I recommend EVERYONE interested in the subject really study this foundation.
DVD1 index:
Understanding Qigong DVD 1
The Scientific Foundation of Qigong
(Qigong Zhi Ke Xue Gen Ji, Æ?•\§ß¨Ïæ«Æ??Ú)
Course 1. What is Qigong?
(He Wei Qi? He Wei Qigong?, ¶Ûø?Æ?°H¶Ûø?Æ?•\°H)
1. Qigong History (Qigong Jian Shi) Æ?•\¬?•v
Medical Qigong - Healing
Scholar Qigong - Tranquility and Maintaining Health
Religious Qigong - Enlightenment or Buddhahood
Martial Qigong - Self Defense or Fighting
Ancient Meaning of Qi = No Fire (^°œ°N°»)
Yin and Yang of the Body
2. What is Qi? (He Wei Qi?) ¶Ûø?Æ?°H
Qi - Universal Energy
Three Powers (San Cai, §T§~)
- Heaven Qi (Tian Qi, §—Æ?)
- Earth Q (Di Qi, ¶aÆ?)
- Human Qi (Ren Qi, §HÆ?)
Other Examples:
- Air (Space Qi, ™?Æ?)
- Heat (Re Qi, ºˆÆ?)
- Warm Qi (Nuan Qi, ?xÆ?)
- Cold Air (Leng Qi, ßNÆ?)? - Alive Qi (Huo Qi, ¨°Æ?)
- Dead Qi (Si Qi, ¶?Æ?)
Qi in human body = bioelectricity
Qi (Æ?) = air + rice
Metabolic formula
Upper Level Qi (Shang Ceng Qi, §WºhÆ?)
Lower Level Qi (Xia Ceng Qi, §UºhÆ?)
3. What is Qigong? (He Wei Qigong?) ¶Ûø?Æ?•\°H
Understanding the Scope of Qigong Practice
Electric Potential Difference or EMF
(Electromotive Force)(?V)
- Mind (or Spiritual Energy)
- Exercises
- Food + Air + Herbs
- Natural Energy (Sun, Moon, Earth MF, Cosmic, Clouds, Trees, etc.)
- Original Essence (Hormones)
- External Methods (Acupuncture, Acupressure, Massage, Manmade Electromagnetic Field, etc.)
Cell replacement
4. Feeling is a Language (Æ?)°˜ Dong (? )
5. External Elixir (Wai Dan, •~§¶) and Internal Elixir (Nei Dan, §?§¶)
6. Yin - Yang, Kan - Li (?±?ß°Fߢ¬˜)
7. Three Treasures (San Bao, §Tƒ_)
Three Origins (San Yuan, §T§?)
Three Foundations (San Ben, §T•ª)
- Essence (Jing, ?Î), Energy (Qi, Æ?), and Spirit (Shen, Ø´)
Three Flowers Reach the Top (San Hua Ju Ding, §T™·ªE?ª)
8. Five Energies (Qis) Toward Their Origins
(Wu Qi Chao Yuan, §?Æ?¥¬§?)
No Fire of Five Yin Organs : Heart, Lungs, Spleen, Liver, and Kidneys
9. Feeling Your Qi (Qi Gan, Æ??P) – Qigong Practice
Taijiquan Arcing Arms Practice (Gong Shou, ´?§‚)
Solo and Partner exercises
Course 2: The Human Qi Network
(Ren Ti Qi Wang, §H?ÈÆ??Ù)
1. Understanding Human Essence (Jing) (?g), Luo (µ?), Mai (Ø?), Dan Tian (§¶•–)
Division of Upper Body and Lower Body
Upper Level Qi (Shang Ceng Qi, §WºhÆ?)
Lower Level Qi (Xia Ceng Qi, §UºhÆ?)
2. How Chinese Define the Organs.
Yin and Yang Organs
3. 12 Primary Qi Channels (Meridians) = Rivers (Shi Er Jing, §Q§G?g)
12 Channels Qi Flowing Chart (Tui Na Massage)
5 Elements and 5 Yin Organs
Secondary Qi Channels = Streams (Luo, µ?)
4. Qi Cavities
5. 8 Extraordinary or Strange Vessels = Qi Reservoirs (Ba Mai, §KØ?)
6. Three Dan Tians (San Tian, §T•–)
1. Upper Dan Tian (Shang Dan Tian, §W§¶•–)
2. Middle Dan Tian (Zhong Dan Tian, §§§¶•–)
Post-Heaven Qi (Hou Tian Qi, ´·§—Æ?) - Fire Qi (Huo Qi, §?Æ?)
3. Lower Dan Tian (Xia Dan Tian, §U§¶•–)
Pre-Heaven Qi (Xian Tian Qi, •?§—Æ?) - Water Qi (Shui Qi, §ÙÆ?)
Real Lower Dan Tian (Zhen Xia Dan Tian, Øu§U§¶•–) – Biobattery
Energy Structure of the Human Body
Analogue with Electric Network:
Channels = Wires
Vessels = Capacitors
Solenoid; Resistor = Organs
Battery = Lower Dan Tian and Real Dan Tian
7. The Seven Corresponding Gates (Dui Xue, ?Ô•?)
8. Yin and Yang of the Human Body(Ren Ti Zhi Yin Yang, §H?ȧß?±?ß)
- The Yin and Yang of Sperm
- Male and Female
- The Two Polarities (Ren Shen Liang Yi, §H®?®‚ªˆ)
What is Taiji? (He Wei Taiji? ¶Ûø?§”?•°H)
The Yin and Yang of Bone, Muscle, & Tendons
- Bone
- Marrow
- Tendons (Yin)
- Muscle (Yang)
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