Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water - the Five Elements of Daoist Qi Gong
Week 9 - The Complete Five Element Flow
Dan Brierley · 59 minutes · recorded July 29, 2026
In the final session of the course, Dan leads the complete five element flow once more: Wu Chi, the five breaths, then earth's lion, wood's tree, fire's crane, metal's tiger and water's lake, closing back to the dantian. He talks about the elements as a way of understanding the whole body rather than one isolated system, and closes by encouraging using intention deliberately, including sending care outward toward suffering in the world.
Compassion (karuna) Qi gong