rookie Posted December 31, 2010 I was wondering about seasonal qigong practices. Does anyone do anything different in different seasons intentionally? How about diet? Like, are you building and strengthening the water-kidneys now? Just wondering if someone does this if they could share what it is, or point out some good references. Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted January 2, 2011 I was wondering about seasonal qigong practices. Does anyone do anything different in different seasons intentionally? How about diet? Like, are you building and strengthening the water-kidneys now? Just wondering if someone does this if they could share what it is, or point out some good references. Thanks in advance rookie; i like this question. unfortunately i am not the best qualified person to respond to this.... there is an old snake form i do , where in the winter i do it "yang" and in the summer i do it "yin" the idea is to keep a balance. i do feel qi circulation changes with the seasons and different organs have to make adjustments seasonally. like when the air cools the lungs need to adjust to breathe the cooler air. i know yang jwing-ming has a course called 4 seasons qigong. in my studies about the hwa t'o 5 animals qigong , each animal is assigned a season, however i have seen different seasons given by different experts. i am looking into this a little closer now myself. i have heard you eat a different type of rice in the winter than in the summer. this winter i am using moxibustion to warm up my qi. this is the more traditional idea but some people use it during the spring. also from bruce frantzis http://www.taichimaster.com/energy-gates-qigong/taoism-and-winter-solstice-tips/ good luck and i hope some more qualified folks respond to this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted January 2, 2011 I was wondering about seasonal qigong practices. Does anyone do anything different in different seasons intentionally? While I don't do it a lot I was taught this one for winter, although my Si Tai Tai Gung trained it everyday. Yuerng Sun Gung (Nourish the Body Qigong) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
