Ren Xue of the Americas QiBlog

Ren Xue retreat in Mexico 2025 What a wonderful experience!   Our recent Ren Xue retreat in Mexico with Norberto Rodrigues was a truly beautiful and unforgettable experience. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the landscape, we immersed ourselves deeply in...

Qigong is based on traditional Chinese medicine and the theoretical focus of both is Qi. This is a very different paradigm from that of Western thinking and the explanation of how Qigong works requires some background.

What is Qi? Qi is the Animating Force and Material of the Universe. It can be particle, wave, energy or matter and is directed by the information it contains. When someone says, “he has good energy” it’s their experience of that person’s Qi, as energy, that they are...

Qigong for Beginners   There are several effective ways to start learning Qigong - the fascinating ancient practice with slow movements, stillness and meditations. Qigong practice helps you gain more energy, supports your health and wellbeing and enhances your...

The Theory of Totality in Yuan Qigong and Ren Xue is a fundamental base for understanding the laws of the universe and realizing our true potential as human beings.

In both Western and Chinese Traditional Medicine, the lungs hold a very important place in our wellbeing. Qigong to strengthen the lungs is a great tool to improve your health and wellbeing.

So many of us suffer from anxiety. How can we cope with this escalating fear and worry? Practicing Qigong for anxiety and stress can be a very helpful tool to calm our body and mind. This is what Yuan Qigong has to offer.

The benefits of Yuan Qigong – why I really love this practice. After many years of diving deeply into other spiritual teachings and practices, including Qigong, I now choose to practice only Yuan Qigong and Ren Xue. I love the surprising speed with which states of calmness and integration are experienced, even with the most basic movements and methods, and that there is an immediate correlation between the amount of ‘effort’ I put in and the states of wellbeing I feel at all levels.

You’re interested in Qigong but unsure what it is or how to sort the results when searching ‘Qigong near me?’ Not to worry. This article will support you to choose the practice that is suitable for you. Yuan Qigong methods are easy to learn and practice and suitable for everyone. There are more than 600 Yuan Qigong teachers and teachers in training in over 30 countries.

Mindfulness is bringing awareness to the present moment. It is the ability to be in and truly experience the present moment. Yuan qigong helps cultivate true awareness to every moment of life and living in the present moment. Join us for a practice and feel the difference!

What is Yuan Qigong and what does it mean to me personally? The short answer, is that I have made more clear and direct progress in uplifting life using Yuan Qigong than I have with other spiritual systems. Yuan Qigong is a comprehensive, safe, and effective Qigong system for our modern world. The practice supports your health and healing journey and uplifts your whole life.

Scientific studies have shown that mindfulness meditations of various types can improve aspects of sleep because they help to calm down the nervous system and quiet the mind. Try this free guided meditation for better sleep, more happiness and wellbeing and experience effective Qigong tools to improve your health and calm your mind.

What are the greatest treasures in your life and what does Ren Xue offer to help achieve them? The Ren Xue High Five are defined as the true treasures of life and comprise health, happiness. a sense of wellbeing, personal development and contribution back to the world. Learn how to cultivate and grow your life with Ren Xue a modern system based on ancient wisdom teachings for improving life on all levels.

Which are the best Qigong practices for you? One thing I realized is that you need to consider carefully what you would like to get out of a Qigong practice. Is it better health? A sense of flow? Mental clarity? More relaxation? Once you’ve embarked on your practice, keep track of your progress to see if you are getting the benefits you want. Here is what Yuan Qigong has to offer.

My heart sang with happiness. It was working. My youngest was thriving. Some might say it was the innovative school pilot project making the difference. And yes, there are several factors making that true. But, at the heart of it all, I would say it’s the natural human qualities that profoundly touch us all that are making the real difference. See why heart-based teaching in children’s education is so important.

The true interests shared by all people are to be healthy, happy, have a genuine sense of wellbeing, grow, and contribute in a meaningful way to others. This is called the ‘Five Treasures of Life’ in Ren Xue, and it is what we aspire to cultivate as Ren Xue students and practitioners.

I once thought that trust was about trusting in a person, thing, or outcome. It was about having a desired sense of control over an outcome. This is not the kind of trust I refer to now. I’m referring to a trust that is more foundational to life. It is not at all dependent on an external set of circumstances. Learn how to cultivate trust from deep inside your heart.

If you are looking for a more physical practice, Yoga provides a total body practice with many health and spiritual benefits while Qigong works deeply on life force and Qi, promoting a calm state that maintains your health and even promotes healing. Find out more about these two ancient practices and their benefits.

What is it about Yuan Qigong that has inspired me to establish and successfully KEEP a daily Qigong routine? The benefits that I experience multiply as I keep going. Physically, I no longer suffer from neck and back pain, joint pain, or vertigo that I’ve had for many years. But the benefits don’t stop there. My practice helps me to reach a calm, relaxed, and natural state. I feel content and like I am exactly where I belong. With Yuan Qigong you can easily establish a safe and effective daily Qigong routine to immediately improve your health and calm your mind.

When I talk to adults who consider themselves highly sensitive, I hear a pattern in their responses. They never felt like they belonged. Their ideas were mocked. They felt misunderstood and sometimes bullied. They all wished they had someone who understood them as a child and that they hadn’t needed to hide parts of themselves. Most of them stopped allowing themselves to feel free. Many of them lost connections with their hearts and the ability to be more aware in the world.

Discovering Qigong practices for back pain was a significant turning point in my life. I have suffered from neck, back, and shoulder pain for most of my adult life. I’ve blamed it on my work: I’ve been sitting at a computer for many years as a software developer. But I also know we hold emotions and stress in our shoulders and I’ve always been a very busy person with a lot of responsibility. I’ve tried all sorts of things to alleviate my pain and other challenging symptoms until I came across the powerful Yuan Qigong methods.

Standing in front of an audience can trigger a lot of patterns and fears and depending on one’s life experience these can be quite varied yet very strong. In my case, a deeply embedded pattern used to be unconsciously scanning the responses of others for the subtlest shifts in facial expression and interpreting those (mostly incorrectly) through an internal matrix of disapproval, criticism, or confusion.

What is the real power of making wishes or setting goals for the new year, and how can Qigong help manifest your new year’ s resolutions?

As a society we are understanding and exploring trauma on a deeper and deeper level, and as we do so an awareness of our individual and collective pain can surface and at times be very intense. What do Yuan Qigong and Ren Xue have to offer when trauma is part of our experience?

When I was a kid and Star Wars was the big thing, my interest was on fast spaceships, aliens, laser weapons and not to forget Wookies! I was not much interested in the force, nor in the cultures which might have influenced George Lucas to create it. This all changed when I started to practice Qigong.

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Integration and Unification in Yuan Qigong   Integration and unification are both important practices in Ren Xue and Yuan Qigong. As these two terms are also used in other teachings it will be helpful for this article, to define them as taught by Yuan Tze, the...

Qigong and Mindfulness for Kids   Qigong, meditation and mindfulness practices have become prevalant in schools and pre-schools across the world. With an increased interest and new awareness of mindfulness and meditation in education amazing projects have been...

Enjoy 4 powerful guided meditations with highly skilled teachers from all over the world and be inspired by their deep wisdom.
Guided meditations on special topics like how to find your true purpose in life, how to relax, how to find inner peace and how to activate energy to support your life.

Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain   If you’re someone who has chronic neck and shoulder pain or tightness, you may be holding onto more than just bad posture, past injury or degenerative disease. The signals being sent could be a result of emotional or energetic...

Managing Stress with Qigong   Managing stress with Qigong is really possible. Qigong offers a unique approach to managing stress. You may think Qigong is solely an exercise routine, but it’s so much more than that. In addition to its fluid movements, Qigong...

Why I became a Qigong Teacher   Here is my story why I became a Qigong teacher: Two and a half years into a South Pacific sailing journey, I docked our cutter in Nelson, New Zealand. A few weeks later a woman in pink gumboots handed me a book called Voyage to the...

BALANCE. We hear a lot about work-life balance these days. But what is balance anyway? And what is Qigong for emotional balance? Let’s try looking at the concept of balance from a Ren Xue perspective.

Becoming a Qigong teacher can be a life-changing decision. If you are looking for new perspectives and deeply nourishing new experiences, this Teacher Training program is for you!

If the door you usually enter is blocked one day, you use a different door. You don’t spend time trying to get into the door that is blocked. Think of things from different angles. Let’ have a  look how to change unhealthy patterns with Qigong.

Mindfulness and Qigong   Mindfulness Meditation and Qigong share a number of key elements. With its roots in Buddhist practice, Jon Cabat-Zinn brought mindfulness to the mainstream when he incorporated it into a program at the University of Massachusetts’s...

Understanding the Process of Dying   Last year I decided to begin training as an End-of-Life Doula. People asked why I would want to take on such a challenge, saying it will be difficult and painful to watch the suffering of other people. But I knew in my heart...

How to improve your Family Life with Qigong   It’s o’dark hundred and you hear your youngest child coughing. Still half asleep you tend to her. Eventually you hear the alarm clock ring in your bedroom down the hall. Too tired to turn it off, you begin the game of...

Inspiring People   The new REN XUE TV series “INSPIRING PEOPLE“ portrays remarkable journeys of healing and transformation. Meet inspiring people from all over the world who made significant progress in their life cultivation and are now sharing their unique...

What is Qi Healing? Qigong healing practices have been part of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. They activate and support the self-healing power of your body by enhancing the flow of Qi (your life force) in your energy channels (meridians). Qi...

What is True Freedom?   Freedom is one of the rights every human being should be entitled to. We human beings should have and enjoy freedom. It is our birthright. Every person probably has their own way of understanding freedom and their own way of exercising it....

Qigong for Healing   Qigong healing practices have been part of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. Yuan Qigong can be a powerful tool for activating your self-healing capacities. Our bodies are capable of ongoing transformation and healing. Yuan...

Celebrate the Year of the Water Tiger with us and learn to experience better health, more happiness and wellbeing throughout this year.

Free guided relaxation exercise for stress relief. A few minutes of this Yuan Qigong practice can make a huge difference.

Finding Clarity and Direction with REN XUE   Are you sometimes longing for more clarity, direction and a clear understanding of your life's purpose? Many people want to improve their lives and to do their part to make the world a better place. But what they are...

Patterns, Puzzles and Pandemic   Not long ago the new Yuan Qigong At Home Learning course Changing Patterns (Ling Yuan) - the 8th method of Yuan Qigong - was launched. It recently occurred to me that puzzle making has some similarity to working on patterns. So,...

How to Change Patterns in Your Life   'If you want real change to happen in your life, changing patterns is indispensable for your true self to manifest and to navigate life from a very different place.‘ (Yuan Tze, 2021) Yuan Qigong is a Qigong system, designed...

How to Cope with Family Stress Anchored with YUAN QIGONG and REN XUE Once upon a time, in a land much like this one, a young maiden sailed to the magical lands of Qigong. She stepped ashore and found a beautiful golden rock. She held the rock to her heart and wished...

Rehabilitation Centers – Qigong for recovery   Why do many rehabilitation centers offer Qigong instruction for recovery? After a period of illness, pain, movement dysfunction, or a host of other issues, rehabilitation may be recommended. People are often...

Awareness Inside – The Six Verses and the Hokey Pokey   Like the Hokey Pokey the language of the Six Verses is an invitation to the dance. The elegant verbal choreography leads you in a sequence that unifies your consciousness with your body, Qi, and the Universe...

What are Qigong Squats?   Squats can be a very powerful tool to support your health and to strengthen your body and mind. Qigong squats can be used to gain inner calm, strengthen the body and focus the mind. See how this ancient practice also works as a...

Qigong for Endometriosis   Is Qigong helpful for endometriosis? Endometriosis is a debilitating, painful, chronic condition that many women suffer from worldwide. It is not yet fully understood by medical science. Qigong and my Journey with Endometriosis After I...

Where does loneliness come from?   Where does loneliness come from and what can you do when you feel lonely? Loneliness signals a loss of connection with that which is most essential - our hearts. What are the habits of your heart? Are you trusting? Open? Loving?...

Finally Finding True Happiness   What is happiness? Are you happy? Really truly happy, deep inside? It‘s what we all long for but that kind of happiness often seems elusive.  When we ask ourselves why that might be, we could start by questioning what makes us...

What is Enlightenment? Throughout history, people have explored human potential and have yearned for what is often referred to as Enlightenment, Awakening or Self-Realization. Let's look at enlightenment and our true potential as human beings from the perspective of...

Meet Melissa Liu. Qiblog interview with Melissa Liu, President of Ren Xue International, and translator of Yuan Tze’s teachings.

Can Qigong heal?   How in the world did I ever get so committed to Qigong and can Qigong really heal? Some years ago, having finally decided to have a full replacement of my right knee, my wife, Kim, invited me to join her for a two-week Qigong and Ren Xue...

Qigong practice – Let’s get together!   Meet the global REN XUE Community: One thing that is really special about Yuan Qigong and Ren Xue is that you can join an amazing global Qigong community that supports one another, grows together and practices together on a...

Yuan Qigong in Africa Interview with Louise Pannell from REN XUE Africa   Louise Pannell is a YUAN QIGONG and REN XUE Teacher, Co-founder and director at REN XUE Africa based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds weekly classes - online and in-person, and...

Interview with Norberto Rodrigues Some Among Us Are Already Free Norberto Rodrigues is a Ren Xue teacher, YUAN QIGONG instructor and skilful Qi therapist based in Lisbon, Portugal. Student of Chinese life cultivation teacher Yuan Tze since 2011 to the present. In 2018...

What are Qifields?   The universe is composed of Qi (energy) and Qi is organized into fields - or Qifields. Remember in Star Wars, when Obi Wan Kenobi said, “There’s a disturbance in the Force.” We all more or less knew what he meant. Obi Wan then explained that...

Improving health with Qigong   Improving health with Qigong - is that possible? This is Fraser's personal story: Fraser started practicing YUAN QIGONG in 2010 when he was 24 years old. At this time, he was fully immersed as a competitive rugby player in Otago,...

Science and Qigong   It hasn’t been easy to form an alliance between science and Qigong so far. Should we keep trying? Is science important for Qigong? The answer is probably yes, at least if we want to expand the practice of Qigong to others who might benefit...

Qigong in Popular Culture: Star Wars’ the Force and Qi   Star Wars and Qigong have quite some similarities! Not only did Star Wars creator George Lucas borrow the concept of Qi for his Force, he also shaped Luke Skywalker as kind of a Ren Xue hero. Let's have a...

Does Qigong healing really work   Qigong healing - does it really work? This is Marie-Laure's personal story. She started practicing Qigong in 2010. She had a lump in her breast and was able to heal herself while attending a Qigong retreat with YUAN TZE in...

Is Qigong safe?   Qigong has been in Chinese culture for a long time and many methods have been developed during its long history. Depending on the intention of the method, it can affect change to various aspects of life, including the body, Qi and the...

Interview with Yuan Tze     YUAN TZE is a life cultivation teacher and Qigong master originally from China. In 2002 he arrived in Wellington, New Zealand and established the first ever Ren Xue center for life cultivation. Today Ren Xue is an international...

Heal Yourself With Qigong   Do you want to learn how to heal yourself with Qigong? First, we’ll give you an idea of what to expect from Qigong. Getting familiar with Qigong I admit that my first encounter with Qigong was not easy at all. I came from a strong yoga...

How to relax with Qigong?   Learn more about how to relax with Qigong and why is it not difficult A relaxed state is not achieved with an on-and-off switch. For most of us, even when we feel relaxed it’s only a relative state of relaxation– we’re more relaxed in...

Depression, anxiety, trauma and Qigong   As this month is officially designated as “Mental Health Month”, it seems appropriate to address the issue of trauma and anxiety and the efficacy of Qigong practices in working with these issues. The obvious question is,...

Qigong and Chronic Illness Is Qigong beneficial when suffering from Chronic Illness? For the past five years, Yuan Qigong teachers have been teaching through cancer programs in Marin County, CA, and Santa Barbara, CA. Beginning by teaching a simple practice aimed at...

What is Qigong? Qigong is a Healing Art. It is also an important branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine known as “Chinese Yoga” and has significant similarities to Tai Chi, as both work on Qi and life. In a practice, body movement, breathing techniques, sound,...