Qigong Basics

In this qigong basics section, you will find information about basic qigong terms, must have knowledge about qi and qigong. It is always good to refer back to those basics for clarification. Therefore, it is not only great for qigong beginners but useful for any qigong practitioners at different levels. For example, you will find basic knowledge of qi, energy points, qigong types, etc. We will continue adding new content if we find some information belonging to this section. When you finish everything in qigong basics, you can check qigong advance for more advanced knowledge.

  • What Is an Energy Blockage, Really?

    What is an energy blockage, really? A plain, non-medical answer using something you have already lived through: the leg that went numb, then moved again.

  • Why You Can’t Learn Qigong From Videos Alone

    Can you learn qigong from YouTube? A video can teach you how to open a practice. It cannot see your shoulders climbing, cannot see you holding your breath, and it almost never shows you how to close what you opened.

  • 5 Rules to Practise Qigong Safely

    Qigong is safe, and qigong is sharp — the sharpness is why it works. Five plain rules keep a real, effective practice from becoming a rough one: don’t force, don’t chase sensation, don’t practise exhausted, close what you open, and slow down when something feels wrong.

  • Why Walking Clears Your Head — It’s Qigong by Accident

    Someone tells you to go for a walk when you’re stuck in your own head, and it works. Here’s the qigong mechanism behind it — and why that ordinary advice is qigong you were already doing without a name for it.