Nei Gong - 8 Internal Exercises for modern times.

The 'Opening Nei Oong' is often thought to be a simple commencement movement found at the start of Internal Arts forms or practices. But in fact it is a Nei Gong practice in its own right, with a focus on opening the body and grounding the practitioner before the further practices to come.

Here Chris teaches the basic movements of the 'Opening Nei Gong'.

It is the details that make this movement come alive, in this lecture we look at the specifics of the movement and what details the student should be focused on.

Variety is the spice of life and even seemingly simple movements like this can be adapted to suit specific training goals. Here we explore a few variations of the Opening Nei gong.

This Nei Gong originates in the Hebei Style of Xing Yi Quan and forms part of the basic internal training for the 'Pounding Fist' or Pao Quan. This method is related the Heart and the Fire Element and is one of the more powerful Nei Gong Methods that I have encountered in my research.

The movements of the Pao Nei Gong can be a little confusing at first. This Lecture shows students the basic motions of this method.

The details of the Pao Nei gong are worth spending time refining. One of the most powerful Nei Gong in Xing Yi Chris takes you throught the right attributes to focus on.

Here we look at a few variations linked to Breathing, Intent and tissue development.

Rowing the boat is a seemingly simple motion with hidden dynamics. Here Chris guides you through the basic motions and how to use the body to drive the arms.

This method contains 'Yin & Yang Pairing' which is a concept to define equal opposite action inside a single motion. This Lecture will guide you though these special details of the motion.

Projecting and Drawing your Mind, breathing and expression variations are covered in this lecture.

'Peng' is one of the primary energies of Tai Chi and represents the styles main Yang attribute. The Peng Nei Gong is designed to train this power in a very simple but powerful way. The direction of Peng is up and out, like an expansion in all directions.

This lecture describes the basic motion of the Peng Nei Gong from Yang style Tai Chi. You will learn how to direct your movement to open the body 'up & out'.

Again, a simple motion holds a world of depth and in this lecture Chris will outline those special details to focus on.

Breath as the 'yin' aspect to the 'Yang' movement and tissue development are covered in this lecture as well as creating an all round projection of your intent.

A fundamental part of the single palm change method in Cheng Style Ba Gua, this turning and wrapping Nei Gong creates a deep twist in the body. This Nei Gong strengthens the connective tissues of the body by twisting and winding them, much like twisting up a towel then letting it unravel.

How to perform the movement and the common pitfalls associated with this sort of 'twisting' motion are covered in this lecture.

Taking care of your knee's and lower half during this movement is vital! Be sure to watch this lecture to understand the details of this Nei Gong as clearly as possible.

Covering the traditional Ba Gua method as well as some adaptions utilizing the deep twist force of this method, here Chris shows you some variations of this powerful method.

This Nei Gong can be found in many arts and is directly related to the breath, lungs and ribs. The method closely resembles a large bird gracefully flapping its wings in flight, it is excellent for thorasic spine health, improving breathing and clearning stuffy lungs.

Fly! This Lecture covers the movements of this wonderful and enjyable Nei Gong.

As with all of the Nei gong this method can have several variations applied to bring about different training focus' and outcomes. Here Chris discusses breathing and lung health among other things.

One of the more Complicated methods presented in this course, the Cloud Hands technique is a complete system unto itself! Here we present the single and double hand method that will allow practitioners to understand the basics of this extremely deep method.

Cloud hands is a wonderful and deep system in its own right! Here we will look at how to perform the movements in a methodical and structured way.

To properly perform Cloud hands we can layer detail after detail, from paired opposites to drilling, winding and spiralling. Here we will look at the basic methods in detail.

Here Chris give some advise on variations in this deep method.

Lu, is the opposite to the Peng Nei Gong we practiced earlier. Representing the primary Yin Aspect of Tai Chi this method is fantastic for closing out a session of Nei Gong training as well as training the body/ breath system.

The opposite of Peng and the primary Yin method of Yang Tai Chi, The Lu Nei gong, again, seems very simple but holds great depth inside its movement.

Here Chris takes you through the required elements of this wonderful 'closing' nei gong method.

Breathing as a counterpoint to motion again infuses the Nei Gong of Lu. Here Coach Chris will guide you through more variations of this Nei Gong.