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Five Flows Qigong Set
Five Flows Qigong Set
Five Flows Qigong Set
Following is an brief look at the exercises and basic principles and aims of the Five Flows
Qigong Set. On other pages on this website are more in-depth descriptions of the exercises.
For more guidance, see my DVD. In addition, I am currently working on a book describing
the Five Flows Qigong in detail. This will be available both as an e-book, and a traditional
volume. I aim to have the book ready for sale sometime in 2009.
Movement: Hands at the level of the lower energy center, expand out and compress.
Purpose: Builds healing energy in the body.
Main Qigong Principle: Use the whole body to move the hands.
Shaking is Relaxing
Mental Focus
Imagine the cells of your body opening and releasing old, used up energy to be washed into
the ground. Visualize this cellular cleansing while intending a downward energy flow. As you
shake, old, stagnant, or toxic Qi will sink into the ground, like rainwater washing dust off a
tree. Let the space between your cells expand.
Energetic Focus
Sense your energy field begin to brighten and strengthen in intensity.
Mental Focus
Focus on horizontally rotating the waist and abdomen, keeping the legs rooted in ground.
Energetic Focus
Turn the Belt Vessel. The Belt Vessel is an energetic channel that can be thought of and felt as
a belt that wraps around your midsection at the level of the belly button.
Begin to Inhale
Mental Focus
Energetic Movements
Inhale healing Qi to all parts of your body from every direction, spherically.
Exhale, releasing tension and stress to all directions.
Movement: Hands on lower abdomen. Slightly tilt the pelvis with an inhale.
Exhale to neutral pelvis.
Purpose: Builds power in the lower energy center.
Main Qigong Principle A: Belly Breathing.
Main Qigong Principle B: Pelvic Tilt.
Main Qigong Principle C: Draw Qi to the Dantian
7. Charging the Kidneys. 12-24 reps.
Movement: Hands on the lower back. Slightly tilt the pelvis with an inhale. Exhale to neutral
pelvis.
Purpose: Builds energy in the Kidneys.
Main Qigong Principle: Open and charge the Gate of Life.
8. Charging the Qi Ball. 12-24 reps.
Movement: Hands at the level of the lower energy center, expand out and compress.
Purpose: Builds healing energy in the body.
Main Qigong Principle: Use the whole body to move the hands.
then move in a smaller way. Most of the power of Qigong is in how you focus your mind and
breath. Moving with a smaller amplitude still allows you to feel the whole body, sink the
weight into the center, and fill the center fresh Qi and body consciousness.
Sitting
If you have difficulty practicing this exercise standing, or you are in a wheel chair, you can
practice it sitting down.
Menstruation
During menstruation you may want to skip this exercise and do more of Exercise #7:
Charging the Kidneys. Some teachers say that women should not practice at all during
menstruation.
Pregnancy
If you dont yet practice Qigong, you will probably want to wait until after the birth of your
child. If you already practice Qigong and you become pregnant, you will probably want to
continue your practice. I suggest you skip Charging the Center and do more Charging the
Kidney.
beginning and ending of each half of your breath. Breathing in, you begin to pelvic tilt. Your
inhale then continues smoothly as you bend the knees and lower the body at a regular pace.
Your body lowering ends exactly as you reach the end of the inhale. Exhale in the same way,
by starting the body rise and exhale together and ending them together after a smooth, linked
middle.
Mental Focus
Your focus is on the lower back, especially where the Kidneys are located. By putting your
awareness there, you will draw energy and consciousness to the Kidneys, helping these oftdepleted organs to recharge.
Energetic Movements
Feel the Kidneys fill with life force energy. On the inhale draw the Qi to the Kidneys.
On the exhale, send the Qi into the kidneys. Youll know you are getting it right when the
kidneys warm up and feel more lively and full.
Compress the Qi
Mental Focus
Initially, pay attention to how your hands feel. As you get comfortable with the exercise widen
your attention to include your arms. As you become skilled at Charging the Qi Ball, have a
whole body awareness as you widen out, then come back inwardly.
Energetic Movements
Many people like to imagine a light, energetic connection between the palms. As you perform
the repetitions you will actually feel a kind of a magnetic Qi taffy being stretch, compressed
and blended between your hands. Eventually the whole body will feel like it is expanding out
and sinking back