Archives: Shen Qigong classes from 2021 till 2022
These Shen Qigong classes are not suitable for beginners. The Qigong contained in these lessons is of an intermediate and advanced level.
The Shen Qigong exercises in these classes are a mixture of Active and Passive Qigong. They are Spiritual in that they are working with the consciousness and can be used to alter states of awareness, giving access to higher levels of being and increasing perception. In addition to the Shen exercises we also incorporate Qigong from other sets (Shibashi, Ba Duan Jin, Connecting Heaven and Earth, the Orbits, etc.) so that a deeper understanding and more profound experiences gained from them. This means that the classes are often organic and they find a direction of their own, that direction governed by the needs and wishes of the participants.
- The exercises involve the Shen, that finer quality of Qi that is connected to our consciousness, our Mind, our Higher Self.
- They are used to increase the vibration of the Shen, and the awareness of self, the Qi of our body and mind.
- They can increase awareness of other as our awareness is expanded beyond our physical body.
- Finally, they can be used to gain access to our Higher Self so that we can have meaningful dialogue and receive guidance.
These recordings, from the Shen Qigong classes are now available as an added asset to our live classes and the our online Qigong courses. Using these classes will help you 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.
If you are new to Qigong please do our Qigong for Beginners course before joining these classes.
If you already experienced in practicing Meridian Qigong but have no experience in Shen Qigong then I recommend that you complete the Four Shen Qigong course before trying these classes. That way, you will get much more benefit/insight from them.
The list for each class only covers the exercises done. Each class has much more in the way of guidance.
Shen Qigong – Working with the consciousness
2021.03.18 till 2022.01.13 working, in depth, with a variety of Qigong
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.03.18
- Daoyin preparation.
- Working with the hip Kua.
- Wuji Stance reminder.
- Four Shen: Ex 1 using the Fire Path
- Awareness of change (texture, taste, smell, etc.).
- Fire Path: Du Mai, Yamen, Yintang.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth: As a Shen Qigong.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Pressing Palms to settle the Qi in the Dantien.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.03.25
- Daoyin preparation.
- Extending awareness above and below.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Palms to Infinity.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Fingers to Infinity.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.04.01
- Daoyin preparation.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth: Increased focus and awareness.
- Four Shen: Ex 1.
- Releasing Qi: using Mind Point.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.04.08
- Daoyin preparation.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Du Mai Pump.
- Four Shen : ex 1. Programming a Mudra.
- Four Shen : ex 2. Programming a Mudra.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Letting the arms be guided by the Qi.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness: Working with the Shen.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.04.15
- Daoyin preparation.
- Yi and Shen: Left and right side of the brain.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Governing Vessel (Du Mai) Pump.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Palm to Infinity.
- Listening to the Dantien.
- Four Shen: Ex 1.
- Awareness exercises.
- Shen experiences.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Drawing Down From the Heavens.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.04.22
- Daoyin preparation.
- Four Shen: Ex 1 & 2. Awareness of the changes that occur throughout both.
- Comparing the effects of both.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Tongue positions: Fire Path Wind Path & Water Path.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Governing Vessel (Du Mai) Pump.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness (Shen).
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.05.20
- Daoyin preparation.
- Governing Vessel Pump.
- Letting the Qi guide movement.
- Focusing on the Third Eye.
- Awareness of the textures/qualities in the aura.
- Ten Fundamental Treasures: Palms to Infinity, then Fingers to Infinity.
- Using Flying Goose (Shibashi) to project the Qi from the fingers.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness (Shen).
- Gently closing the Chakras, using the Yi.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.06.03
Apologies for the, occasional, slight feedback in this video.
- Daoyin preparation.
- Mudras (hand postures) as shortcuts.
- Using beads, etc. as shortcuts.
- Four Shen: Ex1.
- Four Shen: Ex2.
- Governing Vessel Pump: Working with the Third Eye, allowing the Qi to guide the movement.
- Awareness of Qi movement through the perception of body movement.
- Passive Qigong: Closing the Chakras.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.06.17
- Daoyin preparation.
- Qigong vs Neigong. Using Broaden the Chest (Shibashi) as an example.
- Listening to changes in the Qi.
- The Five Elements: Beginning to understand why you feel the Qi moving elsewhere.
- Listening to the quality of the Qi in an Earth exercise and its effect physically.
- Listening to the Qi moving through the head during Shen Ex 3.
- Listening to the sensations created during Palms to Infinity.
- Passive Qigong: Re-centring the Qi at the Dantien.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.07.15
- Daoyin preparation.
- Having a look at opening and closing the hip Kua.
- Awareness outside of the physical body.
- Four Shen: Ex 4.
- Centring at the Dantien band expanding out.
- Working with the Du Mai Pump; An introduction to the Microcosmic Orbit.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Fingers to Infinity. Continuing to expand/reach out.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Passive Qigong: Closure, centring the Qi at the Dantien.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.07.22
- Daoyin preparation.
- More focus on the Kua opening exercises.
- Four Shen: Ex 1.
- Four Shen: Ex 2.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Using Mudras, or some other trigger, to revisit a particular space/state of mind.
- Du Mai pump: Yi and movement moving the Qi. Then letting go and allowing the Qi to guide the physical movement.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2021.07.29
- Daoyin preparation.
- Chong Mai from Dantien to the 100 Meetings. Then connecting to the Root Chakra.
- Separate Heaven and Earth.
- Connect Heaven and Earth.
- Ten Fundamental Treasures: Palms to Infinity.
- Listening to the Kua.
- Observing the Etheric body around the hands and fingers.
- Du Mai (Governing Vessel) Pump.
- Opening the spinal Kua.
- Reprise of Chong Mai from Dantien to the 100 Meetings.
The Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Orbits
2021.08.05
- Daoyin preparation.
- Circle of Light: working with the arm Yin, passively circulating the Qi, changing direction.
- Circle of Light: working with the arm Yang, passively circulating the Qi, changing direction.
- Du Mai Pump: listening
- Perception of the Dantien: letting go of the physical.
- Four Shen Ex 3: Using Fire path (Du Mai) and Water path (Chong Mai) tongue positions.
2021.08.12
- Daoyin preparation.
- Microcosmic Orbit: directions and misconceptions.
- Du Mai Pump.
- Clearing blockages and strengthening flow/awareness.
- Macrocosmic Orbit: Using the Sun and the Moon (from the Embroidered Brocade).
2021.08.19
- Daoyin preparation.
- Du Mai Pump: Filling in the blanks.
- Qi guiding the respiration.
- Working with the Arm Yin and the Arm Yang.
- The Sun and the Moon: Working with the Macrocosmic Orbit.
- Passive Qigong: the Macrocosmic Orbit.
- Working with both Orbits.
2021.08.26
- Daoyin preparation.
- Listening prior to Qigong
- Du Mai Pump: Microcosmic Orbit
- The Sun & the Moon: Macrocosmic Orbit
- Listening to the natural speed of the cycle
- Circulating from Mingmen, through KD1 in one foot, then back up through the other foot and leg.
- Circulating Qi from KD1 through the Hundred Meetings. Awareness beyond the physical body.
- Fingers to Infinity: Listening to the overall experience when the hands are changing from Yin to Yang.
2021.09.02
- Daoyin preparation.
- Four Shen Qigong Ex 1.
- Microcosmic orbit.
- How awareness of Qi can be overwhelming and the need to “pull the Qi down” and root.
- The Sun & the Moon.
- Listening to the Qi front & rear.
- Listening to the Qi at the Hip Kua.
- Listening to the small physical producing the large Internal movement.
- Microcosmic Orbit: Active then Passive.
- Sinking and folding.
2021.09.16
- Daoyin preparation.
- Microcosmic Orbit: Awareness of the width/density of the orbit. Perception of the flow as a stream, or something carried on that stream.
- Clearing blockages and filling gaps/weak awareness/weak flow.
- Listening to the flow of Ren Mai through the Dantien.
- Qi projection and reception using the hands.
- Circulating the Qi on the Arm Yin and the Arm Yang.
2021.09.23
- Daoyin preparation.
- Microcosmic Orbit, listening to the Dantien, using the hands to do this.
- Macrocosmic Orbit: Listening to all the Elements (meridians) or individual Elements.
- Using other senses to listen sight/colour.
- Listening to the different qualities that are being conveyed on the orbits.
- Four Shen Qigong Ex 3.
- Listening to/looking at the Qi around the hands.
2021.09.30
- Daoyin preparation.
- Microcosmic Orbit: Listening to any oscillation and determining whether it is physical or energetic.
- Dragon’s ears: Listening to the flow and direction over Ren Mai.
- Difference experienced when listening to the conveyor, or the conveyed. Listening to the effect the orbit is having on the Dantien.
- Macrocosmic Orbit: Tips on increasing the awareness in the legs.
2021.10.07
- Daoyin preparation.
- Dragon’s ears: Listening with the hands to the downward flow along Ren Mai and the upward flow along Du Mai.
- Taking the awareness well beyond the physical body.
- Listening to the patterns within the Dantien.
- Drawing Down from the Heavens, listen.
- Realigning the aura.
- Microcosmic orbit
2021.10.14
- Daoyin preparation.
- Four Shen Qigong Ex1.
- Listening to the Dantien.
- Palms to Infinity (From the 10 Shen Treasures): listening to the effect.
2021.10.21
- Daoyin preparation.
- The first 2 exercises from the Four Shen: Their impact on perception of the Microcosmic Orbit.
- 10 Shen Treasures: Expansion and contraction from Palms to Infinity.
- 10 Shen Treasures: Drawing down from the heavens – letting the Shen take over.
2021.10.28
- Daoyin preparation.
- Four Shen Ex 3: Stimulate awareness of the Macrocosmic Orbit.
- Microcosmic Orbit.
- Combining the two Orbits.
- Using Mudras.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Palms to Infinity – awareness of shape change.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Fingers to Infinity – ribbons
- Using Yin and Yang hand postures while aware of the changes in the energy body.
2021.11.04
- Daoyin preparation.
- Four Shen: Exs 3 & 4.
- Microcosmic Orbit (passive).
- Awareness of orbit to the front, rear, below and above.
2021.11.11
- Daoyin preparation.
- Four Shen Qigong: Ex1 to help raise awareness.
- Microcosmic Orbit as Active Qigong.
- Continuing to fill gaps and clear blockages.
- Microcosmic Orbit as Passive Qigong.
- Discerning the qualities of the Qi in the Orbit.
- Taking the awareness further out into the aura.
- Macrocosmic Orbit as Active, then Passive Qigong.
- Passive Qigong: combining both Orbits.
- Using Mudras.
2021.11.18
- Daoyin preparation.
- The Macrocosmic Orbit: Sun & Moon.
- Passive Qigong: Working with individual points.
- Filling gaps.
- Microcosmic Orbit.
- Listening to the Orbit (using the hands as receivers) to front and back.
2021.11.25
- Daoyin preparation.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness: For the Yi.
- Four Shen: Ex 1.
- Ten Shen Treasures: Governing Vessel Pump.
- Macrocosmic Orbit.
- Both Orbits.
- Listening to the Qi in the aura.
2021.12.02
- Daoyin preparation.
- The Four Shen: Governing Vessel Pump
- 10 Shen Treasures: Separate Heaven and Earth.
- 10 Shen Treasures: Connect Heaven and Earth.
- 10 Shen Treasures: Fingers to Infinity.
- Orbits: Governing Vessel Pump.
2021.12.09
- Daoyin preparation.
- Circulating the Qi in the Arm Yin meridians.
- Circulating the Qi in the Arm Yang meridians.
- Listening to the effect of both of these.
- Macrocosmic Orbit (the Sun and the Moon).
- Microcosmic Orbit.
- Both Orbits.
- Awareness of the Dantien.
- Awareness of Mingmen.
2021.12.16
Working with Chong Mai
- Daoyin preparation.
- The Four Shen: Ex3, using the Fire Path point and Du Mai.
- The Four Shen: Ex3, using the Water Path point and Chong Mai.
- The Ten Shen Treasures: Separate Heaven and Earth, working with Chong Mai.
- The Ten Shen Treasures: Connect Heaven and Earth, working with Chong Mai.
- Microcosmic Orbit: Active Qigong, using the Du Mai Pump.
- Listening to the Orbit while switching from Fire Path to Water Path.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness: Shen.
2022.01.06
- Daoyin preparation.
- The Four Shen: Ex 1.
- The Four Shen: Ex 2.
- The Four Shen: Ex 3.
- The Four Shen: Ex 4.
2022.01.13
- Daoyin preparation.
- Du Mai Pump – Microcosmic Orbit
- Clearing blockages and filling gaps
- The Sun and the Moon – Macrocosmic Orbit
- Separating Heaven and Earth – Shen
- Connecting Heaven and Earth – Shen