Morning Energising Qi Gong: Ba Duan Jin [Follow Along]
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Ba Duan Jin Qi Gong is a moving meditation, perfect for raising your energy first thing. Why not try following along with me and let's move together!
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"We can be sincere without being serious" there's a great nugget! Thank you for making this video George
Like Alan Watts used to say :P
One of my George-mantrams is his great advice: "Breathe through the nose, all day everyday." Just love his teachings.
I practiced a version of ba duan jin every morning for several months, then got distracted by ego saying I should do “real exercise” instead. It was all self conscious and to do with changing my body for the approval of others. Today I felt called, after finally losing motivation with my other routine (because it was not soul driven!) to do this again, but I wanted a different version that wasn’t as serious as the one I’d started with. This was the perfect reintroduction to doing familiar movements in a less intense and serious way. I am continuously uprooting ego’s seriousness and wanting to be playful in everything I do, and loving myself exactly as I am - moving my body for the increase of vitality and energy flow, but not necessarily to change it in any way, rather allow it to take the shape it most desires and feels most healthful and aligned with. There really is nothing serious going on here (: Thank you for this quick and easy practice ❤🙏
Well said!
George, honest to God, you just make my whole soul smile whenever I see you. I hope you know what a difference you're making in my little world, and I'm sure in many others'. Also, I sense a powerful new authority and groundedness in you that comes from the intense work of self-inquiry and time spent in the practice. As we say in the Budo community, "Hakka yoi!" Keep going, dear George. The planet is better for having you in it.
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Good to see you again George!
Good to see you Sean!
To me having an aesthetic background to give an atmosphere of serenity and meditation is one of the primary requisites for having a good Ba Duan Jin video, George’s choice of the mountains of Scotland at sunset was one of the best along with Shi Heng Yi’s filmed in the snow at Otterberg Germany. George went to the trouble of showing one how to breathe correctly which is half of qigong which is sadly missing in many videos. I consider this the best because of George’s expectations of how far an adult Westerner can bend their neck back and how far one can bend one’s back backward. This is missing on videos produced by some Chinese and Vietnamese instructors. Shi Heng Yi can bend his almost as far back as Neo in the Matrix but he started training when he was four years old. I’ve been copying Ba Duan Jin with Shi Heng Yi’s demonstration video from July 2020. Since it has no instructions, I had to remember a page that I read in my qigong book in 1992. I do Shi Heng Yi’s version quite badly being 68 years old with a broken neck and limited range of shoulder movement. Thich Man Tue from Plum Village Monastery in France recommends doing 15 minutes of Ba Duan Jin in the morning and 10 in the afternoon. I do She Heng Yi’s video in the morning and George’s which is less demanding in the afternoon. I can replicate the exercises in this video. The one thing missing in all of the Ba Duan Jin video’s if that I’ve never seen anyone really look fierce except for the teacher in Kungfu life’s video filmed in the UK.
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I hope that George's wonderful Ba Duan Jin lesson has helped alleviate your suffering as much as it did for me which is tremendous. I had an almost deadly car accident when I was a child, and 2 more as an adult being hit y a drunk driver, pushed in the opposite lane and hit again. Knocked the stuff out of me, including complete amnesia. It all came back, but neck and eyesight was damaged. I survived which I credit to Qi Gong and Yoga practices. I hit an all time low on all levels when I came across George's lesson. His natural cheerfulness, self acceptance and excellent teaching got me back on track, healed internal damages and so uplifted my morale.Have been practcing every morning for about six weeks now; a super way to start a day. Easy, fun and effective. I deeply respect Master Shi Heng Yi, and love his teachings. Between the two teachers..how blessed we are to have access to it all.
Thank you for giving me permission to be silly 😅😊 Having suffered from chronic pain for the past 25 years, I haven’t been able to exercise. This soft movement makes me feel like I’m coming alive.
Feeling you I use healing sessions and create my own practice to overcome chronic pain try some Lachi practice and then you will be ready to go on with movements just transform yourself into chi first the pain will go and next you can try tapping or reflexology it all can allow you to come back with soft water like movements of Qi gong or another kind of practice hope it can help a bit ! 🧡I am also enjoying the humor and the practice in here 😊 oh and try healing sounds for 5 organs it can help to nourish and harmonize organs and just slow deep hip rotations can do a big change ❤️
This routine just reduced my back pain (scoliosis based) AND boosted my energy levels. Thank you so so much. This is going to be a great day. 🌻
How amazing to see Ba Duan Jin set of movements here :) I practice Chi Gong for a long time myself & I've been doing Ba Duan Jin every morning since 2014
Amazing to hear that! I love the moves too, wonderful way to raise our energy
Thanks ❤
Merci!❤
20:52 Thank you for sharing this, most excellent kind sir 😊
My pleasure! Thanks for being here!
Great to see you bloom! Thanks for the treasures . . .
"Qi gong as a vocabulary through which we can express ourselves!"
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Thank you George. :)
Thank you for your support! 🙏
Great video, thanks. Qi Gong exercises are an excellent start to any day. Love the Scottish scenery too. Thanks for sharing.
My favourite Qigong demonstration by far, thanks George you're a legend ❤
Just what I needed to hear this morning. That and 'tell yourself something wonderful' Thank you so much !
I am just commiting myself to do this Qi Gong routine once every morning ! It felt really amazing, it is so calm with the ambience and your voice ! I really love it. :) What a great way to start a day !
Thank you for sharing your experience! Consistency is key when it comes to your practice, and committing to doing it every morning is a great way to set yourself up for success. Keep up the great work!
Blessings to you George and so much gratitude for your videos 🙏
Thank you George. I tried this this morning - it's really good. Thank you :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your support 🙏
i have tried to teach myself a few qi gong moves. I find that when I am feeling down, and my mind is in a place it should not be, qi gong helps me find myself, perspective, helps me feel the hope and harmony of the world. I have never felt any negative feelings even after a few minutes of qi gong. Thank you for teaching me more moves. Daoism is a philosophy that best aligns with my spiritual views and provides me hope for my mental health. I have a journey ahead of me, and daoism helps me focus on the here and now.
I like yoour warm up Session
Nice! Qi Gong is such a beautiful thing, and so many ways and styles. Beautiful guy, beautiful scenery!
Thank you, a wonderful teaching ☯️🙏
I enjoy your guided practice every single day. 🎉
incredible~
Thank you George for this wonderful gift. It's been my morning practice before work each day this week and my body feels lighter and fresher and I feel better throughout the day as a result. Blessings.
So wonderful to hear!
Thank you Mr. Thompson
What a great start to a morning. Thank you George!
Thank you for this video. I like your version of the Ba Duan Jin. It is a good way to start the morning.
This is so great! ❤😊
Thank you Benjamin! ❤️
Good morning this was nice to get up to on this new day 🌞
Lovely to start the day with you!
It's been fun doing this simple yet strong practice
Hey George, thanks for sharing; your interpretation of 八段锦 is pretty good!
Thank you 🙏 really enjoyed your morning Qi gong ❤
Thankyou 😁
my pleasure and privilege, glad to be moving with you!
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Enjoying the humor and relaxation two the most important things before going for the practice ☺️
I just love this lesson. I’ve done this a few time. Thank you
hehe the "go you!" had me, his content is always exactly what i'm looking and he always makes me smile, he's just so kind and funny
i may no comment in every video but thank you, so so much
Thanks George!
Thank you George！I feel peaceful to see You and wonderful movements！Thank you for sharing！Appreciate very much！
My privilege! Wonderful to move with you 💪
Your moves are clean, and flowing. I can do this. And I can slow them down, to stay in tune with my meditation. Thank you so much. I have a few back issues, and exercises and yoga were to intense for me. I have been searching for a gentle way to greet the dawn. Thank you. You Look very peaceful in your far away world. 💜🙏🌄
Just tried this for the first time this morning. The time here is currently 06:55 in the morning and where I felt a bit stiff and sloppy just before and during the excercise (it has been a while since i've done anything Tai Chi related) I now feel much more flexible, energetic and relaxed. Thank you for posting this George, and just know you helped me make one of the first steps towards a healthier life like I had some time ago!
Have wonderful day 🙏🏻.
I'm so glad you found it valuable 🙏
Your inspirational George... love Ur effort.
Really wonderful take on these movements. Thank you for sharing with us - it helps a lot!
Very relaxing session.
Wow, George! Just...WOW!!! I think this video is exactly what I have been looking for to help me kick start my day. Thanks!!!
So glad to hear Bruno - have fun raising your energy!!
THAME you George 😊
Thank you
Truly grateful! thanks for sharing 💚
You're so welcome!
Dude, the secret of Baduan Jin Qigong Aka Shaolin eight pieces of brocade is to visualize flow or connection in body meridians for six seconds during stretching postures. For Example, Posture 1 The San Jiao meridian is often called the “Triple Burner” or “Triple Energizer.” It begins in the ring finger where the Pericardium meridian ends. It runs over the back of the hand, the wrist, and lower arm. The benefits are regulate The digestive system, motivate the minds, and improve math ability...etc. This is the entry level of qigong.
Dear friend: a seed has to be planted before it can grow into a baby plant, and then eventually after time become a fully grown whatever it is going to be. Too much knowledge/fertilizer in the beginning of a journey/growth, can destroy the seed/desire to grow. George's gentle voice, flowing elegant natural movement, relaxing music and beautiful background is excellent for beginners and/ or for those of us like myself that tend to overload with info. His video is a wonderful reset, and allows to empty the cup. Traditional Chinese teaching is circular, coming ack to center and then little by little adding more. Works and has worked for me who chose this path in 1989. Furthermore he creates a space for the student to be him/herself . You can always hit the pause button to slow things to your own breathing rythm. Or go under a tree and do it all again your won way:) Love and Light, and thank you for learnng so much and sharing.
This follow along video is probably my favorite of yours, and I've been following you for years now! Would love to see more of them 😊!!
Brilliant Fantastic
Thanks for this George. Just what I need. I have been feeling weak and tired although I have been practising Qui Gong. I think that your way will suit me better - we'll see. You're so relaxed and empowering for old buddies like me..
So glad to hear Elizabeth!
Thank you so much. I was stuck almost a week. Just did this and was crying while doing. 🙏🌸🌳
Amazing to be moving with you Rick, sending strength ☯️
George, I have just begun my taoist journey and found your channel. I'm slowly but surely going through all your vlogs and am enjoying you, your energy, your knowledge and your guests. Thank you so much for sharing all you know. I'd love to partake in the next course you do so keep us posted. With respect 🙏
Tracy.
Great exercise fir old person also, thanks
Good day from Texas 🤠
I’m following along 🙏🏼❤
Thank you ☺️
Thank you for that wonderful experience.
My privilege!
Thank you George, Love you mate!
Much love!
I appreciate this a lot, I'm new to trying out qi gong and this was so nice to follow along, thank you!
I'm so glad you found it valuable 🙏
jah bless george!
Appreciate you Ben!
I enjoyed following along to this! Felt like being at Move and Meditate :)
Obrigado, George, por partilhares esta aula de Gui Gong.
São movimentos suaves, se forem bem executados e com regularidade, torna-se uma prática saudável e poderosa.
Muito boa energia.
Muito bem haja, de Aveiro, Portugal 😃👏👏
I've never seen this style of Ba Duan Jin. Feels like seeing a different willow tree species. It sort of looks like a willow and in your gut you know it's a willow but you can't help gawking at it an awe.
Loved this. Thanks for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this! Gives me joy ! Warm Chi greetings from Mallorca
HI George. Few years ago I saw your first content, where you fly to china. From this time I was really happy that you live your dream, and I was with you since that time. ... As a Tai Chi Chuan Yang practitioner since 1997, I allway wish to be there, close to or into Wudang monastery, with people or person who is from western culture, or with someone, whom I can communicate during (after, of course) practicing, and share experiences and details. Gladly you grow to right person, with big haert full of kindness and understanding. Please, share weidly and humbly, as till now. I wish to go to Wudang, meet your master Gu and you and maightbe to learn something more. Some dreams can happen, is on us. Till then, we are connected with Universe Qi.
Peter
sorry for my bad English
You don't have energy, you do things that give you energy. Needed to here that ❤
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We have a bio EMF. The QiGong enhances it, builds up the potential. The energy is stored in cells. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. We cannot create energy. But we have stored energy in our EMF. If we didn’t we would not exist.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you George, very nice Chikung'video for start the day!!🙏🌅😊
Thanks a lot!!🙏💐💐
Take care of you very cold in Scotland this time for camping, very important if you have a cover for your tent!!
Good luck, best wishes!! 🙏🌅☘️🌺
Thank you Candida! Appreciate you 💪
Cool I will try to learn this, I used to know this one, but many years ago. Please more vids like this.
Thank you! This is great 👍
You're very welcome!
Thank you 🙏 ❤
Thank you Carolena!
Qi Gong helped me after stroke.
Hao La from Zhineng Qigong Poland! 🎈🎈🎈
做的不错! 请继续
It's my birthday today! What a wonderful way to start it! Thanks George!
Happy birthday!
Thank you!
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This is very good to have as a habit to die hard
that was great, I enjoy your videos. holding the breath I felt a bit more charged and flowing, I do find it distracting when you count the breathing as I seem to do it slower. Other than that the guidance was very helpful. You're a master
Thank you so much!
What is the music pls?
Thanks for sharing and wow what a beautiful mountains. Where is this? 😊 Greetings from Holland ☯️
Hi Maarten, glad you enjoyed! It's in Scotland near Loch Etive!
I and a friend had bad colds so I was out of commission lOL I used to love camping hope its'safe there I wouldn't dare do it alone in the US nope wonderful
Could you also teach us an evening practice?
That would be nice! A future video 💪
Come to Glasgow!
George, can you say what your feet are doing during the exercises when the legs are far apart? The grass hides them. I wonder if you let the feet point outward with the knee on the Bear and Fierce Gaze ones, or do you keep them straight ahead? Thanks.
Routine at 1:43
Xie xie ❤
Thank you for watching the video!
May I ask where you learnt this ?
I ask as there seems to be so many similar but different versions of Ba Duan Jin
@GeorgeThompson Could you please make a video about using breathing to overcome the fear of death / death anxiety? I'm struggling a lot from this and I think a video on this topic would really help me.
The Daoists are funny in that they celebrate death! As a natural transformation.
I talk about death in Week 3 of the Dao 101 course: www.wayfinder.academy/daoism-course
I'm planning on doing a video on it eventually!
Hope some of that helps.
I also talk about death in this video: ua-cam.com/video/piCfNls5gqE/v-deo.html
@@George-Thompson Thank you so much! I'll give them a watch. But I really am looking forward to your video about letting go of the fear of death.
Nice advice for mornings, I couldnt help but notice when one arm pushes up, the other down, once the lower palm faces inward on the left and forward on the right. Which is correct?
So long as the palm is parallel as possible to the floor the orientation is less important. Being consistent on each side is important, which I may have missed there!
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I fix my car to get my energy!
nice! I have a friend who is into repairing cars as well 💪
Holy sh*t! How do you get 27k views on a qigong video? Let alone within 2 weeks after uploading? Tell me the secret! I am trying to get a bigger audience for my Qigong videos and wrongfully concluded nobody seems to be interested in Qigong. Some constructive feedback on my Qigong videos would be appreciated
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Mamma mia..è un insulto alla pratica del qi gong vedere come dimostri la sequenza!
that was a lame ba duan jin
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Thank you! It was a good experience :)