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25% Anger Management: Taking a Step Back
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16% 3 Dantian: Upper Middle and Lower Dantian
16% Half Shoulder Stand
16% Getting Started with Yoga
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13% Qigong Improves Sex Hormone Levels
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13% The Qi Machine
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2007 January Archives

3 Dantian: Upper Middle and Lower Dantian

The dantian is the seat of qi in the body. It is where vital body energy is stored and cultivated so that it can be channeled and directed throughout the body.

The lower dantian is thought to be the primary energy storage area of the body. …

Breathing Energy

Breathing and qi go hand in hand. Did you know that breathing can raise and increase the amount of qi stored in the dantian (energy centers)?

Some of the simplest qigong exercises are the most effective and satisfying. This basic breathing exercise is an excellent basis for ongoing qigong …

Located about three finger widths below and two finger widths behind the belly button, the dantian is the seat of the body’s qi. Sometimes the dantian is broken up into three distinct areas (see Lower, Middle and Upper Dantian), but for general purposes we’ll discuss …

Qi or Ch’i: Pronunciation of Chinese Words

Rather than textual letters, the Chinese language is made up of ideograms, which are pictures that depict words and phrases. Notice the ideogram in the header area of this site. The top figure is an ideogram for qi. This particular ideogram for qi is composed of an upper …

What is Qigong?

Qigong is a method and holistic system of self-diagnosis and healing meditation and exercise. Qigong is an ancient, yet constantly evolving practice which includes breath work and breathing techniques, meditation, movement, self-massage and exploring various postures.

No matter which aspects are focused on, the primary goal of qigong …

Discovering Energy Centers

If you’ve been aware of your own qi and its movements or have practiced learning these things, the great effects that can be derived simply from focusing the mind on areas of the body have become self evident. If you get a pain or feel out of sorts …