Simple and Effective Ping Shuai Gong – The Chinese Arm Swinging Exercise Ping Shuai Gong, the Chinese arm swinging exercise, is so simple. You do nothing more than swing the arms, and it takes you only 10 minutes to learn. If you do it consistently, you will enjoy its benefits in a matter of days. …
What is the meaning of wu wei? The simple answer is “doing nothing.” The word is a translation of 无为, first seen in the Tao Te Ching written by the Chinese sage Lao Tzu 2,500 years ago. 无 means “nothing,” and 为 means “doing.” So “do nothing” is a pretty apt translation. There are numerous…
Lao Tzu Be content with what you have, you are truly rich You can find the phrase of Lao Tzu in Chapter 33 of Tao Te Ching. This is the original text – 知足者富. 知 means to know, 足 means enough, 者 means the person who is …, and 富 means rich. So we may…
Why deep breathing is important Benefits of Qigong Breathing If you can breathe slowly and deeply, chances are you’d live longer and be healthier. There are many benefits of qigong breathing. You do the breathing naturally during exercise without thinking much about it. Still, it is – among other things – a gift that you…
There are already many morning qigong exercises available on the Internet. Why do I come out with another one? First of all, it is for its simplicity. As a qigong sequence, the Five Elements is easy to pick up. You can learn it in half an hour. After that, just five minutes a day for…
How to pronounce Qigong? Although more and more people are practicing qigong, many still cannot pronounce the name correctly. This most common problem is the mispronunciation of the consonant Q of Mandarin. It is pronounced very differently from the letter Q in English. How to pronounce Qigong? I have heard the word being pronounced in…