(Internal Nourishment)

The Taoists believe that there are five basic energies or element
which make up the universe. There are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and
Earth. These five elements are also found within the human body and
relate to specific organs. Through regular practice of the movements
with your mind focused on the breath and meridian points, Five Element
Qi Gong works to balance and purify these five Organs and six 腑Fu. By
building up with a great Qi flow, strengthens your 元Yuan Qi that
enable to prevent the buildup of negative Qi and disease.

During practice, the practitioner’s mind should be in state of
meditation. When your 意Yi (will) concentrate in different meridians,
this will help you to clean up the emotions which affect your organs
and fu’s  functions, such as grief, fear, anger, anxiety and worry. By
detoxing and keep your five element in great balance, this will
greatly enhances heath and vitality.

During this stage the practitioner will undertake exercises involving
gentle movement of stretch and cleanse the body’s tendons and energy
meridians.  The goal of stage one is to obtain a state of meditative
relaxation through movement and to move in such a manner that their
entire body feels as if it is “interconnected”. As the practitioner
becomes more efficient at relaxed interconnected movement, enters the
meditative emotional state required for such movement, they most
likely also feel subtle physiological sensations, such as increased
blood flow to the palms or feet, or a tingling sensation along
meridians. This is known as “floating” the Qi.

When the practitioner reaches this stage they will also notice that
certain parts of their body will feel “blocked” at certain points and
that the Qi can not move freely there.  It is through this practice
that the Qi Gong practitioner can then identify areas of “carried”
emotional stress, and therefore will have achieved recognition. As the
progress of training, practitioner will learn to release this physical
and emotional tension as well as to unblock Qi blockages within the
body and lets Qi flow.