Pyramidalcow Posted November 23, 2021 Can qigong mix with neidan with ok results? Say for example, 100days building the dantien while also practicing buddhist 18 hands qigong? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeform Posted November 24, 2021 Follow your teacher’s guidance… It depends on the process you’re working on. It’s often good to do qigong along with a more internal qi building method… as it helps circulate the qi and avoid stagnation. But don’t make up your own combinations unless you know exactly what you're doing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
exorcist_1699 Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) On 11/24/2021 at 1:45 AM, Pyramidalcow said: Can qigong mix with neidan with ok results? Say for example, 100days building the dantien while also practicing buddhist 18 hands qigong? When people speak of qigong , I think most of them refer to medical qigong for health . On the other hand , Neidan is for immortality . Yet both make use of jing and qi , and pay attention to dantian , so why not mix ? The key is how you use your mind , which differentiate them . I think many qigong making use of postures and body movements , and when you finish them , you should be taught of drawing your qi back to the lower dantian , isn't it a way of " building dantian" ? In fact ,still qigong can mix with action qigong , say you do qigong with whatever postures in daytime , and you practice still sitting there no movement qigong ( if you call such a status Neidan ) in night time . Edited November 28, 2021 by exorcist_1699 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Grey Posted November 25, 2021 I really don’t want to get drawn into another long thread, but I do want to point out that qigong is just an umbrella term as is neigong, and you are best focused on looking at systems and getting guidance from your teacher because you will certainly harm yourself with such a vague and overly generalized view of qigong and neigong. tl;dr don’t mix and match, qigong is not the same amongst systems and styles, nor is neigong. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleansox Posted November 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Earl Grey said: Qigong is not the same amongst systems and styles, nor is neigong. Nor is nei dan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Grey Posted November 25, 2021 28 minutes ago, Cleansox said: Nor is nei dan. Yes, good to clarify. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cleansox Posted November 25, 2021 Adds to the overall confusion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Grey Posted November 25, 2021 52 minutes ago, Cleansox said: Adds to the overall confusion. It's also the "nei"part that one is so used to saying again and again and then it slips as I did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
