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Zhineng
Qigong
Science
Volume I, # 1
WINTER 2010
What is Zhineng Qigong ?
Z
hineng Qigong is a deeply meditative
practice that is used to heal the body
and mind, bringing each person
into balance with nature. It is a self-healing
method that embraces daily practice to
overcome unhealthy mental and physical
habits.
Zhineng Qigong is also a science, a newly
emerging science. It is the science of the
systems of Qi and human life. Perhaps
this will be the most important science to
develop in the future, transforming human
activity to a higher level of functioning and
consciousness.
Based in ancient practices, this profound
and new method for healing and reaching
higher levels of all human potential was
developed by Dr. and Grandmaster Pang
Ming in China in 1979. As a medical doctor,
he believed that the healing accomplished
through western medicine was not complete,
so he studied Chinese medicine and became
a doctor of Chinese medicine. Realizing
however, that complete healing must
ultimately come from oneself, he developed
Zhineng Qigong and opened the Hua Xia
Zhineng Qigong Center in China. Between
1988 and 2001, the Center treated over
400,000 students with 185 different diseases.
(For more details on Grandmaster Pang’s life
and accomplishments, please see Master Liu’s
book, Basic Theories and Methods of Zhineng
Qigong, or his website, LifeQiCenter.com.)
Dr. Pang also set up a research center at
Hua Xia, testing the effects of Qi on crop
yields in agriculture. There were classes at the
Center for students with tumors or cancers,
and classes for children, as well as classes to
develop “paranormal” abilities in children.
Grandmaster Pang’s life-long training is
unparalleled due to his study of martial arts,
and his study with 18 different Grandmasters
in China. There are very few Grandmasters in
the world, and to have studied with so many
is a rare accomplishment.
Zhineng Qigong is a very different qigong
for many reasons, but primarily because of
Grandmaster Pang’s practice of Organizing
the Qi Field. All Qi is a specific type of
energy, and everything is made of Qi. Qi is
basically information. As humans, we are
constantly connecting to qi fields of different
qi (energy) information. The problem has
become, however, that in human life we have
lost our connections to the natural, healing
sources of energy information. Instead of
being connected to the regular flow of life,
we are locked in mental habits that connect
us with the qi information of illness and
disfunctionality.
When we Organize the Qi Field, we are
consciously connecting to the qi information
of the universe that is healing and promoting
of our highest well-being. Zhineng Qigong
teaches specific techniques of how to
Organize the Qi Field for our daily lives.
Master Liu has written extensively on this
in his article on the Eight Verses ( a short
excerpt is included in this newsletter). There
are many methods for Organizing the Qi
Field, depending on our intention at the
moment. However, it is one of the most
important elements of Zhineng Qigong
practice. All students should learn to
Organize the Qi Field for their home and
families, when waking up in the morning,
before a meeting, before an stressful event,
etc. When this practice is part of our daily
lives, then we are truly in control of our Qi
and our lives become balanced.
Zhineng Qigong is practiced all over the
world, and Master Liu has taught students
in many countries since the closing of the
Zhineng Qigong Centers in China in 1999.
Contents
Practicing Mind’s Intent, Not
the Qi by Jan Lively........................2
The Eight Verses
by Master Liu Yuan Tong..................3
Intention by Deborah Lissom..........4
Portrait of Grandmaster Pang
by Gail Langsdon.............................5
Zhineng Qigong Mission
Statements......................................5
Raising the Sun of the Heart
poem by Master Liu Yuan Tong........5
Calendar of Events.........................6
Recent Retreats..............................6
Practicing Mind’s Intent,
Not the Qi
by Jan Lively
D
uring his workshops and retreats in
the U.S. last year, Master Liu emphasized the importance of the mind’s
focus in our practice. What is our intention
for our practice? Is it healing? Then we need to
focus on our healing intention. Is it to open the
mind’s wisdom to receive information? Then
that is our intention. Is it for greater peace
and well-being? Create that intention for your
practice.
Many people when they start to practice
Zhineng Qigong quickly start to feel the qi. As the qi becomes stronger, they associate
pleasant physical sensations with the qi, and
then often become focused on “feeling qi.” In
other words, their mind’s intent is to feel even
more of the pleasant qi sensations. They may
even think, “I am feeling so much qi! I must be
practicing very well!” As a result, these sensa-
A Handbook for the
Qigong Practitioner
Master Liu Yuan Tong’s first book explicating
the basic theories and methods of Zineng
Qigong as developed by Grandmaster Dr.
Pang Ming, is now available worldwide on
amazon.com. It covers basic theories, Yi
Yuan Ti, Organizing the Qi Field, and the
methods of Fa Qi, Lift Qi Up and Pour Qi
Down, Three Centers Merge, Body and
Mind, Tapping Along the Meridians, Chen
Qi, and Enjoy Self-Awareness.
tions may increase even
more and all one is doing
is thinking about feeling
the qi.
Similarly, many
students will experience colors, images, or
visions when they are practicing. When this
happens, they may think, “How wonderful,
or how interesting.” Then every time they
practice, they are seeking out these images or
other sensory information, or trying to find
meaning in such images.
But this is not true Qigong practice. When
we practice, we need to remember our intention for our practice. For example, “I am
practicing Qigong to heal and strengthen
my lungs.” We need to visualize the lungs
as perfectly healthy and feel what healthy
lungs feel like. We must use all the powers
of our mind’s imagination, using all of our
senses, to experience our desired result. Then
we practice. We know that when we do the
opening movements, we are releasing disease
or blockage as we expand our qi field to connect with primal qi. When we do the closing
movements, we know that we are absorbing
and integrating the primal qi with our own
– and that our intention is immediately realized through the transformation of the qi and
information. When we are focused on simply feeling the
qi, or watching the images that come into our
minds, then our intention for healing is not
as strong and powerful. For the best results,
train your mind to stay focused on the
practice, without indulging in the distracting
thoughts or the sensations and images that
may come to you. Let those things go and
return to concentrating on the visualizations. Even when we are not doing the Qigong
forms or meditations, we can still use the
mind to actively and consciously practice our
intention as we go about our daily activities.
This is a creative endeavor. For example, if
your intention is for healing, as you shower,
visualize releasing all disease from your body.
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Editor-in-Chief
Deborah Lissom
Editor
Barrett Shaw
Contributing Writers
Deborah Lissom
Jan Lively
Debra Weisenburger Lipetz
Glenna Zogg
Gail Lansdon
Sue Ashwell
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When you are in a beautiful place, feel the qi
of the place and absorb it deep inside. When
you eat, fa qi the food with the intention of
your body taking in all the nutrition and
transforming qi into healthy cells. When
someone gives you a compliment, send the
good information into the place that needs
healing. Then affirm – “completely healthy!”
“Normal!” There are many, many ways to
practice Qigong in our daily life, but we must
actively use the power of the mind to make
them work for us.
Completely trust yourself in this
process. This requires belief in the qi, faith
in the power of the practice, and trust in
ourselves. When we know how powerful our
minds are, then we can progress or heal very
quickly.
Jan Lively has studied Zineng Qigong since
1998 and has been studying in China on retreats
since 2002. She was certified in China by the Hua
Xia Zhineng Qigong teachers in China. She works
primarily with people healing from cancer, and is
one of the co-founders of the Noble Circle, a nonprofit organization for women with cancer.
The Eight Verses
周身融融
by Master Liu Yuan Tong
In the Lift Qi Up and Pour Qi Down
method, Grandmaster Pang told us that “if
we only practice the eight verses meditation
well, that’s the same as if we have practiced
two-thirds of the entire Lift Qi Up and Pour
Qi Down method.” Therefore we know how
important it is to practice the eight verses. We
know that the eight verses meditation practice
is based on the correct posture of the body,
the regulation of the breath, and adjustment
of the mind. When we regulate the posture
and breath, and adjust the mind well, then
we are practicing the eight verses. From the
beginning, the eight verses say: “Head touches
the sky, and feet stand on earth. Body re­laxes,
and the mind expands.” Here, we need to know
that Grandmaster Pang wrote the eight verses
by following the Chinese poem. When we
practice it, we need to move the second verse
– “Body relaxes, and the mind expands” – to
the first. Then when we practice, the first verse
is “Body relaxes, and the mind ex­pands,” then
we practice the visualization “Head touches the
sky, feet stand on earth.” This is the process of
beginning practice. We can’t begin the practice
from “Head touches the sky, feet stand on
earth, body relaxes, and the mind expands.”
We know this. We first must practice “the body
relaxes, and the mind expands” to start the
practice of the eight verses together.
T
his iis a short exerpt from a class
that Master Liu taught at a Healing
Retreat in China in 2009. This only
covers through the second verse. The rest of
the Eight Verses can be found in Master Liu’s
new book on Zhieneng Qigong which will be
published later in 2010.
Eight Verses
Ding Tian Li Di
Head touches the sky, feet stand on earth.
形松意充 Xing Song Yi Chong
Body relaxes, and the mind expands.
外敬内静 Wai Jing Nei Jing
Be respectful and quiet.
心澄貌恭
Xin Cheng Mao Gong
Mind is clear and appearance is humble.
一念不起
Yi Nian Bu Qi
No distracting thoughts.
神注太空
Shen Zhu Tai Kong
Mind expands into infinite space.
神意照体
Shen Yi Zhao Ti
Feel the mind shining into the body deeply
and inwardly.
周身融融
Zhou Shen Rong Rong
Entire body is harmonized with Qi.
顶天立地
We are teaching eight verses today.
These are the eight verses of Lift Qi Up and
Pour Qi Down.
The words of the eight verses of Lift Qi
Up and Pour Qi Down are in my book, Basic
Theories and Methods of Zhineng Qigong.
But what is the meaning of the eight verses?
Here when we explain the meditation of eight
verses, at the same time you should focus the
mind to practice the meditation. When you
are hearing or reading it, you need to feel and
experience the words’ meaning in the heart
and mind.
We can also call the eight verses of Lift Qi
Up and Pour Qi Down the eight verses of
the Zhineng Qigong system, because in the
Zhineng Qigong system, we always use the
eight verses meditation, from Level I, Lift
Qi Up and Pour Qi Down, to the last level
methods, including the Three Centers Merge
method, Body and Mind, the Five Organs
method, and the Central Hunyuan Stage
Zhou Shen Rong Rong
Entire body is harmonized with Qi.
These eight verses mean:
methods. This eight
verses meditation is a
really good method to
help us enter a deeper
experience – the entire
Qi of our life, the Yi Yuan
Ti, and the universe unite
and transform to become
oneness. Therefore, we can enter into an even
deeper experience by adjusting the mind. We
know that adjusting the mind is turning all the
senses of the body inward, back into the home
of the mind – we say back into the center of
the Yi Yuan Ti to become full of Yi Yuan Ti.
In this way, we practice a deep practice with
full awareness Yi Yuan Ti, or using our true Yi
Yuan Ti in order to consciously and actively
induce the Qi of the entire body. The Qi of
the Yi Yuan Ti, inner organs Qi (emotions),
body Qi and the Qi of the entire universe
then unite and integrate to become oneness.
In completing this process, we are opening
the heart and mind from the bottom of the
heart and mind, heart to heart and mind to
mind with the whole universe, living in the
new point of life. To truly experience the new
level of Qi in your life and to feel the changing
of the new point of life, we need to live in the
truth of life, totally freeing the heart and mind.
In practicing this way, when we enter that
experience, we will truly open all the abilities
of our Yi Yuan Ti. We can call this “paranormal
ability” or “transnormal ability.”
The eight verses words in Chinese and
English are:
顶天立地
Ding Tian Li Di
(Head) touches the sky, and (feet) stand on
earth.
形松意充
Xing Song Yi Chong
Body relaxes, and the mind expands.
外敬内静
Wai Jing Nei Jing
Be respectful and quiet.
心澄貌恭
Xin Cheng Mao Gong
Mind is clear and appearance is humble.
一 念 不 起
Yi Nian Bu Qi
No distracting thoughts.
神注太空
Shen Zhu Tai Kong
Mind expands into infinite space.
神意照体
Shen Yi Zhao Ti
Feel the mind shining into the body deeply
and inwardly.
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The body relaxes, and the mind expands:
The body relaxes.
What is the meaning of “body” as we are
using it? The meaning of “body” is not only
the physical body. The word “body” means
the body of the Qi-field and the physical
body. This includes the body of the Yi Yuan
Ti Qi-field (mental Qi-field body), the body
of inner organs Qi-field (emotion Qi-field
body), and the body of the Physical Qi-field,
and the physical body.
Everybody knows the meaning of “relax.”
The whole body is very relaxed. We know the
ability of the body to relax is based on having
correct posture. When the body relaxes, it lets
the body of the Yi Yuan Ti Qi-field, the body
of the inner organs Qi-field, the body of the
Physical Qi-field, and the physical body relax.
However, it is important first to relax the
– continued on page 5
Intention
by Deborah Lissom
Z
hineng Qigong teachers always tell us
to keep our intention for life very clear
and present in our daily practice and
clear also in our daily activities. Master Liu
has sometimes described intention as looking
up through the clouds, always going higher,
breaking through to the light of the sun.
Intention is this way, like something always
pulling us towards our highest well-being,
whether we are focused on physical health or
emotional balance. During the most difficult
times, such as during chemotherapy, it is
crucial to maintain this clear intention, knowing that this is a temporary situation, always
seeing our intention for life, always feeling the
pull of life to higher levels.
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For beginners the use of intention usually
means thinking of healing and then, depending on the student, as they progress in their
practice, visualizing the healing. Over time as
the student’s gong fu increases, their practices
change and they go deeper into a more direct
experience of intention.
Often in the West we see intention used to
refer to a future goal, future healing, or future
progress. The word, intention, can have these
implications but in Zhineng Qigong, we are
referring to a realized, fully, directly-experienced state of well-being.
For example, if a student has a broken leg
that is healing, their intention would be to directly experience the bones already completely healthy, strong, and normal. They would
walk with the Bai Hui lifted, placing their
weight evenly on each foot without limping.
They would experience each step through the
eyes of a person with strong, flexible bones,
moving easily. Their intention would be experienced as this direct awareness of themselves
as a person with strong, normal legs.
If they start to limp, they should hesitate,
smiling into the bones with the feeling of
love, experiencing the powerful qi that flows
through us when our heart is open. I know
this is possible because I broke my knee,
ankle, and foot and walked normally after
the cast was removed; no matter how easy
it would have been to have limped, I didn’t.
With each step I deliberately placed each foot on
the ground, opening the
yong quan in the bottom
of the foot to the earth,
pressing down fully into
the earth. If I had allowed myself to limp, several problems would
have evolved from this.
First, I would be distorting the correct position of my spine, which would cause future
problems with the whole spine, the hips, and
the leg on the opposite side, as everything
would be out of alignment with the limping.
The qi field of the organs in the area could
also be thrown out of balance.
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly,
if I were to limp, I would be experiencing
myself as disabled or unhealthy, or sick and
unable to move normally. This energetic
information or qi information would then be
communicated to my body-mind and I would
then be receiving the information that my leg
would not work right or that I was sick. This
would be the exact opposite of my healing
intention and have the opposite effect.
This understanding of intention, not as a
future event, but as a direct immediate experience of ourselves, with our intention already
a fact – is extremely important in our healing. How many devoted students do we see
(from many different practices in addition to
Zhineng Qigong) who see themselves in the
process of healing, and who are, consequently,
never fully healed. They are always in process.
This is very hard for students to really grasp,
this idea of a direct, immediate experience of
themselves as completely healthy. This is different than visualization, which is a step in the
process, but different than really experiencing
yourself completely healthy. I know that when
my kidneys weighed 14 pounds, I had a very
hard time experiencing myself has having norma-sized, healthy kidneys because the pressure
of the large kidneys inside was so constantly
present. So, I found photos of myself before
kidney disease had progressed. Photos where
I was rappelling down a cliff, or photos of my
picking up a newborn horse like a human
baby. I had them blown up to 8x10 size and
hung them all over one wall in my bedroom so
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that I could see them as I fell asleep. I did this
because I knew that energetically the information of total health and normalcy was always
present, deep inside of me. I knew that I just
had to connect with this energy information,
and I then I could experience myself this way
again. This is the information of the Yi Yuan
Ti, the pure information that we can connect
with inside ourselves when we connect directly
and do not go through the frames of reference
that tell us we can only heal through medicine
and surgery.
Then, as I walked, I walked as a person with
a small belly with tiny kidneys, lots of energy,
and complete freedom of movement. I experienced myself this way – the direct experience
of total well-being. This is very different from
visualization. Yet, you may question whether
it is possible to feel and experience yourself
as totally healthy when you are in pain or stiff
from arthritis.
There are many ways that Zhineng Qigong
teaches us how to accomplish this.
The most important is to open the heart.
When we open the heart to ourselves and
others, then our qi is open and flowing, which
causes any pain to release. When you practice
smiling into the pain or difficult area, your
heart immediately opens and the qi flows.
You can try this with something simple.
Most people have some pain in their neck or
shoulders. Just sit quietly with the Bai Hui
lifted and turn your head slowly to each side.
When you encounter some pain, just stop
moving at this point and experience the pain.
Then smile into that area, loving your neck
or shoulders, your heart open and happy.
Most of us will observe that the pain almost
immediately releases and disappears. This is
because the opening of the heart releases the
blockage causing the pain, and the qi flows,
opening up the whole area.
Of course, the practice of the forms is
designed to help the qi open and flow, helping
the release of all disease.
Deborah Lissom has studied Zhineng Qigong
since 1996, and has been studying in China on
retreats since2001. She was certified in China
by the Hua Xia Zineng Qigong teachers. She has
taught at the Brown Cancer Center, Louisville
School of Massage, and Indiana University, as well
as her own classes at Willow Pond Healing Center
in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
The Eight Verses, continued from page 3
Zhineng Qigong Mission Statements
mind and then let them integrate and harmonize into one­ness.
Mission # 1:
This also lets us feel inside the Qi-field of the Yi Yuan Ti (mental)
which is very peaceful, quiet and relaxed. The relaxing lets us feel very
peaceful inside of our mind. Through this, we adjust the mind to let all
senses of our body return back to the center of the head – the center of
the Yi Yuan Ti. When entering inside the center of the Qi-field of the
Yi Yuan Ti, the feeling is pure, transparent, and very clear. When we are
feeling the Qi-field of our Yi Yuan Ti as well, then we need to consciously
and actively use our mind’s consciousness to do the meditation.
Therefore, we can say that we use the consciousness of the mind ac­tively
and inwardly to induce the Qi of our Yi Yuan Ti, penetrating through
each layer’s Qi body, penetrat­ing through each layer’s Qi body of our
entire life qi information, to let our Yi Yuan Ti Qi-field integrate with the
emotion Qi-field, our Yi Yuan Ti Qi-field and emotion Qi-field integrate
with our physical Qi-field. Then we let our life Qi, following the Qi of the
Yi Yuan Ti, go through each layer of the organs of our whole body. The
Yi Yuan Ti, with Qi, induces Qi and penetrates through each organ of
our whole body and integrates with each organ of our body, letting each
organ of our body fill with Qi. This lets inside me­ridian channels open
completely, with Qi and blood flowing freely inside. The emotions are
very balanced and peaceful; the mind is very clear.
“To follow the guidance of the Entirety Hun Yuan theories of Zhineng Qigong,
exploring the depth of traditional qigong through research with a dedication
to repeated practice. This includes a strong intention to develop new concepts,
creatively changing the ancient qigong so that it is more scientific, more accessible to all people, and more relevant to our lives. Through this process Zhineng
Qigong will transform the natural instinctual abilities of mankind, enabling
people to be elevated from the realm of necessity to a realm of freedom. This
will promote the development of capable, intelligent human beings, promoting
human civilization to a higher level.”
Mission # 2:
Teachers should always attempt to unify and integrate Zhineng Qigong practice with the findings of scientific research.
Mission # 3:
Teachers should follow these basic three principles:
• Convince people with sound reasoning following laws of nature
• Inspire people with virtue
• Gain acceptance of the practice by mastering the skills of Zhineng Qigong
Mission # 4:
Be aware of the equal importance of these four factors:
Master Liu Yuan Tong taught at the Hua Xia Zhineng Qigong in China for
eight years and has taught Zhineng Qigong in Malaysia, Indonesia, Belgium,
Holland, Sweden, and the U.S. His website is LifeQiCenter.com
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• Theories
• Practice level
• Methods
• Virtue
Raising the Sun of the Heart
ail Langsdon
painted this
portrait of
Grandmaster Pang at
Master Liu’s request.
Up to this time she
had been a landscape
artist working mainly
in the red mountains
out West, near Lake
Powell. So, painting
Grandmaster Pang
was a huge change and
challenge for Gail, She
rose to the occasion
with many sketches and reworking of the portrait until she got it right.
Raise the sun up from the heart
Let the sunlight take away the darkness
Find the way in the crossroads of life
To burn the force of life again
Let this force push life, entering the temple of the heart’s dreams
Turning on all lights
Let the heart stop worry, fear, and unhealthy emotions
Let the dark force disappear from inside of the heart and mind
Even only for one moment of time
Raise the sun up from the heart
Stop the confusion and sadness
Because true awareness finds the way to live
Stop selfish awareness
Completely open the heart
To see Gail’s other paintings, go
to gaillansdon.com
Enter the infinity space of living free
Embrace the abundant primal Hun Yuan Qi of the universe
Enjoy the happiness with each new point of life
Raise the sun up from the heart
Feel the totally, perfectly healthy body and mind
In the painting “Willow Creek
Canyon” the transparent water
of Lake Powell shimmers below
with the reflection of soaring
cliffs.
Raise the sun up from the heart
Raise the sun up from the heart….
Poem by Master Liu
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5-12-09
Calendar of Events
Zhineng Qigong Retreats in June-July 2010 in the U.S.!
Instructors: Master Liu and Master Meng
Two-Week Healing Retreat
Advanced Level 1 Retreat
Body and Mind Method
June 6 – June 19, 2010 at Oakwood
Retreat Center near Muncie, Indiana
June 20 – June 26, 2010 at Oakwood
Retreat Center near Muncie, Indiana
June 27 – July 5, 2010 at Oakwood
Retreat Center near Muncie, Indiana
This retreat will teach you to get at the energetic root of illness, learning the meditative practices of Zhineng Qigong so all illnesses can be overcome. This workshop is
for beginners or for anyone who has been
practicing Zhineng Qigong, as your practice
will become deeper and stronger no matter
what level you are on.
This retreat is for students and teachers
alike and will focus on higher and deeper
levels of the Level 1 practices taught at the
Healing Retreat, but can be taken by itself.
Many other meditations will be taught and
individual progress will be a focus. Either the
healing retreat or previous classes in Level
1 and Lift Qi Up, Pour Qi Down are required
to attend this retreat. (Teachers please note
this class. It will be invaluable in improving
your Gong Fu and progressing deeply!)
This retreat will be an in-depth learning and
deepening of this practice. At least one year
of Level 1 practice is a pre-requisite for this
retreat. Body and Mind Method is a physically challenging practice and is not recommended for those weakened by life-threatening illnesses and conditions.
If you have questions, would like a retreat
brochure on-line, or would like to register,
please contact Glenna Zogg at GLZogg@
hotmail.com or 707-829-5970.
Recent Retreats
Upcoming Retreats
in China
Healing Retreat:
Sept. 5-26, 2010 (arrive Sept. 4)
Advanced Zhineng Qigong Retreat:
Oct. 1-30, 2010
Teacher Certification Training:
Oct. 1-30, 2011
Meishan, July 2009 Teacher Training Retreat
This teacher training retreat was exceptional in that the
participants (below) came from seven different countries
(USA, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Spain, Germany,
and China), and many of them had extensive teaching
experience, in Zhineng Qigong or otherwise. They felt
extremely honored to be asked to join and participate in
the course, in which Masters Liu and Feng shared
precious information that is not yet generally available.
Meishan, May 2009 Healing Retreat
An international group of 13 (above), from Australia, Holland, USA, and
Canada/Bulgaria, gathered as a “Qi family.” In addition to working on
Lift Qi Up, Pour Qi Down, and Three Centers Merge, they learned how
to access the Yi Yuan Ti and induce the internal Qi to flow through the
body. During break times they traveled to see the largest Buddha in
Leishan, then to Mt. Emei, visiting a Buddhist monastery, hot springs,
and the Panda Breeding Center. In Meishan, they were also welcomed
by a local Zhineng Qigong group and joined them in their practice.