| "Understanding Qigong Volume 1: What is Qigong? | | | | it is not easy to understand at times. This is not |
| The Human Qi Circulatory System" with Dr. Yang, | | | | because of Dr. Yang, it is the nature of the |
| Jwing-Ming is an information packed program for | | | | material. There is a lot of science and biology |
| the serious student of Qigong. This DVD will | | | | here. I think Dr. Yang does a very good job at |
| definitely help you to better understand this | | | | explaining difficult concepts in an understandable |
| Chinese practice. The DVD contains two courses, | | | | way. It is still difficult material to study, and that is |
| the first is titled "What is Qigong?" and the | | | | why I say this "Understand Qigong" program is |
| second, "The Human Qi Circulatory System. Both | | | | for serious students. It's not a quick superficial |
| programs are lectures by Dr. Yang, and even | | | | look at Qigong with a couple exercises. Program |
| thought Dr. Yang's English is very good, he does | | | | two of this DVD is an in depth educational lecture |
| have an accent, so subtitles are provided like they | | | | that lasts two hours and six minutes. And this is |
| are in most YMAA DVDs. | | | | definitely college level instruction, and watching the |
| In the first program, Dr. Yang looks at Qi and | | | | DVD reminded me of sitting in college classes. |
| Qigong from a scientific viewpoint, as he shares | | | | Some of the material Dr. Yang covers includes |
| differences between the approaches to health | | | | understanding the human essence, how the |
| and sickness in the East and West, and then | | | | Chinese define the organs, Qi channels or |
| explains what Qi and Qigong are. | | | | meridians, the three dan tians, yin and yang of |
| The explanation includes history of China and the | | | | the human body, and much more. |
| different kinds of Qigong because according to Dr. | | | | The DVD also includes the standard YMAA extras |
| Yang, you need to understand China's history and | | | | such as About YMAA, the YMAA catalog, video |
| the development of the various types of Qigong | | | | previews, the DVD credits and so forth. With |
| to fully understand. Besides the explanation of the | | | | almost four and a half hours of lecture and the |
| different kinds of Qigong, he also discusses | | | | extras, there is an awful lot of material here. |
| concepts such as Yin, Yang, Kan, Li, the Three | | | | If you are a serious student of Qigong and want |
| Treasures, and the Five Energies. These and so | | | | to deepen your understanding of this Chinese |
| much more. | | | | practice, I highly recommend the "Understanding |
| Near the end of this first program, Dr. Yang has | | | | Qigong" lecture series by Dr. Yang. This first |
| the viewer do a couple short physical exercises to | | | | volume gives a very good overview of what Qi |
| experience the feeling of Qi. This first program | | | | and Qigong are, and a good description of |
| takes up two hours and eighteen minutes of the | | | | anatomy as it relates to the channels of Qi and |
| DVD. | | | | how it circulates throughout the body. I found this |
| The second program on this DVD is about the | | | | DVD, volume 1, to be extremely interesting and |
| Human Qi Circulatory System, or Qi network. | | | | educational and am looking forward to the others |
| Again, Dr. Yang provides a lot of information, and | | | | in this series. |