Wild Goose Qigong with Paul Li
Three Days of Refinement
I just spent three days with Paul Li, a Doctor of Chinese Medicine and a Qigong master from San Francisco. Paul has been studying and practicing Wild Goose Qigong since 1978, shortly after it became public in China. Before this time, the system was completely, utterly, unknown. It wasn’t even known to exist by anybody except the legacy holder, it was so secret. Wild Goose Qigong is a vigorous, involved, complex Qigong that has an immense number of different types of moves. For those of us that like intricacy and variety, it is a fun system to practice.
Bellingham Wild Goose Qigong Club
Marjorie Scarlett and I put together the Bellingham Wild Goose Qigong Club last year. We are the co-teachers for this Qigong club. We brought Paul up to Bellingham in January of 2008 to go over the “First 64″ form. This last weekend was the second time we have hosted Paul. Marjorie studied with him in San Francisco before she moved up to Bellingham. I had previously studied with two other Wild Goose Qigong teachers (plus videos), beginning in 1999.
Refine Your Forms
My legs are sore and I am tired after three days of practice with Paul. His first seminar for this system in 1978 was 1 month long.
Thirteen of us came for a review of the First 64 form. This is a famous (in some parts of the world) form of 64 named moves, and the foundation form of the whole system. For the second day, twelve students came for the review of the form called Spiral. Each of these form take 5 to 6 minutes to perform once through.
Take Review Classes
It is so valuable to take review classes. Once you have a solid foundation in something, a master’s review can add many details, correct subtle errors, and greatly deepen your experience of the moves and increase the benefits received. On Monday, Marjorie and I had a private lesson on the Second 64, an unusual, beautiful, powerful and complex set of moves.