{"id":95,"date":"2010-12-15T14:47:50","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T14:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chineseheritage.co.uk\/"},"modified":"2010-12-15T14:47:50","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T14:47:50","slug":"hua-gong-forms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chineseheritage.co.uk\/?page_id=95","title":{"rendered":"Hua Gong Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-left alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/chineseheritage.co.uk\/wp-content\/gallery\/2-general-fixed-aspect-for-slideshow-portrait-916\/picture-zhendi-2009-020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" \/>On a fundamental level, there are some Hua Gong movements designed for  self-healing purposes and for building up a foundation for Hua Gong practice.  These are the movements that have been practised at the London Hua Gong weekends  over the years. Some of these movements are recorded on the Hua Gong video for  self-healing and healing. This practice is the most direct way of approaching  the body and energy, for activating and cultivating the Qi, and for self-healing  purposes. In this retreat, you will be able to learn them in one go. It is a  perfect opportunity for those who have joined the practice more recently and  missed out learning the movements over the weekends. It is also great chance for  those teaching the Hua Gong Self-Healing Forms (level 1) to refine and update  their practice and quality of teaching.<\/p>\n<p>The Hua Gong Forms are designed on three levels:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Physical transformation;<\/li>\n<li>Qi circulation;<\/li>\n<li>Body and energy purification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hua Gong Form (1) takes a more physical approach, though the effects are far  beyond the physical body. If works in two ways: First, through some physically  active movements, we activate the Qi in our body and connect to the Qigong  state. This is called De Qi (getting the Qi) in Qigong terms. That is to say  that if we did not have any Hua Gong training before and have no sense of what  the Qi is about, this will be an effective way for us to feel the Qi and get  some experience of it. Second, through the movement we utilise the Qi that has  been awakened to transform the physical body. Once the Qi has been initiated,  the focus becomes to utilise the Qi to transform our physical body. These  movements will be effective method to change the structure and quality of our  body. It can be experienced as an effect of facelift, slimming treatment and  rejuvenation. Our body can become both supple and strong. Our face glows with  clean and healthy colour. Our health improves.<\/p>\n<p>Hua Gong Form (2) focused on the Qi flow and circulation. The movements are  less shared and less practised. They are more meditative and circular. The  effects are subtle and profound. They focus on opening the Qi channels and  meridians all over the body, and cultivating a strong sense of warm flow of Qi  in the body. The movements include circulating the Qi around the arms, around  the legs, around the arm and legs, across the trunk of the body. and through the  whole body. In traditional Qigong term, this is the method to accomplish the  &#8220;Small and Large Cosmic Circulation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Hua Gong Form (3) works on cleansing or purifying our body and energy. It  reveals or cultivates the body light and fragrance. Through this practice, our  body will be covered with a glow of light and even the sweat of the body can  smell fragrant. This is deeply purifying. The focus of this practice is the  inner space of the body, instead of the physical part of the body. If the way of  physical transformation Hua Gong Form (1) is compared with cooking in which the  texture and quality of the physical parts change, the way of purification can be  compared with washing up in which the real quality and function of the utensils  are fully revealed and realised. This practice is less hard work, less dependent  on our physical state, and quicker to achieve the healing effects. It inspires  us to understand profound spiritual ideas such as detachment and freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a fundamental level, there are some Hua Gong movements designed for self-healing purposes and for building up a foundation for Hua Gong practice. These are the movements that have been practised at the London Hua Gong weekends over the years. 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