Qigong for Beginners – The Basics

Qigong for Beginners – The Basics

This online Qigong for Beginners course has optional captions (English, French & Spanish). It covers all of the basics for successful Qigong.

Qigong for Beginners includes: –

• An explanation of the terms used. There are many unfamiliar terms used in Qigong and sometimes it can be confusing unless these terms are explained in  simple, easy to understand, language.
• A glossary of common Qigong terms. This contains all the terms used in this course and a few more besides. It is a quick reference for you while doing the course. The Qigong stances. These include Wuji Stance, Horse Riding Stance, Bow Stance (also known as a Front Stance, or an Archery Stance), empty stances such as the Seven Stars Stance (Heel Stance) and the Cat Stance (Toe Stance). Without proper stance it is extremely difficult to settle the physical enough to appreciate the energetic (the Qi).
• Qigong breathing. At a basic (physical) level this is abdominal breathing. This, in itself, is good practice for de-stressing and remaining stress free but in Qigong you are also focusing your Qi on the Dantien.
• A simple Qigong exercise (Broaden the Chest, from the Taiji Shibashi) to get you started. This is a Metal Qigong that works with the Lung meridian and the Large Intestine meridian. It this lesson you will be taught what meridian and what Acupoints you should be focusing on and building the awareness of Qi in them. The benefits that can be gained from this exercise include: Lung meridian – stopping coughing, asthma, breathing difficulties, chest pains and shoulder pain. Large Intestine meridian – General well-being, strengthening and eliminating tiredness in the upper body, pain in the upper body and abdomen, sore throat, etc.

What types of Qigong are available?

Qigong can be broken down into two types:

• Active Qigong, where physical movement is involved.
• Passive Qigong, where no physical movement is involved.

Qigong has many functions and among these are:

• Health (Medicinal) Qigong, that works with the 12 Meridians.
• Martial Qigong, that builds strength and flexibility.
• Spiritual Qigong, that works with the consciousness.

The Qigong for Beginners course is the perfect starting point for all of these.  

Why practice Qigong?

Even though each Qigong is often referred to as an exercise their practice is a pleasure rather than a chore. Qigong has many benefits but one of the first that is discovered, when practiced properly, is a feeling of calmness and wellbeing. That warm feeling is, partially, the result of a change in the brainwave frequency. Once this change begins, you then gain more access to your Qi and have more control over your wellbeing. It does not end with just a feeling of health, it impacts on a physiological, psychological and spiritual level. That is why Des created the Therapeutic Qigong courses so the people could take the first steps to regaining control of their health.   These online Therapeutic Qigong courses include: –

• Qigong for Back Pain
• Qigong for Hypertension
• Qigong for Stress and Anxiety

Benefits

The numerous benefits of the exercises in the Qigong for Beginners course include:

• Stimulating Qi flow in the Yin and Yang meridians of the legs.
• Stimulating Qi flow in the Arm Yin & Yang meridians.
• Opening Mingmen and Dazhui (Du Mai 14). AKA “Big Bone” this is the first thoracic vertebra, where the Qi can often get stuck.
• Bringing awareness of and building the skill of sinking the Qi while raising the Shen.

Why do the online Qigong for Beginners course?

The simple answer is that you will be practicing true Qigong form the outset. You will not be wasting time and energy performing slow aerobics. On far too many occasions I have met people, at my courses, who had been practicing “qigong” for decades. By the end of the day they realise that they had been up a cul de sac……………… one that they were now leaving to explore the wonderful world of true Qigong. This Qigong for Beginners course will help you build a strong foundation from which your Qigong can flourish. Every expert, no matter what their field of expertise is, started with the basics and understands just how crucial those “basics” are. Des.