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I have had the privilige to spend 9 days in the company of Hun Yuan Master Ma Bao Guo and Hun Yuan Chen Style master Wang Zhang Hai. Both men live in the city of Zhengzhou in Henan province China....

Many people search for something that they feel they lack. A sense of self, a sense of purpose for something that can make them more complete or content. Some are looking for an alternative to a mindless gym or faddish exercise. Still others seek distraction by any means possible that sometimes takes them into the world of energy work like reiki and qi gong.

By JANE E. BRODY

Published: April 29, 2008

Randi considers the Y.M.C.A. her lifeline, especially the pool. Randi weighs more than  300 pounds and has borderline diabetes, but she controls her blood sugar and keeps her bright outlook on life by swimming every day for about 45 minutes.

Benefits of Exercise - Medicine and Health - Jane Brody - New York Times

24th April 2008

After arriving in the city of Zhengzhou, which is located in Henan province, China, I head straight for the Hotel to sleep off the jet lag. Rising again at 6am I prepare to meet Grandmaster Wang Zhang Hai and master Ma Bao Guo for the first of 8 days push hands. training....

The term Qi Gong came into being in 1950 at the height of Maoist thinking. Chinese therapeutic exercise had along with martial arts, literature, art, grass, yes grass?  the green stuff that grows all over the place, was banned as it was considered bourgeois, and schoolchildren spent their days ripping it up wherever it was spotted in their towns upon the orders of progressive communist thinkers.

So the term Qi Gong became an accepted umbrella term for Chinese therapeutic exercise sanctioned and monitored by the ever wise Chinese ruling authority.

The notes on structural alignment presented here are a reminder of material that is presented at our workshops.

It has not been difficult to come to the conclusion that the concept of qi is more of a hindrance than a help to people who genuinely want to emulate the so called masters of the internal arts/ qi gong. Not only that, but many teachers actively seem to promote the energy angle by carrot dangling pseudo spiritual skills.

This movement works is called three dan tien open and close. One of its functions is to open and close the joints and cavities of the body and subsequently develop a specific and essential expanding force througout the body.

This is the second of twelve Hun Yuan Qi Gong sequences. 

Video footage of the first section of the old Yang style large frame Tai Chi passed down through the lineage of Tian Zhou Lin. In this video I am expressing a few minor elements of middle frame practice.

Taking place at 142 Charing Cross Rd, 10-3pm  £40 members £60 non members. Standing practice is a remarkable tool to integrate the mind and the body, involving specific postural teacniques to enhance relaxation and build strength and energy. This method of standing pratice is consdiered to be one the secret of internal arts practice. learn to correct your own body imbalances. Address RSI, back pain, hyper-tension, stress, headaches and more.

Back pain will effect 8 out of 10 people in their lifetime.

Low back pain is one of the world's most common complaints. In the 25-nation European Union, it affects over 40 million workers and accounts for nearly half of all sick days.

Clearing qi internally the lower dantien

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Developing a balanced physical structure is a core element of energetic body work and exercise. The  refinement of your balance leads to greater stability which in turn accelerates progress in Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Ba Gua and Hsing-I.