Sorcerer wrote:i have been trying to find a serious qigong program for a while now but theres nothing much in my city. recently i came across a qigong teachers certification program in my city. i am a bit scheptical about this, espcially since its expensive, but it is a course consisting of a number of months of homework, lectures, meditation practice etc. i feel this would be good to really delve into a qigong practice again, especially since my old teacher who taught me small circulation has left the city and theres no one really else. i have tried learning from books and it doesnt really work.
The sad fact is, any monkey can start a class and call it qigong, no matter what "credentials" they have. Your best bet is to purchase the Understanding Qigong series of DVD's from YMAA. It will give you all you need to know.
{quote]in order to make the decision of whether or not to go for this, i wanted those of you reading this forum what your qigong exploration consisted of. what worked for you? when did your meditation peak? what do you find difficult and distracting? some people find teaching a useful commitment for their own practice, has this been true for you? what dont you like about doing qigong? etc.
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mate, that is a tremendously subjective question! What worked for one may not work IN THE SAME WAY for another (body chemistry's are different). That said, the long standing root methods that seem to have the best chance are Standing methods. Make sure you follow them to the letter, as best as you can.
In general, most legit qigong teachers will FIRST start you off in a stationary type of qigong because they are the easiest to integrate all the body, mind, etc components. If the qigong class you attend skips over this part and goes directly to moving qigong, it may be best that you look for another class. Why? Because they are only teaching you a bunch of external movements and not the internal connections necessary for qigong. Basically, you are throwing your money away on this sort of thing (and unfortunately, there are lots of them).
good luck