Abdominal Breathing
Abdominal Breathing is one of the most essential skill for properly practicing Tai Chi, Yoga, Martial Arts, Qigong, and Meditation.
The first video in one of the videos for my instructor certification test. It explains why we practice.
Abdominal Breathing: Take Charge
Our energy (often written "Qi" or "Chi") is controlled through our breathing and movement. The very first step back to heath is learning to breathe as we did when we were first born. Baby’s breathe with their abdomen; adults tend to breathe with their chest. The...
Qigong Components: The Spinal Pump
Description Horse Back Rise up while turning your thorax upward to turn your heart toward the sun. (You are not leaning backward nor straining your lower back). Head looks up. Turtle Back Pull in chest. Roll pelvis under. Lower back is flat as if pressing kidneys...
Types of Breathing: Natural and Reverse
Our energy (Qi) is controlled through our breathing and movement. The very first step back to health is learning to breathe as we did when we were first born. Babies breathe with their abdomen. As we age, our breath rises in our bodies. Adults tend to breathe with...
Warm Up Movements Explained
We go through many of the same movements every lesson during the warmup. This lesson explains the how and why of them so you can practice more effectively!
Why QiGong
Qi (chi) is the bio-electric energy which flows through our bodies and is controlled by the breath. [Thus, in the first lessons we learn is how to breathe with our abdomen.] ‘Gong’ means ‘work’, hence Breath Work is instrumental in keeping the flow of fluids and...
