Taiji Shibashi class

These archived recordings of the Taiji Shibashi class taken from our live (streamed) classes and can also be used as a follow up to the on-demand Taiji Shibashi course.

These classes are suitable for beginners and intermediate practitioners of Qigong.

The content that is listed for each lesson in this Shibashi class only overs the exercises practiced during the lesson. It does not include all of the advice and guidance that is given.

• Pushing to the Diagonals (Horse Riding Stance) as a Fire Qigong.
• Listening to Heart Governor 8 while sinking the Qi.
• Pushing to the Diagonals (Wuji Stance) as a Fire Qigong and having awareness of the changes in the Qi.
• Holding a Ball in Front of the Shoulders: Awareness of the increase in Qi (Heart Governor 8) as the sinking increases.
• The diagonal dynamic.
• Playing with Waves: Listening to the diagonal substantiality.
• Spinning Wheels: Listening to the diagonal substantiality.
• The Flying Dove: Metal. Using Large Intestine as well as Lung.

All too often these wonderful Qigong are taught as physical exercises with know real mention of the Internal workings. What does that mean? It means the movement of the Qi, your life energy. That is what Qigong is all about! Qigong is the art, the skill, of working with Qi and without the Qi there is no Qigong. So, if your only experience of these exercises has been a physical one be prepared for a few surprises.

The benefits of the Shibashi Qigong are numerous, sometimes too numerous as claims are sometimes made that don’t hold water. Those benefits may well be found after a very long period of practice, or over a shorter period if the appropriate exercise is practiced. However, that practice must be accurate.

In these lessons, Des Lawton guides you through every aspect of these Qigong: –

• The basic physical movements and postures.
• The Dantien (abdominal) respiration.
• Where you should be focusing the Qi (What points and what meridians).
• How to become aware of the movement of the Qi throughout the entire body (energy body).
• What the health benefits are for individual exercises.
• How to get the most from your Qigong