Lee Holden – The Five Animal Frolics Online Course

Description Of The Five Animal Frolics Online Course

Discover one of the earliest forms of Qi Gong in Chinese history in… The Five Animal Frolics Online Course

Learn the entire 25-movement Qi Gong form in this on-demand online course

Taught by Master Qi Gong Teacher Lee Holden.

Self-healing doesn’t have to be serious. It can (and should) be fun.

Whether you’re brand new to Qi Gong, or you’re a novice, intermediate, or advanced Qi Gong practitioner…

Five Animal Frolics Qi Gong form can help you feel stronger, more flexible, and hopefully put a big smile on your face.

(Warning: You may experience prolonged fits of laughter when practicing Five Animal Frolics. 😉

The Five Animal Frolics is a specific sequence of 25 Qi Gong movements.

There are five movements for each of the five animals in the sequence: Tiger, Bear, Deer, Monkey, and Bird.

In The Five Animal Frolics Online Course, you will re-invigorate your internal life-force energy, re-establish a connection to your inner wild animal, and re-imagine what having fun feels like… all while getting your energy flowing.

If you want to feel stronger, more flexible, more resilient, and have fun doing it…

What is the Five Animal Frolics

Qi Gong form, who created it, and how does it work?

The Five Animal Frolics form (“Wu Xin Qi”) is one of the earliest forms of Qi Gong in Chinese history. It has been said that Five Animal Frolics is an ancestor of Tai Chi.

The ancient tale of this healing system dates back to the Yao Dynasty (2300 BC).

Peng Zu, a legendary Qi Gong master, is considered the founder of the style. (The stories say he lived over 800 years!)

Then, sometime around 200 AD, Chinese medicine master Hua Tuo organized Peng Zu’s movements. He distilled them into a specialized form based on the movements of five specific animals:

Tiger, Bear, Deer, Monkey, and Bird.

Hua Tuo shared the Five Animal Frolics with his patients to help prevent disease, remove energy blockage, and increase strength and flexibility.

In modern Qi Gong, the Five Animal Frolics is one of the most popular forms. We think it’s because it’s fun, helps you build strength and flexibility, and it’s low impact.

What you’ll learn from each animal in the Five Frolics

1. Tiger: clawing, pouncing, searching

• Tiger promotes smooth movement of Qi in the body, and nourishes your tendons and ligaments.
• The Tiger is associated with the Wood element, and therefore the liver.
• The emotion associated with the liver is anger. When you practice Tiger, you give yourself a healthy and natural way to release anger.
• The Tiger helps you balance your Wood Element and become more confident, assertive, bold, and ambitious.

2. Bear: walking, hanging, pushing

• Bear promotes the healthy absorption of energy from food (“Gu Qi”).
• The Bear is associated with the Earth element, and therefore the spleen.
• The emotion associated with the spleen is worry. When you practice Bear, you release anxiety and worry, and connect deeply to the present moment.
• The Bear helps you balance your Earth element and become more nurturing, supportive, relaxed, and sociable.

3. Deer: rising, stretching, running

• Deer promotes healthy bone marrow production, blood manufacturing, and healthy fluid secretion.
• The Deer is associated with the Water element, and therefore the kidneys.
• The emotion associated with Deer is fear. When you practice Deer, you release fear and become more clear in the mind.
• When you practice Deer, you balance your Water element and become more objective, curious, ingenious, and sensible.

4. Monkey: jumping, picking fruit, scratching

• Monkey helps promote healthy blood circulation in the vessels and meridians (energy channels).
• The Monkey is associated with the Fire element, and therefore the heart.
• The emotion associated with Monkey is joy. When you practice Monkey, you allow your inner child to play and have ultimate freedom of expression.
• When you practice Monkey, you balance your Fire Element and become more lively, charismatic, optimistic, and enthusiastic.

5. Bird: gazing, soaring, landing

• Bird helps promote deep, clean breaths, clear circulation of Qi in the lungs, and better balance. (Great for avoiding falls.)
• The Bird is associated with the Metal element, and therefore the lungs.
• The emotion associated with the lungs is sadness. When you practice Bird, you learn a healthy way to process grief and loss. (Which also helps clear depression and repressed emotions.)
• When you practice Bird, you balance the Metal element and become more discerning, accepting, calm, and disciplined.