QiGong -- Essence of YiShuiKong Practice
YiShuiKong style Qi Gong by Teacher Lin Yang
Can elegant Asian beauty, youthful vigor, physical strength and health, mental powers of concentration and imagination, and a calming state of mind all be achieved through the ancient Chinese practice of Qi Gong? Seven thousand years of Chinese history has seen development of many things. Qi Gong resulted from this test of time because of its extraordinary benefits. With heritage from a secretive branch of the martial arts tradition practiced by the Chinese Royal Family, YiShuiKong style Qi Gong (気功一水空) is brought from Beijing to America by Teacher Lin Yang.
YiShuiKong is a wonderful style of Qi Gong. It's like a Zen Dance -- a moving meditation that is enjoyable to learn and nourishing to practice. It has the historical and spiritual depth, and the stretching, flexibility and breathing of practices like yoga, coupled with a dynamic movement-based tradition that includes martial art roots and develops inner strength for elegant grace and beauty. Because of this greater richness, Qi Gong is poised to surpass yoga in popularity over the coming decades. Already, one sees Qi Gong group practice throughout public parks in China by estimated tens of millions of people.
YiShuiKong seeks to develop and balance Qi, pronounced “chi” and meaning “life energy”. Instruction in proper breathing and posture complements almost-magical movement routines that simultaneously stretch and strengthen the physical body while tuning balance and mental focus. Yi Shui Kong is especially notable for the elegant style of martial arts incorporated, and adaptation to a modern world while remaining true to its traditional foundation.
The practice of YiShuiKong (気功一水空) has multiple parts.
一身通 (yi shen tong / いっしんつう / Opening the Whole Body for Qi to Pass Through)
These are a series of 16 exercises which begin, after a brief warm-up, with the fundamentals of settling and adjusting into the home posture. Then a series of stretching and breathing exercises enable Qi to flow more easily into and throughout your body. The final exercise practices deep breathing to complete merging the Qi around you into your body.
気動八法 (qi dong ba fa / きどうはっぽう / The Eight Chi Movements)
The eight Qi movements involve the Sun, Moon, Earth, sky, plants and animals. Practicing them aligns your body with the Qi energy of nature.
Other parts of Qi Gong Yi Shui Kong
There are other significant parts of Qi Gong Yi Shui Kong available for the advanced learner.
More Info
See www.zZense.com/knowledge/qigong for this and other articles about Yi Shui Kong style Qi Gong. And, see Teacher Lin Yang's Qi Gong Japanese language website.
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