Introduction To Qigong - by Solala Towler

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Introduction To Qigong

With Solala Towler

An in-depth course on qigong and how it can work for our healing...physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. For the beginner as well as the experienced practitioner. Using simple guided meditations and physical movement the student will be guided on some basic qigong practices as well as a complete qigong form called Chinese Essence Qigong.

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Meet your Teacher

Solala Towler
Eugene, OR, USA

Solala has been practicing and teaching qigong for over thirty years. He is a founding board member and past president of the National Qigong Association and is author of 12 books on the Daoist arts. Perhaps most importantly, he was able to cure his auto immune disease (CFIDS) with qigong. In addition, he leads groups to the sacred mountains of China to study taiji, qigong and Daoist meditation.

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8 Days

1.3k students

4.7 stars

16 min / day

Happiness

English

Lesson 1

Chapter One: Introduction

Where I introduce the concept of working or playing with qi and what a qigong practice can do for you. I explain what qi (vital life force) is and how accessing, circulating and then storing qi in your body can do for you.

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Lesson 2

Filling The Jade Pond

Our lower dantian (field of elixir, field of medicine) is an important energy field in body. This chapter takes the listener on a journey into that important area of our body and being and teaches how to fill that area with good, strong, clear qi.

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Lesson 3

Some Simple Qigong Warmups

By warming up our qi body we can open up our qi channels and make it easer to access the environmental qi field that we will be working with in our qigong practice.

Lesson 4

Guan Yin Healing Meditation

Guan Yin, "She Who Hears The Cries Of The World," is an ancient image of the loving, compassionate nature of the universe. Many people in the West do not know of her origin as a male deity in India, who became a female deity in China! This guided meditation helps us to connect to her presence and fill our body and being with her healing nectar.

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Lesson 5

Embracing The Moon and Sun Qigong

This simple, yet powerful qigong exercise is part of a longer qigong form called Great Spiraling Dragon Qigong. In this section we practice embracing the powerful yin essence of the moon as well as the powerful yang essence of the sun. The exercise combines movement, visualization and mantra.

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Lesson 6

Self Healing With Dao-In

Dao-In is a very ancient form of qigong. We have illustrations of this practice from 2,000 years ago. Dao-In is sometimes called Daoist Yoga. It combines stretches, poses and self massage. In this chapter we will using some of the Dao-In reflexology points on our faces and head to I

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Lesson 7

Chinese Essence Qigong Part One

Chinese Essence Qigong, created by Chen Fuyin, is a full qigong practice, which includes visualization, movement, holding special energetic points and a brief mantra at the beginning. Solala learned it in 1993 on his first visit to China and has been practicing it ever since. It is a simple, easy to learn qigong form

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Lesson 8

Chinese Essence Qigong Part Two

In which we continue learning this simple yet powerful qigong form, including a simple qi massage of our five major organs as well as holding six important qi points.

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Recent Reviews

Linda

January 6, 2026

Thank you for this wonderful course. I was skeptical that I could do a visual practice with only audio, but Solala was very descriptive and I could easily follow most things. This was a great introduction to Qigong and I’m looking forward to doing more.

Steve

September 3, 2025

This series was my very first approach to QiGong. I though it well organized, manageable to understand, and easy to listen to, especially important for my total beginner status. Solala has a perfect voice. I am pleased to have started here.

ilinca

June 3, 2025

The exercises are simple and very effective.

Lucy

March 11, 2025

Very interesting 🤔 but I found it difficult to know if my hands were in the proper position based on just your verbal instructions. Wish there could of been some visuals but I know that’s not possible on IT. Appreciate your sharing and time. Thanks 🙏.

junyo

January 9, 2025

This is very inspiring for me as a beginner.

Katie

June 10, 2024

Beautiful introduction to xi gong with practical daily exercises. A delightful experience and daily practice.

Anne

March 27, 2024

Very healing and empowering exercises.

Jeff

February 18, 2024

Excellent intro. Makes me want to learn more.

Orah

February 13, 2024

Learned so much in this class, truly sparked and deepened my interest in this type of practice. Thank you!

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