| Qigong Breathing Is The Key To Longevity | | | | the major channels including the liver channel. If we |
| At the Shaolin Temple, the monks know how | | | | deal with these blockages on a daily basis then we |
| important the breath is. Every movement they do, | | | | are constantly unblocking the channels so that the Qi |
| every kick, every punch is done with the breath of Qi. | | | | can flow smoothly. This is why a Qigong practioner |
| They are famous throughout the world for increasing | | | | experiences a much greater degree of energy, their |
| their martial power and the rate of their health and | | | | skin glows, their immune system is strong because |
| longevity through a series of breathing exercise called | | | | they are preventing illness before it occurs. This is the |
| Qigong. If you are new to Qigong then you can find | | | | best form of medicine. To optimize our Qigong |
| out more here. | | | | Workout we finish off with a self-massage. |
| Reverse Qigong Breathing | | | | Self-Massage |
| Qigong breathing is a different type of breathing to our | | | | If you are seeking health, then you use a bamboo |
| regular breathing. When we practice Shaolin we | | | | brush, and if you are a martial artist and you want to |
| reverse the way we breathe (Full details on how we | | | | progress to body conditioning such as Shaolin Steel |
| do this can be found in my book: Instant Health: The | | | | Jacket then you use a metal brush. But the massage |
| Shaolin Qigong Workout For Longevity) Just as the | | | | technique is the same. |
| heart pumps the blood, the lungs pumps the breath or | | | | The self-massage takes less than ten minutes and is |
| Qi, which is why we don't use our regular breath when | | | | done after Qigong. It acts as a natural battery charger |
| we practice Qigong but a special breathing technique | | | | for the body. As your practice deepens, you can then |
| which gives us the ability to channel our breath where | | | | massage yourself with more force, and the vibrations |
| the body needs it most. | | | | begin to clean the very marrow of the bone. This is |
| Martial Qigong | | | | where the term Bone Marrow Cleansing comes from. I |
| When I practice Shaolin Steel Jacket I channel my | | | | demonstrate this massage in The Way of Qigong |
| breath into my ribs so that I don't get hurt when beat | | | | Volume 2 & 3 and also my Qigong book. |
| with bricks or metal bars. But Shaolin Qigong isn't just | | | | Jade Stone And Green Tea |
| about shaven headed monks and fancy kung fu | | | | Alongside Qigong and self-massage, Chinese people |
| moves, it's one of the most effective ways I know to | | | | have always used Jade as a longevity tool. We often |
| increase our health, fitness, happiness and longevity. | | | | have a Jade Buddha around our wrist or neck or a |
| The Elixir Of Youth | | | | Jade energy stone in our car or home. We believe |
| It's not just the Shaolin Temple that is famous for its | | | | that everything contains energy or Qi. And because |
| longevity practices but also the Taoist hermits. | | | | Jade is from the earth, it contains a life force of its |
| Thousand of years ago, high up in the mountains of | | | | own. But you don't need to have a blind belief. If you |
| China, the Taoists studied Qigong and called it the elixir | | | | stand by a waterfall or on top of a mountain, you will |
| of youth. They wanted to see how long they could live | | | | feel very different than if you sit at your computer. I'm |
| so they could taste the secret of life. The Buddhist | | | | sure you don't need me to tell you that a computer |
| monks practiced Qigong so they could stay alive for | | | | does not give us any longevity energy! Chinese people |
| as long as possible and gain enlightenment. Today, we | | | | use Jade to cleanse and balance the body. In China, |
| practice Qigong to not only help us with our martial | | | | many women use Jade to prevent ageing of the face. |
| arts but also for many of the same reasons. Although | | | | The other thing that we do is drink green tea. This has |
| many of us don't like to think this way, we will all get | | | | very high levels of antioxidant, which help to prevent |
| old. But we can grow old gracefully. Doing regular | | | | ageing of the body. |
| exercise and Qigong helps to prevent illness, and keep | | | | Go for it! |
| us young. | | | | If I explain to you the taste of an apple, it's not the |
| Without my regular practice of Qigong I could not | | | | same as you actually taking a bite from an apple. It's |
| continue with the hard training that I do. I am thirty-six | | | | the same with the longevity program. I believe it will |
| years old, if you look at most of the Shaolin masters, | | | | increase your success at work and help you to feel |
| they look much younger than their years. And this is | | | | more at ease with life, it will help you to run faster or |
| because we practice Qigong. | | | | punch quicker. It will give you more energy not only for |
| Instant Health | | | | your martial art's training but your day-to-day life. But |
| One of the motivations for writing my book: Instant | | | | don't take my word for it, go and try it out for yourself |
| Health: The Shaolin Qigong Workout For Longevity | | | | today. |
| was to give people an accessible step by step guide | | | | Start Your Personal Shaolin Longevity Program Today |
| to Shaolin Qigong, free from the secrets and myths | | | | Alongside my book and/ or DVD, make a personal |
| that have accumulated in the West. It's understandable | | | | longevity training program with a weekly plan as to |
| that so much misinformation has amassed because | | | | how many times you will train together with the times |
| Qigong was only allowed to be practiced in China from | | | | and dates and a note of how you're feeling right now |
| 1989, before that time it had to be passed secretly | | | | then check your progress as the weeks go by. |
| from generation to generation. I am very grateful to | | | | Protect Yourself From Negativity |
| my master at the Shaolin Temple for transmitting such | | | | Wearing the jade reminds you that you are taking |
| precious teachings to me. | | | | positive steps towards health. It reminds you not to |
| The Longevity Workout | | | | stop or give up. It's easy for us to forget or slip and go |
| The Longevity Workout consists of warm up, | | | | back to old ways. Wearing the Jade can protect us |
| stretching, Qigong and self-massage. It works on the | | | | from our own negative thoughts. I wear a Jade Guan |
| same principles as acupuncture. Just as we have | | | | Yin amulet that my sister bought for me when I came |
| veins that run through our body, we also have an | | | | to the UK. It reminds me to stay connected to my |
| energy matrix that runs through our body. In China, we | | | | heart and to honour the teachings that I have been |
| call this matrix, channels. And we liken them to a river. | | | | given as a great gift from the temple. More information |
| Throughout the day as we get tired or stressed, these | | | | about Jade can be found here. |
| channels get blocked, if the channels continue to be | | | | I think you'll be surprised at the increase in your focus, |
| blocked, overtime the blockage becomes more serious | | | | confidence, peace and energy levels. You'll also find |
| and this is when we get ill. | | | | that your sleep is deep and restful, so that when you |
| Qigong For Liver | | | | wake in the morning, you feel ready for the day. I get |
| An example of this is when we are stressed our liver | | | | many emails from students all over the world, sharing |
| channel becomes blocked; we do Qigong for liver to | | | | their experiences and I read them with great interest. I |
| unblock the channel. The Eight Treasures Qigong that I | | | | hope that one day, you will share your own personal |
| teach in my DVD and book works on opening up all | | | | story with me. |