Taiji Shibashi class 2023.01.10

Taiji Shibashi Qigong

These archived recordings of the Taiji Shibashi classes 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 only overs the exercises practiced during the lesson. It does not include all of the advice and guidance that is given.

Full set

• The Commencement.
• Broaden the Chest (LU & LI).
• Painting Rainbows.
• Circle the Arms to Part the Clouds.
• Pushing to the Diagonals (Metal).
• Rowing a Boat.
• Holding a Ball in Front of the Shoulder (Secondary Fire).
• Turning to Gaze at the Moon (Secondary Fire).
• Turning to Gaze at the Moon (Primary Fire).
• Twisting the Waist and Pushing the Palms.
• Wave Hands Like Clouds.
• Scooping from the Sea to View the Sky.
• Playing with Waves.
• The Flying Dove (LU & LI).
• Punching with Outstretched Arms.
• The Flying Goose.
• Spinning Wheels.
• Bouncing a Ball with Steps.
• Pressing Palms in Calmness (Shen).

All too often these wonderful Qigong are taught as physical exercises with no 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.