Archives: Shen Qigong classes from 2022 till 2023
These 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
2022.01.20 till 2022.04.14 working, in depth, with a variety of Qigong
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.01.20
- Macrocosmic Orbit: As Active Qigong and as Passive Qigong.
- Microcosmic Orbit: As Active Qigong and as Passive Qigong.
- Drawing Down from the Heavens (Ten Shen Treasures).
- Separate Heaven and Earth (Ten Shen Treasures).
- Pressing Palms in Calmness (Shen).
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.01.27
Working with Chong Mai
- The Four Shen: Exercise 3 using Du Mai.
- The Four Shen: Exercise 3 using Chong Mai.
- Microcosmic Orbit: Du Mai Pump.
- Microcosmic Orbit: Using Passive Qigong.
- Seeing with the mind’s eye.
- Separate Heaven and Earth (Shen): Working with Heart Chakra, then Solar Plexus Chakra.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth (Shen): Working with Heart Chakra, then Solar Plexus Chakra.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness (Shen).
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.02.03
- The Four Shen: Exercise 4.
- The Four Shen: Exercise 3.
- Macrocosmic Orbit: The Sun and the Moon.
Passive Qigong
- The Arm Yin meridians.
- The Arm Yang meridians.
- The Macrocosmic Orbit.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.03.10
Taking the awareness further out from the body
- The Four Shen: Ex 1.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth: Sinking the Qi (connecting to the earth) and Raising the Shen (connecting to the heavens).
- Du Mai Pump: Microcosmic Orbit (above head and below feet).
- The Sun and the Moon: Macrocosmic Orbit.
Using Water to calm Fire:
- Hold the Toes to Strengthen the Kidneys.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness (Shen).
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.03.17
Working with Chong Mai
- The Four Shen Ex 1: Awareness of Chong Mai.
- The Four Shen Ex 3: Awareness of Chong Mai and of the shape of your energy body.
- The Four Shen Ex 4: Awareness of Chong Mai and its connection to the Chakras.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth: Awareness of how the energy body expands during Qigong.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.03.24
- Wuji: Awareness.
- Four Shen: Ex 3.
- Wuji: Awareness.
- Circle of Light: Arm Yin and Arm Yang.
- Connecting HG8 to KD1.
- Microcosmic Orbit: Du Mai Pump.
- Wuji: Awareness of the orbit above and below.
- Leg Yin and Leg Yang: Guidance and awareness.
- Macrocosmic Orbit: The Sun and the Moon.
- Wuji: Overall awareness.
- Listening to the Dantien.
The classes (from 2022.10.11) use a variety of Qigong to explore and experience the way that our senses perceive Qi
In these classes Des covers a number of Qigong that works with the Shen (the consciousness). Among these are the Four Shen Qigong.
Qi can be experienced through all of our senses. Through tangible feelings, sight (colour and images), taste, smell and sound. Each of these is explored in these classes using Qigong from a variety of sets.
These classes give you the direction and the tools……………………….. Repeated, diligent, focused, practice is required.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.04.07
Working with Chong Mai.
- Four Shen Ex 1: Expanding inwards.
- Four Shen Ex 2: Expanding outwards.
- Macrocosmic Orbit.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth: Using HG8, Du Mai 20 & KD 1.
- Separating Heaven and Earth: Using HG8, Du Mai 20 & KD 1.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.04.14
Working with Chong Mai.
- Expansion and awareness through Du Mai 20 and Ren Mai 1.
- Connecting Heaven and Earth (10 Shen Treasures): Find your core.
- Separating Heaven and Earth (10 Shen Treasures): Expanding from your core.
- Palms to Infinity (10 Shen Treasures): Expansion and contraction.
- Letting the Qi guide the physical movement.
- Pressing Palms in Calmness (Shen): Consolidating your connection to the universe.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.11.10
Working with the Senses.
- Middle section of Connecting Heaven & Earth.
- Taste and smell of Fire Qi: Using Circle the Hands to Part the Clouds.
- One meridian, or two?: Using the Lung exercise from the Five Taoist Yin.
- Awareness of the individual points: Lung meridian.
- Colour: Using Shen exercise 2.
- Colour: Using CH&E.
- Awareness of shape (energetic): Using Palms to Infinity.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.11.17
Shen Qigong – Spiritual Qigong
- Q&A: Pressure at the Third Eye.
- CH&E middle section: Releasing that pressure.
- Working with taste: Fire (metalic) and Earth (sweet).
- Working with colour: Fire (red) and Earth (yellow/brown).
- Shape: Using Fingers to Infinity.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.12.01
- Shen Qigong exercise 1 – using Du Mai.
- Shen Qigong exercise 2 – Using Du Mai.
- Shen Qigong exercise 3 – Using Chong Mai.
- Connecting the Heavens and the Earth.
- Separating the Heavens and the Earth.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.12.08
Passive Qigong – Yi & Shen
- Circulating the Qi of the Arm Yin meridians.
- Circulating the Qi of the Arm Yang meridians.
Shen Qigong
- Shen Ex3: Using Chong Mai.
- Shen Ex4: Variation.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2022.12.15
Discerning the qualities of the meridians
- The arm Yin meridians.
- The arm Yang meridians.
- The leg Yin meridians.
- The leg Yang meridians.
Using Du Mai
- Shen exercise 1.
- Shen exercise 2.
Using Chong Mai
- Shen exercise 3.
Shen Qigong Classes: 2023.01.05
Shen Qigong – Awareness of energetic shape
- Wuji – “melting” on each exhalation.
- Wuji – “stretching” on each inhalation.
- Bubbling Spring – soles of the feet – ankles –
knees – hips – Dantien. - Dantien – torso – Hundred Meetings – above.
- Exrecise 3 – repeat listening.
- Fingers to Infinity – repeat listening
- Shape? Length? Width? Quality?
Shen Qigong Classes: 2023.01.12
Shen Qigong Exercise 1
- Using the Fire Path position and the Water Path position.
- Awareness of Du Mai.
- Awareness of Chong Mai.
“Packing” the Qi
- Working from the Dantien downward.
- Perception of the change in the quality of the Qi.
Expansion and contraction
- Ten Shen Treasures: Palms to Infinity.
- Settling the Qi.