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Table of Contents for Course ManualSpring Forest QigongMaster Chunyi Lin 4Welcome 5Why “Spring Forest” Qigong? 5How to Use This Course 5Energy and the Essence of Qigong 6How Qigong Works 7What is Spring Forest Qigong? 8Health Benefits of Spring Forest Qigong 8Healing Experiences with Spring Forest Qigong 9The Question of Religion and Qigong 10Six Factors that Block Qi 10Three Principles of Practicing Qigong Effectively 12Four Vital Elements of Qigong Exercise 13Six Keys to Success 16Helping Others Heal 19The Source of Healing Power and Joy 21

Exercises and MeditationsActive Exercises 23 1) Beginning of the Universe 24 2) Forming of Yin & Yang 25 3) Moving of Yin & Yang 26 4) Breathing of the Universe 27 5) Joining of Yin & Yang 27 6) Harmony of Universal Energy 28 7) Seven Steps of New Life 29 8) Ending Exercises: Harvesting Qi 30Further Explanation 32Walking and Running Exercises 33Sleeping Exercise 33Sitting Meditations 34 Small Universe 34 Self-Concentration 35Helpful Tips for Your Practice 36Experiences and Sensations While Practicing Qigong 37

Tools for Lifelong Learning 38

Components of Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 CourseYour course arrived as either CDs and a DVD or as recordings in your online “My Library.”

Course Manual (or PDF)Table of Contents below

CDs (or MP3s)1: The Miracle of Qi Energy2: The Secrets of Qigong3: Explore the Active Exercises4: Helping Others Heal5: Practice Session for Active Exercises Track 1 Beginning of the Universe Track 2 Forming of Yin & Yang Track 3 Moving of Yin & Yang Track 4 Breathing of the Universe Track 5 Joining of Yin & Yang Track 6 Harmony of the Universe Track 7 Seven Steps of New Life Track 8 Harvesting of Qi6: Sitting Meditations Track 1 Small Universe Track 2 Self-Concentration

Inner BeautyMeditation Music

DVD (or Streaming Video)Watching Your Streaming VideoWhen streaming videos in “My Library” you can easily move to any section of the video. Just click and drag the square marker on the time line at the bottom of the video player to the section you choose.

Here are the times for the most popular sections of the video:

00:00 Introduction02:30 Welcome03:48 Active Exercises42:42 Sitting Meditations43:30 Basic Healing Technique47:27 Testimonials from Students

Here are sample pages from the course manual that comes with the Spring Forest Qigong personal learning course, which is what you will receive when you upgrade.


Hello, my dear friend. Welcome to Spring Forest Qigong. You were born with the ability to help yourself and others to heal, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

This program opens a door for you to experience the profoundly simple and powerful healing art of Spring Forest Qigong. When you read this manual, you will find my energy and the love energy of the universe with you.

Qigong is a very personal experience. As you learn and practice the techniques and meditations, I sincerely hope you come to experience that you were born a healer.

If you are experiencing a current medical condition, I encourage you to use Qigong as a complementary practice to any current medical treatment. Consult thoroughly with your physician or other licensed health care provider before you begin to practice Qigong—and before you make any decision to change any current medical treatment.

Sometimes the benefits of Qigong are not apparent at first; sometimes it takes time to experience the benefits. I encourage you to continue to practice Qigong even when the benefits are not immediate. If you experience any new medical condition or a change in your condition while practicing Qigong, consult with a physician or other appropriate licensed health care provider.

Why “Spring Forest” Qigong?Imagine a forest in springtime. Spring is the season of awakening from the cold, dormant

period of winter, a time of new life and rebirth. A forest is a beautiful place with trees, other plants, and many animals, a natural haven where diverse living things thrive in harmony.

Remember, one tree does not make a forest. A forest is alive with many, many trees. Spring Forest Qigong offers you a simple yet powerful way to awaken your natural healing ability. It is not just one way, or one tree, standing alone. Spring Forest Qigong works in harmony with other practices and techniques people use to become free of pain and sickness and to live the richest, most rewarding life possible.

How to Use this Course Qigong is easily learned. Start by listening to the first four recordings. They introduce you


6) Consistency

Practice Qigong exercise and meditation every day, preferably at the same hour. This will help you set up a system of regulation that can be very healthy to the body. Practice at least half an hour a day. The longer you practice, the greater the results.

Many people say that they do not have that much time for Qigong. Making time now, however, saves time spent in the doctor’s office or at home sick in bed. Qigong practice may also reduce the amount of time needed for sleep.

If you do not have half an hour every day, find twenty minutes, or even ten minutes, and you will see its benefit and power. With Spring Forest Qigong, you can even do an exercise while waiting for a traffic light, walking through a park, sitting at a concert, waiting at the bus stop, or sleeping.

When you have just a minute or two, focus on your breath. Say the password in your mind, “I am in the universe. The universe is in my body. The universe and I combine together.” Then do some energy breathing (Page 13).

Many people in western culture like to window-shop Qigong. They attend a Qigong workshop today, practice with another master tomorrow, and then participate in another Qigong conference next week. They may learn a lot intellectually but do not enjoy the full benefits of Qigong. Almost all good masters of Qigong agree that it is good to choose one style of Qigong and stay with it for a long time, even the rest of your life, because you will build up your system. One day when you become very good at this form, you may explore other Qigong styles. When you shift often from one technique to another, you change your regulation system, which makes it very difficult to bring your meditation and your energy to a higher level. Of course, if you have not found a Qigong style that works well for you shop around until you find one.

When you first practice Qigong, you might feel the energy strongly, because in the very beginning, your body is like a small energy container: only a little energy will fill it up. After you practice for a while, more energy channels open and your body becomes a bigger container. You need more energy to fill it up. At this point you may not feel the energy strongly anymore. This is the best time to develop your energy further, because your body is collecting more energy and getting ready to move to a higher level. If you give up and stop practicing, the already-opened channels will close again. Please do not stop. Do not give up. Practice Qigong daily, and reap the rewards.

Helping Others Heal You can use Qi to heal yourself. You can also use Qi to help others, because the principles

are the same.You will find it easy and simple to send energy out to help others heal. A long time ago,

I asked different Qigong masters how long it would take to learn to heal others. Some said ten years; some said fifteen years; some even said fifty years. I have learned it takes only two minutes! Follow my instructions, and try it today.

• First,holdyourfingersinapositioncalled“swordfingers.”Thetipsofthelittleandring fingers touch the first part of the thumb, forming a circle. The middle and index fingers rest together and point straight out.

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This exercise brings your focus back into your body and wakes up internal energy.

Length on CD: 2 to 3 minutes

Time to practice on your own: 2 to 3 minutes

There are many energy channels in the body, but the most important ones are the front channel and the back channel. The front channel runs in the front and middle of the body; the back channel runs along the spine to the head.

All the other channels work around these two channels. A blockage in these two channels will result in a problem in the body. When you practice this exercise, place your tongue against the roof of your mouth (leave dentures/retainers in place). Your tongue acts as a switch connecting the two channels.

When you practice this exercise, you may notice tingly sensations in your fingers and feet as the energy channels in the feet and hands wake up.

It is good to do Beginning of the Universe for two to three minutes prior to practicing any of the other active exercises on their own. This will help you to become more settled, more aware of your body and breath, and more connected with the universal energy.

• When doing this exercise standing, standstraight with toes pointing forward and knees slightly bent. Set your feet a little more than shoulder width apart for good balance.

• Wearasmileonyour face to relaxeverypartof the body and stimulate the brain to produce endorphins.

• Drawyourchinbacka little to straighten theentire spine. Energy travels up and down the spine in the governing channel more easily when the spine is straight.

• Gazeforwardandcloseyoureyes.

• Gentlyrestthetipofyourtongueontheroofof your mouth.

• Openyourfingers.

• Drop the shoulders. Gentlyhold the elbows outward.

• Slowly take three deep,silent, and gentle breaths, inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth. As you breathe in, draw the lower part of your stomach in a little. As you breathe out let your stomach out.

• Imagine using your wholebody to breathe. Visualize the universal energy coming into every cell of your body and collecting in the lower dantian, deep behind the navel.

• Whenyouexhalevisualizeanypainorsicknesschanging into smoke and shooting out from every cell of your body to the end of the universe.

• Gentlysayinyourmind, “I am in the universe. The universe is in my body. The universe and I combine together.”

• Feeltheemptiness,thequietness,thestillnessof the universe.

1) Beginning of the Universe


Further Explanation

In the ending exercises we have movements that involve the spine and massaging, cupping, andpattingthebody.Let’sexplorewhywedothese exercises.

Massage the HandsThere are six main channels starting from the

fingers. Two heart channels start from the middle and the little fingers. The lung channel starts from the thumb. The large intestine channel starts from the index finger. The small intestine channel starts from the little finger. The pancreas channel starts from the ring finger. When you massage the hands and the insides of the fingers it helps to open those important energy channels.

Massage the Face and EarsThe face and ears have all the points linking

to all energy channels and all parts of the body. When you massage your face and ears, you massage your whole body. If you feel pain when you massage your ears, you have a blockage in the relative part or organ in the body. Keep massaging that point on your ear until the pain is totally gone—the blockage in the body will disappear.

Massage the KidneysKidney energy is the most important energy

for our life and vitality. If we use up the kidney energytoofast,ourliveswillendsooner.Aman’skidney energy goes down after age 40 and a woman’safterage35.Ourlegsarethefirstpartsof the body to indicate we are aging. When we feel our legs are not as strong as before, our kidney energy is getting lower.

In Tao meditation, Chinese medicine, and longevity exercises, the kidney energy is always number one in our attention. When we massage our kidneys, we help energize and balance this vital energy center.

Cupping ExerciseThe areas to be cupped include almost all

of the energy channels. Cupping wakes up and moves the energy in those channels and clears away blockages. (Note: If you catch a cold, cup your arms to help stop coughing, because the lung, heart, and large intestine channels run through the arms.)

Spine ExerciseMost human ailments relate to blockages in

the spine. Mental problems and other sickness in the head relate to the neck; illnesses in the major organs relate to the back spine; and reproductive organ problems relate to the lower back and the tailbone. The spine exercises balance and energize that vitally important area of the body.

Another technique to help unblock channels in the spine is to interlace your fingers to the point where they almost clasp, moving them in and out in a brisk motion.

Heel ExerciseWhen you move the heels up and down, you

open the energy channels in your feet including the liver and kidney channels. This exercise is very good for constipation as well as cold feet and hands in the wintertime.

Patting the TailboneThe tailbone is the gate of vitality in the

body. Tapping the tailbone strengthens the kidney energy and balances energy, helping with weight control, reproductive problems, fertility, headaches, and memory.

To help open channels that have closed due to long periods of sitting or other blockages, get up every couple of hours to pat the tailbone and sacrum area. It is recommended women over 35 spend several minutes patting the tailbone area every day to prevent blockages in the female organs.

Tapping the HipsHip problems and problems with cartilage or

tendons in the hips, joints, and knees are related tothisarea’senergypoint.Firmlytappingthisarea can strengthen the knees, joints, and back and improve the energy in the legs. This also offers relief for the sciatic nerve and benefits the reproductive organs and digestive system.

Tapping this point can feel a little like hitting your funny bone, creating a tingling sensation. Tap this energy point with the base knuckle of your thumbs (fingers closed in a fist around the thumbs) for a minute or more.


• Feelyourwholespine,startingfromthetailbone,growing longer, straighter, even longer, even straighter, and completely straight.

• Feelallthechannelswithinyourbodyopen:thehead channels, the neck channels, the shoulder channels, the chest channels, the back channels, the stomach channels, the lower back channels, the tailbone channels, the channels in the bottom of the torso, the thigh channels, the leg channels, and the feet channels.

• Feel any blockages in the lungs, liver, andpancreas change into smoke and disappear. Any stones within the body explode and turn into smoke and disappear. Any tumors in the body turn into smoke and completely disappear. Visualize the inside of your body as clean and healthy.

• Imagine that you are in the season of springas a happy little girl or boy, running on the green grass. The air is fresh, sun warm, trees green, water blue, and flowers beautiful. Birds sing sweetly. Children play. You have no worry, sadness, sorrow, depression, or stress. You feel safe, peaceful, and relaxed. Burdens are gone. Love, kindness, forgiveness are all coming back to you. You feel happy and healthy, totally lost in the harmony of the universe.

• During the music-only portion of the guidedaudio meditation, continue with your visualization as a joyful child.

• Whenfinished,takeadeepbreaththreetimes.Rub your hands. Massage your face. Cup your head. Massage your ears.

Helpful Tips for Your PracticeI recommend you do the Active Exercises,

any component of the Active Exercises, or one of the meditations at least twice a week for one hour. I strongly recommend you do the exercises or meditations at least once a day. You will receive more benefit if you do it three times each day, especially for those people who have severe blockages in the body.

The best time for exercise and meditation is whenever you can fit them into your schedule. Beyond that, we find the best times for doing the Active Exercises are in the morning and early in the evening. The best times for the Sitting Meditations are in the morning, at noon, and in the late evening around midnight, because the energy during these times is more balanced.

Consider these additional tips for your practice. Keep in mind there is no right or wrong inSpringForestQigong—only“good,better,andbest.”Trustyourinnerguidancetoshowyouwhatis best for you right now, knowing that as long as you continue to practice you will receive benefit.

• Findaquietplacefreefromdistractionssuchasthe telephone.

• Wearcomfortableclothesthatdonotconstrictthe body.

• When practicing the Active Exercises, moveyour hands and legs as slowly as possible. The slower, the better. This will allow you to feel the

energy better and more easily experience the emptiness.

• Ifpossible,donoteatthirtyminutesbeforeorafter the Qigong exercise, because the digestion process may absorb energy that otherwise would be used for healing.

• Try not to have anything cold to drink thirtyminutes before you do the Qigong exercise, because cold energy can interfere with the flowing of the Qi.

• Althoughtherearenomaximumtimelimitsforany of the exercises, you may want to take a break during sessions lasting more than two hours.

• Refrain fromdoing theexerciseswhenyouaretoo excited or too emotional, because then it is more difficult to focus, quiet the mind, and go into the emptiness. Try to settle yourself down before you begin or wait until you are not so emotional.

• If possible, do not use the bathroom withinthirty minutes after the exercise, because this can cause you to lose Qi. (When it is not possible to wait, bring your awareness to your heart center and gently lift your heels up as you use the bathroom. This will help keep the healing energy in the body.)

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