Tag: zhan zhuang
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Zhan Zhuang – Daoist Nei Gong Practice – Guided Session
The second part of our Zhan Zhuang series consists of guiding you through an entire Zhan Zhuang session and also sharing some insights at the end.
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Zhan Zhuang – Daoist Nei Gong Practice – Introduction & Explaination
This is the first part of our Zhan Zhuang guide. Centina Alexa and Master Ziji show you the principles and theory about this Nei Gong practice.
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Cultivating Energy by Learning About Yin & Yang – Zhan Zhuang Method
Master Ziji explains the principles of controlling Yin & Yang and how to cultivate energy.
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How Zhan Zhuang Improves Your Taiji
As recently discussed in this post, Zhan Zhuang is an important pillar in internal martial arts. But what skills does Zhan Zhuang actually bring to Taiji practitioners? We want to go into that today. Feel and recognize Yin and Yang Through the continuous practice of Zhan Zhuang, we become aware of areas of tension. Like…
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The Immortal Powers of Zhan Zhuang
Master Yuan Xiu Gang leading a Zhan Zhuang class: What is Zhan Zhuang? Zhan Zhuang is one of the most important pillars in the inner martial art of Wudang. This exercise is a relaxed standing with open arms and shoulders. In Wudang, it is one of the Qi Gong exercises that everyone should do every…
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Learning Zhan Zhuang with Grandmaster Yuan Xiu Gang
Master Yuan Xiu Gang explains Zhan Zhuang – standing Qigong practice.
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Why Qi Gong is not understood in the West
The spelling Chi Kung (Wade & Giles) is outdated and was developed as a transcription around 100 years ago in Cambridge. Today we know how Chinese people emphasize and the current romanization is called Pinyin. It is also called Tai Ji instead of Tai Chi.
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Taoism and Zhan Zhuang
Zhan Zhuang is only half as exhausting when the body has many blockages that cushion the very core of inner conflicts because these blockages primarily serve that purpose. The nesting of the self, like a snail, leads to many problems at all levels and is often supported as a protective function of one’s own imagination.…