Shou Qi Fa or Gathering the Chi Qigong CAD$8.99 Buy Now!
Designed to help you tap life-giving chi energy from the environment for personal health, this beautiful qigong/chi kung form takes less than five minutes to complete, an excellent way to start your morning exercise.Prerequisites: basic diaphragmatic breathing technique and the Basic Horse Stance. You should also know how to locate the Lower Dantian, Bai Hui (Hundred Convergences) and Yong Quan (Bubbling Spring) pressure points.
In addition, it is highly recommended that you also know how to root. Although, it is not required for the mastery of this ecourse, you can take the Qigong Rooting ecourse before, during or after this ecourse. Knowing how to root will help you to further advance in Gathering the Chi Qigong.
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Taijiqigong Nuanshen Fa or Tai Chi Qigong Warm-Up Exercises CAD$19.95 Buy Now!
These five exercises are often practiced as warm-ups to tai chi chuan, but their true value lies in the health benefits they offer.
This set of tai chi qigong warm-ups targets blood and chi circulation in specific areas of the body.
Though they are often practiced as warm-up exercises, they may also be practiced on their own to improve posture, circulation, flexibility and mobility.
This tai chi qigong ecourse is offered in two weekly installments. Practice the first lesson until it becomes very familiar to you before continuing on to the second installment.
Prerequisites: basic diaphragmatic breathing technique, qigong horse stance.
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Songchi Qigong or Loosening Exercises for Tai Chi Chuan CAD$9.99 Buy Now!
These five exercises loosen joints and muscles, and are often practiced as warm-ups to tai chi chuan, but make no mistake — they also have essential self-defence applications.
Their many benefits include relaxation and treatment of stress, reduction and prevention of hypertension, and applications in martial arts. Five easy tai chi qigong exercises that anyone can learn in a matter of days!
Prerequisite: basic diaphragmatic breathing technique.
Ideally, you should also learn the tai chi walk, another e-course listed below; however, although it will definitely contribute to building a solid foundation in qigong, it is not a required e-course for mastering the Loosening Exercises.
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San-Yao-Er Jingluo Duanlian Fa or Three-One-Two Meridian Qigong CAD$19.95 Buy Now!
A very simple qigong regimen that is designed to increase activity along two energy pathways in the body.
Though beneficial in treating a wide range of ailments, including heart disease, arthritis, spinal pain, neurological disorders, lung disorders, gastrointestinal ailments and those of the reproductive system and renal and urogenital tracts, this medical qigong was first developed to target hypertension, strokes and diabetes.
Simple to learn and apply. Also adaptable for the elderly, the weak and the infirm.
Prerequisite: basic diaphragmatic breathing technique.
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Taiji Qigong Shibashi or 18 Postures of Tai Chi Chi Kung CAD$64.95 Buy Now!
Currently one of the most popular forms of tai chi qigong in Asia, because it is easy to learn.
Designed specifically to promote vital chi energy circulation in the limbs and trunk, this tai chi qigong training program is also recommended for the less limber student and the elderly because it is not as strenuous as most other exercises, yet it engages the whole body in a thorough but gentle workout.
This ecourse is divided into six weekly installments with lessons on three postures for each installment. However, please take your time in mastering one posture before continuing to the next. The weekly lessons are based on the assumption that you are investing at least 30 minutes daily in your tai chi qigong practice.
If you find that you cannot spend as much time in practice, you can slow down and spread your lessons out by practicing only one or two postures per week instead of all three. Pace it to your aptitude and availability of practice time.
This way, you can ensure the quality of your learning. Remember: you get as much out of the lessons as you put in in terms of practice and perseverance.
Prerequisites: basic diaphragmatic breathing technique, qigong horse stance, qigong bow stance.
NOTE: It is highly recommended that if you are new to tai chi qigong, to start with Songchi/Loosening Exercises Qigong, Qigong Rooting and Taiji Qigong Shibashi/18 Postures to form the minimum proper foundation for all other tai chi qigong exercises.Password-encrypted registration page: 18 Postures of Tai Chi Chi Kung
Taiji Bufa or Tai Chi Walk CAD$8.99 Buy Now!
If you have mastered the three basic stances — the logical sequel would be the Tai Chi Walk.
This ecourse reinforces the basic stances and goes on to the next logical step in tai chi qigong training of shifting weight, retreating/advancing forward, and turning/changing directions.
Lessons also include martial applications in basic stances as well as the movements themselves.
Prerequisites: Horse Stance, Bow Stance and Empty Stance.
It is also highly recommended, though not required, for you to know how to root. If you have not learned how to root, you should consider taking the Standing Meditation Postures and/or ecourse on Rooting Qigong, as rooting is what gives solidity to your stances.
If you are serious about balancing and circulating your chi energy or learning qigong as a martial art, such as in tai chi chuan, rooting is an essential part of your tai chi qigong foundation.
However, it is not required that you master rooting before learning the Tai Chi Walk: you can take the rooting ecourses at the same time that you learn the Tai Chi Walk, or you can learn to root after mastering the Walk.
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Xueqi Xunhuan Qigong or Circulating Blood and Chi Chi Kung CAD$29.95 Buy Now!
These six exercises do not require much movement, but they generate a lot of energy. Tapping tianqi or heavenly energy, they circulate blood and chi, tonifying the entire body to build immunity, strengthening bones, muscle, tissue and organs, and extending life.
This tai chi qigong is presented in four weekly installments Because of the potency of each individual exercise, it is highly recommended you take your time in learning and practicing each exercise before moving on to the next lesson.
Once you have mastered the lessons, you may choose to practice all of them or some of those you find most effective in meeting your individual needs.
Prerequisites: basic diaphragmatic breathing, Horse Stance.
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Zhan Zhuang Jinggong or Qigong Standing Meditation Postures CAD$22.95 Buy Now!
Seven tai chi qigong standing postures that are easy to learn but difficult to master. Nevertheless they are an essential part of any qigong foundation.
While Circulating Blood and Chi Qigong taps "heavenly" or yang energy, the Standing Meditation Postures tap "earthly" or yin energy from the ground. An excellent set of rooting exercises that is complementary to Rooting Qigong for both healing and self-defence.
This ecourse comes in two weekly installments. Keep your practice sessions short but frequent until your legs have built enough strength and rooting ability to extend for longer periods of practice.
Prerequisites: basic diaphragmatic breathing, Horse Stance and Bow Stance.
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Dun Zhuang Qigong Fa or Grounding the Chi or Rooting Qigong CAD$8.99 Buy Now!
This set of tai chi qigong exercises is very powerful in sending the intrinsic chi energy down through the legs and three feet or more into the ground, rooting a person so strongly that no opponent in martial arts can push him/her down.
Deceptively simple, these exercises require frequent regular practice for the rooting to take effect. A basic foundation for anyone interested in building a solid foundation for tai chi chuan and other internal arts.
It is also highly recommended that you take the Standing Meditation Postures at the same time. A little easier than Rooting Qigong, the Standing Meditation Postures are an excellent complement to this ecourse, and will help you reinforce not only your rooting ability but to develop the ability to tap "earthly energy" from the ground for healing and self-defence.
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Ba Men Taijiquan or Eight Gates Tai Chi Chuan CAD$39.95 Buy Now!
Once you know the basic steps and direction of movements of this tai chi form, this is just about the easiest form to master. A natural extension of the tai chi qigong movements known as Lan Que Wei or Grasp Sparrow's Tail, if you already know this set of movements, you will find yourself mastering this form within a week!
The ecourse comes in five installments, one for every day for five days. You can spread out the lessons to learn one per week or daily with one lesson every day for five days.
Prerequisites: basic diaphragmatic breathing, Bow Stance, Empty Stance and Tai Chi Walk, (see ecourse above). Also recommended, though not required, the steps to Lan Que Wei or Grasp Sparrow's Tail.
Though not required, it is also highly recommended that you master the Standing Meditation Postures and/or Rooting Qigong before you take this ecourse to establish a stronger foundation.
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Baojian Changshou Qigong or Longevity and Health Preserving Qigong Exercises CAD$24.95 Buy Now!
Twelve simple qigong exercises for tonifying the organs, rejuvenation and longevity. Easy to learn and even easier to master, these exercises may be practiced on their own, after jinggong or still meditation, and/or often as a winding down conclusion to more rigorous tai chi qigong exercises, tai chi chuan in particular.
To facilitate learning, this ecourse is divided into four installments of three exercises each. One installment is emailed out every two days. You may spread them out to learn over several weeks, or if you have the time, learn them all in a matter of a month.
Prerequisites: basic diaphragmatic breathing.
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