Exploring Qigong Practice

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How do you know if you've felt Qi? Learn why sensation is only the beginning, how Qigong develops your capacity to perceive Qi and why learning to perceive more can change how you understand yourself.

When Information Becomes a Substitute for Practice

Information can explain, organise and answer questions. But some forms of understanding only become available through relationship. This essay explores why information can never replace practice, and what it really means to understand something.

What Is the Lower Dantian? Why It Matters in Qigong Practice

The first time warmth gathers in the lower abdomen, it can feel significant. Yet the development of the Dantian begins long before sensation and extends far beyond it. Explore the role of the Lower Dantian in Qigong practice, why it must be cultivated, and how it becomes a centre around which energy, attention and awareness can begin to gather.

Nicole Betts 24/8/26 Nicole Betts 24/8/26

How to Feel Qi

Nicole Betts 13/5/26 Nicole Betts 13/5/26

Why Most People Never Actually Build Qi

Many people begin Qigong and feel immediate shifts in their energy, nervous system and emotional state, only to later find themselves plateauing in practice. This article explores why real Qi cultivation requires more than temporary relief, and how consistency, embodiment and strong foundations create genuine long-term transformation.

Nicole Betts 29/4/26 Nicole Betts 29/4/26

What is Yang Sheng Fa? A Daoist approach to nurturing life

Most people try to improve their health without ever looking at how they’re actually living. Yang Sheng Fa offers a different approach — one that goes beyond techniques and into how you live, practise and relate to life itself.

Nicole Betts 24/3/26 Nicole Betts 24/3/26

What Is Qi Cultivation?

Qi cultivation is the gradual development of vital energy through Qigong practice. This article explores how sensitivity to Qi develops and how cultivation influences the body, mind and daily life.

Nicole Betts 10/2/26 Nicole Betts 10/2/26

What is Qigong? A Clear Guide for Beginners

Qigong can look simple on the surface, but the depth comes from how the practice is being used. This guide breaks down what Qigong is, how it works and how to begin in a way that actually builds over time.

Nicole Betts 30/1/26 Nicole Betts 30/1/26

Can You Become a Qigong Teacher After a Short Course? (What It Really Takes)

We live in a world of short courses and quick certifications, where showing up is often seen as enough. But in Qigong, that way of thinking doesn’t hold. This piece explores what it actually takes to develop real skill, and why practice, not attendance, is what makes someone a teacher.

Nicole Betts 25/9/23 Nicole Betts 25/9/23

Breathing in Qigong: Why Most Modern Breathing Advice Gets It Wrong

Modern wellness culture offers endless advice about breathing techniques — belly breathing, box breathing, nasal breathing and more. In Qigong, however, breathing is approached quite differently. Rather than forcing the breath into a technique, practice focuses on restoring the internal conditions that allow natural breathing to emerge.

Nicole Betts 4/7/23 Nicole Betts 4/7/23

What Is Qi Healing? Understanding Qi Healing in Qigong Practice

Qi healing is often misunderstood. This article explores how Qi healing is understood within Qigong practice, including Medical Qigong, external Qi healing and the role of cultivation.

Nicole Betts 12/6/23 Nicole Betts 12/6/23

What is Qi?

What exactly is Qi? Qi is a broad and generic term, but in Qigong it points to something much more nuanced than simply “life force”. Explore Qi as vibration and information, the spectrum of energy, elemental qualities, and what it means to develop the skill of working with energy.