Exploring Qigong Practice

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What’s the difference between the Four Elements and the Five Elements? Exploring Air as substance, Wood as transformation and how both become something we can experience through Qigong practice.

How to Feel Qi

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.

Nicole Betts 22/6/26 Nicole Betts 22/6/26

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 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 6/4/26 Nicole Betts 6/4/26

Yi Dao, Qi Dao: The Role of Intent in Qigong Practice

In classical Qigong teachings the phrase “Yi Dao Qi Dao” reminds us that where the mind goes, Qi follows. This article explores the role of Yi — intent — and how cultivating attention transforms Qigong from movement into true energy skill.

Nicole Betts 9/3/26 Nicole Betts 9/3/26

Zhan Zhuang: Standing Qigong Practice That Changes Everything

An exploration of Zhan Zhuang standing practice and why it forms the foundation of mature Qigong development, building Dantian capacity and strengthening the inner axis.

Nicole Betts 25/2/26 Nicole Betts 25/2/26

The Eight Extraordinary Vessels in Qigong

Explore the Eight Extraordinary Vessels in Qigong and discover how Jing, the Central Channel and Daoist internal cultivation shape true energetic coherence.

Nicole Betts 8/9/25 Nicole Betts 8/9/25

What Most Qigong Is Missing: Shen Gong for Body, Mind, and Spirit Coherence

Discover why most Qigong practice focuses only on movement and misses the deeper work of Shen Gong. Learn how cultivating the heart-mind, refining Qi, and engaging in inner reflective practice can bring body, mind, and spirit into true coherence. Explore emotional energy, frequency work, and the transformative power of Shen Gong.

Nicole Betts 26/6/24 Nicole Betts 26/6/24

Jing, Qi and Shen: The Three Treasures of Qigong

Jing, Qi and Shen are known as the Three Treasures of Qigong. Explore how these interconnected frequencies of energy shape our practice, perception and cultivation.

Nicole Betts 27/5/24 Nicole Betts 27/5/24

What is Shen Gong?

Shen Gong is the cultivation of Self. Explore this Daoist practice and discover how working with the mind, mental field and astral energy develops perception, discernment and a deeper relationship with Self.

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

When Someone Else's Energy Triggers You

When someone else's behaviour changes your state, what's actually happening? Explore how Qigong can help you recognise energetic activation, develop discernment and come back to yourself.

Nicole Betts 9/8/23 Nicole Betts 9/8/23

Why Do People Come to Qigong?

People come to Qigong for all sorts of reasons. Some want to feel better, others are looking for greater balance or a deeper connection with themselves. Often, we come for one reason and discover something we weren't expecting.