Qi gong
9 qi gong in the Samadhi Practice Library, with guided instruction you can follow.
Daoist qi gong with Dan Brierley, working through the five elements. Gentle standing practice, and nothing to know beforehand.
- Week 9 - The Complete Five Element Flow 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 wa
- Week 8 - Flowing Through the Seasons Dan runs through the complete sequence in order: opening form into earth's lion, wood's tree, fire's crane, metal's tiger and water's lake, then closing back to the opening form. P
- Week 7 - Yi, and What Makes a Movement Belong to an Element Dan explains what makes a movement belong to an element: partly its physical qualities, like the water lake movement's waist twist pressing the diaphragm onto the kidneys and adren
- Week 6 - The Whole Sequence, and the Spaces Between the Movements Dan talks through the whole five element sequence, movement by movement, focusing on the transitions between forms, the small gaps where flow can break and thoughts creep in. He de
- Week 5 - Wu Chi, Breathing Like a Bellows, and Warming the Kidneys After Wu Chi and warm ups, Dan explains the mechanics of breathing, how the ribs and shoulders share the work with the diaphragm, and likens the chest opening exercise to a bellows
- Week 4 - Bringing Thought and Feeling to the Movement Dan spends longer on how thought and feeling change the practice: bringing an image, a memory or an intention to each element rather than moving through it blankly, and explains ho
- Week 3 - Jing, Qi and Shen, and the Character of Each Element Dan explains jing, qi and shen, the three treasures of Chinese medicine, tracing jing to the kidneys and water, shen to the heart and fire, and qi as what moves between them. After
- Week 2 - The Five Daoist Breaths A brisk run through the five Daoist morning breaths, standing sequences pairing breath with movement for earth, wood, fire, metal and water, each tied to its organs. Dan then leads
- Week 1 - What Qi Gong Is, and Meeting the Earth Element Dan opens by explaining what qi gong actually is: movement for health, rooted in the breath and close to Dao Yin and Chinese medicine. Warm ups turn the joints and hips before the