Week 1 Q&A

Hi Richard,

Where do I find the Practice Log, so that I can print it out?

Thanks,
Adam

Hi,

I also have the dragon and tiger qigong book and DVD. How would you recommend, if at all, I use these two things in conjunction with this course?

Thanks for asking this question, as many people will want to know the answer. You do not need to have the book or DVD to take the course, but they are excellent resources to support your learning in the course.

First, let’s consider the book, the Dragon and Tiger Instruction Manual by my teacher Bruce Frantzis. Think of the book as the textbook or reference book for this course. It presents many details about how a beginner does the 7 movements and the transitions between the movements, about the breathing patterns used in the movements, and about supplemental exercises you can do to prepare you for the movements.

In the course, I’ll be guiding you through which of these details and supplementary exercises I consider to be most important to learn at any particular point. But you may find that you have a question about something that I don’t cover or perhaps you just want to get a different perspective on an exercise. At that point, you can turn to the book and get solid answers.

As for the Energy Arts DVD, think of it as a “for extra credit” reference for the course, or in this case “for additional insights”. In it you can see three excellent practitioners – Senior Instructors Craig Barnes and Elisabeth Woersing and my teacher Bruce Frantzis, of course – do Dragon and Tiger in various ways. You can see how Craig and Elisabeth do the basics of the movements and transitions between movements and hear key points about each exercise from Bruce. You can see how Bruce as a high level practitioner does the form. You can see Craig do the set the way someone who is hurt or otherwise limited in movement might do it. You also can learn some of the supplemental energy exercises that are practiced by those beyond beginner level.

So I suggest you use the book as a reference text for any questions you have, and the DVD as a way to gain extra insight into and beyond what we’ll cover in the course.

I hope this helps answer the question. It’s great to have these resources available to us as we navigate our way through learning Dragon & Tiger. If anyone in the course doesn’t have these resources, I highly recommend that you get them. You don’t have to have them to do the course, by any means. But they can enrich your experience of the course, especially as your interest grows in Dragon and Tiger.

Bill

Hello Bill,

I’ve been doing intense spiritual practice and energetic practices for the last 10 years. In the last year and a half I also integrated Tai chi into that.

However, about 2 years ago due to unbalanced spiritual practice my emotional and mental systems went out of balance (which for a period of 4 months brought me to using psychiatric drugs against anxiety).

Now I’m clean of any kind of drugs for about 1.5 years and am searching my way to create a strong emotional-metal foundation for my spiritual work.

In many of the energy arts courses it is recommend that people with mental issues do not participate, however since I do want to balance and build myself I would appreciate it if you could give some recommendation for someone dealing with such imbalances.

And also, from your experience, is the Dragon and Tiger practice a good way of healing such imbalances and building a good foundation?

Thanks a lot!
Tom

P.S – I’m really enjoying the videos! They are so fun, professional and clear!

Hi Richard and Bill. I live in Melbourne, Australia, and am on a Disability Support pension. When I bought and enrolled in the D&T Online course, I didn’t realise I would need quite a high data download for the internet to watch the course. Even though I’ve paid for the course, I find that I can’t watch the instructions over and over to learn. I’ve already paid another $150 for another 10gig of download (I’m on a pay as you go plan, and I mainly buy dvds if I want to learn different qigong forms). I’m not a tech head, so I didn’t see this problem coming. is there anyway I can download the dvd instructions onto my computer, then I can watch them over and over, which is how I normally practice, without worrying how much extra data download I’m going to have to pay for. I love the simplicity of the course, and I think it’s going to benefit me greatly, as I have cartilage degeneration in both my knees, as well as arthritis in my ankles. Any advice would be great.
Kind regards, John

Hi. i’ve just seen how to download the videos. Please excuse my brain cramp.