This beginner qigong practice flows through the first four flows of the Ji Ben Qigong, or Eight Foundational Flows. Enjoy a peaceful practice on the shore of the Lower Blue Lake on one of America’s favorite 14-ers, Mount Sneffels near Ouray, Colorado.
This practice includes:
0:00 Introduction
0:53 Knocking on the Door of Life & Picking Cherries
2:53 Elephant Swings Its Trunk
4:02 Animal Daoyin Dragon
6:15 Shaking
7:35 Compressing the Pearl
11:00 Flying Hands
12:52 Opening the Chest
14:54 Upholding the Moon
16:49 Centering & Bamboo in the Wind
Filmed on Mount Sneffels on the Blue Lakes Trail in July 2026.
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