Qigong meditation is a very broad subject. The word meditation is overused and has lost its essence. When everyone talks about meditating, we clearly aware that they are referring to completely different things. Some are talking about relaxation; some about sitting quietly; some about mind work like visualization and imagination.
So, what is meditation really about? What is unique about qigong meditation? What you should or should not do during meditation? There are so many puzzles and myths about meditation. This section is about to clear the myth and guide you explore the truth.
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.
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.
Anger sent your qi up. A hard day drained it. A walk brought it back down. You have been moving qi your entire life — you just never had a name for it, or a way to do it on purpose.
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.
In Chinese, anger is called sheng qi. The common gloss stops at “to make energy.” The fuller meaning is qi rising — and it explains the hot face, the pounding head, and why you can’t think straight when you’re angry.
Should you chase heat, tingling, or a wave up the spine in qigong? What should qigong feel like, what sensations actually mean, and a better question to ask.