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 28/1/24 Nicole Betts 28/1/24

The Art of Slow Change

Change doesn't usually happen all at once. It's the small things we return to, again and again, that gradually shape us. Slow change is about creating the conditions in which the direction of our lives becomes clear.

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

What Does It Mean to Master Qigong?

Learning Qigong is one thing. Developing Qigong as an energy skill is another. Explore the spiral of practice from Watch and Do through learning, embodiment and energy skill, and what mastery can emerge from that process.

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 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.

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.