Qigong Pointer: Building vs Regulating Qi

[@dianorrington]

Brilliant, as per usual. Your ability to explain these subtle concepts so comprehensively constantly astounds me, even after many years of following you. And that tree behind you, covered in vines, is moving in a most fantastically trippy way. Like Snuffleupagus doing Qi Gong. :)

[@sarakh3928]

Oh boy, you are a STAR. you answered many of my questions that I couldn’t find elsewhere. I’ve been meditating intensely for years, ended up with a lot of Chi (stagnated, unregulated Chi), now at the very early stage of Qigong (bought a book, doing it at home), that stagnated chi has improved, I can make it move now. head pressure due to excess chi in the head has improved, Thanks a lot for the videos and for the information.

[@nielsliengaard6290]

So helpful! Many thanks for guiding around the many pitfalls in the internal arts!

[@user-di5pc6xq1e]

I'm glad you mentioned that you can't just build chi without regulating it as you'll die young. As that's what I have been doing through various KZbin videos also been doing many breathing exercises all through KZbin. I think all lessons on chi building should carry this warning.

[@Tasmanaut]

im not sure this is true or possible, dying young from having too much chi. I don't think chi is something you can gain more of or build, it's something we all have and can gain more control over. I guess I just don't take this mystical approach.

[@willbephore3086]

Well, the organs and functions can definitely over signal or have disrupted electrical, chemical, and hormonal signaling. I suppose that could be what is meant by too much chi or unregulated chi.

[@Tasmanaut]

@@willbephore3086 I don't believe that, because that isn't the chi that is referred to in tai chi, or taiji chi can refer to many things, in this case, It's more akin to 'awareness' in meaning.

[@SpectrumOfChange]

@@Tasmanaut I wouldn't agree with awareness being the meaning here, but I'm also not particularly invested in my example. I've experienced unregulated chi, and then it becoming balanced with focused effort, so I have a physical experience but not necessarily the medical understanding of the thing.

[@Tasmanaut]

@@SpectrumOfChange chi loosely translates as 'energy' and in the context of internal martial arts, its translates to 'mind energy'. Its about consciousness, it's a 'spiritual' thing, that can't really be discussed or defined. But I have no fear of it. Sure you can have unregulated chi, but not in the context of being too 'conscious' or 'aware'. Maybe if you smoke a lot of meth, sure.

[@mary-anncarleton7578]

Buddha with sun shades, if all else fails eat cake. Great explanation Damo. ❤❤❤

[@happylearning6968]

Thank you so much Damo for sharing this... It's so important to know about these fundamental principles....

[@theshamm]

Clear and concise. My previous information, while complimentary, did not penetrate my thick skull. Your comments make crystal clear why my pillow has been calling to me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@MrAlexWtube]

Priceless Info Damo. Thank you.

[@vladiorgaintegrityarts]

At last my confusion about putting together what I've learned previously (moving exercises) and the static work that you teach. Very grateful!

[@YinYangTitan]

Thank you this was a great reminder to start back up my standing practice!!

[@nizz0matic307]

this is all very true, i screwed myself up by just building endlessly and never regulating, this is because i did a "western" based practice based on "chakras" which is all very amateur and doesn't have the deep eastern knowledge of yogic or chi kung systems. i found the energy centers were real and i just focused on charging them, which felt pretty awesome however, of course i did what you say, just filled a non regulated body with excess of energy with no knowledge how to purge or regulate. i'm starting from scratch researching chi kung stuff

[@msjustinjackson]

This was a very helpful video. Thank you!

[@Kau2936]

Thank you for this, my Friend Damo!

[@markluma98]

Very informative...thank you. Do you think, building the chi ball between your hands is a good Chi building exercise ? I have been able to move lighter objects with this chi energy , like the psi- wheel and candle flames !

[@jameshegarty5454]

Great. So what do you recommend for building Qi?

[@frankferrara624]

Yes, thank you great/informative. What posture(s)/sets do you recommend and/or teach do you recommend for qi building? Thank you

[@pagecardoza6691]

Thank you, Damo.

[@dannykino]

Amazing knowledge.. than you for sharing. Seems I've just been regulating mainly for years. Why doesn't my teacher point this out?

[@davidspannos6423]

you make a lot of since I have been practicing for years with out progress but really trying to succeed

[@ziqiantransforms]

Your content is outstanding and has helped my practice immensely. I want to ask about your comment toward the end of the video where you say the Embrace the Tree posture in standing isn’t useful for building qi. Could you elaborate? That posture seems like the one that virtually everyone agrees is a good one to practice. It’s the first shape in Yiquan, for example. Are the other Yiquan postures better, or perhaps a staggered stance like Santi?

[@Mr3ller]

Very insightful! Thank you

[@deerajsingh9910]

Please recomend some exercises to build qi,

[@نوفاببالعلم]

Therefore, building Qi through certain techniques while sitting or standing is more important than just movements dedicated to regulating Qi. After building the Qi, we need Qi Gong or Tai Qi movements to regulate the accumulated or condensed Qi. Sounds like an excellent starting plant to me. 😊 Thanks Damo

[@supremeknowing]

Very much true, but most people igronre building cui foundation (dantien) They go directly to mobing tai chi. Almost all thai chi master only show this aspect and rarely talk about building dan tien. What's the point if there not thick, dense chi? Damo mitchell hit the nail here

[@adamqadmon]

So how does one build the Qi? Lower Dan Tien attentive breathing? With visualization? And could you perhaps comment on QI vampirism?

[@clivecourtney9985]

Hello and thanks for all your videos I have recently been immersing myself in! I am wanting to join the online training course for LNG/Tai chi but have a question: is there any merit in practising, for example, the sinking the chi and kidney nourishing routines which I have been doing, before first building the tantien? Are there any videos on this or is it only revealed in the online training course? Many thanks.

[@JenP2776]

I’m an energy healer who is new to Qi Gong and I’m looking for a balanced Qi Gong routine that can do exactly what you described: Builds qi and regulates it. Do you have any videos of a daily routine that would do just that? Or is there one of another teacher you could recommend? Thank you!

[@juliusluteromusic]

Nice one mate, thanks for sharing. 👌

[@nicolasgianazzajodos2394]

Hi! what do you think about doing only static practice, and the "dynamic ones" being sports, martial arts, dancing, etc, but not "qigong perse"

[@richardallan2767]

So basically, be still, relax, open sink, centre and have mind as emptiness and chi should build? To pit it another way, increase in chi is increase in feeling /awareness?

[@higherqi13]

Excellent. Thank you.🙏

[@LotusNeiGong]

Welcome!

[@jeaneford6895]

Very useful and concise, thank you.

[@Kshade92]

I appreciate this distinction here. Would you say that the more Regulating Qigong forms are Waigong, while Building Qigong is more Neigong? or are both considered Neigong, while Waigong would be more even more "external" like calisthenics

[@janopenksa6668]

exercise waitan will QI? OR ONLY NEIDAN exercise builds qi?

[@moremana0909]

Hey Damo, thank you for the videos. Do you think your courses online would help with harsh kundalini activation effects I got from practicing kundalini breathwork and the micro cosmic orbit? I watched your series on it but am not sure if I would benefit from your courses online or not. Thanks!

[@LotusNeiGong]

Why not work through the Qi deviation course you can find on this channel. It’s the one with orange and yellow thumbnails. It may give you the info you want for free :)

[@AndrewUKLondon]

Very helpful and clearly explained. Nicely complements the sitting exercise videos you've put on youtube. I was wondering if there are significant differences between how much difference sleep, diet, breathing meditation exercises, just sitting exercises, and any other practice makes for developing qi. And what difference it makes practising early morning vs in the evening (or any other time).

[@gerrit4526]

Why do you say the arms in circles posture won't build chi? And what postures build chi in your opinion?

[@fl0-st8darkmatter53]

In Baguazhang, is the circle walking the static qi building practice?

[@davidryan7386]

Yes. Done well.

[@BabeTheAstrologer]

Can we do qigong without shades and collard shirts....

[@Blackridy]

Thankyou !! Blessings for you

[@janopenksa6668]

static positions for building QI are only neidan? or wajtan technicians? Pa-tuan-tin is wajtan exercise and I feel QI

[@kevinflores9246]

Could you say that horse stance builds qi ? I'm still new to this.

[@marcodeza3359]

Hi Damo, I connect with what you are saying and can find tons of techniques and practices. But to built energy, you mention standing with your hands out is not the technique you had in mind. Please make a video on the postures/techniques to build Qi.

[@smarthalleck3233]

Which one of Damo’s books goes into his recommended static postures?

[@JeanFrumen]

Thank you, nice talk. 🙏🏼

[@harrytaylor2003]

thanks, filled in the gaps..

[@nguyenvanuong3618]

Finally released! Thank you Sifu🙏. Cool sunglasses by the way :))

[@mindfulnessinmotion_aus]

Cool 👌

[@Ggianni10]

Does anyone know how many mins of standing in wuji one should work up to?

[@attilaszekeres7435]

I have been standing for two decades now, and I feel that 3-5 minutes is the absolute minimum. That is, assuming you are fairly empty, grounded and aligned from the start. Otherwise 10 minutes in 2-3 positions, starting afresh in each.

[@stewartcracknell3903]

So I have been doing ba duan jin 30 minute practice every day for several years and as you say it has been good for stress with the breathing, flexibility I can now touch my toes and hold horse stance for longer. I've noticed an increase in energy from the effort I put in, its like I can push up or down with controlled pressure as if I were pushing weights without having anything in my hands, hard to describe. If my practice hasnt been building qi, how can my experience be explained? What is needed to build the qi? I have also been doing breath work alone, sitting on sea front, sharp inhale four seconds, hold for 12 second, slowly exhale for ten seconds. Anymore ideas for me please?

[@janopenksa6668]

I have the same problem and I think that building qi is based on neidan training, which includes a small circulation of the path of fire, where I can't understand it yet and it's dangerous

[@janopenksa6668]

,,can push up or down controlled witH ,, tHIS is YI to čo ty pocituješ ako tlačenie zavažia ten pocit je zámer myselľ takzvana Yi

[@motivatemetv9]

Do you teach this qi building method in your school?

[@pierrebridenne8870]

Thanks Sir !

[@amirshaaban8450]

Hey Damo , may i ask how can I know the amount of the chi or my level . By the way am beginner 😅😅

[@BenJahmin108]

So appreciate these videos. Thank you. What still sitting or standing qigong exercise would you recommend to build Qi? 🙏

[@davidryan7386]

His 1st book daoist nei gong has a standing set and wu chi standing and sitting practice. ❤

[@نوفاببالعلم]

​​@@davidryan7386 Thanks for the referral 😊

[@anderspeterandersen1143]

🙏

[@dominiclloyd6651]

Chi is electricity. I'm not sure how you thicken it.

[@LotusNeiGong]

Qi is not fully electricity, this is just a part of its quality and one way that it is experienced.

[@dominiclloyd6651]

@@LotusNeiGong What else is it?

[@user-uu1cd2tp1v]

Aye aye captain

[@davidspannos6423]

I have wasted lots of money on chi gong courses they all provide a lot of information but seem to leave out the vital things

[@martedesco]

#buildmoreqi

[@HillardEarl]

@First, thing is to let go of your idea, Chi. You must first repent and then return to learning as a driver of a car. Who's advice are you following, after you received your drivers license? Parkour is the power of pure thought. We have as many names for the Big Bang. The tongue is very deceitful. Title: The Pursuit of Balance and Harmony in Push HandsThe Apology of Confusion.😊

[@rsamoot]

Thank You! 🙏

[@Seaileanu]

Not first.

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

🙏