“No Qi, No Fee!!”

That was the slogan on my first qigong brochure back in 2005.

I was new to Florida, and relatively new to teaching qigong. I had taught karate for years, but not much qigong.

Nevertheless, I was confident in my ability to help students feel the qi.

So I put my money where my mouth was. And believe me — money was a big deal back then because I was a poor graduate student at acupuncture college!

I came up with the “No Qi, No Fee” slogan, and I promised prospective students that I would give them their money back if they didn’t feel qi by the end of my 12-week intro course.

No one ever asked for a refund.

10 Times Faster

I get tons of emails from sincere seekers who have been practicing qigong or tai chi for years, but still can’t feel much in the way of qi.

Obviously, this points to a larger problem in the world of qigong and tai chi.

I once met a tai chi teacher who told me that it took him 30 years to feel the qi.

His statement shocked me.

At the time, I had only been practicing qigong for about 5 years. But I was already feeling plenty of qi.

At first, I thought maybe he was simply feeling deeper qi sensations after 30 years. So I pressed him for details.

Nope. What he described was pretty much what I started feeling after 3 years of practice.

What took him 30 years to feel only took me 3.

In other words, I was able to feel the qi 10x faster than him.

Use the Force!

For a while, I let this experience boost my ego. I figured I was just special. A prodigy.

You know, like Luke Skywalker.

It turns out I’m not a prodigy, nor do I have an unusually high midichlorian count.

Over the years, I’ve taught not just a few, but dozens and dozens of students with 10+ years of prior qigong experience — all of whom told me they couldn’t feel the qi.

In virtually every case, those students were able to feel the qi after just a few months of practicing my method.

It quickly became clear that the problem wasn’t the student.

The problem was the method.

Anyone Can Feel Qi

I now believe that anyone can feel the qi.

To do this, two things are required:

1. A good method.
2. A good student.

For example, I have specific way that I teach qigong.

I teach certain exercises in a certain order. I teach a highly-specific practice routine. I tell my students what rules to follow (and which ones to ignore). I tell my students how often to practice.

That’s a method, and a good one at that.

If you practice a good method like mine for 3 months, then you’ll feel qi.

Simple.

What Works Best For You

In the final analysis, I’m a teacher.

I make all of my decisions based on one thing: What works best for my students?

If something works, then I use it. If something doesn’t work, then I discard it.

I’ve been making adjustments for the betterment of my students for well over a decade.

That’s a big reason why I think my method works so well at helping students feel the qi.

Here are some other reasons:

1. I teach a rare technique called Flowing Breeze Swaying Willow, which is amazingly useful at developing sensitivity to qi.
2. I teach my students how to enter into a Zen state of mind, and also how to smile from the heart.
3. I know what blocks students from feeling qi, and help them to overcome it.
4. I teach a highly specific practice routine that is amazingly efficient.
5. I help my students avoid the #1 mistake in qigong (and tai chi), which is to focus more on the form

Other masters may have different methods for helping students to feel the qi. This is my method, and it works for me and my students.

Why You Want to Feel the Qi

Feeling strong sensations of qi isn’t everything. You can get results and still not feel much in the way of qi.

Actually, if you are getting results, then that counts as feeling the qi.

Getting results is absolutely a manifestation of feeling the qi. But in addition to getting results, you should be able to sense the qi.

Lately, I’ve been writing about the 12 Dimensions of Qi Mastery.

The first dimension is called “Discovering the Qi.”

If you haven’t yet discovered the qi, if you can’t feel it, then the other dimensions won’t make much sense.

So for your longterm development and understanding of qigong, it’s incredibly helpful to be able to feel qi.

How To Feel the Qi

You don’t have to travel to Asia.

You don’t have to present customary gifts to a traditional master.

You don’t have to be accepted as an inner-chamber disciple.

You don’t even need to leave your home

I believe that everyone in the world should have the opportunity to fall in love with qigong and tai chi — no matter where they live.

I created Qi School, my online training site, because I am a teacher, and I want you to get the training you need to feel your qi.

If you want to learn my method of qigong (and tai chi), if you want to feel the qi sooner rather than later, then check out my online courses.

Click here to see my online courses.

Here’s a quote from a student who took my Qigong 101 program:

“When Anthony’s 101 course opened up, I jumped on board, and it has exceeded my expectations. I’m learning a ton and really enjoying myself. But what has surprised me the most is that I felt more qi in the first six weeks of Sifu Anthony’s class — all online! — than I had in 18 months of in-person training elsewhere.” – Laura Kandiolka

I look forward to working with you!

From the heart,
Sifu Anthony