Internal Qi-Gong (Nei Dan Qi-Gong or Nei-Gong)
Two different and complementary approaches to Qi-Gong are external (Wai Dan Qi-Gong or Wai-Gong) and internal (Nei Dan Qi-Gong or Nei-Gong) schools (read more on Qi-Gong styles).
It is important to realize that both Wai-Gong and Nei-Gong aim at NeiDan, that is creating the elixir within the human body. (Dan: Elixir is the life prolonging substance)
NeiDan, aims at creating the elixir within the human body, and borrows its vocabulary from WaiDan.
Wai Dan Qi-Gong should not be confused with WaiDan, the latter denoting the art of Chinese alchemy (sacred chemistry) of combining substances to create elixirs, (that is to say Wai Dan Qi-Gong and WaiDan are different terms)
External here means the limbs, as opposed to torso that includes the viscera.
Internal Qi-Gong uses more meditative exercises and visualizations to concentrate and move the energy inside the torso (starting from the lower Dan-Tien) and opening the meridians sending it out to the limbs.
Nei-Gong is a more advanced form of Qi-Gong. In our sessions we mainly focus on external exercises and add internal exercises as our groups make progress.
Most popular external martial art is Shaolin Gong-Fu as opposed to Tai-Chi Chuan, which is the most popular internal martial art.
It is also worthwhile to mention that Wai Dan Qi-Gong and Nei Dan Qi-Gong methods are complementary and a healthy practice will involve aspects of both.
Two different and complementary approaches to Qi-Gong are external (Wai Dan Qi-Gong or Wai-Gong) and internal (Nei Dan Qi-Gong or Nei-Gong) schools (read more on Qi-Gong styles).
It is important to realize that both Wai-Gong and Nei-Gong aim at NeiDan, that is creating the elixir within the human body. (Dan: Elixir is the life prolonging substance)
NeiDan, aims at creating the elixir within the human body, and borrows its vocabulary from WaiDan.
Wai Dan Qi-Gong should not be confused with WaiDan, the latter denoting the art of Chinese alchemy (sacred chemistry) of combining substances to create elixirs, (that is to say Wai Dan Qi-Gong and WaiDan are different terms)
External here means the limbs, as opposed to torso that includes the viscera.
Internal Qi-Gong uses more meditative exercises and visualizations to concentrate and move the energy inside the torso (starting from the lower Dan-Tien) and opening the meridians sending it out to the limbs.
Nei-Gong is a more advanced form of Qi-Gong. In our sessions we mainly focus on external exercises and add internal exercises as our groups make progress.
Most popular external martial art is Shaolin Gong-Fu as opposed to Tai-Chi Chuan, which is the most popular internal martial art.
It is also worthwhile to mention that Wai Dan Qi-Gong and Nei Dan Qi-Gong methods are complementary and a healthy practice will involve aspects of both.