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Update: This is the best instructions I found on Youtube on LQUPQD, 3CM and laqi, etc. The instructions are after the intro to Zhineng Qigong by Dr Pang. The reason that Chilel is created may be due to term term "Zhineng Qigong" was already registered and claimed by a cult-like group in the USA.

Any suggestions for energy field when one is practicing alone at home? Any here have suggestions on how to loosen or open the lumbar. Any yoga, pilates or simple qigong methods?

Here are a couple of instructional videos on Body Mind Form. Zhineng Level 2 practice.

This is a great intruction video for Life Qi Up Paur Qi Down in English.

This is a Bill Moyers documentary on qi (also romanized as chi). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vj1tgTqrPg

This is the static part of ZQ Level 1: Three Centers Merge. It is a form of Zhan Zhuang (standing meditation) with special visualization. http://www.zhinengqigong.org/Methods/sxpzz.html http://www.facebook.com/penangqigong/posts/335455209822737 I am learning this as well as Lift Qi Up - Pour Qi Down, the movement part of ZQ Level 1. Though I have bought some books and a DVD from Amazon, I also find a lot of great online resources in English. If you understand Chinese, there are tons of Dr Pang videos on Youtube as well well as Chinese video sharing sites. Some of the Youtube vidoes have English translations in the comment sections.

Yes. The best I found are by Ooi Kean Hin (Ooi is his last name, so it is listed as K H Ooi on Amazon). His DVDs and books are on Amazon. I also posted free videos and websites with practice details links on this thread a few days ago. Please browse this thread and see all the free stuff.

Jox, I read of the days when Dr Pang taught the Soaring Crane form, but further research and experimentation he modified it. In the mean time, some of his former students trademarked and marketed the form. Pang never trademarked anything, he made his research available in books and videos. He doesn't even call himself "Master", though some Westerners added the title of "Grandmaster" to him, trying to make it into a lineage or religious sect.

Jane Jin videos have no English explanation. There are some user comments with English translations for these videos on Youtube. If you want videos in Chinese, there are also many by Dr Pang's.

The vidoes I posted were the beginning practices for new students. The first and second videos explains the same beginning practice differently. First video is good only if you understand Chinese. SXZ (Body Mind Form) is a more advanced practice. And they are other practices beyond that. I am a beginner, so I focus on simple laqi (pull qi) and the first exercise. I am not that advanced yet. I started this thread hoping more advanced students would share their experience. This is a great site that summarise the common methods of ZQ, with good details. http://www.zhinengqigong.org/methods.html

Jox, Thanks. I had looked into the online courses you mentioned. I end up doing the weekend workshop with Jianshe Liu instead. As to online resources and books on ZQ, I found Ooi Keen Hin is the best ZQ author and instructor in the English Language. By the way, Jianshe is doing a workshop in NYC later this month. A friend has posted the workshop details on the Event page of the Taobums.

For ZQ Level 1: Lift Qi Up - Pour Qi Down, This video has great details in Chinese, I use this to learn. This video has English translation on the screen. Very detail with the 8 verses to prepare the mind and qi field

I am not familiar with Verdesi's version of XSZ. It may be similar the Body Mind Form in ZQ. Here are some ZQ videos you can compare with Verdesi's Xing Shen Zhuang and let me know if it is similar or different. From my readings, Dr Pang learned form many qigong taoist adepts since his childhood. He doesn't claim any lineage. His methods are public. There is no cult guru secrecy vows.

Dr Pang ran a Qigong College, it was not a hospital, though Westerners called it "The Medicineless Hospital" and many sick people got well with their practice. The Chinese refer to him as Teacher Pang (Pang laoshi) rather than Dr Pang, though he also had medical qualifications. Here an interview that is translated into English. https://qifieldtherapy.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/interview-with-dr-ming-pang-founder-of-zhineng-qigong/ Ooi Kean Hin (Ooi is the last name) has the best ZQ books and DVD's in English that I am aware of. I also find a lot of free videos and websites that are very helpful. I will post some here when I have time. Please do share whatever ZQ websites and videos that you find helpful.

Early in 2014, I stumbled upon Zhineng Qigong as a result of observing and participating in a Buddhist sect. The sect leaders use methods very similar to Zhineng for health and healing with almost miraculous results. I have difficulty accepting the religious dogma, especially the vows of secrecy and discipleship requirement if a student wants to go beyond their basic public practice. I did a lot of googling to find out more, realized much of what they do is very similar to Zhineng Qigong (pulling qi, lift qi up, head touching sky feet on the ground, preparing the qi field etc) developed by Dr PANG Ming. Though some terms are changed, and the sect leaders insist that their practice is not qigong at all, I came to realize that the sect is using methods very similar to Zhineng Qigong for healing, perhaps with the help of placebo of the Buddhist deities. I actually quite like the helpful deities, but I could not accept the dogma of the sect. This is my reason for learning and practicing Zhineng Qigong. I am very new to Zhineng Qigong. Other than a couple of weekend workshops, I have been learning from online videos and websites mostly. I would like to learn more about it from fellow practioners.