Wild Goose XI Qigong

by Bingkun Hu

Wild Goose XI is an advanced qigong in the Wild Goose system. Combining mudras, mantras, and Bagua steps with easy-flowing movements, this qigong is designed to have a calming down effect.  With proper guidance, this qigong can induce the qi to circulate not only inside our body, but also go beyond our body to be connected with the heaven and earth energy.

Since human qi consists of both energy and information, this mixing of the human qi with the universe energy and consciousness make it possible for this qigong to not only promote our physical and mental health, but also unravel and cultivate our human potential.

In other words, this Self-Cultivation Qigong is designed to self-cultivate a variety of “functions” we human beings are supposed to posses. They include:

  1. To develop a healthy immune system in our body, which helps prevent certain diseases as well as self-heal. These diseases include brain tumor, sensory organs (i.e. eyes, ears, and nose, etc) problems, and joints problems.
  2. To train an active and alert mind - which includes improving one’s memory and increasing one’s neuron synapses, so that one’s mental ability to process,  analyse, and  synthesize data and information will be sharper and quicker.
  3. To unravel human potentiality - To cultivate qigong special abilities, such as: to be connected with the energy of the universe. To be able to interprete the information we received from far, far away(tian-yan-kai - “to be able to “see” through one’s third eye), etc.

Why do we learn Wild Goose XI?

This qigong can be learned from different perspectives and for different levels. The

purpose of our teaching at this time is geared for the broad Wild Goose Qigong lovers.  Anyone who has learned one or two Wild Goose qigong is welcome to learn WG-XI.

We are not going to teach you how to cultivate qigong special abilities through this qigong.  We will only be teaching you how to practice its easy flowing movements, how to relax the body and mind, and how to get into the coveted qigong state of  mind.

The main purpose of  introducing this advanced qigong at such an early stage  is that we intend to help the learners understand  the characteristics of WG Qigong, such as:

  1. What is a mudra (or, fingers positioning)? Why do we use them? How do they affect the qi-flow in our body?
  2. What is a mantra? What are those mantras used in WG-XI? What functions do they play?
  3. What is “meditation in motion”?  Why is it “process-orientated” and not “goal-orientated? How does it affect our mind, our postures, and our qi-flow?
  4. Why are there so many circular movements in WG Qigong? How do they influence the direction of the qi-flow in our meridians?

One of our expectations in teaching WG-XI is: Once you have learned this qigong, you’ll have a much better understanding of the First and Second 64 Movements of WG Qigong, and we hope you’ll appreciate them more.

How to Practice Self-Cultivation Qigong?

  1. Relaxation is the key - When you practice Self-Cultivation Qigong, always remind yourself that you are doing “meditation in motion”. Be relaxed, be quiet, and be natural! The more you are relaxed, the more you can reap the benefits from this advanced qigong.
  2. Cultivate your qi sensitivity - First calm yourself down by concentrating on the mudras.  Then, start to practice each movement slowly and deliberately, trying to gradually feel the qi-flow in your body. Don’t feel frustrated if you feel nothing in the beginning.  Please keep on exploring each single movement by yourself.  What I can assure you is that each single movement in WG-XI has its own significance in influencing the qi-flow of your whole body. And, so far as I know, practicing WG-XI  over and over again is one of the best ways to cultivate your qi sensitivity.
  3. Process-orientated” is OK! - American culture is “goal-orientated”. But when you do “meditation in motion”, you train yourself to be “process-orientated”. Yes, you are concerned about the exactness of the beginning and the end of a movement. But you should pay equal attention to how the beginning posture gradually evolves into the ending posture.  As a matter of fact, this evolving process is an important part of your learning in its own right.  For example:  all the movements throughout the “meditation in motion” parts should be played roughly at the same speed, with the same smoothness and evenness, and without any jerkiness.
  4. A small “chunk” at a time - Simply speaking, the movements in WG-XI are all seamlessly strung together, culminating into a big structure. Or, figuratively speaking, WG-XI is like an essay.  All its movements are grouped into phrases, sentences, paragraphs, and chapters. Instead of practicing this qigong from beginning to end,  I would suggest that you practice one paragraph at a time over and over again.  You can also enjoy practicing one or two sentences for a while till you really feel some sensation in your body before you go on to another sentence.