Qigong Yoga

Integration of Qigong Yoga is one of the best practices that will help one reach ultimate health, longevity, vital strength, and maximum potential. In this blog let's talk about these powerful practices and how the Qigong Yoga course can benefit us. 

Qigong Yoga Course 

This Qigong Yoga course is a cutting-edge fusion of yoga, qigong, and Chinese Medicine. In this course, you will learn how to incorporate the 5 elements of Chinese medicine into your practice. You will also learn how to integrate yoga and Qigong for a holistic technique for health and longevity.

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Qigong is an ancient practice that is a balance of movement and meditation. Its roots came from Classical Chinese Medicine. This practice aims to reach health, vitality, and strength, and unlock maximum human potential. 

Yoga is a spiritual practice that concentrates on generating harmony between mind and body. This aims to reach good health. The word 'Yoga' originated from the Sanskrit 'Yuj', which means 'to join' or 'to unite

Qigong and Yoga are powerful practices with roots coming from ancient civilizations. These two practices come from two different cultures; however, they synthesize very well because these two cultures share knowledge. Both of these practices aim to cultivate health and vitality and awaken human potential. 

These exercises help in harmonizing energy, which benefits the body by providing good health and releasing blockages and negative emotions such as stress. 

Since these practices share knowledge, a lot of the teachings in these practices are similar. For example, both of these practices have energy centers and energy channels. Another is that both of these practices incorporate 5 Elements in their teachings. Also, both of these practices use sounds or sound vibrations. Even though the concepts are similar, their point of view is still unique. Let’s try to dig into this deeper. 

In yoga, the energy centers are called Chakra. In Sanskrit, Chakra means energy centers or “wheel”. Chakras are found along the body’s central channel or the spine. There are 7 Chakras commonly known in yoga which are: Root Chakra, Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus, Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, and Crown Chakra. 

In Qigong, the energy centers are the 3 Dantians. The 3 Dantians are Lower Dantian, Middle Dantian, and Upper Dantian. The 3 Dantians hold our life source, energy, and spirit. 

The Lower Dantian has located 3 fingers below the navel, and then 3 knuckles going in. It holds our life force or essence. In qigong, we call this essence Jing. We acquire this through genes and is very similar to DNA. It is important to connect to the Lower Dantian and store energy in the Lower Dantian during qigong practice. 

The Middle Dantian is located in the middle of the torso, behind the sternum. It holds our energy or qi. The Middle Dantian helps nourish the viscera. When we have enough qi, we can cultivate Shen or Spirit. 

The Upper Dantian is located in the center of the brain, within the Pineal Gland. In qigong I,t is identified as a mud pill. In the Upper Dantian the Shen or Spirit is cultivated into Wu Wei (emptiness or infinite). It is associated with consciousness, awareness, awakening, the third eye intellect, decision-making, and many more. 

In yoga, the energy channels are called Nadis. There are about 72,000 Nadis. However, 3 Nadis are the most important and commonly used. These 3 are the Center, Left, and Right.　

Life energy or prana circulated in the Nadis. The flow of prana in these energy centers greatly affects the person's overall health.

Meridians are energy channels where blood and qi flow in our bodies. There are 59 meridians in the body. The most commonly spoken of are the 20 meridians which include the 12 standard meridians and the 8 extraordinary meridians. 

The 12 standard meridians separate into 6 Yin (Zang) and 6 Yang (Fu)  meridians which connect to a specific organ. 

1. Kidney
2. Liver
3. Lungs
4. Spleen
5. Heart
6. Bladder
7. Gallbladder
8. Large Intestines 
9. Stomach
10. Small Intestines
11. Pericardium
12. Triple Warmer

Unlike the Standard Meridians, The 8 extraordinary meridians do not connect to a specific organ. The main function of these meridians is to connect and interact with the 12 standard meridians. 

1.  Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
2. Ren Mai (Conception Vessel
3. Chong Mai (Thrusting Vessel)
4. Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel) 
5. Yangchiao Mai (Yang Heel Vessel)
6. Yinchiao Mai (Yin Heel Vessel) 
7. Yangwei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel)
8. Yinwei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) 

Both systems have 5 elements. In yoga, the 5 elements are Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and, Space (Ether). In Qigong, based on the Chinese Medicine and Daoist perspective, the naturally occurring elements in nature are Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, and Metal. The 5 elements in Chinese Medicine also connect to a specific organ. 

In yoga, they use Mantras. One of the most common mantras is the Om (ॐ) sound which is believed to be the sound of the universe. These mantras can also be complete sentences. Mantras are chanted to help circulate the life energy (Prana) through the energy channels (Nadis). It also aids in awakening and reaching a calmer state of being. 

In Qigong, we use the 6 Healing Sounds. Each 6 Healing Sounds associate with a specific organ and element. 

1. Ha – Heart / Fire Element 
2. Ssi – Lungs / Metal Element
3. Chway - Kidney / Water Element
4. Whoo – Spleen / Earth Element
5. Shoo – Liver / Wood Element
6. Shee – Triple Burner 

In Chinese Medicine, our organs are associated with a specific emotion and vice versa. These healing sounds help release negative emotions as well as cultivate energy. The emphasis of using these 6 Healing Sounds is more on healing rather than attaining awakening. It can be used while doing qigong and can be used in many different ways depending on the needs or state of the person. 

In more recent years, yoga has become more popular, especially in the west. Qigong is now just slowly growing in popularity, as modern people are keener to discover more practices providing optimal benefits.

Another difference if Qigong and Yoga are the techniques and purpose. Qigong concentrates more on grounding, cultivating, and storing the energy to promote healing and physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. While Yoga concentrates more on “ascension” or “enlightenment” or Samadhi. 

In yoga, they use a lot of upside-down poses and upside-down poses with both the upper body and lower body. The movement in yoga or more poses is held in different degrees. 

In qigong, the practice is more on connecting to Heaven (Unive Earth energy. The stances in qigong assist in rooting and connecting to the energy of heaven and earth. These stances enable the practitioner to the ground to the earth but at the same time still, be able to connect to the energy of heaven. Movements in qigong also have more flow compared to yoga. In Qigong, movements are connected continuously. 

In Qigong, we can also hold a pose, but the purpose is different. One example is in the 5 Element Qigong, we hold the pose at the peak of the movement with the inhalation to help permeate Qi that goes into the organ as we do qigong. We hold poses in yoga to help reach physical, mental, and spiritual development. 

As we have mentioned earlier qigong and yoga synthesize very well and complement each other very well. It is a good practice to pursue. Integrating these two practices into your daily routine can help reach maximum vitality, health, and overall strength.  

White Tiger Qigong fuses the past and the present with its one-of-a-kind system. The System of White Tiger Qigong fuses the ancient practice of qigong with modern science. 

White Tiger Qigong is a unique, fully integrated, holistic system of training for Qigong. This system specializes in deep, dynamic ancient Qigong to help reach maximum health, longevity, and performance.

White Tiger Qigong with Ariel Tang (White Tiger Qigong Instructor and Yoga Teacher) has created a course that very well incorporates these two practices. 

In this course, you will learn how to integrate the 5 elements of Chinese medicine with your practice. You will also learn how to incorporate yoga and Qigong together for a holistic technique for health and longevity

• 5 High-Definition Video Lessons 

These videos contain extensive lectures on each element to foster understanding and improve the outcome of the practice.

• Full-length classes for each element of the Five Elements.

• Comprehensive tutorials for each qigong form.

• ​Introduction to the Five Element Theory.​

• Procedure to help connect the sports science of fascia with the ancient Chinese Meridian system for rehabilitating injuries, improving movement, and actualizing your maximum human potential.​

• Philosophy and anatomy of our 5 healing exercises and how they integrate with ancient Chinese medicinal tradition

• Downloadable PDFs of the lectures

• BONUS: ​3 bite-sized lessons on nourishing and strengthening the Three Treasures of Chinese Medicine.

"Growing up in Hong Kong, I have always been fascinated by the application of Chinese Medicine wellness concepts in everyday life and my practice.

I have focused on blending the beautiful practices of Qigong and yoga as a movement and energetic medicine to support holistic health.

This is a way to fuse these two ancient arts into a beautiful flow that will take your practice to a whole new level."

Try this Qigong Yoga course now and see how it can improve your daily practices. If you need more information you can click the links and video provided in this blog.