Your first practice.
A gentle, complete first session of Tian Yuan, taught in four quiet steps — what you are about to do, how it moves, and the guided practice itself. About fifteen minutes, standing or seated.
About this practice
“The purpose of Yuan Gong practice is to better align human life with its governing laws. When we follow the laws of life, we can be healthy. The more profoundly we follow the laws, the healthier we get.” — Yuan Tze
Yuan Gong is a comprehensive Qigong system — a practice of beautiful moving and still meditations, using the body, mind, breath and Qi (energy). Its foundations rest in Chinese tradition, but western scientific and psychological findings are incorporated, so Yuan Gong is a comprehensive discipline.
Practicing Yuan Gong helps to increase mental clarity, improves internal strength and stability, and helps us understand the patterns of thought that inadvertently support negative emotions and illness.
Today you will practise Tian Yuan, the first of Yuan Gong’s nine methods. No experience is needed — the session takes about fifteen minutes, and you can practise standing or seated.
What you will learn
What this practice includes
- A short demonstration video of Tian Yuan.
- A guided practice audio, about fifteen minutes long.
- Posture pointers to read before you press play.
- Nothing to buy and no account to make — sign in only if you want your place kept.
- Standing or seated, whichever suits you today.
- Guided in English.
The session
Watch how it moves
First, simply watch. Nothing to memorise — the guided audio will carry you through the movements when it is your turn.
Now practise along
Find a quiet spot, settle for a moment, and follow the voice from beginning to end.
Before you press play
- FeetFlat on the floor, your weight resting evenly — standing or seated.
- KneesSoft, never locked.
- SpineUpright and at ease — neither slumped nor held stiff.
- ShouldersLet them soften and drop.
- BreathNatural and unhurried. There is nothing to force.
The state to settle into is the one Ren Xue always returns to — calm, relaxed and natural.
Where this leads
Yuan Gong unfolds through nine methods — learned gradually, each building on the last. One session is a real beginning; here is where to go from it.