Exploring Qigong Practice

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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.

No one told me it was going to be like this

No one told me that one day the strategies that had carried me through life would simply stop working. What if menopause isn't just something to get through, but a rite of passage and an invitation to listen differently to the body?

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

Mastering Harmony Within Chaos

How do you respond when someone speaks to you with aggression and spite? What is the correct response? What is the kind response? How can we stay emotionally regulated at times like this? How can we not take it personally?

It’s pretty challenging, right.

Nicole Betts 9/11/23 Nicole Betts 9/11/23

The Path Less Traveled: Qigong Mastery

There's a few fundamental things that keep people from living the life they really want, they’re the same few things keep people from learning and practicing Qigong.

In a nutshell they're priority, habit and doing hard things…

Nicole Betts 17/10/23 Nicole Betts 17/10/23

Qigong Practice for Modern Life

A modern approach to Qigong practice that meets you where you’re at. Learn how to begin, build consistency and deepen your practice over time.

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

Why people seek out Qigong

While there’s many different reasons that people seek out Qigong, I’ve found these typically fall into two broad categories; health & wellbeing and spiritualism.

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? The Vital Energy Of Your Body

Qi is often described as the vital energy that animates life. In this article, Nicole Lee explores what Qi really means in the context of Qigong and how movement, breath and awareness are used to cultivate and guide this energy within the body.