7 SECRETSQIGONG DVD

15/11/2010 SUNNY DEVON 8:30 P.M.Discover 7 secrets that make the difference between qigong and qigong form.

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Well, over a year ago I created, with Sifu Jordan Francisʼs help, a DVD called : ʻ7 Secrets of High Level Qigongʼ. As the DVD is currently no longer available I decided to transcribe its contents and give it away free as a gift to mark the one year anniversary of my Qigong15 blog. I hope you find the contents useful and please feel free to share it with your friends.

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SevensecretsofhighlevelQigong

Marcus: Hithanksforjoiningusyou’rewatchingaDVDwhereI’mgoingtosharesevensecretsthatmakethedifferencebetweenhighlevelQigongandlowlevelQigongandI’ll bebluntI’llcomecleanrightatthestart,I’vegotmynotes here.Ifyou’veeverwatchedonetheofmyothervideo’s ittakesmeabout2daystorecorda5minuteone. As thisisgoingtobeabout50‐60minuteslongitcouldpotenHallytakeabout12daystorecorditandneitherof us havegotthatHmesoapologiesforthenotes,butwearegoingtobeasprofessionalaswecan.AndIjustwanttosaythatIamjoinedtodaybymyverygoodfriendandspecialguestJordanFrancis,whoisalsoateacherofQigong,betweenthetwoofuswehavegotalotofmaterialtocoverandbeforewegoanyfurtherIjustwanttokindofdanglealiLlehookinfrontofyou‐attheendoftherecordingI’mgoingtosharewithyouasimple,liLletechniquebuta verypowerfultechniquecalledThePointMassage.YouknowtheoneImeanJordan?

Jordan: Ohyeahsure.

Marcus: Somepeoplerefertoitaslikea faceliUwithouttheknives.WellwhatI’lldoisattheendoftherecordingI’llsharethatwithyou.SomakesureyoustaywithusunHltheendandlikeIsaidenjoy thevideoandwe’llgetstartednow

Secret1:WhatisQigong?

Jordan: Okay then, let’sstart with secretnumber 1 thehistory of Qigong perhaps youcould tellus thehistoryofQigong.

Marcus: It’saliLletrickybecauseQigonghasarecordgoingback5000plusyears.IrememberSifutellingmethatinamuseum, I forgetwhichone, there is thispieceof jadethat’sgot11Chinese characterson it that are anexplanaHonofahighlevelQigongtechniqueknownas thesmalluniverseandthatjadehasbeenproventobe5000yearsold,butIthinkqigongisconsiderablyolderthanthat.Imagineifyoudrewadotonapieceofpaperandthenstartdrawingtwolinesfromthatdot,if youhavejust1degreedifferenceintheanglebetweenthelinesovera5000yearperiodyou’llfindthatthere’sabiggapbetweenthosetwolines.Nowaddintothemixdifferentreligiousbeliefsdifferentsocialeconomic,andallthedifferentkindofthingsthathappeninhistoryandsociety.

It’sveryeasytoseethatsuddenlyyou’vegota lotof differentstylesofQigongalotof differentschoolsofQigong. You’vegotTaoistQigong ,you’vegotBuddhistQigong,you’vegotallkindofdifferentreligionsthathavegotQigongrelatedtothem,youhavemarHalartsQigong.Therearesomanydifferenttypes.AndwhatIwouldliketogooverwithyoualiLlebitisthekindofQigongweteach.

Andthat’sShaolinQigongsothelegendisthatabout1500yearsago,theVeryVenerableBodhidharmawhoisconsideredtobethefirstpatriarchofChineseChanorZenandthe28th patriarchof IndianBuddhismvisitedtheShaolinmonastery.

WhilsthewastherehefoundthemonksinverypoorhealthbecausetheywouldspendhoursandhoursataHmeleaningovercopyingscriptures fromonebooktoanother,andobviouslytheirposturewasverymessedupandeverythingwasn’tparHcularlyvery goodandatthatHme, therewasaphilosophy that thebodywasjustahindrancelikeadirtybagofbonesthatgotinthewayofspiritualculHvaHon.

NowBodhidharmahadaverydifferenttakeonthis,hefeltthatspiritualculHvaHonisprobablythehardestundertakingthatahumanisgoingtodo,andtobeabletodothatmuchbeLeryourbodyneedstobeingreatshape,soBodhidharmafindingthemonksoftheShaolinmonasteryinpoorhealthtaughtthemaseriesof3differentexercisesbuttheonethatwe’llfocusonistheShaolin18LohanHands.

using theseQigongexercisestheywereabletoimprovetheirhealthandtheirvitalitywhichobviouslyhelpedtoimprovetheirmentalabilityandalsotheirspiritualculHvaHon.AnditmightbeinteresHngforyoutoknowthattheShaolin18LohanHandswastheforerunnerofLohankungfu.AndobviouslyitseemsinteresHng ifyouknowanythingaboutQigong tothinkthatgentleexternalmovementscouldactuallygoontobecomeaformidablemarHalart.

Jordan: NowasweallknowfromtheHongKongmoviesandyes,itisquiteajumpfromhealthtocombat

Marcus: That’srightfromgentleflowingmovementstofulloncraziness.

Jordan: SocanwebreakdownthedifferenttypesofQigongtomakeitaliLlemoreunderstandablethen.

Marcus: Sure,butkeepinmindthat I’mgoingtobemakingbroadgeneralizaHonsherebecauseotherwisethiswholeDVDandanother6of themwouldjustbecoveringthis parHcularaspectaloneandobviouslyHmespressing.Butyouhavedifferentlevels ifyoulikebecausewithQigongyouareworkingwithhealthandvitality,longevity,internalforce,mental clarityand spiritualculHvaHon.SothethelowestlevelQigong if youlikealthoughit’ssHllvery‘high’ifdoneproperlyis selfmanifestedQiflowandpreLymuchwhatyou’redoingis you’reusingtheactualexternalmovementsofQigongto generateaflowof energy and I’lldiscuss inmoredetaillaterwhythat’s so important. But, preLy much it’s Qigong you would use if you had a clear medical problem, forexampleif yousufferfromasthmaordiabetes,orif there’saveryclearhealthissuethat’sthekindofQigongyouwouldwanttolookat.

Ifyoufindthatyou’reinrelaHvelygoodhealth,you’renotawareofanyparHcularhealthissueshappeningforyou. Thenyouwouldbemore interested indoingdynamicQigong.AnddynamicQigong isprobably, if youknowanything aboutQigong, iswhatyoumightthink of asbeing the stereotypeofQigong,it’saseriesofmovementsgoingon.

Again,thisparHculartypeof Qigong isaboutgeneraHng aflowofenergy andusing thatenergy to removeblockagesagainI’llgooverthisinmoredetaillater,butwhereastheselfmanifestedmedicalQigongcombinestwo, three, or more differentqigong exercises,with thedynamic youusually just focus on oneparHcularexercise.

AtahigherlevelyouhaveatypeofQigongknownasZhanZhuangwhichiswhereyouuseonepaLern and youhold itstaHcally,for example:goldenbridgeandyoujustholdthestanceandthenyoujustbreatheandrelaxandrelax andrelax.Now,ZhanZhuangis predominatelyusedbymarHalarHststodevelopinternalforce and internalforceispreLymuchwhatkeepsyougoingallday.ButyouhavetobeverycarefulZhanZhuangis somethingthatyouhavetotreatwithgreat respect. Especially if you’recrazy enoughtolearnitfromabookoravideoandnotlearnitdirectlyfromamasteroftheart.

Whymustyoubecareful?Becausethereis onlyonepaLern,ifyougettheonepaLernwrongyougetthewholepracHcewrong.Andbecauseit’sverypowerful,youcandoyourselfa lotmoreharmthangood.SoinmyopinionZhanZhuangisamuchhigherlevelQigongbestlearnedfromaninstructor.

Jordan: Sure

Marcus: Thenyou’vegotthehighestlevelofQigongwhichwouldbetechniqueslikethesmalluniverse.Orwhatsomepeoplemightknowasthemicrocosmicorbit.TheconnecHngoftheRenandtheDumeridians,andwe’llgointomoredetailaboutmeridiansinaminute.

Andthenyouhavethebiguniverseandsoon,Idon’treallywanttotalktoyoutoomuchaboutthesetypesofQigong,becauseIwouldnevereverwanttolearnthesefromabook.Smalluniverseandbiguniversearesuchhighlevelartsthatyou’vegottolearnthemfromamaster,it’sassimpleasthatinmyopinion.

Jordan: Yeah,absolutely

Marcus: Theselevels don’treallyexist,theyaremorelikeof anaid forpeoplelearningaboutQigong. Generallyyouhave:

o MedicalQigong‐whichisrelaHvelylowlevelandisusedforovercomingillness.

o DynamicQigong ‐ qigong exercisesforthosewhoarehealthyandwant tostay thatwayand increasetheirenergy.

o QigongfortheScholar‐ thathelpsstudents andthoseinterestedincreaHvitytoexpandanduHlizethepoweroftheirmind.

o Qigongforthewarrior‐awarriorhasgottobeabletomakesplitdecisions,makingtherightdecisionorthewrong decisioninbaLlecouldbethedifferencebetween lifeanddeath.Andfortunatelywedon’tfindourselvesliving insuchHmesanymore.Butobviouslyifyou’reinbusinessyouneedtobeabletomakeadecisionbasedonthefactsthatyou’vegotandyouneedtobeabletomakethatdecisionquick.

o Qigongforspiritualcul:va:on–thehighestlevelofqigong.AndyouknowasI’vesaidbefore,spiritualculHvaHonisoneofthehardestendeavorsthatahumancanundertake.

Now if you’re lucky, there are certain types of Qigong you canpracHcethatcan covertwoormoreof thesedifferenttypesofqigongI’vemenHoned.Forexamplelet’ssayifyoutookaqigongexercisecalledli<ingtheskyaformofdynamicQigong.Thiscanbeusedtoovercomeillness.It canhelp the increaseenergy,itcanhelpthescholartodevelopmentalclarity,andIfyouwanttoworkonspiritualculHvaHon,thenyoucanalsouseittoculHvatethespirit.

Thekeyhere, andthe importantaspectto remember is thatitdependson the levelof thepracHHoneras towhatresultsyoucanexpecttogain.Forexample,ifyouhavea veryhighlevelartbutalowlevelpracHHoner,theresultsaregoingtobequitelow.ButifyouhaveahighlevelpracHHoner,theycantakesomethingthatseemslowlevelandgetalotofveryhighlevelbenefitsfromit.

Jordan: It’squite a stretch, especially forwesterners, we’re very muchfixed on what we see, the visual and the movements. So aperson could be doing what looks to beavery simple qigongexercise like liUing the sky, but they can be working on anydifferentlevelaccordingtotheirskill that they’reapplyingto it,it’sfascinaHng.

Marcus: AndliUingtheskyisoneofthefirstqigongexerciseswecoverintheQigong Secrets Home Study Course, I think it’s covered inweeks3and4,soyoucangettofindoutmoreaboutthat.

Jordan: It’safantasHcexercise.Marcus,whatdoesQigongdo,Imeanwhat’sinit?

Marcus: Ina nutshell,therearetwomainaimstoQigong,oneistoremovetheblockagestoharmoniousenergyflow,andthiswillbecomeclearerlateronIpromiseand thesecond,oncetheblockageshavebeen removedtheaimofpracHcingQigongistoincreasetheenergyflow.

Jordan: NowwehavegotanideaofQigongandit’sscopeit’squiteawidescope

Marcus: It’sabigumbrellaterm

Jordan: SohowcanwefitthisintoTradiHonalChineseMedicine?

Marcus: Brilliant

Jordan: Perhapsthatwouldhelp

Marcus: TradiHonalChineseMedicinetheoryis fundamentaltothesuccessifyoulikeofQigong,Qigongisbasedontheprincipals of tradiHonal Chinese medicine and without those foundaHons than Qigong would not be aspowerfulasitis,whichleadsusnicelyintosecretnumber2.

Secret2:HowQigongworks

Jordan: We’regoingtolookatTradiHonalChineseMedicineanddiscoverwhatwhyit’ssoimportanttoQigong. Butfirst,perhapsyoucouldgiveusanoverviewofTradiHonalChineseMedicine.

Marcus: Thefirstthingtosayis thatpeoplewhostudyTradiHonal ChineseMedicinestudyitforyears andyears.So,pleasetakeeverythingthat’ssaidhereasbeingacompletesimplified,gross overview,I’mjustgivingyouaHnysnapshot.

TherearefivemainbranchesofTradiHonalChineseMedicineyoucanconsider.

1. Acupuncture–I’msureeverybodyhasheardofacupuncture.

2. Tuina– Is notsowellknown,butthat’schanging.Itisa therapeuHcmassage,itreallygetsinthere. ItcanfeelveryuncomfortableattheHme,butcangivelongtermrelieffrommuscularskeletalinjuries.

3. Herbs–mixturesofherbsknowntohavecertainqualiHesareprescribedtoovercomeillness.

4. Diet–TCMhasaveryexhausHveapproachtodiet.Ithasnothingtodowiththekindof ‘fad’dietsthatwemaythinkof intheWest.ThisbranchofTCMlooksspecificallyathowdietcanovercomeillnessanddisease.

5. Qigong–theartofdeliberatelyworkingonyourbodiesvitalenergytoimprovehealthandenhancelife.

Allfivebranches ofTCMareseekingtoachievethesameaimandthatistopromoteharmoniousenergyflow.Andwe’regejngverycloseIpromisetothatpointwhereIwillexplainmoreonwhatthatis.

Jordan: I think that leads into thekeyquesHonnow,what isQi? CanyougiveusanexplanaHonof Qithatwecanunderstand?

Marcus: Thereisabookinmybookcaseathome. It’sHtleisQianditis 100’sofpageslong. Soit’s going tobeverydifficulttoexplainwhatQiishereinsuchashortspace.Butinanutshell thewaywe’relookingatQiyoucanthinkofitasyou’rebodiesvitalenergy,vitalenergyisthe‘juice’thatkeepsyouandmealivethatkeepsallthesystemsinthebodyfuncHoning.

VitalenergyorQiis what’s allowingmetolookinthecameranowandthenthink:‘okaynowI’mgoingtolookatJordanandtalkmoreaboutvitalenergy’.Itkeepseverythingmoving andin factyoucanthinkof itasthebasicbuildingblockoflife.Ifwetakethis tableforexampleandthengodowntoadeeperlevelandlookatitthroughamicroscopeyoumightseethethreadsonthetablecloth,ifyouwentdeeperanddeeperyou’dseeatoms and electrons if you went deeper and deeper as far as you could possibly go, at the very basiccomponentisQi,isenergy.

SoforexampleifIputmyhandslikethisthenitmaylooklikethereis justemptyspacebetweenmyhandsbutpreLymuchthereisQibetweenmyhands.We’reactually swimming throughQi,we’resurroundedwithQiandwe’reswimmingthroughQi.

Jordan: Ilikethat

Marcus: Qiisthevitalessenceoflife.

Jordan: Verygood,sowhatdoesQidointhebody?Wheredoesitflow?Howdoesitwork?

Marcus: Excellent,so,againthisreallyisthe‘ina nutshell’version,Igointothisinmuchmoredetailinthehomestudycourse.Sorememberthisisanoverview,butitwillhelpourunderstanding.

TherearetwocoreprincipalsofTradiHonalChineseMedicine:

1. Yin/YangTheory ‐ it’s veryimportant,I’msureeverybody’sheardofyinyangyouknowtheroundsymbolwiththetwofishchasingeachother.Yin/Yang theoryisaconceptyoucan’tgointoashopandbuyabagofyinyoucan’tgetsomeyangandnothing isabsolutelyyinoryang.It’satheoryofrelaHvitynotlikeEinstein’seequalsmcsquared.

ImaginethatIhadadog,supposemydog issathereandovertherewehavean ant. I could say that the dog was yang in this relaHonshipbecauseit’sbig and theantwasyin becausecomparedtothedog it’ssmall

Now, suppose we take a different relaHonship, we bring an elephant into the room. In this newrelaHonshipthedognowbecomesyin,becausetheelephantisyang(big).BearinmindthatthistheoryofrelaHvitydoesn’tjustapplytomaLersofsize.

Nothingisabsolutely yinandnothing isabsolutelyyang.WhenweapplyYin/Yang theorytohealthwetake theaspectof yintobeourbodiesnatural ability tobehealthy, it’snaturalforyoutohavegoodhealth,okay that’s an important fact.Andthenwetaketheyang aspects to beanything thatcausesillnesswhetherit’sbacteriainfood,oradverseweathercondiHons,orstressandworry,that’salllabeledasyang.Andaslongaswehaveyinyangharmony,thenwe’llhavegoodhealth.

2. Meridians ‐ think of themeridiansastheenergystreamswithinyourbody.Therearetwelveprimarymeridians,primarybecausetheypassthroughinternalorgans.Andthereareeightsecondarymeridians.

Whenyour vitalenergy orQi isflowing harmoniously through theseenergy streamsinthebodyyouhavewhatwecallgoodhealth.Iftheflowof qiisblockedthanyoucanhavesickness, illness,disease.Theseverityoftheblockagewillrelatetotheseverityoftheillness. If ablockagestopstheflowofqicompletely,deathquicklyfollows.

WeneedtobeawareofthesetwocoreprincipalsofTCMbecausewithoutthemqigongcan’tpossiblywork.

Jordan: Okaywiththatinmindverybrieflyofcourse,whatactuallyishappeningwhensomeonepracHcesQigong?

Marcus: Whenyou’repracHcingQigongwhatyou’redoing isyou’reseekingtoinfluencetheflowofenergysoyou’retrying to generatemoreenergy moreisnot parHcularly a good term for it, you’re trying to get ridof theblockagestoharmoniousenergyflow.

Qiif youlikehasanintelligenceallof Itsown,soforexamplelet’ssaythistablewasona slantandItookthewaterfromthevaseandIpoureditout,thewaterwouldjustfalloffthetable.Thewaterdoesn’tthinkaboutflowingoffthetable, itjustdoes.Waterflowstothelowestpointnaturally. Qialwaysflowstotheareasoflowenergyandtheareas oflowenergyinyourbodyarewheretheblockagesare.Soyoudon’tneedtoknowwheretheblockages areyouuseyourpracHceofqigong togenerateanenergy/qiflow,youthenletgoandyouletyourqidothework.

Secret3:Thereisonlyoneillness

Jordan: SecretnumberthreethereisonlyoneillnessintradiHonalChinesemedicine,canyoutellusmoreaboutthat.

Marcus: Sure, if you remember back to secretnumber two I spoke aboutyin yang theory. Andhow if you haveaharmonybetweenyin,yourbody’snaturalabilitytotakecareof its selfandtobehealthyandfull of vitalityandyangwhichwesaidwaseverythingthatcausesillhealthanddisease, ifyouhavethatyinyangharmonythenyouwillhavegoodhealth.Givemesomeillnesses

Jordan: Stress

Marcus: Andanother

Jordan: Heartdisease

Marcus: Andanother

Jordan: Liverdisease

Marcus: Stress, Heart disease, headaches, diabetes, asthma and so on. Regardless of the name you give to thesymptomsoftheillness,fromaTradiHonalChineseMedicineviewpointtheonlyillness thatthereis,is thisyin‐yang disharmony. Forexample let’s say I’vegot sicknessand diarrhea.Whatmighthavehappened?Well Imighthaveeatenaneggmayonnaisesandwichatlunchwhichwas2weekspastit’ssellbydateandriddledwithsalmonella.

Eventhoughmyyin(mybodiesnaturalabilitytolookaUeritself)is quitehighandstrong,thereissuddenlyamassiveincreaseintheamountofyangcausingagentsinmybodyandasaresultIgetsick.

RegardlessofthesymptomsfromaTradiHonalChineseMedicineviewpointthereis onlyoneillnessandthatillnessisyin‐yangdisharmonyandifwecanrestorethisharmonyyouhavegoodhealthagain.

Jordan: Okay so when thisharmony, we get the harmony back, what’s actually occurred in the body to get thatharmonyback.HowdoesQigongachievethat?

Marcus: The causesof yin‐yang disharmony are blockages to harmonious energy flow through themeridians, theenergystreams,ofthebody.

Qigongseekstoremovetheseblockages,andtoaidunderstandingwecancategorizeblockagesinto4types:

Physical– theseareusuallycausedbypoorpostureorphysical injurytothebody,likeacutorablowof somekind.

Emo:onal –constantlybeinginanegaHveemoHonalstatei.e.worried,stressful,fearful,anxiousetcwilleffecthealth.

Mental–themaincauseofmentalblockagesisobsessivethinking,orthinkingtoomuch.

Spiritual–depressionisperhapsthemostcommonexampleofaspiritualblockage.

Nowobviouslywhensomethinghappenstousitdoesn’tjustcauseaphysicalblockageoramentalblockage,becausewe’reholisHcbeingssomethingcanhappentous anditusuallyhasaneffectonallfouraspectssoit’simportanttokeepthatinmind.

When we’re pracHcing Qigong we’re seeking first of all to get rid of thephysical, emoHonal, mental andspiritualblockagessothatwehaveharmoniousenergyflow,whichmeanswehaveyin‐yangharmony. Oncewehaveachievedthiswethenseektoincreasetheflowofenergysothatwehavevitalityandlongevity.

Perhaps themostuseful ‘takeaway’fromthissecretisthatfromtheTradiHonalChineseMedicineviewpointthereisnosuchthingasan incurable illness.Butthere’s acaveattothat. Itdoesn’tmeanthatTradiHonalChineseMedicinecancureeveryillness.If theillnesshasbeenleUuncheckedfortoolongthenitmaynotbepossibletofullyrestoreyin‐yangharmony.

Jordan: So perhapsthen to finishup this partwecan havean example of howQigong overcomes stress,anxiety,depression.

Marcus: Sure,rememberthemeridians Ispokeof,theenergystreamsofthebody?Oneofthosemeridiansis calledtheheartmeridian.Andit’simportanttorealizethatwhenwetalk about theheart fromaTradiHonalChineseMedicine viewpoint we’re not talking just about the four chambered muscle in your chest that pumpsdeoxygenatedandoxygenatedbloodaroundthebody.

FromaTradiHonalChineseMedicineviewpointtheorganstendtobemoresymbolicandtheyalsohavefuncHons.SotheheartdoesalotofthingsanditisknownastheEmperorbecauseit isthesupremeruler. ThehearthousesyourShen,orSpiritandfromtheTCMviewpointifsomeone’sdepressedthenthereissomekindofblockagetodowiththeheartmeridian.

So youwould pracHceqigong exercises that havebeendocumentedto bring reliefandtoclearblockagesfromtheheartmeridian.Oneofthosemaybe‘EmperorWalksHeartOpens’or itmaybeGreenDragonSeparaHngWater.Andperhapsoneof thebestpaLerns,ImeanI’vecertainlyusedittohelppeopleovercometheirdepression,is buLerflydancinginfrontofflowersandit’sthefirstqigongexercisewecoverinthehome study course. It’s thefirst exercisewe cover because it’s simpleand it’spowerful.

Jordan: Wonderful,sothefolksareprobablywonderinghowisthisaviablealternaHveorisitaviablealternaHvetowesternmedicine?

Marcus: Goodpoint. You seethething tobearinmindis thatTCMhaskeptoneof the largestpopulaHonsontheplanet healthy and well and that populaHon also has had one of the longest conHnuous records ofdocumentedhistoryontheplanet.

Wehaven’tgotHmetocover ithere,butinthehomestudycourseIsharemanyareaswhereTCMhasbeensomeHmeshundredsofyearsinfrontofwesternmedicinalbreakthroughsintechnology.

Butthereis onethingIreallywanttomakeclear,absolutelyclear.Iwanttogoonrecordandmakethis point:I’mnotsaying TCM is beLerthanwesternmedicine. Asking which isbest isnotagoodquesHon. AmuchbeLerquesHoniswhichismoreappropriateforthesituaHon?

ImagineIhavea badcaraccidentthenIwantaparamedicthereasquicklyaspossibleandIwanttobetakentoAccident&EmergencyandIwantallthebenefitsthatwehaveofthewonderfulwesternmedicaltradiHon.

ButifIwassufferingfromsaydepressionorstress orsomethingthatyoucouldn’tclearlypointatandsay“Ah,yesMrSanter,Iseeyourheadisfallingoffweneedtotakecareof that”.ThenIwoulddefinitelywantmoreofaQigongapproachtoactuallyovercomethat.

IhopeIhavemadeitperfectlyclear IamnotsayingthatTCM isbeLerthanwesternmedicineit isacaseofwhatisthemostappropriatefortheactualsituaHonpresented.Ithinkwe’restraightonthat

Jordan: Verygoodthankyou.Sothat’ssecret3

Marcus: Andnowwe’llgetontosecret4

Secret4:Howtotakebackthepowerforyourhealthhappinessandwellbeing.

Jordan: Secretnumber4:why15minutesjustaquarterofanhouradaycanreallyhelpusovercomeourillnessandmaintainlife.

Marcus: Onekey pointtomakeaboutthatthough isthatyouhavetobepracHcinghigh levelQigong.And thenextsecretandthesecretaUerthatwillgiveyouaverygoodunderstandingofthekeydifferencesthedifferencesbetweenhighlevelandlowlevelQigong.

Thekeythingtorememberisthatif you’repracHcinghighlevelQigong,thenyoushouldn’thavetospendanhoureverydaydoingit.

Sothefirstkeyclueif you’regoing tocheckouta qigongschoolbecauseyouwanttofindoutif it’steachinghigh levelQigong– if theysayyouneed topracHcewhattheyteachyou foranhourataHme, thenyou’reprobablygoingtohavetoconHnueyoursearch.

Anythingthatis highlevelshouldgiveyougreatresultsinashorterHme, that’showyoudisHnguishwhatishigh level inmy book. Remember thatShaolinQigong has its originsat the Shaolin Temple. TheShaolinTemple,was animperialtemplewhichmeantthatnotanyoldTom,DickorHarry couldgoalong to,despitewhatitsaysinthefilm.

IlovethoseKungFumovieswherethehero’ssay:“Let’sgotoShaolinandlearnkungfu,wecanovercomeouroppressorsandgetourrevenge!”

No.Shaolinwasan imperialtemple it’s wherereHredgenerals andhigh ranking governmentministersandofficialswenttoculHvatewhentheyfinishedgivingeverythingtotheirfamiliesandtosociety.

Remember, harmonious energy flow through themeridians of thebody equals health. When you havevigorousflow,likearushingstreamthroughthemeridiansofthebodythenyouhavevitality.Andwhenyouhave an abundance of fast flowing Qi with no blockages then you have longevity, but you’ve got to bepracHcinghighlevelQigong.

Jordan: Qigong is suchabig subject, I thinkwecould beherealong Hme,but couldyou tell uswhat the 5mainreasonsareforpracHcingqigong?

Marcus: Wellif IwasmoreprofessionalIwouldhavememorizedthem.Butas Isaidittookmetwodays tomakeafiveminutefilm.

Jordan: StopboasHng.

Marcus: ThefivemainbenefitsthereasonswhyyouwouldwanttopracHceQigong.

1. Health&Vitality – Thebasebuilding block. There’s nopoint learning how to becomeonewith theCosmosifyou’reriddledwithsomesicknessorillness.YouwanttotakecareofthatfirstandhealthandvitalitybenefitsareperhapsthemainreasonswhymanypeoplepracHceqigong.

2. Longevity–oncetheenergystreams,meridians,ofthebodyareblockagefreeandwehavegoodhealth,wethenwantto increasethatflowof energyunHlwehaveanabundance of it, thatiswhatgivesapersonlongevityandisthesecondmainbenefitofpracHcingqigong.

3. InternalForce ‐manyyearsagoasa marHalarHst,Iusedtothinkthatinternalforcewas all aboutbeingabletohitpeoplesothattheycouldn’tgetbackupagain.Becauseitwasn’tjustthephysicaldamageyoucaused youtransferred your energyandtheirheartexplodedjustwith atouch. I’molder,wiserandmorematurenow,internalforcesupposedlycandothosethings,buttherearemoreusefulbenefitstobehadfrominternalforce.

Think of internalforceas‘energyplus’. Itgivesyoutheenergy towork, restandplayandmakeyoubeLerateverythingyoudo.

4. MentalCul:va:on–manyscholars,arHstsandstudentspracHceqigong tobenefitfromdevelopingthemind.Let’stakethesunasanexample.Ifthesunshinesonapieceofpaper,thepapergets warm.Butifwetakeamagnifyingglassandfocusthesunsrays,theheatis nowhotenoughtosetthepaperalight.Thinkofqigongasthemagnifyingglassthatallowsyoutofocusthepowerofyourmind. Butwithoutsejngyourbooksonfire.

5. SpiritualCul:va:on‐ likeI’vesaid it’sthehardestendeavora humancanundertakeandmanypeoplejustaren’treadyforit,soifyouaren’tinterestedinspiritualculHvaHondon’tworryaboutit.ButifyouareQigongisapowerfultool.

Jordan: That’sgood,youdon’thavetosignupforeverythingwhenyoudoQigong.It’s averypersonalthing.SowhywouldsomeonepracHceQigonginsteadofdoingsomeotheralternaHveart,what’rethecorebenefits?

Marcus: Oneofthemainthings thatI’vealwayslovedaboutpracHcingQigongisthatwhereveryougoyoucanpracHceit,it’snotlikeyouneedtogetaccesstoa staHonarybikeoryouneedtobeableaccessabenchpressmachine.IfI’vegottogoawayonbusinessIneverhavetoworryaboutstayingatahotelwithagym.

Sowhereveryougo,becausethereisnoequipment,youaretheequipment,youarethegym,youcandoyourQigong.Obviouslytherearesomeplaceswhereyoudon’twanttopracHceqigongandI’llcoverthatinmoredetailinthecourse.ButpreLymuchwhereveryouareyoucandoQigong.

Therearenoexpensivegymmemberships aswell.Imeanthereisa frighteningstaHsHcthatmostpeoplethattakeagymmembershipwon’tgoforlongerthan3monthsbutwillpaytheirgymmembershipforconsiderablymoremonthsaUerthat.Thegymsknowthatwhichiswhytheymakeyousignupforatleast3to6monthsbeforehand.AnothergreatbenefitofpracHcingQigong isthatthereisnoexpensiveequipmenttobuy. Youdon’tneedtogooutandbuya$100pairoftrainers.GodI’mthinkingindollars.

Jordan: Idothattoo

Marcus: There’snoneed to goout andbuy expensiveclothingorgo outand get your ownbicycle,or afancymat.There’snoneedtobuyanythingall,youneedissomecomfortableclothessomeflatsoledshoesandyou’regoodtogo.

AndthethirdthingIlikeaboutitisthere’snoexpensivesupplementstotake,letsbehonestmostvitaminsormineralsthatpeopletakejustendupas beingexpensiveurine,ifyou’llpardonthegratuityofthat.So,Qigongacompleteart,you can take it anywhere, you don’t need any extra materialandyou don’tneed to takeanythingextrawhenyoudoit,itreallyisahighlevelart.

Jordan: Talkaboutconvenience,it’samazing.

Secret5:ThethreecoreskillsofhighlevelQigong

Jordan: Secret5IlikethisoneparHcularly,IteachQigongtomystudents.I’vereadyourbook,thisbook’s beenhelpfultome,itgivesagreatmaponhowIcanapproachteachingQigongmoresystemaHcally.AndwhenItalkabouthighlevelQigongItalkaboutthethreecoreskillsofhighlevelQigong.Pleasetellusabitmore.

Marcus: Thethreecoreskills this isverymuchthemostimportantstuffonthisvideoifyoulike.Qigongis amarriageofform,energyandmind,ifoneofthoseaspectsismissingparHcularlytheenergyandthemindaspects,thenIwouldquesHonwhetheryouarepracHcingQigongatall.Oneof themostimportantaspects ofQigongis themindaspect. ThefirstofthethreecoreskillsisenteringtheQigongstateofmind.Itisa heightenedstateofawarenessoranimmensesensaHonofrelaxaHonifyoulike.ItisimportantthatwhenyoudoQigongyouareinthisQigongstateofmind.

ThesecondcoreskillisQiflow,ormorepoeHcallyknownasflowing breeze swaying willows and if you remember wetalked about howwegenerateenergy flow, we let go andenergyflowsthroughthemeridiansof thebodyandgetsridof the blockages. Well it’s during flowing breeze swayingwillowswherealotof thoseblockagescanbegotridofandwhere the Qi is busily working on removing blockages,whether physical, emoHonal, mental, or spiritual, doesn’tmaLer. Flowingbreezeswayingwillowscan literally bejustthat‐somebodygentlyflowing,tosomethingwhichisquiteextreme– Imean,Jordan,I’msureyou’vehad thepleasureofseeing70or80studentsintheclassinQiflow.

Jordan: Icertainlyhave,yes,it’s quiteascene.Therearealotofpeoplegoingthroughsomecleansing,butit’sjusttheenergyclearingthroughtheblockages.

Marcus: It’sa goodpoint,becausetheremaybeonepersoncrying,somebodynexttothemmayberollingonthefloor,butthey’renotdoinganything,they’rejustlejnggoandlejngtheworkbedoneforthem.It’sWuWei,donothing,andleteverythingbedoneforyou,they’renotconsciouslythinking,“Oh,I’mgoingtolaughnow,”or“I’mgoing torollonthefloornow.” But if youhaveQigongwithoutflowing breezeswayingwillows,thenIreallywouldquesHonthebenefitsyou’reactuallygoingtogetfromit. So,it’svery importantifyou’redoingqigongtohaveflowing breezeswayingwillows,butfromtheexperienceI’vehadof otherqigongschoolsit’sveryrare,Ihaven’tcomeacrossit.

Jordan: Seldomtalkedabout.

Marcus: Yeah, it really is,and thethird coreskill isstandingmeditaHon. If you thinkof theflowingbreezeswayingwillowsasbeingmovement,yang,thenstandingmeditaHonyoucanthinkofastheyin,thesHllness,andit’spreLymuchjustlikeifyou’vegotathousandpoundsonthetableandyouwanttokeepitsafe,soyou’regoingtoput itaway. AndthestandingmeditaHon, is like theconsolidaHonof yourpracHce, bringing everythingtogether,andlikeIsaidatthestartof this,youknow,qigong isamarriageofform,energy,andmind,andifyoubringthethreecomponentstogether,thenyou’llhavehighlevelqigong.

So,whenyou’reouttherelookingforaschooltolearnqigong from,trytomakesurethatwhatitteachesis a marriageofform,energyandmind.All schoolshaveqigongforms.Theformisveryobvious,andyou’llhavesomeschoolswherealltheydoisform,andtheytellyoutogoawayandpracHcethis formahundredHmesaday,orfor an hour, orhoweverlong. It’s theenergy and themindaspectsthatyouneed to look for, theentering aqigongstateofmind,flowingbreezeswayingwillowsandstandingmeditaHon,somakesureyoulookoutforthosethree.

Jordan: So really, we’re gejng down to the difference here between the techniques and the skills, because,everybody’sgoingtohaveqigongform,goingtodosomesortofmovement,thosearetechniques.Butit’stheenergyandthemindaspects,thosetwopartsthatareimportantskills.

Marcus: Yeah,that’sright,it’sagoodpointbecausetheform’stheexternalpart,soyoucanseetheform,butqigongformisnotqigong,youknow,you’renotgoingtogetgreatbenefits. Now,ifyouhavethesethreecoreskills,thenyoucantakeatechniqueandgetthebenefitsfromthatqigongform.

Forexample,let’ssayItooktheqigongexercise–Lookingbacktocarryingthemoon,orcarryingthemoonas it’s someHmesknown. I could lookat thetechniqueina book, butbecause Ihave theskills, Icould veryquicklygetthebenefitsfromthattechnique.There’sabigdifferencebetweenskillsandtechniques,ittookmeyearstolearnthis,andwhenIdidmypracHcewentthroughtheroof,becausethere’sasayinginmarHalartscirclesthatyoudon’tfearthemarHalarHstwhoknowsahundredkicksbuthasonlyhadtheHmetopracHceeachoneahundredHmes,youfearthemarHalarHstwhoknowsonekick,buthaspracHcedittenthousandHmes.

Jordan: That’ssotrue.

Marcus: Youmustbecarefulbecausethere’sthisnoHonthat,repeHHonisthemotherofskill,that’snotquitetrue.It’s correct repeHHonthat’sthemotherof skill,okay,becauseif youdosomethingwronglytenthousandHmes,you’regoingtobeveryskillfulatdoingitwrongly.

Jordan: Yeah.Noonewillbeabletomatchit(laughing)you’llbeaheadofthecurve,but—

Marcus: ThesecondpointI’dliketomakeonthisisthatskillsarevirtuallyimpossibletolearnfromabook,orfromavideo,they’rebestlearnedfrom,fromamasterorateacher. AndanexampleIliketogiveofthisconceptisthis. YearsagoIwasverymuchintoskateboarding,andIwantedtolearnhowtodoatrickcalledan“Ollie”,it’sabitlikeabunnyhoponaBMX,itlooksreallycool.

Jordan: Ididn’tknowthis!

Marcus: AndIusedto,atthatpoint,Iusedtobelieve,Iwasabitofalatestarter,butyouknow,probablytoooldtobeonaskateboard,but—

Jordan: Thatwaslastweek,folks!

Marcus: That’sright. ButIusedtobea big believerinyoucould learnanything fromabook,so Iwentdowntothelibrary,Igotabookonskateboarding…andreadhowtodoanOllie. Itsoundsreallysimple. Ire‐readafewHmesandthenI’mofftopracHce.

Jordan: (laughing)

Marcus: Ifelloffmany,many,manyHmes,andeventuallyallIdidwasIjustwenttoseesomebody,youknow,oneofthekidsthatwasdoingone,andIsaid,“Hey,canyouteachmehowtodothat?”andwespentanaUernoondoingit,andIcoulddoit.Skateboardingisahighlevelart,butqigong’sanevenhigherlevelart,so—

Jordan: Soyou’renotbringingoutaskateboardingcourse?

Marcus: No,no,no,theskateboardingcourseisgoingtohavetowait.But,basicallythepointI’mtryingtomakeisthattheskillsofqigong,infactanyskillsarebestlearnedfromamaster,oratleasta,acompetentinstructor.

Jordan: Atleastsomeoneatleastalevelortwoaboveyou.

Marcus: Yeah, in fact, it’s a bit off topichere, but I would just liketomenHon asit seemsappropriate, the threerequirementsforsuccessinanyendeavor,Iknowthat’sabitofaboldclaim—

Jordan: Itis,quite.Justthree?

Marcus:Justthree,onlythree,I’llseeifIcanpullitoff.So,thefirstrequirementisthemaster,okay?Youneedtomakesureyou’relearning fromsomeonewho isamaster ofwhatever techniqueyouwantto learn. So let’s sayyou’vebeennotdoinggreatolliesonaskateboard. Ineedtofindamaster,orsomebodywhoisamasterofdoingolliesonaskateboard.

Thesecondrequirementisthemethod,youknow,theyhavetobeusingamethodthat’striedandtestedformaking yougoodatbeingabletodoollies onaskateboard.Itcan’tbehaphazard,ithastobesystemized,structured,sothatifyoufollowthemethod,you’llconsistentlygettheresult.Whichinthisexampleis youcandogreatollies.

Thethirdandthemostimportantrequirementforsuccessinanyendeavoris thestudent. Yousee,youcanhavethegreatestmasterteachingtheulHmatemethodintheuniverse,butifyoudon’tdothework,if theysay,right,youneedtodotenminutesofthiseveryday,ifyoudon’tdothat,andyoudon’tgettheresults,it’snotthemaster’sfault,it’snotthemethod’sfault, it’syour fault.Andthat’s perhapswhy theysaythatgreatmastersarerare,andit’strue,andgreatmethodsarerare,butperhapsevenrareris greatstudents.Sorrytogooffonasidethere.

Jordan: Marcus,whyisqigongformsoprevalenttoday?

Marcus: Great quesHon. If you remember,Qigong, high level qigong is amarriageof form,energy,andmind.Now, the form aspect is the visualaspect, you can see it, if someone’sdoing this you can copy that, ifsomeone’s doing this you can copythat,butit’stheenergyandthemindaspects, you can’t see thoseparHcular aspects, so therefore it’sveryhardtocopythemunless you’vebeentaughtthemdirectly.

Now,oneofthedownsidesofhighlevelqigongisthatishasbeenajealouslyguarded,closelykeptsecretofanelitefewforaverylongperiodofHme.

Whetherit’shighrankingmarHal arHsts,scholars,warriormonks,it’soUenbeenthecasethatmanystudentswillleavetheirlearning froma masterbeforethey’reactuallybeengiventhekey tothedoor,if youlike,theinvisibleaspectsoftheart,soalotofteachershavegoneonandtaughtjusttheformaspect.

Theymay’vegot benefitsthemselves,andthey’vethen goneonto teachqigong form, it hasbenefits, andthosebenefitsareonparwithwhatyou’dgetfromgentlephysicalexercise. Butit’snotpowerfulenoughtogivethekindofhealth,vitality,mentalclarity,spiritualculHvaHonbenefitsthatwewant.

Another reasonqigong form issocommon today is that,well, it’shard formetobelievethis,buta lotofpeoplewillstartteachingaUerwatchingavideo,orpracHcingfromabookfora periodofHme.Theywillthentakeituponthemselves andstartthinkingthatsomehowthey’rereadytostartteaching. Andit’sinteresHng,we’veneverlived inamoreinteresHngHmeifyouaskme,theamountofinteresHngarcaneknowledgethatwehaveaccessto.

Todayyoucangetaccess totopsecrettextsthatyouwereneverabletogetholdof.Inthepastpeoplewouldsacrificetheirgiantfortunesandgiveuptheir,kingships orHtles tobeabletolearnthisparHcularinformaHon,ortogetaccesstothisknowledge. Peoplewouldfightfor thisknowledge. And yetnowyoucangoontoGoogle,Amazon,visityourlocalbookstoreandyoucangettheTaoTeChing,youcangetthesmalluniverse…It’scrazy,becausealotof thesetexts,especially,fromtheTaoistsideof things,weredeliberatelywriLen insecreHve,arcane,esotericlanguagethatwasvirtuallyimpossibletodecipherunlessyou’dbeeniniHatedintotheartitself,sounlessyouwerea highrankingTaoistpracHHonerof theart,thenotesyou’dhaveinfrontofyouwouldmakenosensewhatsoever.

Jordan: Nonsense.

Marcus: Nonsense!So,thisiswhyalotoftheinternalaspectsoftheenergyarts,theenergyandthemindaspects aremissing,or someHmesevenworse they’remisinterpreted because someonewill take sometextandthink,“Yeah,right,okay,soI’vegottowalkaroundwitha donkeybladderonmyhead,andthat’s goingtohelpmeaLainsomeparHcularskill,”butthat’sprobablyareferencetosomethingelse.IfyouwereiniHatedintothatschool,youwouldknowthatthat’sactuallyacode,oractuallyareferencetosomethingelse.

Jordan: Secretlanguagecode,there.

Marcus: Yeah. Andrememberthatalotoftheoriginal textsforqigong,werewriLeninChinese,andhavethereforebeentranslated,andalotgets lostintranslaHon. A lotof peoplemayhaveincompletestudiesfrompeople,themastersthey’vebeenlearningfrom,andalsotheCulturalRevoluHonandtheeffectthatthat’s hadonalotoftheinternalenergyarts.That’sthereasonwhythere’s alotof qigongformoutthere,andletmejustsay,it’s notevil, it’snot abad thing, butif youwant thebenefitsof greathealth,wonderfulvitality, longevity,mentalclarity,andspiritualculHvaHon,you’vegottolearnhighlevelqigong.

Secret6:APERFECTApproachtoLearningQigong

Jordan: Secretnumbersix.So,referringtothebookagain,I’venotedthatforthebookyouactuallydevisedasystemtohelpyourstudentsremembertheprocess. YoucameupwiththePERFECT system.SoperhapsyoucouldtelluswhatPERFECTstandsfor.

Marcus: I noHced thatwhen I’dbeteaching, I’d start teaching something and I’d standhere, then I’dmoveontoadifferentaspectand I’d behere, InoHced Iwasmoving. So Istarted thinking about it and I realized thatbetweenstarHng yourpracHceandfiUeenminuteslater ending yourpracHce, I felt thatthereweresevenclearlydefinedsteps,andwhenIstartedlearningqigongmyselfI’dfindsomeHmesI’dforgetwhatcamenext.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’dbegoing throughandI’dgetstucktrying torememberwhatIwasmeanttobedoingnow.

Marcus: Yeah. Ittookmequiteafewmonthsjusttogethappywithwhat Iwasdoing in thatfiUeenminutesbecauseI’dhave to rememberwhat camenext,andobviouslyhigh level qigong is a marriage of form, energy, andmind. If your mind’s like, “What is it that happensnext?”that’sreallynot goodformaintaininga qigongstateofmindthatwemenHoned.

So I found that “PERFECT”wasagreat liLle tool, andit’s just a tool, that can help people to know whatcomesnext,inashortperiodofHme.Thentheydon’thavetobreaktheirwonderfulqigongstateofmindandcanfocusongejngthebenefitsofQigonginstead.

So briefly, and I cover PERFECT in great detail in thehome study course, but Ihaven’t got Hme to go intomuchdetailhere,but I’ll just, anoverview. So, thePstands forprepara:on. If you’regoing todoanything,youneedtobepreparedtodoit. Andthat’s allI’vegottosayaboutthatone(laughing) itreallywouldtakeforever,I’mresisHngtheurgetogoonandon. SothenyouhavetheE,whichisenteringaqigongstateofmind,whichwemenHonedearlieron,andthat’s oneofthethreecoreskills.YouthenhavetheR,whichis reallysmilingfromtheheart. Thisissomethingthatissimplewhenyouknowhowtodoit,butconfusingashellifyoudon’t.

Jordan: It’saskill.

Marcus: You’reright,Itisaskill.Itisnotatechnique,it’s a skill.ThenyouhaveF,whichistheform.That’sthebitthatyoucansee,soeveryone,theformistheeasypart,ifyoulike.ThenyouhavetheE,whichis energyflow,orflowingbreezeswayingwillows,whichisthesecondofthecoreskills,andthat’s wherethehealingtakesplace,gejng ridof theblockages,or increasing theflowof energy throughthemeridiansif you’vegotridof theblockages. It’salwaysimportanttoclearblockagesandthenbuild,if youdoittheotherwayaroundyougettrouble.

Thinkofahosepipewithalotofbendsandit’sbeenoutsideforthelastsixyearsandhasn’tbeenused,ifyousuddenly,turnonthetapandputalotof pressure in,you’regoing toget trouble. It’s notagreatanalogybecausemeridiansdon’thavedefinedboundarieslikethat,butitgivesyouanidea.

So,flowingbreezeswayingwillows,theenergyflow.ThenyouhavetheCwhichis cosmicbalance,orstandingmeditaHonandfinallyyouhavetheT,the:metoend,becauseit’s very,very,very importantwhenyoufinishyourqigongpracHcethatyoufinishoffproperly.

Again,I’llgiveyouanexampleofthis.IwasupinNojnghamyearsagoandIwenttogetamassage,anditwasabeautytreatmentifyoulike,itwasn’taTuina‐therapeuHcmassagewheretheymakeyoufeellike“EEEWWGH!”(laughing),itwasamassagewhereyou’rejustlike“Ahhhhhh”soIpouredmyselfoffthebenchattheendofitandIopenedthedoortogohome,andIwentstraightintoNojnghamrushhourtraffic,itwassuchanassaultonmysenses–suchajolt,ashock–thatwhateverbenefitsIgotfromhavingtherelaxingmassagewerecompletelylost,andIprobablycreatedahundredmoreblockagesthanIhadbeforeIwentin.

So it’s importantwhen you finish your pracHce, that you finish properly becausewhenyou’re doing yourpracHceyou’reinaheightenedstateofawareness.You’vegottobecarefulgoingfromthatplacetogoingoutanddoingyourwork,orplayingwithyourfriends,ordoingwhateveritis thatyoudo,sofinishingyourpracHcecorrectly isveryimportant. And,PERFECTis aniceliLleacronym,youhavetostretchafewof thewordstomakeitfit,butoverall, PERFECT is just atool thathelpspeoplegetthebenefitsof qigongquickerbecausethey’renotthinking“Whatcomesnext?”alltheHme.

Jordan: FantasHc.

Secret7:Don’tBelievetheHype

Jordan: Secretnumberseven. Thisqigong isstarHngtosounda bittoogood,andI’msurepeoplewanttoknow,arethereanyflaws,isthereanybodyit’snotfor,isitforabsolutelyeverybody,isthereanythingwrongwithit?

Marcus: That’sagoodquesHon.Imean,the,whilsteveryonecanbenefitfromtheShaolinarts,theShaolinartsarenotforeverybody.IrememberwhenIfirststartedlearning,10years agonow,IquicklyrealizedtherewerethreemajorflawswithShaolinqigong.Thefirstoneisthatitreallyisbestlearneddirectlyfromamaster,andatthatHme,mymasterlivedseventhousandmiles awayfrommeandspentninemonthsoftheyeartravelingaroundtheworld. So Ihad lots ofHmewhereIhad quesHonsand it tooka whiletogetananswer,which isnt’ abrilliantwaytolearn,

Thesecondflaw, if youlike,isthatyouhave got todothework,nobody candoitforyou. Remember,wetalkedaboutthemaster,themethod,andthestudent? Themastershowsyoutheway,butyoumustmaketheeffort. Qigong isnothirtydaymiraclecure, youhavetodothework,andthat’sfiUeenminuteseverysingleday.Ifyou’rehardcore,ifyouwantthefasttracktoresultsandbenefits,you’lldothirtyminutes–you’lldoafiUeenminutesessioninthemorningandafiUeenminutesession intheevening. But,nobodycandothatforyou,andifyourpracHceishaphazardyourresultswill behaphazard.IttookmeprobablyoneortwoyearstoactuallyestablishaproperdailypracHce.

Jordan: Sure.Butamazingly,that’saveryshortperiodofHme.FiUeenminutescaneasilybesqueezedintoamorningoranevening.

Marcus: That’s right, but that leads onto the third flaw, because pracHcing Qigong does require discipline andcommitment. Itrequiresdiscipline,andI’vefound,andpleasetakethistoheart,I’vefoundIhadtoactuallyschedule,tostartwithIhadtoschedulethatfiUeenminutesinthemorning andthatfiUeenminutes intheevening.Becauseotherwise,lifejustseemstohappen.

Ifyou’renotgoodattakingcareofthings,thingsjustseemtohappen,andbeforeI’dknowitit’dbeHmetogoouttowork,orHmetositandspendsomeHmewithmywife,andtheHmehadgone.Soyoureallyhavegottocommit,it’s notsomethingyoucan justdoforaweekandthenexpecttobethehealthiest,mostvibrantperson,andspirituallyculHvatedpersonontheplanet,it’s notgoingtohappen.LikeIsaid,its notsomethirty‐daymiraclecure,you’vegottobecommiLedtoit.

And,IguesstherearecertainpeopleforwhoShaolinqigong really isn’tfor. Ifyou’resomebodywholikestohaveeverything donefor you,you know, if you like to goto ahealth spa and just lounge around and donothingandjustleteverybodydoeverythingforyou,thenQigongreallyisn’tforyou.

Ifyoualsoliketobelievethatthere’sapillforeverysingleill,youknowlike“Oh,I’vegotsomethingwrongwithme, right, I’llgotomydoctor’s, they’ll givemesomething for it, they’ll tellmewhat to do,”then Shaolinqigongprobably isn’t foryou, sodon’twasteyourpreciousHme– themostpreciousthingwehaveinlifeIthink is Hme, because once it’sgone it’sgone, so don’twaste your preciousfinite valuableHme learningQigongifyouliketohaveeverythingdoneforyouandifyouthinkthere’sapillforeveryill.

But, if you’repreparedtocommit,preparedtofollowinstrucHons,andmostimportantly,if youwanttotakeback thepower and the responsibility for your health,yourvitality,yourwell‐being, your happiness, if youwanttobeincontrolof thatandyouwanttobeabletomanagethateffecHvely,thenIcertainlybelievethatShaolinQigongisprobablythebesttoolthatyoucanuse.

Jordan:Great.Well,thecontrolelementis a bigoneforme,becauseIdidn’tlikepujngtheresponsibilityofmyhealthinotherpeople’shands,youknow,Iliketo,asmuchaspossible,keepthatcontrol,youknow,beresponsibleformyownhealth.

Marcus: That right. Another ‘off topic’ discussion, thereason this book gotwriLenwas I rememberreadinganarHcle inTheTelegraphyears agothatreallyboldlysaidBritainisbecominganaHonthatbelievesinapillfor every ill,andtherewassome study thatthey’ddone, that preLymuch we were just thinking like “Oh, I’ve got a cold, I’ll go to thedoctor’sandgetmeapill…I’vegotgutsacheI’ll gotothecupboardandtakeapill”thatscaredme,thatreallyscaredme,I’dbeenpracHcingfourorfiveyearsthenandI’dwitnessedtheeffectsandbenefitsofQigonginmy own lifeand in somany other people livesand I thought if onlypeopleknewaboutthisQigong! So,I’vegotthattothankforwriHngthebook.

Jordan: It’sa flip though, because a lot of people lookat healthasa sortofcuraHvething, likeyougetaproblem,thenyougoandgetafix. Andthat’sgreat,youknow,whenyou’vegota problemyou’vegottogetafix,sure,butthisisalsoprevenHve,youcanjuststopallthataggravaHonaheadofHme.

Marcus: It’sa really good point Jordan, becausewhen you’reyoung, it’s very easy to takeyour health forgranted.Generally,andI’vecertainlyhavebeenguiltyof this,wedon’tactuallystartdoinganything forourhealthandvitality unHl it’s too late, unHl the yin yang harmony is way out of balance. So, Qigong is brilliant formaintaininghealth,fordevelopinghealth,andthegreatthingis,andJordanyouknow,obviouslyassomeonewho’s tried it yourself, that you don’t have to wait ages to start gejng the benefits, even though it’ssomethingyouhavetodoonadailybasisforpreferablytherestofyourlife,youdogetbenefitsquitequickly.

Jordan: Butfrankly,it’s notaninstantcure,it’snotathirtydaywonderthing,butyoudoonesession,andyoufeelbeLeraUerthanbeforeyoustarted.Inthatsense,you’realreadygejngsomebenefits.

Marcus: That’sright,youfeelcalm–theamountofHmesIfinishedmypracHceandI’mjustkindoflike“Wow”it’sverycommon,sowhilst15minutesonceortwicea daymaysoundlikeachore,unHlyoustarttryingitforyourself,you’renotgoingtofindout.

Jordan: Nowatthestart,IthinkyoudidmenHonsomesortofpromisethatyouweregoingtogivethepeople,didn’tyou?

Marcus: Havewecoveredallsevensecrets?

Jordan: Yeah,thisisit,we’rehere,weneedthathook.

Marcus: Okay,sothatleadsusnicelyintothatbonusIpromisedyouatthestartofthevideo.

Bonus:WhoElseWantsaBeau)ful,YouthfulComplexion

Marcus: Atthestartofthevideo,Ididpromisetosharesomethingwithyou,andifwegobacktoPERFECT,justquickly,rememberTwas:metoend,andhowit’simportanttofinishyourQigongpracHceoffcorrectly.Well,aspartofthat,andthere’squiteafewpartsinthatparHcularleLerifyoulike,andoneofthemis thefacialmassage,oneofthemispointmassage,andoneofthemisbangingtheheavenlydrum,andIthoughtitwouldbefuntoshowyouthose.

BecauseyoucanalsobenefitfromthemwithoutdoingQigong,rememberIspokeabouttheenergychannels of thebodycalledmeridians? Well,onthoseenergy channels, let’s takeacupunctureforexample,theyputneedles intospecificpoints onthemeridianswherethey know that if theysHmulatethosepoints,itgivesatriedandtestedeffect.

Therearealotof thesepoints on the face. So,that’swhywhenwedothepointmassage itcanbequitebeneficial,andhelptogiveayouthfulglow,andifyouhaveproblemswiththeskinoryourcomplexion,thisisawonderfulliLletool,it’lltakeyoufiveminutesifthat,soI’llquicklygothroughthefacialmassage.

PreLymuch,youjustrubyourhandstogether,makesureyourpalmsareniceandwarm,andwhenthey’reniceandwarmjustgently,dabthepalmsofyourhandsagainsttheeyes,justgentlynourishingtheeyes.Dab,dab,dab,dab,dab.

AndthenwiththefingerHps,justmakesmallcirclesaroundtheeyesockets,graduallymakingthecircleslargerandlarger,unHlyou’remassagingyourface,yourhead,andyourneck.Incircles,it’sacircularmovement,andbegentle,don’tbetoorough.

Sothat’s thefacialmassage,thenthepointmassage.So,youcaneitheruseyourindexfingeroryourmiddlefinger,andpreLymuchit’sjustapplyingfirmpressureandthenmakingliLlecircles.

Sowestartright in thecornerof theeyes,justgentlepressand liLle circles,and thencome towheretheeyebrowswouldmeet,andnowsweepalongtheeyebrows. Nowmidwayontheeyebrow–youcanalwaystellwhenyou’vegottherightplacesbecauseyoufeel,like,theseliLledepressionsonyourskull—

Jordan: Itjustseemstofit.

Marcus: Yeah,thefingerHpsjustfitin.Thencometotheendoftheeyebrow,thencometotheoutsidecornersofyoureyes,thencometothelowerhalfoftheeye,backtothecenter,andthenmakelongsweepsdownthesideofthenose,andthenwherethenostrils kindofcurveinjustsortofsinkthefingersinthereandjiggleitaroundaliLlebit. Thenwiththebigfleshypartofthebaseof yourthumb, justgentlyplaceitonthetemplesandinsmallcirclesinthesamedirecHon,sothiskindofdirecHon,as whenyouweredoingthefacialmassage,justgentlymassagethetemples.Andthisis agoodtesttoseeifyoucanfollowinstrucHonsbecausethekeywordhereis gently,okay?Then,backtothefingers,andwhatyoudois preLymuchwherethejawgoesupintothebackof theear you’rejust going to stuff yourfingers in there, don’t press too hard otherwise you’llstartcoughing,

Marcus: Justpressandthenjustinsmallcircles,andthat’s thepointmassage,thesepoints allhavenameswhichIcan’trepeat,butthey’reinthebook.So,That’sthepointmassage.

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Thefinalpartisbangingtheheavenlydrumandit’s24HmesanothertesttoseeifyoucanfollowinstrucHons.It’snot22it’snot26Hmes,it’s24Hmes.SopreLymuchwhat’shappeningisyou’resealingyourears offandthenyou’reeitherflickingbypujngtheindexfingeragainstthemiddlefingerandflicking.Oryoucanjustusethefingersandpatthebackof thehead,it’llmakesenseina second.ButpreLymuchwhat’shappeningisitgivesthespinespinalcordawakeupcall.Theheavenlydrumiskindofshakingtherustoffthespinalcolumn.

Soyouaregoingtoclosetheearsandflickortap24Hmes.Andyou’ll knowifyougotitrightbecauseyouwillhearaboomboomifyouhereakindofbapbapbapyouneedtogetabeLersealovertheears.Sowe’lldothis24Hmes.Andthat’sitwe’vefinished.Itdoesn’thavetobequick,itdoesn’thavetobefast,atyourpace,butitdoeshavetobe24Hmes.Whichbringsusverynicelytotheend,SowhatIwouldliketodoisthankyouforwatchingthevideoandIwouldliketothankJordanfortravelingdowntopaymeavisit.

Jordan: Mypleasurethanksforlejngmecomedownhere,andsharethemoment.

Marcus: Ifthereisonlyonelessonpeopletakefromourtalk,itisthis:Qigongis bestlearneddirectlyfromamasterorat least asuitablyqualifiedmaster.Butand it’soneof thereasonsImadetheQigong Secrets homestudycourse is that I know that for whatever reason thereare lotsof peoplewho are unable to findasuitablyqualified instructor or master but who are genuinely dedicated and commiLed and want to take backresponsibilityfortheirhealthandvitality.

Theywant to learnhigh levelQigong. But forwhatever reason, traveling thousandsof miles to learnfromsomebodyisn’talwayspracHcal,althoughifyou’reveryseriousyouwillImeanwebothdid.

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