Monday Qigong with Coach Roselando (2/17/2014)

February 17, 2014

warmup
10min dr. ma li tang's gathering qi
5min leg qi
5min turning cow
5min tiger shi li (left/right)
5min gathering qi
20min universal post
seal/wash

Happy New Year!!

Monday, January 7, 2014

Warm up

10min Dr. Ma Li Tang's breathing

5min left crane

5min right crane

5min gathering qi

3min left dragon post

3min right dragon post

20min universal post

3min gathering qi

seal/wuji/wash

Join us next Monday for another evening of Qigong with Coach Jim Roselando!

Monday night qigong with Coach Roselando (11/18/13)

10min Dr. Ma Li Tang's Gathering Qi

10min Turning Cow Post

5min Left Turning Dragon

5min Right Turning Dragon

5min Gathering Qi

20min Universal Post

Seal/Wash

Monday Night Qigong at MIT (August 26, 2013)

20 Standing at MIT Qigong!!

60 Minutes of Power Standing

5 min Dr. Ma Li Tang's Gathering Qi

5 min Zhan Zhuang #1

5 min Zhan Zhuang #2

5 min Zhan Zhuang #3

5 min Zhan Zhuang #4

5 min Zhan Zhuang #5

5 min Zhan Zhuang #6

5 min Zhan Zhuang #7

5 min Zhan Zhuang #8

5 min Leg Qi

Gathering Qi

Wash/Seal

Monday Night Qigong at MIT 4/1/2013

MIT Qigong with Coach Jim Roselando

April 1, 2013

Warm-up

5 min Gathering Qi

5 min Left Crane

5 min Right Crane

10 min Universal Post

5 min Left Hun Yun

5 min Right Hun Yun

5 min Universal Post

10 min Leg Qi

Seal/Wash

Monday Night Qigong 3/4/13

Monday, March 4, 2013

22 Standing

Warm-up 

5min Gathering

5min Left Hun Yun

5min Right Hun Yun

10min Left Shi Li 

10min Right Shi Li

10min Natural Post

5min Gathering

Seal/Wash

Monday Night Qigong 1/28/13

There were 18 of us tonight in Twenty Chimneys at the MIT Student Center... It was great to have so many new people in one of our oldest practice locations. Join us next Monday at 7pm for another great Twenty Chimneys stand with Coach Jim Roselando (Student Center - 306). 

10min Gathering Qi

10min Dr. Ma Li Tang's Qi Tuning

20min Natural Post

5min Left Shi Li

5min Right Shi Li

5min Gathering Qi

Seal/Wash

YEAR ONE DEMONSTRATION

Coach Roselando demonstrates MIT Qigong Year 1 Exercises:

GATHERING QI

CRANE

TURNING COW

LOW POST

Great start to MIT Qigong 2013!

Here is a photo of Coach Jim Roselando assisting a first time practitioner at MIT Qigong. There were over 23 people standing with us tonight. A great way to start the new year!

Monday Night Qigong Schedule (1/7/13):

Warm up

10 min Gathering Qi

10 min Turning Cow

5 min Gathering Qi

20 min Natural Post

5 min Gathering Qi

10 Leg Qi

Seal/Wash

Monday Night Qigong with Jim Roselando

MIT Qigong Club

web.mit.edu/qigong

 

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Time: 7:00-8:00

 Where: Student Center/491

Cost: FREE

 

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5min Gathering Qi

5min 3-point Leg Qi

5min x 8 Posts (40min total)

5min Twisting Step

5min Gathering Qi

Seal/Wash

 

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     Soft Qigong is an extremely powerful tool for bringing out ones natural human potential and optimal fitness.  Physical health and mental well being are a direct result of this practice.  The core of our training is known as Zhan Zhuang "standing post" meditation.  The effects of this training are rapid with deep therapeutic results producing a unified and healthy mind, body and spirit.

 

 

     Zhan Zhuang Qigong provides the simplest possible platform for many levels of cultivation.  If you are looking for results then look no further.  Our training requires a "1/4" of the time and produces double the results of any other health system.  Come see why some say Zhan Zhuang Qigong is Yoga, Taiji and Meditation all in one simple posture.  Minimal Effort/Maximum Results.  Perfect for the modern lifestyle.

 

 

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Monday Night Qigong (July 23)

Minimal Effort-Maximum Results

Zhan Zhuang Qigong

Monday Night Schedule

5min Gathering Qi

10min Universal Post

5min Left Hun Yun

5min Right Hun Yun

5min Universal Post

10min Twisting Step

5min Emei Leg Meridian Exercise

5min Gathering Qi

Seal/Wash

Global Standing Gallery - Bangkok

MIT QIGONG GLOBAL STANDING GALLERY

http://web.mit.edu/qigong/Gallery/Pages/Global_Standing.html

Thank you for supporting MIT Qigong and sharing beautiful pictures of your Qigong practice from around the globe! Our two most recent submissions are from Florida and Bangkok! Please send your photos to qi@mit.edu!!

Ken || Bangkok, Thailand

I decide to pull myself up by my skate straps and pump it down Sukhumvit road. Huffing and skating under all the skytrain stops, maybe you know them… Ekkamai, Thong Lor, Phrom Phong, Asoke, Nana, Phloen Chit. Snake my way through some little hu tong off ton son road. I see two t-shirts while skating worth note… “I heart change.” and “I am an error.” – with a city skyline blurring into a bar code as a graphic. I catch my breath on a grassy knoll overlooking the green lake of Lumphini park: standing horse for 10 minutes. A Monitor lizard slithers through the green water.

Monday Night Qigong with Coach Jim Roselando

MIT Qigong Club

web.mit.edu/qigong

Time: 7:00-8:00

Location: Student Center/Room 491 

Cost: NO CHARGE (FREE)

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Warmup

5min Gathering Qi

5min Left Crane

5min Right Crane

5min Left Shi Li

5min Right Shi Li

5min Gathering Qi

5min Left Hun Yun

5min Right Hun Yun

5min Turning Cow

5min Universal Post

5min Low Post

Seal/Wash

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Notes from Master Wang Xiang Zhai:

     "The standing exercise represents a very special accumulation of knowledge in China.  But in the past there were very few people who paid attention to it because most people thought it was too simple.  They wondered how, by sitting or standing in a single posture without moving, can you improve health?  When people wonder this, it is because they do not really understand the essence of standing.  In reality, in practicing the exercise of standing without moving, we can not only increase physical strength, but also awaken healing processes within the body, allowing the body to cure itself of all kinds of chronic diseases it might have accumulated during a lifetime.  Therefore, in preventative medicine, standing exercises have great value.  In fact, it is on of the most appropriate ways of exercising."

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The Benefits of Group Qigong Practice

By Michael Tse (Founder of Qi Magazine)

If you have ever been to my seminars or classes, you would have noticed that we all gather together at the end in a large circle to do meditation together. People will often comment afterwards that the energy was very strong, stronger than when they meditate at home on their own.

Of course, when people gather and work together towards the same goal, there is a sense of harmony that will develop. There will also develop a strong sense of community. This is very important when studying because there are times when you will come to a plateau and it may seem you are not making progress. It is easy at these times to get discouraged and maybe even want to give up. However, if you have made friends with those in your class and also find that others have gone through the same problem, then it is easier to overcome it because of their support.

In relation to meditation, when we are doing together as a group, you have a different mind set. You do not really have the luxury of thinking about stopping your meditation to go do the dishes or call a friend. So your mind is more concentrated. Even if you feel uncomfortable, bored or agitated, you hang in there because to not do so would draw attention to yourself. It is easier just to stay and eventually, you may even find your boredom and agitation just slips away without you noticing. So practising in a group can help you push yourself a little harder and achieve more than you thought you could.

When you practise meditation one on one with someone, it is more personal because you are opening yourself to them both consciously and unconsciously. However, practising alone is good and also necessary. If you always rely on a group for lifting and developing your energy, then your level of development will be limited.

In regard to there being a special Qigong form for practising as a group, itis not necessary. Any form or set ofexercises can be done as group, either with a teacher leading or everyonepractising their own things in the sameroom. The feeling and results will bedifferent in each case, both for the teacherand the student.

Not everyone can be in a situationthat they have a teacher and class topractise. They have the harder roadbecause they arewalking that road alone.If you go to a movie, I think most people would prefer to go with a friend than on their own as it is good to be able to share the experience with someone. That does not mean that if you do go to a movie on your own that you cannot enjoy it. Maybe you will even find it better as you do not have to worry whether or not your friend likes it or what row you should sit in. You can please yourself.

When you practise on your own, you can go to the place you like best and do the forms you want, in the order you want and you can meditate for as long as ou wish. Unlike in a class which is more structured. If you can have both situations, that is good, but it is more structured. It is most important to develop to the best of your ability in whatever field you happened to have been planted.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Tse

Another Year of MIT Qigong with Jim Roselando

Monday, January 9

2012 Qigong Classes Start Tonight

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Time: 7:00-8:00

Location: Building 1/Room 242

Cost: FREE

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10min gathering qi

5min left hun yun

5min right hun yun

5min leg qi

15min universal post

10min low post

5min gathering

5min leg qi

seal/wash

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"The ordinary is the extra ordinary"

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Monday MIT Qigong: November 28, 2011

Date: 11/28/11

From Jim   info@apricotforesthall.com

Subject: Building 1/Room 242

Some notes on Qigong:

     Standing Meditation can be considered an advanced form of Taoist meditation, in which Xing Ming Shuang Xiu "spirit and nature are equally cultivated"! In Standing Meditation, externally, there is no movement, yet internally, the Qi and Breath are moving. It is thus both passive and active, both yin and yang. The practitioner does not try to do anything with the Qi, he or she simply becomes aware of the quality of Qi, how it is moving, where it is blocked or free, whether it feels clear or turbid, smooth or coarse.

     Thus, Standing Meditation is "a million dollar secret". It is a secret because it is so obvious, so ordinary that we do not give it the attention it deserves.  It is hidden as the air is hidden, or as the water is hidden to a fish. In the everyday Qigong of standing, we discover the deepest mystery and beauty. We turn standing into a discipline in order to go more deeply into the quality of what is happening and to bring back to wholeness the confused, scattered, and lost parts of the body, mind and soul.

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Monday November 28 Session

10min gathering qi

10min turning cow

5min gathering qi

20min universal post

5min left hun yun

5min right hun yun

5 min gathering

seal/wash

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Peace,

Jim Roselando   

Global Standing: 20 min in front of the Cape Cod Light

We traveled to Truro, Cape Cod, and stood in the universal zhan zhuang post for 20 minutes in the fog with the famous Highland Lighthouse at our backs. Although it is best not to practice outside (especially in the wind), the view of the Atlantic made it a memorable experience. 

The Highland Lighthouse went into service 1797, and prevented many shipwrecks over the following centuries. The naturalist and author, Henry David Thoreau, visited Highland Light several times in the 1850s. Thoreau found the lighthouse "a neat building, in apple pie order." In his book, Cape Cod, he wrote:

The keeper entertained us handsomely in his solitary little ocean house. He was a man of singular patience and intelligence, who, when our queries struck him, rang as clear as a bell in response. The light-house lamp a few feet distant shone full into my chamber, and made it bright as day, so I knew exactly how the Highland Light bore all that night, and I was in no danger of being wrecked... I thought as I lay there, half-awake and half-asleep, looking upward through the window at the lights above my head, how many sleepless eyes from far out on the ocean stream -- mariners of all nations spinning their yarns through the various watches of the night -- were directed toward my couch.

We encourage you to share pictures or videos of 
your practice from around the globe: qi@mit.edu

Wuji Zhuang with Coach Jim Roselando

Date: 10/3/11
From: Jim info@apricotforesthall.com
Subject: Wuji Zhuang

Hello,
     Tonight I am looking forward to doing something a little different.  Not only will this be the simplest set we have had done in a long time it will be the most effective way for you to truly sample deeper levels of relaxation.  When one trains Zhan Zhuang (or any form of Natural Qigong) we must make sure we do not use any extra force to make the exercise truly work.  The two guidelines for the training are for one to be loose & quiet and the rest happens naturally.  So, as Qigong practitioners we can only assist in the breaking of blockages (physical/mental) by following these guidelines and any extra thoughts or work will only have reverse effects on our cultivation. 

     It is said that Wuji is the mother and the Universal Post is the father of the internal arts.  Tonight we will focus on Wuji Zhuang.  The most common question asked about these two methods would be, What is the difference in cultivation between Wuji & Universal?  Answer, Not much!  The posture (body) and principles are the same and the only big difference being hand positions.  One of the benefits of Wuji is that it is less demanding than the Universal Post so you can "taste" a higher degree of physical, mental and breathing relaxation.  When you have experienced high levels of relaxation this allows your sensitivity (AWARENESS) to be greater in any exercise we practice.  I do want to tell everyone to do not under-estimate the effectiveness of the Wuji Zhuang!!!  If you think this will be too easy for you then I will say, come give it a try and let me know how you feel at the end.  I look forward to tonight's work out!

Time: 7:00-8:00
Location: Student Center/Room 491
Cost: FREE 

See you soon.

Peace,
Jim Roselando

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Another Great Summer of Qigong at MIT

Date: 8/30/11

From: Jim  info@apricotforesthall.com

Subject: MIT Qigong

Hello,

     I just want to thank everyone for a fantastic summer of natural Qigong at MIT.  This summer session flew by and our club has a lot of new faces which is always exciting.  I truly enjoy sharing this art as I know it's simplicity of practice combined with maximum results are nothing short of amazing.  I am looking forward to an exciting fall semester of training with everyone. 

     Those who are looking to begin training Zhan Zhuang should start with ten minutes per day and gradually build up to the normal daily training schedule.  Ten minutes per day may not seem like much but if you were to only do ten minutes per day that would equal over sixty hours per year of mind/body/breath cultivation time per year.  So, a little bit certainly goes a long way!   I write our personal training programs for anyone who trains at our club.  If you would like for me to send you a training schedule feel free to email me.  Anyone who has a training schedule and needs it updated also should email me.  We rotate the training programs three times per year so every four months I will change up your training routing so the body and training does not get stale.

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Training Set 8/29/11

10 Gather Qi

5/5 Half Supporting Post

10 Universal Post

5/5 Half Supporting Post

10 Universal Post

10 3 Point Leg Set

Seal & Wash

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FALL SEMESTER INFO:

Date: 9/12/11

Location: Student Center, Room 491 "http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=W20"

Time: 7:00-8:00

Cost: FREE

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     I am teaching a morning Zhan Zhuang Qigong energy meditation at a martial art and holistic health festival in New Hampshire this Sat. from 10:00-11:00.  Anyone interested in attending please contact me for more info..  I hope everyone has a great long weekend and thanks for all the support!!!    

Best wishes,

Jim Roselando

www.ApricotForestHall.Com

http://web.mit.edu/qigong

MIT Monday Qigong: Year Three Exercises

Date: 8/17/11

From: Jim  info@apricotforesthall.com

Subject: Monday Night Qigong 

Hello,

      Monday night we continued with our review of the MIT Qigong "Three Year Program".  Working on year three exercises we covered the Classical Eight Posts as well as introducing the Three Point Leg set.  This training is designed to holistically link the entire body.  Allowing whole body circulation and awareness.  I would like to say that I am very impressed with everyone in our class.  Zhan Zhuang is very demanding and coming to class and holding still postures for 40-60 minutes is amazing.  GREAT JOB!!! 

Last night training set:

10 Gather Qi

5 Zhuang #1

5 Zhuang #2

5 Zhuang #3

5 Zhuang #4

5 Zhuang #5

5 Zhuang #6

5 Zhuang #7

5 Zhuang #8

5 Gather Qi

5 Leg Work

Seal & Wash  

See you next week!

Peace,

Jim Roselando

www.ApricotForestHall.com