Qigong for the Wood Element: Nourishing Practices for Body, Mind and Spirit

This is a 17 minute qigong practice designed around the Wood element in Chinese medicine and qigong. It focuses on forms that create stability and root to support upward growth and rise. It was filmed in my back garden on a sunny, psrping day. These and other Wood-themed practices are included in my book, Qigong and the Tai Chi Axis, which is available on Amazon smarturl.it/QigongAndTaiChiAxis . Hope you enjoy it!

[@JCAM-z9r]

What a delightful routine! I am of Wood element with fibromyalgia, spinal and joint arthritis and degenerative disease of the spine and joints. Several spinal discs have already dissolved and my thoracic and cervical spine have straightened out of their natural curves. I’m going to use this practice to help loosen me up and strengthen what I still have. I was very active before my health turned and try more gentle practices now that don’t cause more pain. So thank you for making this so much fun. Namaste 🙏🏽

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thank you or your reflections and for sharing your story here. Amazing that Qigong is supporting you, let me know how you get on and how your body responds.

[@gonzameza5198]

wood element mudra...how beautiful, ... It was amazing,thanks Mimi!

[@LightPresident95148]

I was searching for a wood mudra. Now i have one

[@stevenramsey2802]

i'm using these videos along with your book, just starting out, so i'm giving myself about a week to learn each element. After the deer frolics, i feel a little sweaty and tingly all over and it makes me feel very aware of the air around me, like there's an invisible part of me that surrounds me.

[@jacobe8688]

I Returned to follow you in this session on a chilly (but still dry!) summer morning in Dublin. I feel more spacious, fluid and calm after this practice and i greatly appreciate your videos. They echo in me and make my interactions with the world softer and sweeter. J

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Wonderful! This is beautiful to read, thank you for sharing Jacob!

[@alexiabruce104]

Yey another one of your lovely videos, thanks xx

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Alexia Bruce 😊🙏

[@madalineolson4778]

So excited that this popped up in my KZbin feed when I finished my yoga practice. This flow was so beautiful and perfect for this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. Thank you and Peace and Blessings to all beings!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Madaline Olson so great to hear! Glad you enjoyed the practice. How beautiful as well to see your wishes and blessings to all beings! We need more of that in the world!

[@madalineolson4778]

@@MimiKuoDeemer I would say the same to you. Thank you for the practice and the wonderful positive energy your radiate out. That has become my ending sentence on a lot of posts. Just started doing it and it really sinks in every time I write. Thank you again and the light in me honors and respects the light in you. Peace.

[@joannebaek4551]

Mimi, I love your teaching on Ren, and cultivating Ren, and that you teach with so much Ren! I learned that word “Ren” from you today. I’m really glad to hear explicit teaching of nourishing such positive qualities in practice. I’ve chosen, myself, to practice with smiling and inclination to joy, even before I found your vids - but it was getting harder until I found your videos where you embody and share a kind of delight in being. Even when practicing alone, I think cultivating joy and peace in practice puts us in a more happily relational state, more identified with and enjoying others, and feeling more “with” others, less separate. I’m so glad to have found your videos, overtly and totally sharing from these positive qualities, and demonstrating clear permission to align with joy in practice. It is truly a joy to practice with you.

[@gemmadidit4118]

🙄I'll be honest. I've had this in my playlist forever and never got around to it🥺... but TONIGHT I was just in the right mood🤪and decided to try it😒. Well sir😀...let me just say...MIND BLOWN😆. The whole thing...the movements...your gorgeous explanations...the serenity of your voice😊...the beautiful locale. By the end of it I felt so blessed by your offering🤗. I know this post is three years old but I just HAD to say something. My body thanks you😊. My spirit thanks you🤗.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Gemma - my spirit thanks you too 🙏 ❤️

[@jimesoprano]

Love these peaceful flow and the deer poses 😍 Thank you!

[@rpsdarling]

Thank you so much for teaching this practice.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

You are so welcome!

[@deadlypalms]

Look forward to trying this! Always love the clear direction, along with insight into the therapeutic 5 element component of the exercise. Very calming and refreshing. Definitely one of the best qigong teachers on youtube.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

deadlypalms aww that’s very sweet of you to say. Hope you enjoy the practice and find it helpful!

[@FiZ]

This practice is a wonderful balance between challenging and calming ❤️

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Steve VanSickle glad to hear it works for you as a balance! ❤️

[@debsjarrett7079]

Super!!! your winter video was so helpful. I am thrilled that you have done another for spring. thank you.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Great, hope you enjoy this one!

[@22nawelle]

thank you so much these practices are fantastic for me, best practices i have found in months, i love qigong now it is part of my everyday life thanks to you. very grateful

[@cindirottermond5837]

Thank you Mimi💕. I am reading your book and appreciate your videos to compliment your amazing book on the 5 elements. Your practice is always so beautiful and jointly with your book I can be further inspired by your beautiful qi! Namaste

[@marshachevalier6631]

What a wonderful practice for Spring and wood element. I have been seeing a Chinese practitioner who has been making herbs for me to help me with liver/gallbladder issues and heart palpitations. But I do not have access to Qi Gong classes where I live. Finding your site has been a revelation! Thank you

[@orbixmusic]

Good start to spring

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

:) Thank you!

[@videonoire]

Thank you Mimi for sharing more gentle,free flowing, meditative expressions. My yoga groups and I are loving the new movements. ~

[@natashafigueroa9198]

During these COVID19 times, I am so grateful to have found this video series. A perfect time for me to begin this practice. Thank you ever so much, Mimi. Love from Copenhagen.

[@SoulAbundanceIQ]

This is helping me integrate some challenging spring transitions I'm experiencing this year. Thank you 🦌🌷💕

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

You are so welcome - this is exactly what our practice is for.

[@CraigerIAm]

Thank you Mimi. Love your videos and energy !

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Aww, thanks! Thanks for watching and doing the practices!

[@LOEWE-MEDIA]

Beautiful... Thank You so much! Beautiful garden!

[@ananimason8744]

I feel energized after following this element. Love it! Thanks Mimi

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Anani Mason wonderful to hear!!! Thank you for trying out the session 😊🙏

[@gkchiang9]

Thank you, Mimi, for sharing all the videos. I have only recently discovered your channel, and love the clear instructions and positive intentions. I have just started on your book, and these videos are great in helping with learning the movements. I feel so fortunate and grateful for your teachings.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

You are so welcome! I am glad to hear you are enjoy the book too. x

[@susiehosterman6490]

amazing, as always!!! Thanks so much Mimi. I've been watching your videos for a few years now and they've helped me so much

[@catherineiliff1985]

You are much appreciated

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thank you!

[@davebucklow7408]

Love this one Mimi & Your ever present smile.. I have just received your book... and I'm loving that too.

[@firehorse1518]

Loved it Mimi-thank you so much for sharing your gifts here! Your instructions were perfect for me. Much love and peace to you {♡♡♡} ~Jennifer

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

So glad to hear Jennifer, I was hoping to make these as clear as they could be! Much love and peace to you as well.

[@emoceanful]

Thank you for this practice and the mirror imaging is so helpful.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Mary C. Johansen really glad to hear the mirroring helps!

[@viniciusyang]

I love QiGong! :) I will start to practice more hehehe nice smile, have a great day.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thank you :) Have a great day too!

[@philipparhodes3032]

Just what i needed today :) thank you! X

[@bkaczmarski]

Just received my copy in the mail last week!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Brad Kaczmarski yay!!

[@denisakraus9585]

your videos are amazing! I love practicing with you

[@spl5227]

Hi Mimi.. of all your YT Videos which is best for chronic digestive issues that have tightened the core abdominal muscles. Thanks Sam

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Gosh I don't know, I would say a balance of exercises is always best! Maybe try a few different ones and see what feels right. Generally the more gentle forms and approaches would be better over something too strenuous to help support your digestive system, though. Hope that helps!

[@almaramos9601]

Thank you Mimi... wonderful practices... do you have a Metal prectice?

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Hey Alma - it is not online yet, I will get it up one day soon!

[@huongbui9443]

U heeft een mooie stem als je beweging . Dank u wel.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

thank you!

[@danielgajardobarrera264]

Ok disculpe 🙏☯️

[@Lemurian_Tiger]

❤

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

💕

[@rachelcandy3445]

Thanks so much for this. I’ve been using both of DVD’s which are great and also would welcome another Qigong DVD from you. Could I ask whether you would be able to do a video on gemstone organ meditation? You mentioned it in an order KZbin video but no further information. Best wishes.

[@rachelcandy3445]

*Older You Tube video

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Rachel Candy hi rachel, I’m filming three new qigong DVDs this May (the set is called Qigong Healing). They will be released by the end of the year. I was planning to include the gemstone meditation, too!! Keep an eye out for them :)

[@rachelcandy3445]

Mimi Kuo-Deemer thanks so much - great to hear! :-)

[@johnmickel2330]

Great --- No Sweat !😃😍😂😀😉

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

John Mickel 😂👏

[@jean-jacquespothier6087]

Oh, Mimi, what a lovely session! This morning, when my mind was groggy and my body knotted and tired, those slow movements, so well inspired and explained, did me a world of good and, not often the case, I could feel in harmony with the practice. My back loosened up, my pelvis too, and above all my ribcage (compressed by a night of apneas) was freed. After this class, I feel so good and at peace that I wanted to express it now. I think I could really feel the Qi flowing through my body and head. Thank you so much for this beautiful class. JJ

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

This is beautiful!! Thank you for sharing your experience :)

[@gemmadidit4118]

Nice🤗.

[@evelani5953]

Thanks Mimi. Developing a practise with your videos has brought me peace and balance over the last 5 years. I'm so grateful for your sharing them and your energy with us

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

eve lani thank you eve, that’s so touching to hear! Thanks for watching and practicing 🙏😊

[@ninettewachtel5650]

The positive words you speak in your videos feel like we're setting positive intentions together - It's wonderfully felt and connecting, thank you!

[@ReeseDee]

mimi i have been going back to your old videos for years, thank you for keeping these up. they are gold.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Glad you like them!

[@AScreengazer]

Your style and routines are very unique. I'm glad I found your channel. Also, thanks for mirroring the moves! It's great for coordination-challenged people like myself.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Glad you like them!

[@ms8183]

I’m grateful and blessed to come across your channel, I love these practices and it’s perfect time length and I feel QI in my body and able to visualise more, thank you Mimi 🙏

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

thank you for sharing this. I am very grateful you came across my channel

[@paulkaikwonglee]

Your soft and gentle voice guiding us through the movements is sublime.

[@eternallyborn]

Glad to see another upload from you!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy this practice!

[@王玮-f6f]

+1

[@kirstiabernethy6412]

Mimi, am feeling so grateful that you're sharing this wonderful rich practice in your unique and graceful way. thank you so much! nice daffs! ; )

[@SoulAbundanceIQ]

This was such a great practice, thank you! Exactly what I needed as spring begins. And I really appreciate teachers who mirror so my brain can follow along more easily! 😄🌿🌱💛

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Happy spring!

[@digimonsho0123]

Excellent. Mimi is great

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

S Harlem aww, thank you!!

[@GlitterGalactic]

A beautiful Qigong practice Mimi, deep gratitude and sending loving kindness your way. xx

[@seborojo1]

Wonderful

[@elementalAlma]

Hello! I would like to reference this video within a class i am teaching on manual therapy in the wood element. would you allow for that? Please let me know. Thank you. You may check into the information on the curriculum on my website www.gratitudehealingarts.com

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

yes of course you can!

[@sallomonaco5743]

This was a lovely practice … I had some irritations and it lovely to be guided by you.. beautiful combination .. is it ok to share this with my class ?

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

yes please do continue to share the teaching :)

[@Dezzyyx]

This is different from your 10 year old video on Wood Element, why is that?

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Forms can evolve and change as we do, as nature does!

[@viiIeiraS]

Beautiful exercise, will try it first thing in the morning tomorrow 😊😊 The link to your book is broken 😕 Have to add this new exercise to my mom's playlist she has chronicall depression and and begging of dementia, but she gets really relaxed from practicing your exercises and listening to your soothing voice even though she doesn't understand english 😀😀 Thank you for sharing, kisses from Portugal

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

viiIeiraS that is so touching to hear she can’t understand the English but still likes to listen! Try this link to my book: smarturl.it/QigongAndTaiChiAxis

[@frankbelanger4200]

Your Amazing even knowledgeable of ships rigging :)

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

haha thank you !

[@almaramos9601]

Onderful practices.... thank you Mimi

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

You're so welcome!

[@movetohealing]

Hello Mimi, so nice to see you uploaded a video for the spring practice ♥ thank you so much for doing so, for supporting us virtually in our practice. It reminds me of the few classes of yours I was lucky enough to attend to in London. Take care and have a beautiful spring 💕✨

[@annecoltre6104]

Mimi I love this patience building series that is so connecting to the early spring and deer. 💜

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Anne Coltre so glad to hear the themes resonate with you. Steadiness, spirit, deep roots and patience certainly help us expand more gracefully! ❤️

[@poetry2024]

Thank you Mimi - I love working with you in the mornings, and have done for some years now. Besides supporting the rigging of my ship, I do appreciate your explanations which give a deeper understanding of the exercises such as the downward rooting and simultaneously upward reaching of the wood element, and the loving kindness with which you imbue each class which gives me a lightness of being. Love the book, too! Best wishes from Australia.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

fantastic! So glad the additional explanations are helpful :)

[@sparkscommunication6430]

Beautiful! I just bought your book as I dive deeper into my qigong practice. Love how you always have that inner smile radiating love and light.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Yay, thank you!

[@morgannoneill8678]

I've got your book Mimi -Great thank yo so much xxx

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

you are very welcome :)

[@morgannoneill8678]

@@MimiKuoDeemer Mimi -So lovely to hear from you -Love and Light to you x

[@cacciato69]

I started Wood element .. today went to your book reading the intro to Wood. Amazing coincidence .. Tucson, AZ!! We have lived just east of Tucson for 26 years! Small ranch in san pedro valley at Cascabel!! btw Deer often watch me do tai ji in my yard which is in a small bosque. thanks for your book and videos.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Ahh love that the deer watch you practice. This is beautiful!

[@juliesilver1]

Thank you so much Mimi for another amazing and beneficial video. It was wonderful to meet you at the Mindful Living show recently and take part in the fantastic class you ran 🙏👌😍💝🧚‍♀️✨

[@MrJohnnykhoo88]

Thank you very much to Master Lady Mimi Kuo Deemer 🙏❤️Pray to Buddha May you be well and happy Sukhi Hontu, your Qi Gong practise is great and effect especially 8 Brocades

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thank you too for being here and sharing the practice with me!

[@nomeolvidesful]

Excelente !!!

[@starseedawakeningco]

loving the book, and all the youtube practices! thanks mimi!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

You're so welcome!

[@oracleowen]

LOVE YOU MIMI! 💙

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

🙏

[@fionadonohoe9351]

Just love this practice! Feel so refreshed and balanced after! Thank You 🙏 Hope it's okay to practice this Wood Element practice here in the Southern Hemisphere where it is Autumn. I have a Wood constitution so presuming it's okay? Thank you once again, for sharing another beautiful practice with your growing Qigong community 🌟🌿🌀🌸😊

[@bhaktideb6841]

It is spring in the desert here, and I am feeling the imbalances as the weather turned hot very fast. This sweet practice was lovely, and helped so much, thank you.

[@ianyoung1405]

🙏 🙏 🙏 Thank you so much Mimi. Wonderful practice. Much appreciation. ♥

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

You're so welcome!

[@carolinafleming2853]

thank you . excelent

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

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[@adelabeiram5153]

Lovely practice ! Thank you ! How to cultivate “Rin”? Inner smile ?

[@SpirosAbatis]

Thank You Mimi for sharing this practice. I was drawn to it prior to knowing about the Wood Element, happily found my place in Spring energy. I really appreciate hearing the Chinese names too. I will continue to work on my Stag & Deer! Blessed Be!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Wonderful! so glad you have found the practice useful :)

[@VeraBousiou]

Wonderful practice, and I love the philosophy behind. Becoming more aware we're part of nature ourselves we can cultivate its marvellous qualities and truths in our existences.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Vera Bousiou thank you Vera, it’s so useful for me to bring in metaphors from nature to help me live as part of the world rather than with a feeling that I are somehow separate from it. Nature is our greatest teacher!!

[@VeraBousiou]

@@MimiKuoDeemer nature enriches our lives in so many ways, it hides so many meaningful secrets, you're blessed to know them and use them for good.

[@toolovely1341]

Mimi 😊💕💕💕

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Too Lovely 😊 💕💕💕😍

[@derekdeblauwe7726]

I bought your book, and those videos support a lot to do the practice in a right way. Really one of the best practices I did till now. Thanks, Sifu Mimi!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing with me!

[@loisjones2452]

Mimi you are the greatest. I have been practicing Qi Gong for 10 years. Your utube offerings are wonderful!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Yay, thank you!

[@wimjanssen2181]

I bought your book and with this video it is a combination to grow . Thanks for your effort. Thanks for making this world more beautiful and peaceful 😊wim

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thank you for writing

[@davidlawrence8596]

Mimi, my life is better due to your practice. Thank you so much. Your garden is lovely.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

So nice of you to say - it is great to hear the practices are working so well for you x

[@Joannabanana1989]

This might be my favorite video. My body responds so well to these movements so I know I must need it.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

I am super happy to hear your body is responding well to the movements - keep practice :)

[@TheTmackey]

Thank you, Mimi. I too have and am reading your book and seeing you and feeling your vibe with the book is perfect.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Wonderful! I am happy to hear you are getting a lot from the book and the videos together!

[@cacciato69]

I have been working on winter/kidney practice and looking for autumn fall in this series since I purchased the kindle book of course this element is next in the five element cycle. Do you have a metal element in mind:?

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

At the moment I don't have the metal element video - it will be coming soon !

[@jetsilla]

I have your book but I am quite visual and therefore really ❤️ your short videos teaching form. Book is great too!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Yay! Happy to hear that these videos are helping you absorb and digest the teachings :)

[@filam7371]

I was super excited to see a new upload. The problem is...every time I see another video I have more questions. I'm going to buy your resources from Amazon, but have you considered a Q&A?

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thanks Fil, let me know if the book helps answer some questions. Not sure how to do a Q&A on KZbin, but if you have suggestions I can also see if that's possible! (Sorry, I'm only at the beginner level of using KZbin and technology like this!).

[@filam7371]

@@MimiKuoDeemer Thanks for the reply! There are a couple of ways to do a Q&A. You can do a live stream...but I'm not sure how practical that is...I never tune in to live streams. You could also post that you're considering a Q&A and have people put their questions in the comments section and choose a few to answer/expand on. The format for that is up to you. You could answer questions directly to your recording device or you could do a voice over like in your demonstration videos.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Fil Am thanks!! Will look into this for sure!

[@filam7371]

@@MimiKuoDeemer I just bought your book and DVDs from Amazon. I'm really looking forward to learning more about qigong practices.

[@denisnadon3376]

Loving it ❤👍❤

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

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[@amaydilocontuvida8776]

Thank you so much for your new video, for spreading love & health. I love your classes, you are a wonderful teacher.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Ama y dilo con tu vida aww thank you Amy! So lovely to know, thank you for your kind words and for trying out this new session 😊🙏

[@NatureMermaid]

Thank you; that was lovely. really enjoyed the deer form.

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

great to hear :)

[@baoradcliffe9738]

Thanks for posting this - I watch all your videos even back to the 8 brocades-

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Glad you like them!

[@denisemader7529]

I loved these forms! And how you explained them and their meaning. Thank you!!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Great to know you enjoyed the practice Denise

[@amberhanna2741]

Relaxing

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

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[@carmebt64]

I so enjoy your classes! Thank you very much for sharing!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

You are very welcome! Thank you for practicing!

[@MauroPirodda]

Thank you

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

you're very welcome!

[@lirepourresterdebout335]

beautifull

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Thank you!

[@hanspeterschepp]

Love your exercises, would be great to have a full serie done, I would subscribe immediately, who joins :) Peace!

[@arielleHT]

Hi, what is this type of qi gong you are teaching? what school does it come from?

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

my first teacher and influence was Sifu Matthew Cohen and now my lineage is in Baguazhang with Sifu Liu Xuyang.

[@donaldrhodes8761]

Today seemed a good day to start the Spring Qigong cycle. And it was….

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

Yes a warm loving welcome to spring ey!

[@BJTubeify]

thnkyou Mimi..Some ofthe moves look challenging!

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

beth Johnson yup, the deer forms are not easy at first but feel great once you practice and learn them!

[@lilbahadurchetri4361]

excellent qigong thank you

[@MimiKuoDeemer]

lil bahadur chetri your welcome! Thank you for watching and practicing! 🙏