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.