Over the years as a Qigong Teacher trainer, I've guided hundreds of students on their journey to becoming proficient Qigong instructors. Through mentoring emerging teachers, I've noticed some common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid in the early days of teaching Qigong.

This brings me to some things NOT to do when starting on the teaching path.

In a nutshell, becoming a Qigong Teacher involves mastering the form, internalizing its intricacies, delving into foundational theory, grasping the associated vocabulary and language, honing the ability to perceive and guide energy, and cultivating presence and awareness.

But why would one aspire to teach Qigong in the first place?

One of the most common challenges encountered by people starting out on their Qigong journey is the reluctance to embrace a slower pace. Many new students experience a difficulty of attaining a sense of presence during the practice, there's a struggle to fully engage with the movements and connect with the sensations within their physical, mental, and emotional realms.

After a month of a summer sabbatical and an amazing adventure exploring southern India, I've got to be honest – getting back into the groove of everyday life was initially a bit of a challenge. Are you feeling it too?

How do you respond when someone speaks to you with aggression and spite? What is the correct response? What is the kind response? How can we stay emotionally regulated at times like this? How can we not take it personally?

It’s pretty challenging, right.

There's a few fundamental things that keep people from living the life they really want, they’re the same few things keep people from learning and practicing Qigong.

In a nutshell they're priority, habit and doing hard things…

Recently, I experienced a powerful reminder of the need for a modern approach to practicing Qigong. It was during a live online program where I led my students through a revitalizing 30-minute Qigong practice to kickstart their day. However, the unexpected occurred.

Have you ever been to a wellness class where they teach you to breathe into your belly, making it expand like a balloon? Well, that's not really the right way to breathe for good health. It's just another misleading trend from pop culture.

While there’s many different reasons that people seek out Qigong, I’ve found these typically fall into two broad categories; health & wellbeing and spiritualism.

While Qi (energy) Healing is becoming more widely known and accepted within mainstream culture, but it’s still considered woo-woo or snake-oily to many. In this musing I dive into understanding Qi Healing, the hot potato of Medical Qigong, and more.

People often want to know how Qigong works. Students ask me questions around the ‘why’ of particular forms (movements) in Qigong, what they relate to and what their function is.