Shamanic Tiger Qigong

Shaking: Up and down, heaven and earth. Right, then left. Think of body parts, starting from top of head. Freestyle.


1. Sleeping Tiger.

2. Sleeping Tiger wakes up.

3. Tiger wags its tail. (R then L)

4. Tiger emerges from cave, looks to horizon. L

5. Tiger displays martial power. Rotating arms towards and away from you, feet in Tai chi stance. R

6. Spiritual sword kills the demon. L

7. Qi transforms the three layers (energy ball, sweep sky, (heaven), horizon (earth), humanity.

8. Connect with heaven and penetrate earth. Rotate spine and qi, first top down, then bottom up.

9. Embrace the sun and moon.

10. Tiger climbs the mountain. R

11. Ride the wind down the mountain. Both hands facing to right, claws, jab towards face. R

12. Qi transforms into rainbow.

13. Moving clouds make rain, end up with palms facing down.

14. Double dragons play with the pearl. If the dragon loses its pearl it will be unable to make rain and loses its power.

15. Heavenly dew purifies the body. (settle the breath)

16. Golden turtle plunges into the ocean. Lean forward, fist to kidneys.

17. Colorful wave cleanses the spirit. Like settle breath, but put arms out, like swimming breast stroke.

18. Red phoenix visits the sun. Now bring arms up, palms facing outward, look up.

19. Lift the moon from the water. Arms come down facing down, reach down to hold moon in arms, palms facing up, knees bent.

20. Dragon and tiger leap into heaven. Leap up from crouching position, put hands on shoulders, then lift hands above your head, palm facing out. Reach up right, then left.

21. Harmonizing wind unites the cosmos. Arms come down, rotating wrists, back to shoulders, slide back down torso, palms facing out, end up palms down, arms bent, ready for:

22. Maintain peace in the eight directions. Look to side you are lifting leg.

23. Sacrifice everything to the heavenly cave. Palms rotate back, come up into sleeping tiger.

24. Close. Remain in the heavenly qi.