Condition, Regulate & Flow Qi

 

Developing Your Qigong Practice

Once you have established the fundamentals for practice, the next step is learning how to work with them.

In this module, you’ll explore how to condition the body, regulate the breath and mind, and develop a more natural sense of flow in your practice. Rather than trying to make something happen, you’ll learn how these principles work together to create the conditions for the body to open, Qi to move and the mind to become more settled and present.

Through repetition and focus, you begin to become more familiar with how your body, breath and mind respond. This is where the foundations start to become practice, and where you begin to experience, physically and energetically, what allows Qi to move with greater ease.

What this develops

  • Greater awareness of the body and its capacity to soften, align, open and move freely

  • The ability to regulate the breath, mind and body within your practice

  • A deeper understanding of how to create the conditions for Qi to move

  • Greater sensitivity to the movement and qualities of Qi within the body

  • A more integrated and embodied Qigong practice, providing a foundation for deeper Qi cultivation

 
 

From Movement to Flow

Qigong is not simply about learning movements and repeating them. How you use the body, breath and mind determines what can develop within the practice.

Conditioning gives the body the capacity to move and open. Regulation reduces the unnecessary effort that gets in the way. Together, they create the conditions for Qi to begin to gather, circulate and flow more naturally.

As you practise, you become more familiar with the difference between doing a movement and actually feeling what is happening within it. You begin to notice tension, resistance, connection and flow.

The movement becomes a way of developing your capacity to perceive, rather than simply something to perform.

Woman practising a flowing Qigong movement outdoors with her arms extended in front of her body.

Begin Your Practice

These foundational principles are explored more deeply within Establish Your Practice, a self-directed training designed to help students build consistency, connection and embodied understanding over time.

Begin Establish Your Practice

For students seeking more personalised guidance and long-term cultivation, Dao Mentorship offers a deeper supported pathway.

Explore Dao Mentorship

  • You will come to love it and seek its refuge every day.

    This is a practice you can engage in any time and any place. I have especially found it beneficial in a physical healing and emotional settling way. I attribute this to the excellent, educative and insightful way Nicole imparts her experience and considerable knowledge. Highly recommend the practice for all age groups and most levels of mobility. You will come to love it and seek its refuge every day.

    Jennifer Phillips

  • Inspiring and motivating

    Absolutely loved the Introduction to Qigong class and am resolved to take the next step — a commitment to learning more. Nicole’s passion, knowledge and experience are inspiring and motivating. The online programs cover a range of modalities and Nicole's expertise is praiseworthy. I highly recommend the practice of Qigong as taught by Nicole Lee. In expert hands.

    Amanda Apthorpe

  • I feel a deep sense of peace come over me

    I have a wonderful experience of awakening to my internal spirit and connecting to my whole being when I do Qigong with Nicole. I feel a deep sense of peace come over me. I find Nicole's style of teaching to be clear, informative and interesting. There's so much to learn — it's great.

    Bronwyn H