QIGONG WORKOUT: Hunyuan Qigong and Zhan Zhuang Standing Meditation

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This video shows most of the Weekly Wednesday Qigong session I led on October 2, 2024.

The qigong workout begins with a few minutes of warm-up exercises.

Next, we do portions of the 12-move Hunyuan Qigong (Hùnyuán qìgōng 混
元氣功) form.

We end with a few moments of the first posture of Yiquan (yìquán 意拳) standing meditation (zhàn zhuāng 站樁) .


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HUNYUAN QIGONG:

Hunyuan Qigong is often called "Primordial Qigong" in English (but it is not the same practice as the Wujigong [Wújí gōng 無極功] form taught by a teacher named Zhu Hui, even though that form is also called "Primordial Qigong" in English).

I learned this form primarily from one of my main qigong teachers, Ken Cohen (https://www.qigonghealing.com).

For authoritative information about Hunyuan Qigong, see the following: Chen, Zhonghua. The Way of Hunyuan: A Personal Odyssey. Edmonton, Alberta: Hunyuantaiji Press, 2002. (https://practicalmethod.com/2017/02/w...)

See also: https://practicalmethod.com/hunyuan/

The following book by Master Feng Zhiqiang (translated by Chen Zhonghua) discusses these particular two moves: Feng, Zhiqiang. Hunyuan Qigong. Translated by Zhonghua Chen, Edmonton, Alberta: Hunyuantaiji Press (no date given).

In a different way, I have written a bit about Hunyuan Qigong here: Geisz, S. (2022). Qigong, Philosophical Reading, and the Cultivation of Attention: Chinese Contemplative Body Practices and Slow Philosophy. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 16(2), 165–179. https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020... (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...)


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ZHAN ZHUANG STANDING MEDITATION:

Standing meditation (zhàn zhuāng 站樁; literally: "post standing" or "standing like a post") is often considered to be a foundational qigong practice.

The end of this video introduces the first posture of the Yiquan (yìquán 意拳; literally: "mind boxing" or "intent fist") style of standing meditation. Yiquan is an internal Chinese martial art that includes standing meditation as a central training practice.

Standing meditation (whether in the Yiquan style or in one of the many other styles that are out there) is about as simple as can be as far as qigong practices go, yet it can be surprisingly challenging.

I learned Yiquan standing meditation from one of my main teachers, Ken Cohen.


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