Return to Spring - Huí Chūn Qìgōng
Huí Chūn Qìgōng can be directly translated as - Return to Spring Energy Skill – the word Spring here is a metaphor for youth, health and vitality - for easy understanding we can call this practice - Longevity Qigong.
In the above video, we demonstrate exercise number 6 of the Long Form which is named - 'Turning the Celestial Pillar' - 'Celestial Pillar' is a term used to describe the Spinal Cord, and also the Vertical Center of the Body which runs from the perineal muscle floor to the crown of the head. Hui Chun Qi Gong was developed to build up and fill the body with the life force energy (Qi) and to rebuild the vitality (Jing), Bringing the body and mind into balance - helping to extend life, build health and develop inner harmony.
The original name of Hui Chun Qi Gong is known as - Hua Shan Yang Sheng Hui Chun Qi Gong - 花山 养生 回春氣功. This Qigong was developed sometime during the Jin-Yuan period (1115 - 1368) by...
Journey to Thousand Peak Mountain
In the Spring of 2002 - I was living in Beijing, and searching for a Qigong Master in China. I contacted many Qigong schools, centers and people I met, searching for a traditional program. Through pure luck, I gained an introduction to Master Wang Tao who taught traditional Taoist Inner Alchemy as found in the Northern Taoist Complete Perfection School.
In order to learn with Master Wang Tao, I had to travel across China to the far North East in an area called Anshan, in Liaoning Province - my destination was 'Thousand Peak Mountain'. This was a very long journey, and little did I know, but this encounter would be an event which would change the entire course and direction of my life.
The program which Master Wang asked me to follow was very detailed, highly organised, exact and strenuous - day in and day out - rising at 5 am to perform the prescribed 8 Longevity Qigong Exercises as our warm up, and then...