15-Minute Mini-Practice (Silent)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2PYrmEXWo&list=PLH4a6WPYmMQ3sdkmQR4JKvurBI89l6LD7&index=40

A 15-minute long SILENT practice session in the snow at the XuanXiuGong Daoist Monastery. Have only a short moment to train? Follow me and enjoy the sound of the birds and the icy stream.

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4J: Stop Gripping Your Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WaDMpBgUm8&list=PLH4a6WPYmMQ3sdkmQR4JKvurBI89l6LD7&index=38

To begin exploring methods that engage the mind, we first need to learn about how to help it relax. Mental tension always turns into physical tension, and so many qigong practices begin by softening the mind.

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4i: Channel Massage Sequence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA27UZ_KMn0&list=PLH4a6WPYmMQ3sdkmQR4JKvurBI89l6LD7&index=37

This is a wonderful addition to your self-massage sequence. Increase the vibrancy of your body while developing awareness of your channels.

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3B: Errors in Method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTU7QWRALQY&list=PLH4a6WPYmMQ3sdkmQR4JKvurBI89l6LD7&index=21

Having discussed the correct way to practice, it's time to explore things to avoid. Many people have trained longer than I have been alive yet have only grown more unhealthy because they maintain bad habits. We must try to do better. In this lesson, I describe some of the most common ways we obstruct our own progress.

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2o: Snake & Turtle Swallow Qi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyS4lubKjgE&list=PLH4a6WPYmMQ3sdkmQR4JKvurBI89l6LD7&index=18

This video is the 15th in a series of 16 that will explore each Snake & Turtle movement in a little more detail. It is a resource for beginners to learn basic motions. Later, I will present more advanced methods of cultivation and deeper layers of skill that can emerge from this practice, step by step.

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2M: Snake Spirit Stands Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk2rBblIr1A&list=PLH4a6WPYmMQ3sdkmQR4JKvurBI89l6LD7&index=16

This video is the 13th in a series of 16 that will explore each Snake & Turtle movement in a little more detail. It is a resource for beginners to learn the basic motions. Later, I will present more advanced methods of cultivation and deeper layers of skill that can emerge from this practice, step by step.

#qigong #chikung #snakeandturtle #chinesemedicine #neigong #neikung