Comments on: How to Invent Your Own Style of Qigong

By: Dean Robinson

Dean Robinson — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 11:20:05 +0000

Sifu, you

re blogs are my go to for anything Qigong. You have inspired me to start my own blog on my CPTSD/ADHD journey. I have stated this before, and I

m not blowing smoke, your book and academy has changed my life!

By: Diana Mason

Diana Mason — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:08:04 +0000

Thank you for your honesty and the time you took to write this.

Im só anti all the secrecy around study of yoga etc and the rubbish about lineage.

I’ve signed up for your free online course. It would be great if you offered a teacher training course too.

By: Peter Jon Stefan

Peter Jon Stefan — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 21:59:36 +0000

After being involved with many differing types of qigong and teachers over the years i totally agree(!), relate with your whole approach and i admire the courage it takes to let go of a title and position like you did; many would not have that kind of courage, no matter the circumstances!! It serves you because you are now free to develop ''as the Tao moves you'' :) I want you to ''sign me up'' as student!!! Of all the qigong i found flowing movements the most beneficial, attractive and enjoyable to do. Also, in your small free course on the Gathering Qi From the Cosmos, a form i already knew, i found your explanations and teachings on the ''Zen meditative approach'' really worth their weight in gold. I also felt my ''meditative best'' doing this movement via your particular teaching of it...Many teachers wait a while to really share the keys like this and really this IS THE KEY, not only for qigong but for Life itself, as You explain so well in your posts, like the 3 Golden Rules. Anyway, i'm on board with learning Flowing Zen Qigong and any other courses...btw i think you can go even further with the ''Big Tony'' idea..how about ''Tony duh Killuh'' Qigong'' ''Ahm gonna kill yaw fears, Ahm gonna kill yaw depression, Ahm gonna kill yaw enigetic imbalances!'' :) Anyway, glad i found your site through a FB post i stumbled on ''by accident'' ... I like your ''Take what works and discard the rest'' philosophy that Bruce Lee also held dearly....another courageous marital arts teacher, who was free to create and modify like you, when he changed/added to what Yip Man was teaching him.......like i said ''SIGN ME UP''!

By: Sifu Anthony Korahais

Sifu Anthony Korahais — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 13:28:05 +0000

In reply to Emmett Swint.

Hi Emmett. Good to hear from you.

I would say that, underneath the various forms, qigong schools have more similarities than differences. The principles of softness, flow, qi, yin/yang, breathing, and mindfulness exist in most schools. The question is — are these principles emphasized in the teaching or not?

By: Emmett Swint

Emmett Swint — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 13:24:28 +0000

This article helped clarify why some teachers would not teach or be aware of certain patterns and sets. There were adhering to a particular style.

Although the patterns and forms differ, do most styles utilize similar basic principles, e.g. breathing, postures, focus, etc.?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:04:15 +0000

Hi, I have a question I can’t find the answer to online.

How or why can I feel Qi better with some movements and find it harder with others?
A while ago, when I just began to get into qigong I just decided to take different movements I most liked and practiced them, such as (I think it was called) crane flaps its wings, lifting the sky, and a few others.
And in the crane flaps its wings one and lifting the sky, and some others, I could feel Qi very strongly in my hands and would have a pulsating feeling afterwards, becoming incredibly sensitive to people’s emotions and could feel people’s energy from very far away. Now I have stopped doing that I don’t feel energy at all because I’m focusing on a specific set (8 brocades), but what’s weird is the movements where I felt most Qi were ones I invented (well, technically I modified some and invented some others) myself through feeling what most made sense and spontaneously.

Sorry if that doesn’t make much sense. I can try and clarify if it doesn’t.

Thanks. Peace.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:09:21 +0000

In reply to Paul. Sorry, posted comment twice.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:08:55 +0000

In reply to Paul. Sorry, posted twice.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 22:07:36 +0000

Is visualisation very important when practising Zhineng Qigong, or are the movements enough? I can already feel Qi (I do it naturally), felt mostly in my hands as a tingling/pulsating feeling and when I bring my hands together they repel each other very strongly. But I am more of a tactile-touch-y/feel-y type of person, so feel Qi quite strongly but struggle with some types of imagery.

Thanks. Peace.

By: Sifu Anthony Korahais

Sifu Anthony Korahais — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:31:41 +0000

In reply to Paul.

I don’t want to comment on Zhineng Qigong even though I’ve learned some.

In my school, I approach visualization differently. I believe that visualization is not for beginners. This article may be of interest: https://flowingzen.com/4802/the-truth-about-visualization/