The key to mastering any true art lies in the depth of its foundations.

Meridian Chi Kung is a powerful and highly effective way to develop greater strength, flexibility, energy and awareness in your body and mind. Since I introduced the 6 basic movements over 25 years ago, the method has evolved tremendously, both in breadth and depth, and many students have found it to be a cornerstone of their health and physical development. I still practice MCK with as much … if not more hunger than when I started. But much has changed and evolved for me as well. Although the 6 and 18 movements look more or less the same as when I started, my understanding and experience of MCK has grown tremendously through patient practice and learning from various Eastern and Western Chi Kung, Nei Gong, Tai Chi and Nei Dan masters.

So, time for an update for those who share my passion for MCK. I am offering a 3-day training that focuses on deepening the fundamentals of MCK and developing true “Inner Power. What I have noticed in my own practice and by observing many teachers and practitioners, is that most of them lack depth in the fundamentals of MCK. What do I mean by this? Most have pretty good sensitivity, chi awareness and flow and reasonable flexibility. But for most, the weakness lies in internal strength. Not primarily physical strength, such as the strength in the legs to lower, but primarily energetic potential or yin strength. This strength is the basis of all internal Chi Kung practices. Importantly, this yin force must first be allowed to fill the abdominal center (dantien) before it can expand and effectively charge the meridians.

What I often see with chi kung practitioners and teachers, is that they lack this power and circulate the chi they have through the body without dantien storage. This makes one feel good, energetic and relaxed, but in the long run it will lead to exhaustion and stagnation in the practice. Simply because at some point the Jing (yin essence) tank is empty.

The authentic, rarely shared way that I have come across in several places is to store the energy in the fascia, tendons and dantien field before the meridians can really hold the chi. It is gradually building an open and strong elastic body that can hold the yang chi. It creates true internal strength and makes movements much stronger and more effortless. In this way, age is not a barrier to further development.

What I will primarily share during this training is the internal construction of the yin energy body, the fascia layers, or as it is sometimes called in Tai Chi and chi kung practice, “the wet suite” or “the silk body. We will do this through simple movements, mostly linked to the MCK 6 basic movements. You will not learn new movements here, but learn how to achieve greater depth in your practice by deepening simple movements.

It will be a 3-day intensive training in Hamme, open to anyone who has learned at least the 6 basic movements, practices regularly and is motivated!

Topics we will cover and explore through individual and partner exercises:

• MCK basics clarified.
• Developing and strengthening the dantien field.
• Chi, mind and breath move together.
• Opening the leg and arm channels.
• Developing fascia strength.
• Storing more qi inside.
• A vision for further MCK development.

Welcome only if you are ready for a challenging, fulfilling time with the requisite humor and laughter!

Alchemy greetings,
Dirk