Qigong the Art of Nourishing Life


The idea of Qigong emerged in the modern era by siphoning off pure movement from the martial, performance and religious traditions which had for centuries been integrating the idea of nourishing life into everything they did. 


Qi is a challenging term to translate.  It is what animates us, both the act and the ingredient of inspiration.  Qi is cultivated by four simple everyday actives: Eating, Sleeping, Resting, and Exercise.


The traditional notion of nourishing life views these four activities as a dynamic whole.  They simply can not be cultivated separately.  How and when a person exercises has a potent effect on sleep, appetite, and the desire for stillness.


It is my goal as a teacher to keep the traditional view of nourishing life at the center of my teaching.


Qigong  (Chi Kung) (or Neigong, meaning inner-work)


Qigong is the practice of circulating Qi in and around the body, over time creating Qi momentum. There are many different systems of gentle, soft, invigorating movements which encourage the revitalization of internal organs, balanced dynamic change,
and the healing of old injuries.


Generally, teaching methods are designed to give students sufficient understanding and experience to begin practicing on their own.  The heart of qi gong practice is discovered through consistent daily practice, ultimately synchronizing our gestures with nature's larger rhythms.


For 17 years Scott has been teaching normal health people, as well as people with
a wide range of chronic health and movement disabilities, and of course, people who are just curious about exploring the limits of their potential. 


Here are a Few Types of Qigong and Neigong:


  1. •  Zhangzuan (Standing Meditation and Golden Elixar)

  2. •  Wu Xing-Five Organs & 3 Dantians (The inner secrets of Cloud Hands)

  3. •  Muscle Tendon Lengthening  (The art of stretching without stretching!)

  4. •  8 Extraordinary Meridians (Exporting the surface of the body at the moment of birth)

  5. •  Heaven & Earth (Micro/macro cosmic orbit, three dimensional pulsing & elasticity)

  6. •  Spine (Bend the Bow and Shoot the Arrow)

  7. •  Chan Su Jing, (Silk Spinning -- 36 joint releasing & spiraling movements)

  8. •  Immortals Dancing in the Clouds (Bone Marrow Washing and Ligament Integrating)

  9. •  Daoyin (Orthodox Daoist Lineage Hermit Practice)

  10. •  Hunyuan (Return to Simplicity, Prenatal movement rediscovered)


The movement of Qi in and around the body is both highly personal and limitless.  The aggressive cultivation of Qi toward some ultimate mastery is the antithesis of nourishing life.  The purpose of these traditional methods is to reveal our true nature, not to accumulate power of any sort. 

Perhaps is would be better to start from the assumption that we are all already masters of what ever it is we do.  The essence of Qigong is that each of us does our own experiments and comes to our own conclusions.  By this we are authentic to our own true natures.


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