on the Mu Points.
Change the Sinews: Awareness of the changes in Qi quality throughout the Qigong.

2024.09.25

Daoyin preparation.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk, version 1.
Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys, version 1.
Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys, version 2.
Spleen Qigong, from the Five Taoist Yin.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
Holding the Fists Tightly and staring with Glaring Eyes.
Looking Backward: Metal, Lung meridian.

2024.10.02

Daoyin preparation.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk, version 1.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk, version 2.
Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys, version 2.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
Spring With the Toes, stage 1.
Spring With the Toes, stage 2.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
Holding the Fists Tightly and staring with Glaring Eyes.
Uphold the Heavens: Awareness of the Bubbling Spring and also of the Hundred Meetings.

2024.10.09

Daoyin preparation.
Uphold the Heavens: Secondary Fire (Triple Warmer and Heart Governor).
Uphold the Heavens: The Hundred Meetings and The Bubbling Spring.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Opening of the Kua.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Focus and listening.
The Abdominal Lift: Both methods.
Looking Backwards: Metal.
Looking Backwards: Wood.
Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
Holding the Toes: Version 2, working with Mingmen and the Kidney Shu Points.
Spring with the Toes: Versions 1 and 2.
Change the Sinews.

2024.10.16

Attention to the Bubbling Spring and to the Hundred Meetings

Daoyin preparation.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Correct use of the Hip Kua.
Spring with the Toes: Stage 1 and 2.
Hold the Toes: Version 2.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk: Metal & Wood.
Uphold the Heavens: Secondary Fire (Triple Warmer and Heart Governor).
Uphold the Heavens: The Hundred Meetings and The Bubbling Spring.
Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes: Mu Points.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Intent and awareness.

2024.10.23

Using the Kua, all of them

A question about the value of the Kua.
Daoyin preparation: Stimulating and opening the Kua throughout the body.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail: Opening the Kua.
Uphold the Heavens: Focusing on two of those Kua.
Spring with the Toes: Stages 1 & 2.
Returning to Uphold the Heavens: Focusing on those two Kua again.
Spring with the Toes: Stage 3.
Harmonizing Stomach & Spleen: Awareness of the change between both meridians.
Change the Sinews: Those Kua are still active………

2024.10.30

Qi spiralling up through your being

Daoyin preparation.
Holding the Toes: Version 1, working with Bladder meridian and Kidney meridian.
Uphold the Heavens: The Hundred Meetings and The Bubbling Spring.
Spring with the Toes: Versions 1, 2 & 3.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk: Version 1, Metal & Wood.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Focus and listening.
Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.
The Abdominal Lift: Modified method.
Change the Sinews.

2024.11.06

Heaven, man, earth – our alignment

Daoyin preparation.
Uphold the Heavens: The Hundred Meetings and The Bubbling Spring.
Holding the Toes: Version 2, working with Bladder meridian and Kidney meridian.
Spring with the Toes: Moving from the external to the Internal Versions 1, 2 & 3.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk: Version 2, Metal controlling Wood.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Focus and listening to the Qi spiralling in the legs.
Passive Qigong: Focusing on and listening to the Qi spiralling in the legs and lower abdomen.
Change the Sinews: Discerning the change in quality as you switch from one Element to another.

2024.11.13

Questions about using the Hip Kua

Daoyin preparation.
Opening and folding the Hip Kua with feet flat on the floor.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
Looking Backwards: Metal.
Looking Backwards: Wood.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk.
Uphold the Heavens.
Change the Sinews.

2024.11.20

Qs & As

Daoyin preparation.
Holding the Toes: Version 1, working with Bladder meridian and Kidney meridian.
Holding the Toes: Version 2, working with Mingmen and Kidney meridian.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk: Version 1, Metal & Wood.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk: Version 2, Metal & Wood.
Uphold the Heavens: Version 1, working with the Aan Jiao (Triple Warmer).
Uphold the Heavens: Version 2, adding focus on the Hundred Meetings and the Bubbling Spring.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Proper use of the Hip Kua and the sinking of the Qi.

2024.11.1.27

Qs & As

Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.

Spleen Qigong, from the Five Taoist Yin.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.

Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes.

The basis, working with Wood: Liver and Gallbladder meridian.
Using the Ko Cycle of the Five Elements: Adding Metal to the mix.

Looking Backwards. What sequence?

The Abdominal lift, contraindications.

The original version.
The modified version.

Change the Sinews: Listening to the change in qualities.

2024.12.04

Qs & As

Alignment and connections

Uphold the Heavens: Focusing on our connection to the heavens and the earth.
Holding the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys: Focus on the Bubbling Spring and awareness of the Hundred Meetings.
Spring with the Toes Stage 1 & 2: Focus on and awareness of the Bubbling Spring and the Hundred Meetings.
Spring with the Toes Stage 3: Awareness of the flow from the Bubbling Spring to the Hundred Meetings.

Proper use of the Hip Kua

Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk: Both versions.

Change the Sinews: Awareness of the changes.

2024.12.11

Daoyin preparation.
Uphold the Heavens: Version 1, working with the Aan Jiao (Triple Warmer).
Uphold the Heavens: Version 2, adding focus on the Hundred Meetings and the Bubbling Spring.
Pull the Bow to Shoot the Hawk: Version 2, Metal & Wood.
Looking Backwards: Metal.
Looking Backwards: Wood.
Shaking the Head and Waving the Tail.
The Abdominal lift: The modified version.
Holding the Fists Tightly and Staring with Glaring Eyes: Metal and Wood.
Harmonizing Stomach and Spleen: Proper focus on the Stomach Mu Point and on Spleen 21.
Holding the Toes: Version 2, working with Mingmen and Kidney meridian.
Spring with the Toes: All three levels.
Change the Sinews: Discerning the change in quality as you switch from one Element to another.