Bellingen Qigong

14/11/2025

On rainy days, we enjoy Qigong in the park, undercover, surrounded by beautiful trees

13/11/2025

I love the poetry of words in Taiji and Qigong…
(Sometimes humorous)
“Rooting, and Suspending the Crown”.
‘Rooting’ is engaging your Dantian (centre) down into the earth, like a tree sending down roots into the ground. It earths you and provides stable support for the whole of your body.
‘Suspending the Crown’ is like growing tall, with the crown of your head reaching for the sky, lengthening your spine, and stretching your adomen.
Between the stretch of earth and sky, feeling the gentle resistance, you feel engaged, focused and alive.
A beautiful feeling

☯️ Taiji Qigong principle of "sinking the qi" and "suspending the crown" ☯️

One of the fundamental principles of Tai Chi and Qi Gong is that the lower half of the body (the lower dantien) must be rooted and sink into the earth through Yongquan. The upper half of the body (starting from the boundaries of the lower Dantien, middle, and upper dantien) must stretch upward (as if pulled by a rope/thread), reaching Bai Hui and reaching straight up to the heavenly power.

That is an accurate description of two key alignment principles in Tai Chi: rooting (from the dantien downwards) and suspending the crown (from the dantien to the bai hui point).

These principles describe how energy and physical alignment are cultivated within the practice:

Rooting (Dantien downwards): This refers to the principle of "sinking the qi" (energy) to establish a stable and grounded foundation. By focusing downward from the lower dantien (a central energy point in the abdomen), practitioners learn to use the connection with the earth to generate stability, power, and balance. This connection forms the "root".

Pulling a thread upwards (Dantien to Bai Hui): This describes the feeling of "suspending the crown" (bai hui, the topmost point of the head). This upward lift, balanced with the rooting, ensures that the spine is elongated and the posture is upright but relaxed. It helps in maintaining correct spinal alignment and allows the qi to flow smoothly through the body without tension.

Together, these two opposing forces (downward rooting and upward suspension) create a sense of balanced expansion and alignment, allowing the body to be centered, relaxed, and stable.

06/11/2025

Join the Qigong intensive in Kalang this November (21 to 28 Nov) with Master Simon Blow Qigong
大 雁 功 前 六 十 四 式
Learn the Da Yan Wild Goose Qigong form.

Da Yan translates to the great bird and is an ancient Qigong practise that was developed by Daoist Masters about 1700 years ago in the sacred Kunlun Mountains in the Northern Himalayan area, south west China. Its healing legacy has been passed down through many generations and Simon Blow is an initiated student and authorised teacher of the 28th linage holder Grand Master Chen Chuan Gang the eldest son of the legendary Grand Master Yang Mei Jung the 27th linage holder.

The movements represent the flight of Wild Geese and it helps expel toxins from the body, cleanse the meridians, improve blood flow and draw in and circulate fresh Qi.

There are two main forms or sets of movements, 1st 64 Movement set deals primarily with the “post natal body” and addresses illnesses or injuries that have developed as a result of everyday life.

Having dredged the channels in the 1st 64 form, the 2nd 64 movement set deals primary with the “pre-natal” body and is designed to clear the channels, absorb fresh Qi, expel stale Qi and restore organ balance.

The best way to learn these ancient healing practices is in an intensive workshop or retreat.

WHEN
1st 64 Movements
Saturday 21 November 2026 to Tuesday 24 November 2026
2nd 64 Movements
Wednesday 25 November to Saturday 28 November

WHERE
Kalang Community Hall, 1774 Kalang Road, Kalang NSW 2454

WHAT’S INCLUDED
 2 x 4 day programs with all tuition by Master Simon Blow
 Home stay accommodation and camping is available
 Various accommodation is available at Bellingen and in local areas
 Serving vegetarian breakfast and lunch, with morning tea included
 There are indoor and outdoor training spaces, meditation areas and forest walking paths and swimming holes

BOOKING
Bookings are essential so please contact Simon at
simon@simonblowqigong.com

More details here:

03/11/2025

A fascinating conversation with Simon Blow about Qigong & natural healing…

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02/11/2025

A beautiful rendition of the Fire Phase sequence of Guigen Qigong

02/11/2025

Qigong started as a way to better health and longevity… so long ago that it predates writing

28/10/2025

Six Unity Qigong in the Wudang mountains with Master Simon Blow

24/10/2025

Qigong teacher’s trip to China… performing one of our favourite forms, Guigen Qigong (Restoring Natural Harmony).

26/09/2025

As we practice Qigong, small lessons become profound experiences… like understanding the dynamics of how to change direction in a harmonious way. Practice becomes the opportunity for your own personal discovery on how to integrate your body, mind and intention.

For many, the slow pace of certain Chinese martial arts forms is puzzling. Taijiquan is the best-known example, but it‘s not unique. To the outside eye it can look ornamental, even indulgent. Yet the slowness isn’t performative: it’s a way of entering into the marrow of things.

Anything studied deeply enough eventually reveals more than itself. It becomes a mirror of the order of reality. The divine, beyond all things yet pervading all things, can be glimpsed wherever we look deeply enough. A single movement, stretched out and examined moment by moment, becomes an ocean of depth.

To move slowly is to expand awareness until it reaches into every crevice of being. Each joint and tendon, each contraction and release, each flicker of thought is brought into view. One begins to see the tides of Qi. Where it collects, how it permeates the tissues, how it shapes the body’s inner landscape as it moves.

In time, the act of moving through a form becomes less about technique and more about revelation. It isn’t simply “doing” the form, but dwelling in the mystery that the form opens. But such depth is not inevitable. It only arises when practice turns into devotion.

This path isn’t for everyone. Many practise for health, for strength, for combat. All of this has its place. But for those who walk further, the simple act of lifting a hand or turning a foot becomes a revelation of the cosmos, and the divine presence that lives within it.

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07/08/2025

Tapotement along the meridians, releasing stale Qi (energy), tonifying Qi

31/07/2025

Qigong this Friday will be inside if rainy or too cold weather... please meet outside the Bellingen library first, and then we will travel to our training venue at 12.30pm