{"id":96,"date":"2016-11-04T12:47:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T11:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neijin-qigong.com\/englisch\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2016-11-07T10:44:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T09:44:28","slug":"shaolin-neijin-qigong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neijin-qigong.com\/englisch\/qigong\/shaolin-neijin-qigong\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaolin Neijin Qigong"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Origins<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Shaolin Neijin Qigong or Shaolin Neijin Yizhichan originates in the meditation practice of the northern Shaolin Monastery and is dated about 500 years after Christ. Later on the method was preserved and further developed in the southern Shaolin Monastery. It had been introduced to a broader public for the first time by Great-Grandmaster Ashui Que, who had left the Monastery in 1945. After him Grandmaster Jinsheng Yao contributed intensively to a further spreading as the bearer of the knowledge in the 19th<\/sup> generation. He finally gave the responsible task to spread the Shaolin Neijin Qigong in the western world to the single authorised representative of the direct Master line Grandmaster Buyin Zheng.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Grandmasters Jinsheng Yao and Buyin Zheng visiting the wife of Great-Grandmaster Ashui Que (2007).<\/p>\n

Being a crucial, meditative part of Chan Buddhism, the Shaolin Neijin Qigong belongs to those authentic Qigong systems which were traditionally and purely handed-down. It shows all the verifiable aspects like a clear Master line, a stepwise level of training and level of abilities and the training of body and mind.<\/p>\n

The various potentials of the method clearly reflect in the name:
\nShaolin<\/strong> describes the origin of the method;
\nNeijin<\/strong> represents inner strength, the potential and the energy of body and mind;
\nYizhi<\/strong> literally means \u201cone finger\u201d, in connection with the method however it especially refers to special exercises which are performed with the fingers for example in order to transfer energy;
\nChan<\/strong> indicates a special form of Buddhism and among other things a deep meditation which aims to develop compassion and to arise wisdom.<\/p>\n

The most important exercises<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The riding stance
\n<\/strong>A central importance in Shaolin Neijin Qigong has the so called riding stance. The practitioner meditates, ideally on a daily basis, for a longer period of time in an exact, predefined position, similar to the sitting position of a rider. This position calms the mind, opens the Meridians to a great extent and creates a free flow of Qi. It is important to only practice this exercise according to preparation and precise instruction. One starts practising over a shorter period of time and increases the duration to 35 minutes, if possible. Experienced practitioners enjoy the effects of this standing-meditation for a period of one hour or more.<\/p>\n

Standing figures
\n<\/strong>Besides the riding stance further clearly instructed standing figures are being practiced in Shaolin Neijin Qigong on a more advanced level, like for example the \u201cTiger\u201d and the \u201cDragon\u201d. Visiting Chinese Monasteries, one may find imageries of saints, the so called Louhans, which show such positions. Without any special concentration or mental imagination those defined body positions guide the flow of Qi in a way so that naturally blockades dissolve.<\/p>\n\n\t\t