What is Happyzen Qigong?

 What is Qi (氣)? 

“The Dragon develops spirit, the Tiger develops the bones and tendons,the Snake develops internal
energy, the Crane develops the essence and the Leopard develops strength.”

An Introduction to  Happy Zen Qigong (幸福禅气功)
 

Qi is actually a form of energy that travels throughout our body meridians. Meridians are not blood vessels and they are channels for our blood and qi to flow over the surface of our body. In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is considered a life force that animates the body.
This vital energy flows over the acupuncture meridians and it is responsible for the
energetic to all organs, cells, tissues and structures in the body.

Why is Qi so important?

Qi is vital in our body because it controls the movement and guiding our blood to a
specific organ and in TCM, it leads to the saying that “Qi is the commander of blood”.
The functions of Qi:

1. Promoting function: 
Qi promotes the growth of the human body by activating the physiological functions
of our organs and tissues. It also helps to produce and circulate both blood and fluid in
our body.
Deficiency of qi will cause retardation of the growth, hypo function of organs, insufficiency
stagnation of blood/fluid and it will lead to a variety of symptoms such as general fatigue,
insomnia, loss of appetite, frequent urination, premature ejaculation etc.

2. Warming function:
Qi has a warming effect that keeps our body temperature on a constant level.
It can lead to a lowered body temperature and cold limbs syndrome if deficiency.

3. Defending function:
Qi is able to defend our body from virus or bacteria invasion.
So for people with a weakened qi, they are more susceptible to common cold, pneumonia
and other infections. In western terms, qi defending function acts like immune system.

4. Transformative function:
“Transformatiion” function means that qi has the ability to "vaporize" substances in our body and
transform them into essence or vital energy which are important for the metabolism of fundamental
substances.

5. Consolidation and retention function:
Qi prevents the extravasations of blood in our body. It can also control the secretion, excretion of
sweat, urine and saliva.

Happy Zen Qigong (幸福禅气功) is consists of one warming up exercise and

three qigong forms listed below:~

Happy Zen Channel Qi To Nine Gate and Qi Flow 8 Meridians (幸福禅气贯九窍/

奇经八脉) Warm Up Exercise (热身运动) 

Before beginning of any qigong training, normally we will start with the Channel Qi

to Nine Gate and Qi Flow 8 Meridians (气贯九窍/奇经八脉) exercise. Total of 9 postures/
movements and you need to perform 5 times of each motion.

By doing the basic warm up movements, it will greatly help to relax, warm up your

internal organs and prepare yourself for qigong workout.

Happy Zen Six Sounds Qigong (幸福禅气功六字诀) 

The Six Sound Qigong is a well known traditional Chinese qigong through the 

inhalation, exhalation of six sounds and gentle movements of our body. It is
based on the 6 postures/movements and you need to perform each motion 9
times, total of 54 times.

The traditional movements are further enhanced by Master Richard Cheng and it is 

easy to learn and suitable for people of all ages.

The benefits of Happy Zen Six Sounds Qigong (幸福禅气功六字诀) is help to 
strengthens the liver, heart, spleen, lungs and kidneys, thus helping to balance
the energy and functions of the internal organs.

Happy Zen Damo Yijinjing (幸福禅达摩易筋经)

Happy Zen Damo Yijinjing (幸福禅达摩易筋经) is another Qigong form that is specially 
enhanced by Master Richard Cheng. Yijinjing is one of the oldest known forms of qigong 
that have been taught to monks of Shaolin monastery by the great Zen Master Damo 
around the period of 520 to 535 AD in China. 

It is based on the 12 postures/movements and you need to perform each motion 9 times, 
total of 108 times. By doing the steps correctly, it will change your physical structures of 
your body, restoring youthfulness and vigor.

Happy Zen Arahat Internal Form (幸福禅罗汉内劲功法)

Happy Zen Arahat Internal Form (幸福禅罗汉内劲功法) is an advanced and very effective qigong method of Zen Buddhism. It is consists of 10 postures/ movements and you need to perform each motion 9 times, total of 90 times.It has marvelous effects and practitioners do not need to concentrate their attention to "dan tian" or mind concentration and that is why it is safer to learn compared to other qigong".

When you are doing your practicing, you can even watch TV or music at the same time and you will never miss any of your favorite TV programme.

Coming back to the benefits of Happy Zen Arahat Internal Form (幸福禅罗汉内劲功法) you will gain a healthier body, self healing power and quicker development of qi within the body if you practice it correctly.

自然达 “无为”

修炼气功, 须顺其自然, 顺应天地宇宙的运化规律.
老子说: “人法地, 地法天,天法道, 道法自然.”<老子.二十五章>

<<黄帝内经>>曰:
“上古之人, 其知道者, 法于阴阳,和于术数, 饮食有节, 起居有常, 
不妄作劳, 故能形与神俱, 而尽终其天年, 度百岁乃去.”   

<<素向.上古天真论>>

是要顺应天地自然的运化规律, 炼功时要持之以恒, 坚持不懈.
像日月一样, 周所不殆, 长期坚持不辍, 必有成效.

炼功中不追求, 不执著.即不刻意有治疗疾病,强身健体, 延年益寿, 出

现特异功能, 益智开慧等追求. 越追求, 常常越事与愿违. 越与追求的
目标背道而驰.(欲速赤不达)

“不求治病而自愈 ,不求增功而自长”. 正所谓: 有心载花, 花不活, 无
心插柳, 柳成荫. “无为”系顺应天地自然的运化规律而为, 是修身养性
之大道, 是修炼气功的重要法则. 

遵循无为法则炼功,  即可勤修精进, 直步上乘, 实现无为而无不为的飞跃.

If you have and clarifications or want to find out more about our Happy Zen Qigong forms,

Please feel free to contact Master Richard Cheng.