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qigong instructions

How our qigong instructions are organised:- man doing qigong exercise
We have lots of individual qigong exercise instructions. To make life easier we have split them into groups according to how they could be used in a qigong set.

Then we were asked if there was a single list of all the qigong exercises … there is now!

So, this is simply an alphabetical list of the qigong exercise instructions with a tiny overview of what is involved.

We hope you find something you would like to try.


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qigong exercises:

autumn breeze blows the leaves
Gentle side to side turns of the waist and neck - very calming and soothing

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awakening the qi
Very slow, gentle raising and lowering of body and arms good for opening a qigong set

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balancing the chi exercises
ideal exercise for closing a qigong pattern gently stores generated chi

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beautiful woman turns the waist
one of the benefits of qigong is that you can turn a dull exercise like ‘hip rotations’ into something that sounds so much better. Your hips still get a good workout.

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cloud hands in a horse riding stance
gentle waist and neck turns - good for back stretching

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flying like an eagle
good qigong exercise for all areas of the back - incorporates calf raises and sweeping shoulder movements - also good for clearing the lungs of stale air and promoting better balance

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gazing backwards at the moon
involves bending forward form waist and turning the neck to gaze over your shoulder - a good qigong back strengthening exercise and great for balance.

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holding the sun in one hand
a typical qigong forward and backwards rocking movement (one leg is stepped forward) accompanied by horizontal arm circles. Good for backs and balance.

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quietening the chi exercise
Another good exercise for closing a qigong set.

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raising the arms
A good exercise for starting a qigong set - the gentle upwards and downwards movement of the arms helps promote deeper breathing and a sense of calmness ready to focus on the rest of the exercises

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roc spreads it's wings
A slightly advanced qigong exercise - involves bending forwards and backwards from the waist - care needs to be taken not to overextend the neck

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rowing on a calm lake
arms straight out to sides making half circles - great for the upper back and shoulders

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scooping the sea
another qigong bending forwards and backwards exercise - great upper and lower back strengthening exercise

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turning like a windmill in the breeze
reaching up and bending at the waist as the arms make big, lazy circle. Good for the back and for training the balance mechanisms in ears. Can make some people dizzy

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