Phoenix Qigong
Phoenix Qigong is a form of Qigong developed with the purpose of improving the health, fitness and flexibility of the practitioners.[1]
The Practice[edit]
The Phoenix Qigong system advances the more conventional forms of qigong in several areas. It is relatively simple with only 16 movements but offers comprehensive results. Each of the movements is designed specifically using the human body’s internal vital energy or qi to benefit muscles and joints, clear blockages in the eight channels (the body’s’ internal pathways) and thereby nourish the internal organs.
The Underlying Theory[edit]
Energy practice for health is an ancient Chinese art. Evidence of the practice Tao yin dates back more than two thousand years. When the Mawangdui historical site located in Changsha, China, site was excavated from 1972 – 1974. Amongst the wealth of classical texts discovered were various medical texts, including depictions of Tao Yin (qigong) exercises.
The fundamental methodology is that the external movements of the hands are performed with deep mindful intent and breath harmonisation, so that they become an external guide to the internal flow of qi (vital energy) around the body in specific routes based on the acupuncture points utilised in Chinese Medicine.
Establishment[edit]
This Phoenix Qigong[2] form provides for a specific focus on health in order to reduce possibilities of illness, reduce pain in the joints and muscles and slow down the ageing process. It generates a deep feeling of relaxation for both the body and mind. Persistent practice of the qigong can help the joints and muscles repair and rejuvenate themselves.
The book “Phoenix in Graceful Clouds of Blessing[3]” was published 2014, in which the author describes being inspired to create the holistic health system after witnessing the number of sick and ailing citizens of his native Hong Kong attending hospitals and paying for medication for what he considered in many cases, preventable illnesses.
The ultimate aim in establishing this form of qigong was to produce a most comprehensive yet simple system that still complies with the deep Taoist wisdom that has gradually disappeared from other forms of qigong and Tai Chi.
Nowadays, most modern forms of qigong only go as far as combining the breath with the movement, and a focus on the dantian (the body’s’ energy centre), omitting the rationale and original purpose of the practice.
The Phoenix Qigong is based on the Traditional Chinese Medical theory that the smooth flowing of the twelve meridians (the paths along which energy flows) helps keep illnesses away. According to this traditional theory a blockage or abnormal circulation of the internal flow of energy can cause bad health.
Speciality[edit]
This Phoenix Qigong practice systematically differentiates the twelve meridians into the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Then each element is subdivided into yin and yang. By incorporating the concept of both hands rotating simultaneously to create yin yang rotation, five of the movements in the Phoenix Qigong practice coordinate the twelve meridians. The effect is to clear any blockages and to harmonise internal energy flow of the meridians.
Based on traditional Chinese medical theory, the twelve meridians of the twelve organs are grouped according to the five elements; gold, water, wood, fire and earth, and further subdivided according to yin or yang in each category:
| Elements | Yin | Yang |
| Gold | Lung meridian | Intestine meridian |
| Water | Kidney meridian | Bladder meridian |
| Three chambers meridian (consists of the Thoracic, Abdominal and Pelvic cavities) | ||
| Wood | Liver meridian | Gallbladder meridian |
| Fire | Heart meridian | Pericardium meridian |
| Small intestine meridian | ||
| Earth | Spleen meridian | Stomach meridian |
Energy flowing through the fascia (connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin) relieves pain in the muscles and practicing in the Phoenix Qigong posture realigns the joints.
The eight channels and twelve meridians are formed by the joining up of their respective acupuncture points. Therefore, when the qi flows in Phoenix Qigong it flows through these acupuncture points.
This not exactly the same as the acupuncture medical practice where acupuncture needles stimulate a limited number of acupuncture points on a meridian to regulate the qi flow in the body.
The Phoenix movements create a pathway through the whole meridian arriving at the same effect or an improved, more holistic effect, without the use of needles, by using the movement of the hands. In order to stimulate the qi flow, the body posture and the positioning of the hands in controlling the movements, must be precise.
With the objective to strengthen the functioning of the organs, positive energy is gathered and built up to compensate for the losses caused by the negative and detrimental experiences, experienced during everyday modern life. Energy is directed to run through the channels in the human body, this in turn regulates the flow of energy in the meridians influencing each specific organ. The upgrading of the organ function improves immunity and resistance to illness. This process renews the body’s ability to rejuvenate. This practice is beneficial to all ages.
Development[edit]
Since Joe Lok started to teach the system in 2012, its recognition as a very high form of qigong practice has caused its popularity to spread and it is now taught by many highly skilled instructors from the USA, Europe, Australia and the United Kingdom[4][5][6][7], culminating in many practitioners worldwide by 2018. It was featured in August 2018, in the CNN segment "Live longer"[1] featuring practitioners in Hong Kong demonstrating the Phoenix Qigong form.
References[edit]
- ↑ CNN, Leonie Erasmus,. "Slow down and live long with qigong". CNN. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ↑ "Best Qigong | Phoenix Qigong | Joe Lok 駱偉民 | Natural Energy Academy 香港". Best Qigong | Phoenix Qigong | Joe Lok 駱偉民 | Natural Energy Academy 香港. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ↑ Lok, Joe (2014). Phoenix in Graceful Clouds of Blessing. Natural Energy Academy. ISBN 9789881335326. Search this book on
- ↑ "Tai Chi For You Classes in Kent". taichiforyou.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ↑ "INSTRUCTORS - equinoxtaichi.com". www.equinoxtaichi.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ↑ "Tai Chi & Qigong". AikiStuttgart Martial Arts (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ↑ "MY STORY". Tai Chi Qigong in Newcastle with Ilona Tate. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
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