Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 — same as before, or different now?

[Kati]

I’m a bit confused about something. I heard that Master Chunyi Lin said that Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 already contains everything we need. But then I also heard that the Level 1 practice used to be different in the past compared to today.

 

are those seen as level one exercises? or something else?

1) Beginning of the Universe
 2) Forming of Yin & Yang
3) Moving of Yin & Yang
4) Breathing of the Universe
5) Joining of Yin & Yang 
6) Harmony of the Universe
7) Seven Steps of New Life
 I’d appreciate any clarification!

[zerostao]

You could ask Chunyi Lin for clarification.

Over the years, I think I've only had one of these well known teachers not respond to my inquiries.

And I'm probably better off that one didn't respond.

Doing the exercises will remove much of the confusion.

[Nibowaka]

From the Learning Strategies Corp. website.  

"We published the original Spring Forest Qigong course in 2000. It was an immediate and incredible success. Over these past two decades, more than 103,000 people have purchased the course and hundreds of thousands more have experienced it through our many special events.

Today, we at Learning Strategies are proud to bring you the new Spring Forest Qigong Five Elements Self-Healing Personal Learning Course, by Master Chunyi Lin who is now recognized worldwide as
Grand Master Chunyi Lin

The course was completely updated in 2022 with new healing movements and videos to make healing faster and even more complete."

Five Elements Spring Forest Qigong uses two of the exercises from the original course: 1) Moving of the Ying and Yang, and 2) Breathing of the Universe.  It incorporates three new exercises.  It's easier than the original course.  I was at a workshop with Chunyi Lin, two weeks ago; he's already slightly modified two of the new movements.  The new movements are available on YouTube, but sometimes teachers vary them.  The correct sequencing is:  1) Moving of the Ying and Yang, 2) Breathing of the Universe, 3) Connecting with Heaven and Earth, 4) Connecting with Your Bodies Energy, 5) Connecting with Your Heart's Energy.  There are opening exercises that are new.  The ending exercises seem to be the same. 

 

[Annnon]

20 hours ago, Kati said:

I’m a bit confused about something. I heard that Master Chunyi Lin said that Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 already contains everything we need. But then I also heard that the Level 1 practice used to be different in the past compared to today.

 

are those seen as level one exercises? or something else?

1) Beginning of the Universe
 2) Forming of Yin & Yang
3) Moving of Yin & Yang
4) Breathing of the Universe
5) Joining of Yin & Yang 
6) Harmony of the Universe
7) Seven Steps of New Life
 I’d appreciate any clarification!

You have the old level one, the same as I do.

Now the new Level 1 is the Five Elements Qigong.

What Nibowaka said above is 100% correct.

 

But the old one is just as good as the new one. I've seen somewhere a guy saying this. Just choose one sequence and do it, one way or another you will be healing yourself, the new movements are just easier but that doesn't mean they are better, Chunyi says this because he needs to sell his product...

Unfortunately SFQ became a big online store, too many marketing strategies over there... But the Qigong is great and Master Lin is the real deal, so even if it became a "selling machine" the method is good and I think that is what matters, the only bad part about this approach is that now they look like those Qigong scams and some people are afraid of trying it.