Your favorite Qigong DVDs?

[Nilo]

I like to keep my practice simple, powerful and very efficient. I have found some DVDs which I really resonate with, let me know what your favorites are.

 

My personal favorites are:

 

Qi Gong For Beginners (Chris Pei):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JXPBS8/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_g74_i5?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1G534WGMXKMMXG3DJPFD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

 

Alchemy of Qigong (3 DVD set with Pedram Shojai):

http://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Qi-Gong-Essential-Practices/dp/B002VG58J4/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1315278852&sr=1-1

 

Stand Still Be Fit! (Lam Kam Chuen)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CQA1/booksforlife04

 

Sheng Zhen Qigong (Return to Oneness and Awakening the Soul with Master Li Jun Feng)

http://www.shengzhen.org/bookstore.htm

[jeffrito]

I like to keep my practice simple, powerful and very efficient. I have found some DVDs which I really resonate with, let me know what your favorites are.

 

My personal favorites are:

 

Qi Gong For Beginners (Chris Pei):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JXPBS8/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_g74_i5?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1G534WGMXKMMXG3DJPFD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

 

Alchemy of Qigong (3 DVD set with Pedram Shojai):

http://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Qi-Gong-Essential-Practices/dp/B002VG58J4/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1315278852&sr=1-1

 

Stand Still Be Fit! (Lam Kam Chuen)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CQA1/booksforlife04

 

Sheng Zhen Qigong (Return to Oneness and Awakening the Soul with Master Li Jun Feng)

http://www.shengzhen.org/bookstore.htm

 

Bump!

 

I'm looking for a decent QIgong DVD with the aim of building a strong supply of Qi. Any more recommendations?

[Jeramiah Zeitigeist]

Bump!

 

I'm looking for a decent QIgong DVD with the aim of building a strong supply of Qi. Any more recommendations?

 

 

For the immediately accessible, I don't think you need to look much further than this;

 

http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?/topic/12639-flying-phoenix-chi-kung/

[thelerner]

Can't say I have much to compare it to, but I really like Michael Winn's fundamental II DVD and like the simplicity of PanGu form.

[RiverSnake]

I only have 1 dvd and have stuck with these practices like white on rice...so i guess you could say it is my favorite.

 

1. Gift of the Tao

 

 

-My 2 cents, Peace

[Nilo]

this is another keeper:

 

Qigong for Self-Healing

Series I

 

http://www.easterninternalarts.org/#Store

[Creation]

Here are a couple that haven't been mentioned already:

 

I have this one and have benefited from it. There is also a book that I haven't read, the DVD seemed sufficient.

http://www.energyarts.com/store/products/dvds/dragon-and-tiger-medical-qigong-set-dvd

 

I have heard lots of good things about this form, and good things about this particular presentation.

http://www.amazon.com/Wu-Ji-Gong/dp/B0012BUX08/

Donald Rubbo has an ebook out that goes more into the internal energetics aspect of the form. http://www.cultivatechi.com/home/primordial.html

[Dainin]

Hi Jeffrito. This was one of the first ones that I got years ago on VHS, along with Ken Cohen's and Francesco Garripolli's (which are also good). The DVD version has added on a good lecture on key points of body alignment during practice, and the excellent 1-10 meditation as bonus features:

 

Chi Kung: the Healing Workout with Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson

 

Johnson's DVD will give you a good idea of how to structure a practice session, and includes a good variety of exercises, some of which I still do almost every day.

 

 

Another good one is Bruce Kumar Frantzis':

 

Dragon & Tiger Medical Qigong

 

Lots of attention to detail, just like his live seminars. Also includes some good qi sensing exercises.

 

 

I'm also a big fan of this book and dvd by Ted Mancuso and Narrye Caldwell:

 

Blossoms in the Spring

 

This is a seated form that makes a nice transition between active and quiescent practices. Mancuso also did a really good short one on body alignment in qigong, which is hard to find, as it's buried in their blog. I wish I had seen this first when I was starting out:

 

Qigong Essentials #1: Controlling the Body

 

I hope that you find methods that you will enjoy and practice on a regular basis...

Edited April 5, 2012 by Dainin

[Ten Thousand Methods]

I have the Understanding Qigong series from Y.M.A.A. publishing and I love it.

[Green Tiger]

My qigong practice began with the 8 pieces of brocade and I would recommend that or Terry Dunn's Flying Phoenix Chi Kung Volumes 1 + 2 to absolute beginners.

 

There are a lot of good 8 pieces DVDs, but I second the mention of Chris Pei's DVD from the original poster.

 

Also, for a more in-depth look, check out Yang Jwing-Ming's Eight Simple Qigong exercises. It is probably the best 8 pieces DVD going. He shows the seated and standing postures.

 

Also, I enjoyed John Milton's Cleanse and Build Inner Qi DVD, which is basically the 8 pieces, but with a few other good exercises mixed in, and he also does some variations with some of the postures that I liked.

 

Milton has a few other DVDs that I would like to try, but haven't yet. Anyone familiar with his other programs?

 

EDIT: How could I forget about Matthew Cohen's Fire and Water DVD???

 

I've actually attended one of his qigong classes, as well. Good teacher. In his class he did some of the movements from the DVD but spent MUCH more time with each individual movement than he does on the DVD. Man, my legs were SORE after that class!

Edited April 5, 2012 by Green Tiger

[Mokona]

Which are most dedicated to feeling and working with chi, as opposed to straight excersise?

[Creation]

Which are most dedicated to feeling and working with chi, as opposed to straight excersise?

This is the real heart of the issue, at least for me. So much of the stuff out there might be good for relaxing or low impact exercise, and maybe has some beneficial effect on your energy channels, but what forms really get the qi moving in a strong palpable way?

 

From my personal experience, Gift of the Tao and Dragon and Tiger definitely do this, and I have heard many say Flying Phoenix and Wu Ji Gong aka Primordial Qigong do this well also.

 

[EDIT] I also remember cheya highly recommending this DVD for feeling and working with qi:

http://www.masterworksinternational.com/tai-chi/tai-chi-ruler/

 

 

All of these forms are very different, I might add.

 

I also recommend Sifu Jenny Lamb's DVD, but that form is not geared towards feeling and working with qi. Though it can have that effect.

Edited April 5, 2012 by Creation

[Green Tiger]

Which are most dedicated to feeling and working with chi, as opposed to straight excersise?

 

The most powerful Chi sensations I've had with exercises learned via DVD were from the Flying Phoenix DVDs. Actually, one of the first recognizable chi sensations I've ever had occurred the VERY FIRST TIME I practiced Monk Holds Peach, Flying Phoenix - Volume 1.

[Mr Gray]

The most powerful Chi sensations I've had with exercises learned via DVD were from the Flying Phoenix DVDs. Actually, one of the first recognizable chi sensations I've ever had occurred the VERY FIRST TIME I practiced Monk Holds Peach, Flying Phoenix - Volume 1.

 

This series sounds interesting and might be just what I'm looking for. I have Terence Dunn's T'ai Chi Yang Short Form dvd... he's an amazing teacher and gives really detailed instruction and very helpful metaphors. There's one thing I'm wondering though... I found it to be too much of just a "workout" type of program, focusing only on the movement itself. Is his Chi Kung series any different? Meaning, is there more discussion and instruction about the Qi aspect of it?

[Warrior Body Buddha Mind]

Check out the Bak Fu Sunn Yee Gong "72 level White Tiger Heavenly Healing Practice", just released and its purely on cultivating Qi!

 

 

http://internalkungfu.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/bak-fu-sunn-yee-gung-1-now-available.html

 

Burning Palm System "Omei shan Fo Jeung" aka Omei Mountain Fire Palm system

 

Sifu Garry

[thelerner]

As long as we're on the subject of favorite, what YouTubes teaching Qigong forms stand out?

[cheya]

 

[EDIT] I also remember cheya highly recommending this DVD for feeling and working with qi:

http://www.masterworksinternational.com/tai-chi/tai-chi-ruler/

 

Yes, Creation, and I'm still doing this tai chi ruler practice every day almost a whole year later! Tai Chi Ruler (along with the chinese energy balls and some Tai Chi Bang) has dramatically increased my feeling of chi circulation. Of course this practice follows a number of other excellent practices done before (best were Bruce Frantzis' Energy Gates and Dragon and Tiger forms), and each new practice builds on what was accomplished before.

 

I do the movements much slower than demonstrated on the Tai Chi Ruler DVD. Matching the speed of the movement to the speed of the chi moving in my body really enhances the practice.

[jeffrito]

Yes, Creation, and I'm still doing this tai chi ruler practice every day almost a whole year later! Tai Chi Ruler (along with the chinese energy balls and some Tai Chi Bang) has dramatically increased my feeling of chi circulation. Of course this practice follows a number of other excellent practices done before (best were Bruce Frantzis' Energy Gates and Dragon and Tiger forms), and each new practice builds on what was accomplished before.

 

I do the movements much slower than demonstrated on the Tai Chi Ruler DVD. Matching the speed of the movement to the speed of the chi moving in my body really enhances the practice.

 

I'm thinking of getting this DVD although I'm drawn between this and Terry Dunn's production (I love Terry's Flying Phoenix Qigong system).

 

Any advice?

[cheya]

I'm thinking of getting this DVD although I'm drawn between this and Terry Dunn's production (I love Terry's Flying Phoenix Qigong system).

 

Any advice?

 

Hi Jeffrito,

Briefly, I have both DVDs and much prefer the Masterworks International version. So as not to pull this thread too far off topic, you can learn more on the ruler threads here:

http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?/topic/18710-tai-chi-ruler-activates-the-8-extraordinary-channels/

 

and here:

http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?/topic/18107-tai-chi-ruler/

 

Also, an excellent qigong DVD for beginners is Roger Jahnke's "Awakening and Mastering the Medicine Within."

[chi 2012]

Spring Forest Qigong level one is a complete system. Been using it for 11 years....Have never even felt the urge to buy the level 2....Although someday I will.

 

I've also tried some of John Du Canes Qigong tapes. They're ok....More movements - but not as powerful in my opinion.

[tao stillness]

I have been doing Spring Forest for 6 yrs because we do that at work as part of our mental health center. It is easy to do and you can soon feel chi from it but it does not compare to Flying Phoenix in terms of feeling more powerful chi and the benefits at all levels.