Hey! Very great presentation of qigong. Thank you for sharing this with everyone. Although I've been practicing for about 7months now, this video still had some tips that I never used. (for instance - the leaning forward and backwards, slightly, with the breathing was something I wasn't doing in my routines and I notice a great difference now!)
The description of body alignment is excellent. I'm a Qigong teacher and the director of an American Qigong center. I'm delighted to have come across your work.
Yes, thank you. You were asked me recently how long one should do each exercise. Good question. The best is to only do it for as long as you can stay continuously conscious of the present moment. When you realize you've drifted off, gently come to a close. Then either begin again or try again later or next day.Your early sessions can be very short but of good quality. With practice you will be able to extend your attention span for the present moment - the essence of all healing and meditation.
Thank you, Cheyne. You just helped me decide that Qi Kung is not only something I want to do for the rest of my life, but that I want to teach it also.
Hello. Someone suggested this video for me. I love it. I started last night but it will take a few days to "master" the moves by heart. Practice makes perfect. I slept very well last night. Thank you.
There is nothing to be wary of. This instruction is excellent. He is not doing any heavy breathing moves. This is safe and simple. Thank you for sharing this video.
This video really spoke to me, nice work w shooting and editing - and off course best of all: the content, a very soothing effect Sheynes voice has, and such effective simple instructions delievered shortly but right down to important details.
qigong is one of the greatest things i experienced. i moved a fork in ballance with the qi that i builded up.(had a strong field that day) people have to descover there qi before they start qigong.it is not fantasy you are actually working with energy(electromagnetic tipe) wich can be changed in light, movement(mechanical),heat..etc demonstrates that we are light beings.thanks for the video ,keep cool.
Sir. Thank you for posting this. I am a martial artist who has been looking into Qigong for sometime now. Your movements are simple, and easy to follow. Most importantly relaxing. Keep up the good work!
OK let me share something with you. in 1980 I was unwell. I started tai chi then. We began every lesson with 30 minutes of qigong but the teacher called them tai chi warm-up exercises. My health dramatically improved within the first 4 months of diligent practice and I always put it down to tai chi, but recently I realized that I'd not even scratched the surface of tai chi in the first 4 months. It was those simple qigong exercises that worked the initial miracle. 32 years on I still do both.
Oke, I promised myself to do this first thing in the mo... so-I-did. I stood up feeling some discomfort in my right hip (havind some hip pain in the past 6months although never been sick before) and as I finished just the first exercise, the pain was gone. How is this possible? INCREDIBLE!!! ~ Thank you so much!
One of the meanings of the Chinese word "qi" or "chi" is breath. It also means energy, a message and its carrier. A master once told me that the first time a human being consciously coordinated movement with breathing, qigong was born. Once you harmonize breath and movement, you're doing good practice. Keeping an inward smile charges qi with its healing message. Unless the instructions are more specific, this is often enough for simple qigong exercises to produce very beneficial results.
Sir. Thank you for posting this. I am a martial artist who has been looking into Qigong for sometime now. Your movements are simple, and easy to follow. Most importantly relaxing. Keep up the good work! *****
We are happy for you to pass these exercises on to anyone you think can benefit from them. The seated exercises which all appear on my Breath4Health channel are particularly helpful for those recovering from injury or illness.
After my initial reply to your question, I checked out the Wikipedia entry for qigong as I remembered it being a fairly even-handed collection of texts. Alongside certain warnings, there was this: "... various studies have shown significant benefits such as decrease in cortisol levels, a chemical hormone produced by the body to manage stress.". Check it out for yourself but I thought this was an encouraging thing to find there, but as you're probably aware depression has varied causes and forms.
Very interesting upload. I've just started exploring tai chi and have found your instructions very straightforward and helpful. Please keep up the good work!
@Phenom69ll The ideal setting is outdoors near trees, or near a fountain or waterfall, but it's OK to practice indoors if you have to. Open a window or use an ionizer if you have one, to freshen the air.
Awesome work...I practice Shito-Ryu Karate and the principles of Aikido. I went into QiGong years ago and integrated the practice into the others. Wonderful! A big hug from Genoa :-)
Auwh, that gentleman Michael at the end.... God bless his little soul!! Thanx for this upload, I'll be doing this first thing in the mo. Love the muscis too!!!!! : - ) xxx
@fuddyboi yes. i've done research and it is very, very helpful - particularly for anxiety and depression. and you might want to go to a local meditation center. being especially conscious of your breathing is key. all of this calms the amygdala. and learning to go with the flow (chuang tzu taoism), and to laugh... good luck, fuddyboi.
@Ishaqsan Yup, lying down is best of all, but for those of us who have to move around, this stuff really helps. Incidentally, Cheyne's new qigong training videos (we've just finished filming) include some that can be done sitting down - for elderly and people with mobility issues. Greetings.
Thanks friend! I really liked your segment. I trained in Gung Fu (5 Element Open Palm) and Tai Chi for many years. I occasionally train and am familiar with basic movements. But boy after I did your session I feel really good. Full of great chi over here! Thanks for your insights!
These exercises done with a diffuse but consistent attention have the effect of opening up major channels and balancing the flow of qi, developing and stabilizing the bodys alignment and providing a kind of feedback system for the practitioner. As with all skills, these are developed by detecting small differences and variations so the more attention you can bring to the sensations that accompany the movements, the greater your results will be. Perhaps Cheyne may have more to add to my comments
@jgb295 I usually suggest that people look through the handy global listings on the World Tai Chi and QIgong Day website. TH-cam doesn't allow me to post the URL here but you'll easily find WTCQD through google.
@Ishaqsan Doesn't look as though Mr Che is going to respond to your comment. I will chime in just to say that Wang Xian Zhai was the founder of yiquan. A good place to research this subject is the excellent website of the yiquan academy Europe. Google it for the URL. I can't include it here.
Shantanu Schertzer, you can breathe these simple qiong exercises in different ways, for example in this one you could breathe in as you perform the action of one arm and out as you perform the action of the other, or you could move more slowly overall and exhale as either hand is descending, then inhaling as the arm goes out and begins to return toward the body. Over time, different patterns naturallyl emerge. The most important thing is simply to be harmoniously present in the bodily movement,
My work dwindles as winter strengthens. I became quite lazy this winter, full of aches and pains, low energy... I'm tired of being tired, especially since I was once in almost "great" shape. I woke up, got on the net and found this. I started with the shoulder roll video posted in the comments below. I began feeling 6/10 and 3 minutes later was at 7/10. Then I did this video and am probably sitting around 8/10. I've never done this kind of thing, more into video games. I just subscribed.
Mike Roach, that's great to know. We really appreciate your comment and look forward to hearing how things progress or you. If you use facebook, you can find us both on there. I also have a page called Simple Qigong Exercises on FB where new videos and other pieces of info are posted from time to time. Greetings, Richard
@MrChemanfu Well how I learned to hold my stance. Feet parellel so the chi actually flows. Every other practitioner I've seen does that too. I don't know where you learned but...
Tingling sensations in fingers and hand is a common occurrence and quite normal during or following qigong practice. It may be explained in different ways according to how people think about the world and about energy. It's good to pay attention to sensations and to keep an open mind as to what they mean.
Thank you for quick fix! I measured my blood pressure before with 144/101 result. After 5 minutes, watching the video and done 1 and 2 exercises, I measured again. 117/82 !!! Thank you again...maybe music also contributes - perfect...
Sorry about that Sandy. I'll contact you via FB. The DVD is about applying qi awareness in daily life. Grounding is one aspect of that and there are quite a few others. The lessons fall into our broad categories: Body structure, mental configuration, the human organism as a ""transceiver" and energies fields - our own, those of others and the fields we're all plugged into whether we know it or not. See you soon RC
We're always happy to learn that the videos here on TH-cam are helping people. Thanks for your comment. If you're a Facebook user, please consider joining the Simple Qigong Exercises discussion group for more useful insights and sharing of experience, knowledge and expertise by a number of practitioners of different approaches and disciplines.
@Bardemus More in this series will appear on this channel during the next week. Cheyne and I just finished filming some standing and seated exercise here in the mountains. Greetings.
@rcoldman Thank you. I will watch the next videos. Also, please could you let me know the correct position of the feet when the legs are lower? parallel or not? because, I've read that parallel feet position will increase the belly, and give more pain to the neck and the back. Which one is the correct basic position? Thank you very much. Great job.
This is a terrific demonstration. The whole "do as if you are looking in a mirror" is so perfect to learn. Do you know of any good demonstrations of the 8 brocades or 8 rolls of silk?
I am sooo enjoying this video. I notice just how "tight" I am and not very graceful. Also, I am realizing how Eastern religions exercise so peacefully and Westerners "go for the burn". This is so much more honoring to the body and spirit. Much thanks. BRIAN
Thank you for your generosity in uploading these videos - they are very accessible. I was wondering if you had any specific recommendations for those suffering from Bell's Palsy? I'm in the first two weeks at the moment.... thank you!
I would really like to have a DVD of Cheyne Tower's exercises. I live in Germany, so lessons in London are out of the question. I find his exercises fabulous - the relaxation is amazing, and I'm convinced it's having a positive effect on my weight and figure. What would be perfect is if I could just access them in one, easy place, so I don't have to keep playing one youtube video after the other. Are there any plans to do one? It would be so good if there were... :)
Thanks for your comment which is very encouraging. Did you know that there's a whole set of other simple qigong exercises on my dedicated qigong channel Breath4Health ?
@TheGreeny38 Please let us know how you get on. If you use Facebook, look for our group "Simple Qigong Exercises" where you can ask questions of qigong teachers, acupuncturists and other specialists in their fields. We're all sharing and learning from one another. If you have any difficulty finding someone to study with, try the extensive listings on the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day website. All sucess to you!
I like these exercises because I used to do hatha yoga along the river path, but there was often nowhere dry and clean enough to lay on the floor. Qigong can be done standing in a park without putting your hands and knees on the ground.
@jonmanilenio Even 2 or 3 minutes of each will have an effect, but it's worth putting together a sequence of different exercises that will last 20 minutes or more. If you do a 20 minute sequence twice a day, you will experience significant benefits within the first month. Cheyne has more than twelve exercises freely available on TH-cam and if you visit Cheyne's HeartMindTherapies website, there will soon be ready-made 20 minute seated and standing sequences available there.
While some qigong exercises do specify mouth breathing, this one can be done with nsal brething only. Nasal breathing is by far the healthiest way to breath for most puroses. Glad you're feeling benefit from the pratice!
Without knowing quite a lot about you it's impossible to say, but one possibility is that the practice is revealing yoru actual energy level, which may be normally masked by other things as in your work, sleep, dietary and other habits. This sometimes happens after acupuncture treatment.
@Startfire2011 In 30 years of my own practice including 17 years teaching I have not come across a symptom like this before. Firstly, if you are experiencing chest pains I recommend that you do not delay in discussing this with your trusted medical professional. As an additional comment I would suggest that occasionally, trapped gases resulting from indigestion can cause sharp chest pain. Golden rule applying to all forms of exercise: Don't eat for at least one hour before or after practice.
Sir thank you for your help because the qigong can help me through my training in my taekwon-do and it can help my students to keep their energy longer sincerely yours 1st dan blackbelt Jc tabirao
Beautiful videos, Thank you for making them for us all to learn from. I have one question: My wife and I just today started classes a a local Tai Chi school The teacher told us It is better to learn Tai Chi first before Qigong, as we will learn better to control the energy that Qigong creates or moves energy in us. That with out energy control you can experience head aches and nervousness. Is this true? Thank you
At the end of this video Cheyne refers to the next episode that will show exercises designed to reduce tension in the neck and shoulders. But I have not been able to find this next video. thanks for any assistance.
crednimisha, this one was made with a TV series in mind but plans changed and so didd the order in which we shot things. All of the free videos we made are listed at Breath4Health.com, but there's a lot more, including exercises of the kind that you mention on Cheyne's own website HeartMindTherapies.com - I hope this answers your question. Greetings, RC
By all means, note anything that seems noteorthy. Visualization is not necessary. Best of all is to sense what is happening in and around the body from moment to moment. If the mnd strays into abstract thought, allow the sensations generated by the movements to bring your attention back into the body. That's all that's needed for these simple and yet powerful exercises to prove their worth.
Thank you Richard. When I search for you on fb search bar, I don't see your name or page coming up at all. Could you perhaps send me a request instead, as my fb page might come up for you. I'm very interested in your DVD too, and happy to learn you have made a grounding DVD.
@octoberb0rn Hi Josh, Cheyne has been here filming with me and has recorded a piece to camera in response to your question. It can been found on this channel under the title 'Answer to Josh'
I did both and recommend doing both if you can. Tai chi without direct physical contact with a teacher is a bit limited as the man part of the "transmission" of quality tai chi is via touch. If you find a good teacher and they ask you not to study qigong at the same time, commit to them for a while and give them a chance to show you why not. Otherwise, learn tai chi from a teacher and learn qigong over the net -save your money. Advanced qigong techniques will also require a live teacher.
@rcoldman this video is great. The third exercise for me is confusing, I need more practice. first I want to learn the movements, then focus my mind to the breath, and then, if my mind will be free, I want to guide the Qi. Am I correct? Please, I need the sitting Chi Kung for my mum who is disable, where can I find the video? Thank you very much for your videos. They are helping me a lot. Grazie Mille.
There are some kinds of medicinal qigong that should only be learned in person from a skilled practitioner. The exercises Cheyne teaches are carefully selected to be safe to learn online without personal supervision. We do not publish here anything that can cause injury provided the instructions are followed with due care and attention, but in any case, you attempt to perform these at your own risk. In case of uncertainty, consult your trusted health practitioner before attempting any new exercise.
I am just now launching my Qi Sensing DVD/MP3 resource pack, two and a half years in the producing, a lifetime in the making. You can read about it here ... wp.me/pkuB3-4d
I am learning Qigong from a local teacher here in India...I want to know are there any side effects of this practice??? Plz reply me with details....Thanks a lot
Qigong is a vast subject, probably as multi-faceted as "yoga" so I cannot comment on what you're learning but I have to say that there can be side-effects. For example, my principle tai chi master quickly and easily learned a new qigong form devised by a panel of experts in Beijing after the Cultural revolution. Several of us who visited him in Canada came back to the UK with this practice but some began to have hallucinations at odd times during the day. He advised us to stop the practice. Later I learned that it was powerful but lacked the safety elements built in to tried-and-tested older forms. Everything that Cheyne Towers and I have recorded is gentle and safe to learn online. I cannot vouch for other exercises or systems.
Thanks a lot for the reply...I tend to experience extreme anxiety and floating like feeling while sleeping, esp. on those days when I have practised Qigong..
Can you name or describe the practices you're been doing when you have such sensations? It may be a case of finding something that better suits your current needs.
These simple exercises are a great introduction to qigong practice. Cheyne has videos of exercise sequences involving varies exercises for different areas of the body at his HeartMindTherapies website (the URL can be found in the description under this video) but bear in mind that to be completely present in the body while performing even the simplest exercise - that is, not to slip into abstraction or concerns with past or future events - is a complete form of meditation in itself.
+Francine Fields Thank yo Francine, we're always happy to hear from people who have benefited from the videos. If you use Facebook, please drop by and "like" the Simple Qi Experiments page to get frequent updates and new videos.
SO sorry for the late reply SioMont333, my editing system when into meltdown as I was working on a compilation of Cheyne's exercises. He plans to make them available on his own HeartMindTherapies website, the URL of which you will find in the description under the video. I hope this helps.
With your feet shoulder width and parallel as Cheyne instructs, try moving your weight very slowly and gently forward toward the toes and back toward the heels. Don't bend your knees so much, take a higher stance. As you move your weight slowly forward and back, pay close attention to the sensation in your knee. It's my guess that your weight is too far forward on the feet. Slowly reduce the movement smaller and smaller until your weight is centered just in front of the ankle. Try it and see.
Hey! Very great presentation of qigong. Thank you for sharing this with everyone. Although I've been practicing for about 7months now, this video still had some tips that I never used. (for instance - the leaning forward and backwards, slightly, with the breathing was something I wasn't doing in my routines and I notice a great difference now!)
The description of body alignment is excellent. I'm a Qigong teacher and the director of an American Qigong center. I'm delighted to have come across your work.
Yes, thank you. You were asked me recently how long one should do each exercise. Good question. The best is to only do it for as long as you can stay continuously conscious of the present moment. When you realize you've drifted off, gently come to a close. Then either begin again or try again later or next day.Your early sessions can be very short but of good quality. With practice you will be able to extend your attention span for the present moment - the essence of all healing and meditation.
This is excellent, I'm glad this resource is out there for the people who don't have the physical access to efficient classes!
Thank you so much for posting this, Cheyne. You have explained and demonstrated the Qi Gong exercises very clearly. I've become a great fan!
Thank you, Cheyne. You just helped me decide that Qi Kung is not only something I want to do for the rest of my life, but that I want to teach it also.
i am a throat cancer survivor i find qi gong very helpful learning how to relax .it makes more open to yuurself,being able to enjoy the outter you.
Hello. Someone suggested this video for me. I love it. I started last night but it will take a few days to "master" the moves by heart. Practice makes perfect. I slept very well last night. Thank you.
There is nothing to be wary of. This instruction is excellent. He is not doing any heavy breathing moves. This is safe and simple.
Thank you for sharing this video.
This video really spoke to me, nice work w shooting and editing - and off course best of all: the content, a very soothing effect Sheynes voice has, and such effective simple instructions delievered shortly but right down to important details.
qigong is one of the greatest things i experienced. i moved a fork in ballance with the qi that i builded up.(had a strong field that day) people have to descover there qi before they start qigong.it is not fantasy you are actually working with energy(electromagnetic tipe) wich can be changed in light, movement(mechanical),heat..etc demonstrates that we are light beings.thanks for the video ,keep cool.
Sir. Thank you for posting this. I am a martial artist who has been looking into Qigong for sometime now. Your movements are simple, and easy to follow. Most importantly relaxing. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for your comment. Glad to be of assistance.
OK let me share something with you. in 1980 I was unwell. I started tai chi then. We began every lesson with 30 minutes of qigong but the teacher called them tai chi warm-up exercises. My health dramatically improved within the first 4 months of diligent practice and I always put it down to tai chi, but recently I realized that I'd not even scratched the surface of tai chi in the first 4 months. It was those simple qigong exercises that worked the initial miracle. 32 years on I still do both.
These excersises are great! I'm practicing Qigong for a while now and it is great for well-being Thank you so much for this video! :)
Oke, I promised myself to do this first thing in the mo... so-I-did. I stood up feeling some discomfort in my right hip (havind some hip pain in the past 6months although never been sick before) and as I finished just the first exercise, the pain was gone. How is this possible? INCREDIBLE!!! ~ Thank you so much!
One of the meanings of the Chinese word "qi" or "chi" is breath. It also means energy, a message and its carrier. A master once told me that the first time a human being consciously coordinated movement with breathing, qigong was born. Once you harmonize breath and movement, you're doing good practice. Keeping an inward smile charges qi with its healing message. Unless the instructions are more specific, this is often enough for simple qigong exercises to produce very beneficial results.
Sir. Thank you for posting this. I am a martial artist who has been looking into Qigong for sometime now. Your movements are simple, and easy to follow. Most importantly relaxing. Keep up the good work! *****
I am a student and teacher of yoga, your Chi is our prana :) How lovely
We are happy for you to pass these exercises on to anyone you think can benefit from them. The seated exercises which all appear on my Breath4Health channel are particularly helpful for those recovering from injury or illness.
it.s easy and clearly video for exercising chi...It's the fist time to learn chi kung. Thank you very much.
Awesome video...Has anyone seen the video that Cheyne mentions at the end of this video?
After my initial reply to your question, I checked out the Wikipedia entry for qigong as I remembered it being a fairly even-handed collection of texts. Alongside certain warnings, there was this: "... various studies have shown significant benefits such as decrease in cortisol levels, a chemical hormone produced by the body to manage stress.". Check it out for yourself but I thought this was an encouraging thing to find there, but as you're probably aware depression has varied causes and forms.
thank you for the post. you made today my first day of Qigong practice.
this guy is a real deal!!! Love all tiny details about body alignment. Thank you!
Very interesting upload. I've just started exploring tai chi and have found your instructions very straightforward and helpful.
Please keep up the good work!
@Phenom69ll The ideal setting is outdoors near trees, or near a fountain or waterfall, but it's OK to practice indoors if you have to. Open a window or use an ionizer if you have one, to freshen the air.
thankyou so much for this fab clip ,looking forward to practicing more ,and the mirror idea is great,thanks again,will
I'm new at practicing Qigong, your video has helped a lot. Thanks, keep the videos coming.
Awesome work...I practice Shito-Ryu Karate and the principles of Aikido. I went into QiGong years ago and integrated the practice into the others. Wonderful! A big hug from Genoa :-)
Thanks again Cheyne and Richard for this inspiring video!
+closetleftcoaster It's inspiring for us to share with an appreciative audience!
Auwh, that gentleman Michael at the end.... God bless his little soul!! Thanx for this upload, I'll be doing this first thing in the mo. Love the muscis too!!!!! : - ) xxx
@leher000 It is gratifying to know that the video has been of value to you. We're planning to film some more exercises next month.
@fuddyboi yes. i've done research and it is very, very helpful - particularly for anxiety and depression. and you might want to go to a local meditation center. being especially conscious of your breathing is key. all of this calms the amygdala. and learning to go with the flow (chuang tzu taoism), and to laugh... good luck, fuddyboi.
@Ishaqsan Yup, lying down is best of all, but for those of us who have to move around, this stuff really helps. Incidentally, Cheyne's new qigong training videos (we've just finished filming) include some that can be done sitting down - for elderly and people with mobility issues. Greetings.
Thanks friend! I really liked your segment. I trained in Gung Fu (5 Element Open Palm) and Tai Chi for many years. I occasionally train and am familiar with basic movements. But boy after I did your session I feel really good. Full of great chi over here! Thanks for your insights!
These exercises done with a diffuse but consistent attention have the effect of opening up major channels and balancing the flow of qi, developing and stabilizing the bodys alignment and providing a kind of feedback system for the practitioner. As with all skills, these are developed by detecting small differences and variations so the more attention you can bring to the sensations that accompany the movements, the greater your results will be. Perhaps Cheyne may have more to add to my comments
@jgb295 I usually suggest that people look through the handy global listings on the World Tai Chi and QIgong Day website. TH-cam doesn't allow me to post the URL here but you'll easily find WTCQD through google.
@Ishaqsan Doesn't look as though Mr Che is going to respond to your comment. I will chime in just to say that Wang Xian Zhai was the founder of yiquan. A good place to research this subject is the excellent website of the yiquan academy Europe. Google it for the URL. I can't include it here.
Shantanu Schertzer, you can breathe these simple qiong exercises in different ways, for example in this one you could breathe in as you perform the action of one arm and out as you perform the action of the other, or you could move more slowly overall and exhale as either hand is descending, then inhaling as the arm goes out and begins to return toward the body. Over time, different patterns naturallyl emerge. The most important thing is simply to be harmoniously present in the bodily movement,
My work dwindles as winter strengthens. I became quite lazy this winter, full of aches and pains, low energy... I'm tired of being tired, especially since I was once in almost "great" shape. I woke up, got on the net and found this. I started with the shoulder roll video posted in the comments below. I began feeling 6/10 and 3 minutes later was at 7/10.
Then I did this video and am probably sitting around 8/10. I've never done this kind of thing, more into video games.
I just subscribed.
Mike Roach, that's great to know. We really appreciate your comment and look forward to hearing how things progress or you. If you use facebook, you can find us both on there. I also have a page called Simple Qigong Exercises on FB where new videos and other pieces of info are posted from time to time. Greetings, Richard
Where's the link to the next exercises please? I enjoyed watching this.
looking forward to next episode!
@MrChemanfu Well how I learned to hold my stance. Feet parellel
so the chi actually flows. Every other practitioner I've seen does that too.
I don't know where you learned but...
Tingling sensations in fingers and hand is a common occurrence and quite normal during or following qigong practice. It may be explained in different ways according to how people think about the world and about energy. It's good to pay attention to sensations and to keep an open mind as to what they mean.
Hi Richard, Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the video.
Thank you for quick fix! I measured my blood pressure before with 144/101 result. After 5 minutes, watching the video and done 1 and 2 exercises, I measured again. 117/82 !!!
Thank you again...maybe music also contributes - perfect...
Very good, teaching, calm and very easy to follow.
Sorry about that Sandy. I'll contact you via FB. The DVD is about applying qi awareness in daily life. Grounding is one aspect of that and there are quite a few others. The lessons fall into our broad categories: Body structure, mental configuration, the human organism as a ""transceiver" and energies fields - our own, those of others and the fields we're all plugged into whether we know it or not. See you soon RC
We're always happy to learn that the videos here on TH-cam are helping people. Thanks for your comment. If you're a Facebook user, please consider joining the Simple Qigong Exercises discussion group for more useful insights and sharing of experience, knowledge and expertise by a number of practitioners of different approaches and disciplines.
@Bardemus More in this series will appear on this channel during the next week. Cheyne and I just finished filming some standing and seated exercise here in the mountains. Greetings.
Excellent footage! I can't thank you enough for the inspiration awaken.
What an inspiring introduction to Qi Gong The exercises are well demonstrated Thank you
+Janet Oryem Thank you for your feedback!
@rcoldman Thank you. I will watch the next videos. Also, please could you let me know the correct position of the feet when the legs are lower? parallel or not? because, I've read that parallel feet position will increase the belly, and give more pain to the neck and the back. Which one is the correct basic position? Thank you very much. Great job.
This is a terrific demonstration. The whole "do as if you are looking in a mirror" is so perfect to learn. Do you know of any good demonstrations of the 8 brocades or 8 rolls of silk?
great video....very simple, thank you but may I ask what these three exercises do specifically?
Always start with very short but regular sessions. Increase duration as your ability to stay present in the body increases.
I am converted! Thanks for presenting the basics in such a clear manner.
Thank you from Wellington, New Zealand. Regards Philip
I am sooo enjoying this video. I notice just how "tight" I am and not very graceful. Also, I am realizing how Eastern religions exercise so peacefully and Westerners "go for the burn". This is so much more honoring to the body and spirit. Much thanks. BRIAN
Thank you for your generosity in uploading these videos - they are very accessible. I was wondering if you had any specific recommendations for those suffering from Bell's Palsy? I'm in the first two weeks at the moment.... thank you!
I would really like to have a DVD of Cheyne Tower's exercises. I live in Germany, so lessons in London are out of the question. I find his exercises fabulous - the relaxation is amazing, and I'm convinced it's having a positive effect on my weight and figure. What would be perfect is if I could just access them in one, easy place, so I don't have to keep playing one youtube video after the other. Are there any plans to do one? It would be so good if there were... :)
Thanks for your comment which is very encouraging. Did you know that there's a whole set of other simple qigong exercises on my dedicated qigong channel Breath4Health ?
There's nothing more lovely than seeing someone in a park under the trees doing qigong : )
could someone talk about the visual experiences related to qigong, please?
Thank you very much for a nice video! Just wanted to ask you how one is supposed to do each exercise?
@TheGreeny38 Please let us know how you get on. If you use Facebook, look for our group "Simple Qigong Exercises" where you can ask questions of qigong teachers, acupuncturists and other specialists in their fields. We're all sharing and learning from one another. If you have any difficulty finding someone to study with, try the extensive listings on the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day website. All sucess to you!
I like these exercises because I used to do hatha yoga along the river path, but there was often nowhere dry and clean enough to lay on the floor. Qigong can be done standing in a park without putting your hands and knees on the ground.
@jonmanilenio Even 2 or 3 minutes of each will have an effect, but it's worth putting together a sequence of different exercises that will last 20 minutes or more. If you do a 20 minute sequence twice a day, you will experience significant benefits within the first month. Cheyne has more than twelve exercises freely available on TH-cam and if you visit Cheyne's HeartMindTherapies website, there will soon be ready-made 20 minute seated and standing sequences available there.
Really appreciate the instruction to feel like you are moving through water.
While some qigong exercises do specify mouth breathing, this one can be done with nsal brething only. Nasal breathing is by far the healthiest way to breath for most puroses. Glad you're feeling benefit from the pratice!
Without knowing quite a lot about you it's impossible to say, but one possibility is that the practice is revealing yoru actual energy level, which may be normally masked by other things as in your work, sleep, dietary and other habits. This sometimes happens after acupuncture treatment.
@BronQTP Further details sent privately. Let us know if other questions arise. We will always do our best to help.
@Startfire2011 In 30 years of my own practice including 17 years teaching I have not come across a symptom like this before. Firstly, if you are experiencing chest pains I recommend that you do not delay in discussing this with your trusted medical professional. As an additional comment I would suggest that occasionally, trapped gases resulting from indigestion can cause sharp chest pain. Golden rule applying to all forms of exercise: Don't eat for at least one hour before or after practice.
Thank you Mr. Coldman I love qi gong so much it makes my body like iron...
Thanks BlessedGanja for responding to emmaculleton's comment. Much appreciated ...
Very well explained and presented.
thank you for your information it has motivated me to practice hard everyday
@ClapY0HaNds You are very welcome!
Well done video - Randy at Qigong Healing Arts
where can i find a master for qigong in michigan? it looks like something i would enjoy.
Sir thank you for your help because the qigong can help me through my training in my taekwon-do and it can help my students to keep their energy longer sincerely yours 1st dan blackbelt Jc tabirao
In the third excercise, what is the breathing pattern? thanks for this video :)
Beautiful videos, Thank you for making them for us all to learn from. I have one question: My wife and I just today started classes a a local Tai Chi school The teacher told us It is better to learn Tai Chi first before Qigong, as we will learn better to control the energy that Qigong creates or moves energy in us. That with out energy control you can experience head aches and nervousness. Is this true? Thank you
At the end of this video Cheyne refers to the next episode that will show exercises designed to reduce tension in the neck and shoulders. But I have not been able to find this next video. thanks for any assistance.
crednimisha, this one was made with a TV series in mind but plans changed and so didd the order in which we shot things. All of the free videos we made are listed at Breath4Health.com, but there's a lot more, including exercises of the kind that you mention on Cheyne's own website HeartMindTherapies.com - I hope this answers your question. Greetings, RC
i know vipassana, should I be noting anything while doing these excercises, and should I be visualizing chi. if so, how and where in the body
By all means, note anything that seems noteorthy. Visualization is not necessary. Best of all is to sense what is happening in and around the body from moment to moment. If the mnd strays into abstract thought, allow the sensations generated by the movements to bring your attention back into the body. That's all that's needed for these simple and yet powerful exercises to prove their worth.
Thank you Richard. When I search for you on fb search bar, I don't see your name or page coming up at all. Could you perhaps send me a request instead, as my fb page might come up for you. I'm very interested in your DVD too, and happy to learn you have made a grounding DVD.
@octoberb0rn Hi Josh, Cheyne has been here filming with me and has recorded a piece to camera in response to your question. It can been found on this channel under the title 'Answer to Josh'
Exuse me...but somebody can tell me how works the breath in this exercises?
I did both and recommend doing both if you can. Tai chi without direct physical contact with a teacher is a bit limited as the man part of the "transmission" of quality tai chi is via touch. If you find a good teacher and they ask you not to study qigong at the same time, commit to them for a while and give them a chance to show you why not. Otherwise, learn tai chi from a teacher and learn qigong over the net -save your money. Advanced qigong techniques will also require a live teacher.
where can i find a master for qigong? it looks like something i would enjoy
@rcoldman this video is great. The third exercise for me is confusing, I need more practice. first I want to learn the movements, then focus my mind to the breath, and then, if my mind will be free, I want to guide the Qi. Am I correct? Please, I need the sitting Chi Kung for my mum who is disable, where can I find the video? Thank you very much for your videos. They are helping me a lot. Grazie Mille.
There are some kinds of medicinal qigong that should only be learned in person from a skilled practitioner. The exercises Cheyne teaches are carefully selected to be safe to learn online without personal supervision. We do not publish here anything that can cause injury provided the instructions are followed with due care and attention, but in any case, you attempt to perform these at your own risk. In case of uncertainty, consult your trusted health practitioner before attempting any new exercise.
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I am learning Qigong from a local teacher here in India...I want to know are there any side effects of this practice??? Plz reply me with details....Thanks a lot
Qigong is a vast subject, probably as multi-faceted as "yoga" so I cannot comment on what you're learning but I have to say that there can be side-effects. For example, my principle tai chi master quickly and easily learned a new qigong form devised by a panel of experts in Beijing after the Cultural revolution. Several of us who visited him in Canada came back to the UK with this practice but some began to have hallucinations at odd times during the day. He advised us to stop the practice. Later I learned that it was powerful but lacked the safety elements built in to tried-and-tested older forms. Everything that Cheyne Towers and I have recorded is gentle and safe to learn online. I cannot vouch for other exercises or systems.
Thanks a lot for the reply...I tend to experience extreme anxiety and floating like feeling while sleeping, esp. on those days when I have practised Qigong..
Can you name or describe the practices you're been doing when you have such sensations? It may be a case of finding something that better suits your current needs.
These simple exercises are a great introduction to qigong practice. Cheyne has videos of exercise sequences involving varies exercises for different areas of the body at his HeartMindTherapies website (the URL can be found in the description under this video) but bear in mind that to be completely present in the body while performing even the simplest exercise - that is, not to slip into abstraction or concerns with past or future events - is a complete form of meditation in itself.
wonderful exercises to get healing energy into my injured back vertabrae
+Francine Fields Thank yo Francine, we're always happy to hear from people who have benefited from the videos. If you use Facebook, please drop by and "like" the Simple Qi Experiments page to get frequent updates and new videos.
SO sorry for the late reply SioMont333, my editing system when into meltdown as I was working on a compilation of Cheyne's exercises. He plans to make them available on his own HeartMindTherapies website, the URL of which you will find in the description under the video. I hope this helps.
With your feet shoulder width and parallel as Cheyne instructs, try moving your weight very slowly and gently forward toward the toes and back toward the heels. Don't bend your knees so much, take a higher stance. As you move your weight slowly forward and back, pay close attention to the sensation in your knee. It's my guess that your weight is too far forward on the feet. Slowly reduce the movement smaller and smaller until your weight is centered just in front of the ankle. Try it and see.
This is really worth trying - it is very good!
@jgb295 You can find listings of qigong and taiji instructors at the World Tai Chi Day dot org website.