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1 Qigong Learning Index - The 8 Ways To Learn Qigong


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The Qigong Learning Index examines 8 ways to learn Qigong and is ranked from best toworst, lets take a look:

1. Learn Qigong directly from a Qigong Master -Obviously this is the best way to learn Qigong. The

keyword here is directly and ideally 1-2-1. Its fair tosay that you can still gain incredible results learningdirectly from a Qigong master in a large hall full of 70other students, but therere unlikely to be as incredibleas 1-2-1.

The benefits to be gained from learning directly from aQigong Master are many, but perhaps the mostimportant are:

Heart to heart transmission Transference of Qigong skills Instant correction The ability to ask questions and seek

clarification Learning directly from the source Benefit of (usually) decades of personal

experience

Bear in mind that the title of Master is usually bestowed on the teacher by theirstudents. There are many Qigong Masters out there who, being generous, are

actually Qigong teachers.

Just because someone calls themselves a Qigong Master, doesnt mean they are!

Qigong Masters are and have always been very rare. If you find one, theyreworth their weight in gold literally.

2. Learn Qigong directly from a Qigong Teacher - The next best option. GoodQigong teachers are easier to find than Qigong Masters and more likely to teachyou as well. Just because you find a Qigong Master, dont automatically think theyhave to teach you!

A Qigong teacher teaches Qigong, not Qigong form. Remember Qigong is acomposite of form, energy and mind. If youre only being taught form, then yourelearning Qigong form and not Qigong.

Were not that interested in forms, were interested in SKILLS, with Qigong skillsyou can learn any form quickly and get better results from it than someone whohas been practicing it for years at the level of form only.

The 6 qualities to look out for in a Qigong Master also apply here (see lesson 19of the FQC). Make sure you verify their credentials. Again, just because some onetells you that Qigong Master X was their teacher, doesnt mean thats totally true.

They may have just attended one seminar, or watched a video!

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How can you tell if yourebeing taught Qigong forminstead of Qigong? A usefulrule of thumb is that if youhave to practice many

different patterns, for anhour per session, thentheres a good chancethats Qigong form.

The 5 main benefits ofQigong are:

Health & Vitality Longevity Internal Force Mind Expansion Spiritual

Cultivation

and they can be gained in a Qigong practice session that lasts just 15 minutes.

Resources:

If you downloaded this from the BeHappyWorkshop.com website thenyoure on my e-mail list and the next time Im running a workshop or

course, Ill be sure to notify you.

If you want a 1-2-1 lesson with me I charge 100 GBP per hour. Ifyoure interested please contact me.

3. Learn Qigong from a good teacher via Skype - Wow, I wonder what the Qigongmasters of the past would have made of the technology we have access to today.

Just think, in the past the richest Emperor or King on the planet didnt have thetechnology we have access to today. Personally I like to embrace technology andwhere appropriate harness its benefits for sharing Qigong.

Services like Skype allow me to do that. Obviously there are limitations. I cantopen your energy points, I cant make simple adjustments to your form by movingyour arms or changing your weight distribution.

But I can see what you are doing and give you immediate feedback. You can seewhat I am doing and make the necessary adjustments to what you are doing.

I have tested Skype tuition with a few very generous and adventurous test pilotsand I am happy to give it the thumbs up.



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Resources:

A new venture for me. Still ironing out the exact details. If youreinterested, contact me for further information.

4. Learn Qigong from a good online

Qigong course/DVD - A few years ago,I never would have believed that in atnumber 4 youd find online courses orDVDs!

But the bottom line is theyve got to beGOODones. How can you tell? Wellthere are 5 boxes that must be ticked ifa course is going to be any good. I callit The List of 5 and I use it wheneverIm planning a new course or any formof tuition:

Comprehensive thematerial must be complete.

Correct level the materialmust be taught at the rightlevel.

Systematic you shouldnthave to make quantum leapsin your understanding in

order to apply and use thematerial. Beneficial the material must deliver what is says on the box. Enjoyable it must be enjoyable to watch, listen and study the

material.

Just because someone knows their stuff doesnt mean theyre a good teacher. Ilearned this whilst studying at University. I had 2 lecturers who were leaders in theindustry, they were incredibly intelligent and knew the material at a level I couldonly dream of.

But they couldnt teach for toffee! They had no ability to take complex subjectsand make them simple. They were completely unsystematic and they were asinspirational as a block of wood.

Yes, a good online Qigong course or DVD is better than a Qigong form teacher.

Resources:

Qigong Secrets Home Study Course- A 22 week online Qigongcourse. Using Video, Mp3 and Pdf. The most comprehensive Qigongcourse on the Internet. The next best thing to learning from medirectly. For a 2 week $4.95 trial visit:http://enjoyqigong.com/free-video/

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Free Qigong Course (FQC)- The FQC is a 21 day introduction toQigong. Material is delivered daily to your inbox and aims to help youovercome the 4 main obstacles to learning Qigong. Find it here:http://qigong15.com/blog/qigong-training/demo/

5. Learn Qigong from a good Qigong book - Lets cut to the chase. Learning

anything from a book takes work.

Learning anything from a book thatincludes moving the human body in aparticular way takes A LOTof work.

Generally you work harder and youbenefit less.

But books are cheap and you can learnat your own pace just rememberyoure going to have to work hard, andyoure likely to make mistakes.

Many of Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kitsstudents first learned Qigong from hisbooks and gained good results (thoughcertainly not as good as the resultsthey gained when they eventuallylearned directly from him).

This is why I believe a good Qigongbook is better than a poor Qigongteacher who only teaches Qigong forms.

Trouble is therere a lot of Qigong books out there. How do you tell the good onesfrom the poor ones?

Use The List of 5 above to assess a book, it should be comprehensive, at theright level, systematic, beneficial and enjoyable. Plus the authors credentialsshould be bona fide.

Shaolin Chi Kung Book- the most comprehensive,written in the English language resource available onthe famous Shaolin 18 Lohan Hands Chi Kung/Qigong set. Available for instant download to yourcomputer. You can also download the first 20 pagesfor free (the link for that is at the bottom of the homepage): http://shaolinchikungbook.com

Smiling From The Heart- work in progress, shouldbe ready by February 2012.

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6. Learn Qigong form from a Qigong form teacher- The good news is there are alot of Qigong form teachers out there and they usually charge a really low fee.Though be careful, using money as a measuring stick of a teachers ability isntvery reliable.

That gate swings both ways! There are some Qigong form teachers that charge alot and there are some Qigong Masters and suitably qualified teachers whocharge a little.

The problem with Qigong is that there is no official governing body (and Im notsure there ever could be), just because a teacher has learned from Master XYZ,doesnt mean theyre any good. Becoming a Qigong teacher isnt a qualificationyou can earn and be tested on like becoming a dentist, an accountant or a vet.

7. Learn Qigong from a poor online Qigong course/DVD- How do you tell? UseTheList of 5 above and look at what else the course/DVD creator is selling.

If its the authors website and not a shop (Amazon et al) what else do they sell?

If theyre also the authors/creators of lots of other materials from NLP to Angelsand everything else in between then I personally would question the depth andquality of their Qigong material.

Why?

Because it takes a lot of time, energy, discipline and effort to master Qigong. But

it doesnt take much time to regurgitate material learned from a few courses andclaim to be a Qigong Master.

I recall a true Qigong Master joking, on looking at the list of skills a teacherclaimed to have mastered, that maybe he should learn from them.

At least a poor Qigong online course/DVD is easier to learn from than a poorQigong book, at least you can see how to get from one position to the next whenlearning qigong forms.

8. Learn Qigong from a poor Qigong book - This is the worst way to learn

Qigong.

Our List of 5 will help us here. You can quickly tell a poor Qigong book,especially if youre in a book store and can pick it up and look through it.

Any pictures in it are usually poor quality and leave you wondering: How do theyget from that picture to that one?

These books usually lean heavily on Qigong theory, that in itself is no bad thing,but its usually dry, boring and as confusing as a box of frogs (hey if you can thinkof a better metaphor please let me know).

The least a book should be is entertaining.



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Conclusion

For me the bottom line is this the further away you get from a living, breathing bona fidesource of Qigong education the worse your results will be. But the challenge is andalways has been how to tell the real from the fake.

About The Author


Marcus Santer is the author of Shaolin Chi Kung 18 Exercises To Help YouLive A Longer, Healthier & Happier Life, you can download the first 20 pagesfor free at: http://shaolinchikungbook.com

Marcus is the founder and chief instructor at Qigong15. Hes been practisingQigong (properly) since 2000 and teaching since 2004.

For a free 21 day online Qigong course, Qigong healing tools and over 180posts covering all aspects of Qigong, please visit Marcuss blog at: http://Qigong15.com/blog/
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