What you want you get! This was an oft repeated phrase from one of my teachers, but it really should come with a warning: Be careful what you wish for… Building on the ideas presented in part 1 and part 2 of this blog series; the idea of qi needing direction in order for it to create change asks the questions: what information are you working with? Or we could put it another way; What information is in your qi field? Intention within the Qi Field The intention that you hold for your personal practice is hugely important. If you go into the practice wanting to fight off that illness, or that pr ..read more

Following on from the ideas presented in Qì Field (part 1), the second factor that has helped me to come to terms with the idea of the qì Field in practical and accessible ways is the model of: Qì, Space and Information The model of Qì, Space and Information is not always well received, so please bear with me. I’m not presenting this as a truth, I’m offering it as a perspective that I have found helpful: What is Qì? Let’s start with the term qì. When we look back at the etymology of the character of qì we find that in its earliest written form it can be simply translated as vapour rising to f ..read more

You know that thing when stuff just gets a bit too woo woo? Well that’s how I felt about the idea of qi fields for a long time… Before I go any further, I should say that the Qi Field is a central tenet of Zhineng Qigong. Although the concept undoubtedly exists within other practices, the importance that it is given within the Zhineng system bothered me. I just couldn’t relate to it or understand it. The whole thing just felt too esoteric and mystical and although I experienced qi in my practice, the idea of creating a field of this stuff seemed inaccessible, irrelevant and wrong. Over the yea ..read more

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Introduction The American psychologist, David Kolb is renowned in educational circles for his Learning Style Inventory which helps us to understand an individual’s learning process. The model is broadly based on the interaction of four key aspects of learning, namely: Concrete Experiences Reflective Observation Abstract Conceptualisation Active Experimentation While we are all likely to engage in all four of these aspects, we will tend to prioritise certain aspects and spend less time on others.  Understanding this process in relation to our own learning styles can be beneficial in noti ..read more

Having recently returned from retreat, I find myself reflecting on the nature of detachment. I guess the burning question in my mind is: At what point does an individual’s ability to stay centred and calm tip over into self indulgence and, ultimately, a detached state? As with so many things, there seems to be a sweet spot that we are aiming for, a place that we can return to again and again in which we are no longer hanging on to our self-limiting beliefs, but we’ve not become so detached from ‘reality’ that we lack awareness and the ability to be part of the whole. Enlightenment? At the c ..read more

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There are many beautiful traps in the realms of qigong. There are many a cul-de-sac to get stuck in, and many a place to fool yourself that you’ve mastered the practice. In fact, you could argue that there are so many places to get stuck that it’s futile to try and avoid these traps and more important to give yourself permission to get it wrong and learn from your mistakes. While making mistakes and getting things wrong may not correspond with our intention when developing a new skill, it is in fact one of the best methods of learning and developing, after all, without the acceptance that thi ..read more

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