A recording of the "live" Qi Chat from July 2024 on "Strengthen the Lungs - Disperse and Descend.” Throughout 2024, we will be taking a journey through the 12 meridians and systems during our monthly Qi Chats! Each month we will focus on one meridian. *The routines we will practice will be from the Full Body Flow series – so you can even practice ahead of time if you like (but you certainly don’t have to!) Just show up and we’ll learn and practice it together! 🙂

This month we will focus on the Lung meridian. The Lung is closely related to the Large Intestine and Metal element. The Lung energy helps extract "pure Qi" from the air, and releases the "impure." It is said to have a "disperse and descend" energy in the body.

We will discuss some of the main functions according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and explore Qigong concepts that can support the Lungs. Discover how the Lungs are connected to the skin and immune system (Wei Qi), the main emotion that can affect the Lung function and how to balance it, as well as subtle details you can add to your Qigong that can significantly improve the results of your practice. Then we will learn and practice the “Lung - Disperse and Descend" routine together!

The routine practiced in this Chat can be found on its own here: https://qigongforvitality.vhx.tv/videos/disperse-and-descend

Timestamps for topics covered:
Beginning of Topic 5:35
"Grasping the Qi" concept 31:00

Practice:
Learning Rolling Wave 35:50
Learning Metal Qigong 38:20
Disperse and Descend routine 41:20 - 1:06:00

Questions and Comments:
What does the Prayer Wheel exercise do? 1:08:08
Question from Robin - Why do my legs get tired? 1:09:50
What is the relationship between Lungs and Kidneys? 1:13:50
Where do you send the Qi during Big Bear? 1:15:00
How do you focus on sending Qi to the Kidneys and Dan Tian at the same time? 1:16:00
Comment from Karen - Really felt the ‘grasping the Qi’ during Drawing the Bow 1:17:05
What do you recommend for strengthening the legs? 1:17:00
Review 1:23:50