Search - Chi Kung for Health ( Qi Gong ) - Six Seated Meditations on DVD

Great Calming DVD!

J. Kirby | VT USA | 09/03/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I think this is a great DVD. It moves very slowly. It is very calming. Because it is seated, most people could do the movements. My arms did feel sore the first few days but then I got used to it very quickly. And I always felt so much more grounded afterwards."

Good instruction and routine on qigong, meditation, and brea

YogaKat | Oregon United States | 07/08/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Overall this is a very good Qigong (aka Chi Kung) DVD. You get 6 seated meditations. There are three basic seated mediations and 3 "monk serves wine" mediations. They are all seated and utilize breath control with the Chi Kung arm movement. You will start each of the mediations on the DVD with 3 deep breaths, then a sequence of differing percentage of lung capacity exhales, then the qigong practice. There is also a cute intro from zen-bear ;O)

Here's the exercises/practices:

Exercise 1: "Monk Gazing at Moon" palms are inward at eye level. This is the longest of the 3 basic mediations. Starts with 3 deep breaths, then exhale 5%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 60%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 80%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 40%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 30%. Then you hold the posture, relaxed; hold egg shape with hands, then rotating hands slowly out and in.

Exercise 2: Palms are up near waist. Starts with 3 deep breaths, then exhale 50%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 30%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 10%. Moving arms with palms down slowly up and down.

Exercise 3: Arms down, palms facing. Starts with 3 deep breaths, then exhale 50%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 10%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 50%. Qigong.

Monk Serves Wine: These 3 mediations have move choreographed sequences of Chi Kung movement. For each exercise there is a segment where you learn the movement, then the following segment you practice breathing with the movement.

Exercise 4: Starts with 3 deep breaths, then exhale 90%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 50%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 40%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 30%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 10%. After the breathwork commence with movement you learned.

Exercise 5: Starts with 3 deep breaths, then exhale 50%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 40%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 30%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale1%.After the breathwork commence with movement you learned. I like this one, it is a earth meditation movement.

Exercise 6: Starts with 3 deep breaths, then exhale 90%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 80%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 50%, inhale/exhale/inhale, exhale 20%. After the breathwork commence with movement you learned. Wide chest movement.

I have been looking for a seated qigong after practicing standing qigong for a bit of time. Terence Dunn is a very good instructor and the DVD is well worth the money. The background music is very mellow, but I am not sure where the desert-like back ground is filmed. Does anyone know? It is very well chaptered and you get clips from other DVD in the menu interface.

Check my other yoga, qigong, and meditation reviews on amazon."

Flying Phoenix Chi Kung

Tony | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 02/23/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is by far the best presentation of this Taoist set of exercises and although seemingly simple to practice they have good effect. Definitely recommend most of Terry Dunn's productions which are professional and easy to follow especially if a teacher is not accessible from where you live."

Lovely Meditations

Satia Renee | Altanta GA USA | 07/03/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was given one of the dvds in this series as a gift and enjoyed the slow practice very much. Due to chronic vertigo, it is not always easy for me to find a practice that is comfortable for me and does not exacerbate my condition so when I saw this dvd of seated meditations I was eager to add it to my collection. On days when my vertigo is causing me problems, I will happily pop this dvd in and work through the meditation practices. A lovely and perfect addition to my personal practice."