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Could somebody kindly spell out phonetically the names of the 1st 5 postures that Lam Kan Chuen teaches in his The Way of Energy? The book doesn't have the names for some reason. He does say them in the videos on YouTube but I'd like to know the exact names as its not very clear in the videos. Thank you

@Gerard I discovered qigong purely by chance three years ago, when I was struggling to make sense of the loss of my husband. I had been practising yoga for many many years but was not getting any solace from it. Qigong has brought me to a place of acceptance. Unfortunately it's all been self taught except for a week at Mantak Chia's workshop in Thailand. I am slowly developing a practice of my own. It's many different forms but Zhan Zhuang seems to be the main focus. There is no community here which is why I found my way to the forums. Be in qi.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QzLL6uJonOs

There is a very good seated brocade video on YouTube. The windlass postures are much simpler. However the Olson book is really interesting.

Thank you smallsteps! Tui tuo sounds familiar, yes. I wonder why his book doesn't give us the names. Also the order of the postures: I do them in the following order: Wuji Embracing the tree. Holding the balloon in front of the face Standing in the stream Holding the balloon in front of the belly The book teaches it differently though. Like what Gerard said. I guess it doesn't matter though. As long as one relaxes totally into each position, while maintaining the upward and downward pull of the spine. Zhan Zhuang is magic, however you might practice it. Thank you again.

No Gerard, but thank you for taking the trouble. I'm looking for the Chinese names. The first one sounds like Bo Tek the way Lam Kan Chuen pronounces it, the 2nd Cheng Bao and so on. But I'm sure that's not correct! By the way I live in India. No qigong teachers. Hell, no practicioners even. Be in qi.

Does anyone know of a good Qigong training Center in China? Not too hardcore though. I don't speak Chinese so the teaching would have to be in English. Thank you.

Thank you Gerard.

Thank you all so much. What about the centers in Ubud, Bali? Any idea of how good they are?

Thank you Steve.

Pedro: I'll definitely try and get hHeavenly Stteams. Thank you

As a newcomer to Qigong (2 teacher-less years of practice: except for a week's workshop with Mantak Chia in Chiang Mai), my biggest problem is putting a personal practice together. I have been exploring the Qigong ocean on my own (scary) and download video or buy books pretty much by the way they resonate with me. I am now doing a crazy mix of Dragon and Tiger (Frantzis), Zhan Zhuang (Lam Kan Chuen and Ken Cohen), Primordial Qigong (various sources), some Ba Duan Jin, the 8 Sitting Brocades, and finally some walking Qigong. I try and intuit what I want to do on any particular day and try and get in at least two hours + of practice. Would be great if you guys could give me some pointers on how to put all of this together. I live in India where there are zero Qigong teachers and I know this is a real disadvantage but I'm not going to let that stop this amazing adventure. Be in qi. ( and sorry about the length of the post)

This is the thing! I do seem to be all over the place but I get so much from each of these practices! I know within myself that the Zhan Zhuang is the foundation for my practice, so that will be a part of whatever I do. Now to figure out which other form I need to commit to. I want to work up to three hours a day. I do the walking qigong in the morning. I do another form at noon for about an hour. And then one form plus 50 minutes of standing in the evening. This is is my schedule thus far. I am loving it but like you guys say I need to go in deep. Would that mean that I do the same form every time plus the standing? Oh would that a teacher appear magically in this Calcutta city of mine! Thank you. Be in qi.

Coconut or sesame oil pulling.

I don't have any concrete goals as yet. I do know I don't want to be dependent on anyone as I grow older. I came into qigong late in life. I was a yoga practicioner. I am 61 now. I want this practice to help me grow gracefully into old age on all levels of being. Thank you for asking.

Greetings. I've been browsing these fora for a while now and realised that it was time I joined in. I am a new student of Qigong. We don't have a teacher here in India and I am trying to learn as much as I can from books and DVDs. It's not going to be easy, I know. But I so need to do this. Be in qi.

Oh it's good enough for that... Video download is slowish is what I meant to say.

This is exciting. I just heard about Damo and am eagerly awaiting the first book I've ordered,White Moon on the Mountain (hope I haven't got the name wrong). And to open a post at random and find something about him!

But not miserable either!

Thank you for the welcome.