Qi Gong for Cleansing

I have tried a few different forms of Qi Gong and have been practicing daily for well over a year. I have Mathew Cohen's fire/water DVD and the Garripoli's beginner's DVD and have researched some other forms and have Roger Janke's book. Those routines are all good in moving Qi around but none of them have had the effect on my quality of life as this routine did. I have had problems sleeping most of my life - not sleeping deeply enough and never feeling rested in the morning no matter how much I slept. I tried dozens of supplements - all the B vitamins, vit D, Sam-e, fish oil, etc and many others and had some minor improvement but the situation was largely unchanged. I tired all kinds of sleep aids, melatonin, valerian, chamomile, passionflower, theanine, I went to a couple of doctors and they offered sleeping pills and various meds but nothing seemed to effect daytime energy and I rarely woke up feeling rested.I was doing other Qi Gong routines consistently but had a breakthrough with this one. After about 3 weeks with this routine in the morning (along with most of the forms from Mathew Cohen's Fire/Water routine at night) I noticed a dramatic difference in quality of sleep. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I am falling asleep quicker and waking up much more rested. It doesn't take me 4 hours to get into my day and feel alert (only to slump in the late afternoon/early eve) I have more energy. My head is clearer right when I wake up, I have better focus, am more interested in things, more tuned in to life. The change is really incredible. Everything FEELS different. Life is more vivid and has more color. I recently had an eye exam and learned my vision improved for the first time in my life! My hearing is sharper and everything is more detailed.While every move on this DVD is great and does something different and aids a different bodily system - the hemisphere balancing move has been literally a turning point for me. It does something in the way it moves Qi from the lower Dan Tien to the crown of the head, along with balancing right and left which you can literally feel while doing the move. It is one of the centerpieces to my routine and I do that twice a day. The other moves on this DVD are essential as well - particularly, the lung and heart clearing moves, and the liver and gallbladder clearing moves. The kidney move in this routine is not as effective as "swings" which is common to many forms of qi gong (where you twist and let the hands loosely slap the body on front and back) which aids just about every bodily system. Swings or (ringing the bell as it is sometimes called) is amazing for the spine, and gets rid of stagnant qi in the organs.Anyway, I highly recommend this DVD. The other Garripoli DVD which is 3-4 times as long is nowhere near as effective. "Wuji Qi gong" which is the essence of that routine is more a collection of interesting and fun arm movements that are meant as an introduction to Qi Gong but is not a full body cleansing or Qi moving/generating system. What I learned in this journey is that not all Qi Gong routines are equal. There are some essential movements which should be part of every routine and are common to many systems. The reason for that is that they work. Length of time and intensity does not substitute for quality and you have to experiment and find what works for your particular health issues.Note: the reason I gave this 4 stars and not 5 is because they did not explain how to integrate breathing with these movements which is essential. I figured it out on my own through experimentation but that is a big omission. They also move far too fast to integrate effective breathing in their illustration of the routine as a continuous sequence after the instructional part. Regardless, if you buy no other Qi gong DVD, I would recommend buying this one.

I just finished my first Qi Gong session ever and I really liked it. I have a Tai Chi video but could never get more than a few minutes into it, it is too much sitting down into the knees and not only uncomfortable but painful as well. I really liked this Qi Gong Cleansing dvd and I look forward to learning the movements so I can do it on my own. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because I didn't realize until about halfway through that Daisy and Francesco didn't use the opposite arms and legs so that one could follow along like a mirror. Nearly all video workout instructors will use the opposite arm, leg or side so that the person watching the video can follow along like a mirror, which makes perfect sense when trying to learn new moves. Daisy and Francesco would say things like "moving down your left leg" because they were actually moving down their left leg but since I was following like a mirror I would be moving down my right leg. It really messed me up and make it harder to figure out the moves because I was too worried about if I was on the correct side. I tried standing sideways but that didn't work. I just had to focus on doing the opposite of whatever they were doing which was a challenge in itself without even considering learning the Qi Gong techniques. This dvd would have been 5 stars if they had made it easier to follow along. The breathing was also a bit tricky since they would be saying breath out as I was breathing in, I think that is more a matter of needing to take slow deep breaths and I apparently breath too fast and too shallow. I will keep using it and will hopefully learn it quickly enough so that I won't need the dvd anymore. That being said, Daisy and Francesco were enjoyable to watch and I would be interested watch another Qi Gong dvd by them. I also purchased a Qi Gong dvd by Lee Holden that I haven't tried yet so I really don't have anything them compare to until I do.

I got this program to support a food cleanse I am doing for my liver and to get rid of my eczema once and for all. I was not sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised and pleased with this program. I heard about Qigong on a radio show and decided to try it. I wanted something I could do right before bedtime that was pretty short and easy to do plus I wanted something to go along with a gentle cleanse I'm doing. This is perfect! It consists of two parts. One is a short interview which is worth watching and the other part is the Qigong exercises. It starts out with a slow version going through each exercise so you learn the moves. I believe there are eight moves to this whole thing and each move cleanses one of your organs. Then after the slow part, it immediately goes into the complete moves which takes about 8-9 minutes to complete in succession. You can "skip" forward on your remote to get to just the 8 minute program which I do now since I learned the moves. It is not hard at all to do and I find the moves very relaxing and soothing to do. I like how there is a couple (man and woman) who do the moves together since I do this with my husband. He feels its ok for a guy to do it because another guy is doing these moves I guess. So, if you really are doing this for cleansing, I would suggest doing a food cleanse as well to get the maximum benefits. Enjoy!

A real must have if you like Qigong already. The excellent thing about this DVD is, when you have learnt the sequense it can be done in 10mins. So, it can easily be practiced everyday.

I wish it was more of a straight forward workout like the Qigong for Stress release. I don't use this DVD as often, only when I need a change of pace so I can't even say how beneficial it is.If you haven't bought any of their DVD's I say get the Qigong for Stress Release. I give that one as gifts and use just about daily myself.

I love this CD. It's low impact with many good stretches, lots of great information. I use it all the time. Especially when you have over extended your body doing something else (and you do not want to excercise, walk etc. that day) this gets you back into the swing of things and explains the movements very well. Very enjoyable.I recommend this for all people, all ages, all body types. It can get the blood flowing gentley.Thanks

Excellent DVD pour faire le nettoyage d’énergie ou d’émotions négatives dans l’environnement. Belle routine , de durée raisonnable .

these two are such an inspiration easy to watch easy to do I highly recommend their dvd's