How to evaluate qigong instruction

[charles]

[everything]

Qigong can be thought of as a three-legged stool. If one of the legs are missing the stool will not stand and the exercises are useless. The three legs are: 1) Regulation of the mind, 2) Regulation of the body, and 3) Regulation of the breath.

Thanks Ron. Imho, those three legs apply to yoga as well. In my scenario 2, once someone gets some basic experiential understanding of that, what next?

Tao Boxer, perhaps it's not so much a snazzy demo as it is demonstrated ability to help with cleaning the pipes and then teaching self-help. If it were fine to be totally upfront and direct, I might say "yo, I can do some basics - manifest qi, gather qi, have qi flow, etc., but I know I got a particular blockage. Can you find it and help it get going and help me get on track?"

[Ron Panunto]

Qigong can be thought of as a three-legged stool. If one of the legs are missing the stool will not stand and the exercises are useless. The three legs are: 1) Regulation of the mind, 2) Regulation of the body, and 3) Regulation of the breath.

Imho, those three legs apply to yoga as well.

I agree - that's why qigong is often referred to as "Taoist Yoga."