Introduction to Cloud Hands (from Opening the Energy Gates Qigong)

[@lauradiane4893]

Thank you Chris! Loved this video. It was my first time doing Cloud Hands and I really enjoyed it. I did it before bed and it was so relaxing. I really appreciate your expertise.

[@ChicagoTaiChi]

Thanks Laura! Cloud Hands is a wonderful short practice. Here's another one you might like How to Relax the Eyes kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWrMXnhnaryIm5o

[@11lorisa]

Thank you, Chris, for explaining Cloud Hands so clearly

[@unclearthur68]

Nice one Chris- seen many people on here teaching Cloud hands but yours is definitely the best. I also trained with Kumar Frantzis many years ago.

[@ChicagoTaiChi]

Thanks Andrew! Feel free to share it. Bruce's Opening the Energy Gates version of Cloud Hands is a wonderful practice for the body and its Qi. 😀

[@timmazumdar7167]

One of the best cloud hands explanations I have ever seen.

[@ChicagoTaiChi]

Thanks for your comment Tim!

[@TheRealGrandadNo1]

Great explanation, great demonstration, great video. This has been such a help to me in my endless journey into Quigong. Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to post.

[@ChicagoTaiChi]

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[@sophiea.m.984]

Very good. Thank you very much !

[@Smaffs59]

Hi Chris, excellent informative video, could you please do one on the three swings and spine stretch

[@stu-0808]

It seems like the legs stay pretty straight and there is no sinking at all as you shift weight over, which is part of the various cloud hands and Tai chi I’ve done and seen over the years. Could you comment on this?

[@ChicagoTaiChi]

Greetings Stu, this version of Cloud Hands is from Opening the Energy Gates Qigong as taught by Master Bruce Frantzis. There are a few differences from Cloud Hands we do in Wu or Yang Style Tai Chi. The most obvious is that the feet stay fixed, rather than stepping. There is a slight bending and stretching of the legs, but not a lot. You aim to keep the pelvis more or less level, bending the leg as it receives your weight, while the unweighted leg stretches. The amount of bend and stretch varies, in part, with stance width. Hope that helps!

[@Chris-hp1wy]

Thank you sir

[@ChicagoTaiChi]

You're welcome Chris!

[@perrypelican9476]

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