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Spring Forest Qigong Course Manual
The course manual is for your personal use only and is to be used with the Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 personal
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Notice: The Spring Forest Qigong personal learning course is intended for your education of healthful practices.
This self-study course is not intended as a replacement for any medical treatment or therapy by a physician or
other licensed health care provider. Rather, it is intended to help you broaden your understanding of health
and wellness and help you make informed choices of health options. Any application of the materials set forth
in this course are at the student’s discretion and sole responsibility.
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Components of Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 Course
Your course arrived as either CDs and a DVD or as recordings in your online “My Library.”
Audio Set Sessions Course Manual (or PDF)
1: The Miracle of Qi Energy Table of Contents below
2: The Secrets of Qigong
3: Explore the Active Exercises Video Set Sessions
When streaming the video in “My Library,”
4: Helping Others Heal
refer to these time codes for the most popular
5: Practice Session for
sections of the video:
Active Exercises
Track 1 Beginning of the Universe 00:00 Introduction
Track 2 Forming of Yin & Yang 02:30 Welcome
Track 3 Moving of Yin & Yang 03:48 Active Exercises
Track 4 Breathing of the Universe 42:42 Sitting Meditations
Track 5 Joining of Yin & Yang 43:30 Basic Healing Techniques
Track 6 Harmony of the Universe 47:27 Testimonials from Students
Track 7 Seven Steps of New Life
Track 8 Harvesting of Qi
6: Sitting Meditations
Track 1 Small Universe
Track 2 Self-Concentration
Inner Beauty
Meditation Music
Table of Contents for Course Manual
Spring Forest Qigong Exercises and Meditations
Master Chunyi Lin 4 Active Exercises 23
Welcome 5 1) Beginning of the Universe 24
Why “Spring Forest” Qigong? 5 2) Forming of Yin & Yang 25
How to Use This Course 5 3) Moving of Yin & Yang 26
Energy and the Essence of Qigong 6 4) Breathing of the Universe 27
How Qigong Works 7 5) Joining of Yin & Yang 27
What is Spring Forest Qigong? 8 6) Harmony of the Universe 28
Health Benefits of Spring Forest Qigong 8 7) Seven Steps of New Life 29
Healing Experiences with 8) Ending Exercises: Harvesting Qi 30
Spring Forest Qigong 9 Further Explanation 32
The Question of Religion and Qigong 10 Walking and Running Exercises 33
Six Factors that Block Qi 10 Sleeping Exercise 33
Three Principles of Practicing Sitting Meditations 34
Qigong Effectively 12 Small Universe 34
Four Vital Elements of Qigong Exercise 13 Self-Concentration 35
Six Keys to Success 16 Helpful Tips for Your Practice 36
Helping Others Heal 19 Experiences and Sensations 37
The Source of Healing Power and Joy 21 Tools for Lifelong Learning 38
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Master Chunyi Lin
Many Qigong masters have studied Qigong, but few have
lived it as has Chunyi Lin, founder of Spring Forest Qigong. His
fluency in numerous Chinese dialects provided him the rare
opportunity to study with many of the most respected Qigong
masters in his native China.
As part of his training, Master Lin meditated and practiced
various austerities in caves on Mount Qing Cheng and Mount
Dinghu. In Chinese culture, cave meditation is recognized as the
most powerful way to develop intuition, perseverance, patience,
and tranquility.
Master Lin has gone so deeply into the meditative, tranquil core of Qigong that he can
present complex techniques in simple, easy-to-understand terms. He is a certified international
Qigong master who has been teaching Qigong and using Qigong techniques to help others for
more than 25 years. He is also highly skilled in Tai Chi, Chinese herbal medicine, and acupuncture.
Master Lin established the fundamentals of Spring Forest Qigong in 1994 before arriving
in the United States in 1995. He has since helped over 100,000 people learn about the
powerful, healing benefits of Spring Forest Qigong and devotes all of his time to teaching and
helping others. His vision is to create a healer in every family and a world without pain.
Master Lin is the creator of the fully accredited Spring Forest Qigong program at
Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, where he serves as program
director and lead instructor. He was formerly a college professor in the Guangdon Province
in China and served as Director of Qigong Programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in
Anoka, Minnesota, from 1999 to 2004. He earned his master’s degree in Human Development-
Holistic Health and Wellness from St. Mary’s University, Minneapolis.
Master Lin has been involved with multiple research programs with organizations such as
the University of Minnesota, and his private practice has 10,000 patient visits per year. He is a
frequent keynote speaker at health conferences.
He is co-author of Born a Healer and co-author with Dr. Nisha Manek of the Mayo Clinic
of a chapter on Qigong in the Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2nd Edition.
Master Lin lives with his family in the Twin Cities.
It is our honor to present Master Chunyi Lin’s Spring Forest Qigong Level 1 personal
learning course.
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Hello, my dear friend. Welcome to Spring Forest Qigong. You were born with the ability
to help yourself and others to heal, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
This program opens a door for you to experience the profoundly simple and powerful
healing art of Spring Forest Qigong. When you read this manual, you will find my energy and the
love energy of the universe with you.
Qigong is a very personal experience. As you learn and practice the techniques and
meditations, I sincerely hope you come to experience that you were born a healer.
If you are experiencing a current medical condition, I encourage you to use Qigong as
a complementary practice to any current medical treatment. Consult thoroughly with your
physician or other licensed health care provider before you begin to practice Qigong—and
before you make any decision to change any current medical treatment.
Sometimes the benefits of Qigong are not apparent at first; sometimes it takes time to
experience the benefits. I encourage you to continue to practice Qigong even when the benefits are
not immediate. If you experience any new medical condition or a change in your condition while
practicing Qigong, consult with a physician or other appropriate licensed health care provider.
Why “Spring Forest” Qigong?
Imagine a forest in springtime. Spring is the season of awakening from the cold, dormant
period of winter, a time of new life and rebirth. A forest is a beautiful place with trees, other
plants, and many animals, a natural haven where diverse living things thrive in harmony.
Remember, one tree does not make a forest. A forest is alive with many, many trees. Spring
Forest Qigong offers you a simple yet powerful way to awaken your natural healing ability. It is
not just one way, or one tree, standing alone. Spring Forest Qigong works in harmony with other
practices and techniques people use to become free of pain and sickness and to live the richest,
most rewarding life possible.
How to Use this Course
Qigong is easily learned. Start by listening to the first four recordings. They introduce you
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to Spring Forest Qigong. You may listen to these anywhere, even while you are driving.
Then watch the video. You will meet people who practice Qigong, and you will learn
the Active Exercises of Spring Forest Qigong. Consider watching the video multiple times to
effectively learn the exercises.
The remaining two audio recordings are for exercise and meditation. The first, called
Active Exercises, lasts an hour and helps you with the exercises you learned on the video. First,
I will guide you through these exercises: Beginning of the Universe, Forming of Yin & Yang,
Moving of Yin & Yang, Breathing of the Universe, and Joining of Yin & Yang. Next, I will guide
you through Harmony of the Universe, Seven Steps of New Life, and the ending exercises, called
Harvesting Qi. When time does not permit you to do all the exercises, you may do just one or
two. However, always finish with the ending exercises—they are easy to memorize.
The final audio recording includes two 30-minute Sitting Meditations: Small Universe and
Self-Concentration. Do not listen to the meditations while driving.
Use one or more of these sessions each day as you learn Spring Forest Qigong. Serious
students will do one hour of the Active Exercises and one of the Sitting Meditations each day.
While that is optimal, you will also benefit with just ten minutes of Qigong.
As you develop your practice, you may continue with the recordings, practice in silence,
or use other music in the background such as the enclosed audio session titled Inner Beauty. This
meditation music is for longer sessions or simply for your relaxation and enjoyment.
This course manual is a Spring Forest Qigong treasure trove. Read the narrative to discover
what Qigong is, how it works, and its many health benefits. You will learn how to achieve the
greatest success using Spring Forest Qigong to help you and others to heal.
The Level 1 exercises and meditations are explained in the latter part of the manual,
including the purpose of each, its benefits, and a detailed description. It may be easier to learn
the exercises from the video. Use the information in this manual to understand the exercises
at a deeper level. You will also learn how to do healing on yourself and for other people using a
simple yet powerful technique. You are welcome to jump ahead to this.
Energy and the Essence of Qigong
Qigong is a study of energy. Since everything is a form of energy, Qigong is a study of
the whole universe, including physics, chemistry, psychology, biology, astrology, electricity,
and medicine. It has been practiced in China for over five thousand years for many different
purposes. Spring Forest Qigong focuses on the use of Qigong for healing. One of the
cornerstones of traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong has been shown effective in the
prevention and healing of many diseases.
Today tens of millions of people in China practice Qigong because of its great power of
healing. Yet unlike acupuncture, acupressure, herbal medicine, or Tai Chi, Qigong remains a
mystery to many. This ancient discipline combines mental concentration, breathing technique,
body movements, and sound to activate and cultivate our “vital energy” as it flows through the
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invisible channels of the body.
“Qi” (pronounced Chee) means energy, air or breath, vitality, or the Universal force of life
that forms all animate and inanimate things. “Gong” means to work, use, practice, transform,
cultivate, or refine this energy to create a healthy mind and body. We are born with the vital and
intelligent energy of Qi. This complex energy substance, fundamental to life itself, is comprised
of an informational message and its carrier energy.
How Qigong Works
Qigong teaches you to use your mind, body, and spirit together to unblock energy and
balance yin and yang energy in the body.
We are formed by two kinds of Qi—yin and yang. Yin represents something female, passive,
and spiritual; yang represents something male, active, and physical. Examples of yin are woman,
water, earth, and spiritual life. Examples of yang are man, fire, sky, and the physical body.
Yin and yang energy must be in a good balance. Too much of one will cause an imbalance,
creating an energy blockage. When a blockage forms, we feel symptoms in the physical body. We call
it sickness. Colds, arthritis, and tumors are simply the symptoms of the imbalance of yin and yang.
Blockages prevent energy from flowing freely in our energy channels. These energy
channels run throughout the body to keep it fully functioning.
We have many energy channels in our body. There are twelve main channels and eight
reservoir channels. Each channel serves a specific purpose. The main channels carry energy
to wherever it is needed in the body. Extra energy in the main channels flows to the reservoir
channels. The body draws on energy in the reservoir channels when the main channels run low.
Removing Blockages
Blockages in the main and reservoir channels prevent energy from getting to all parts of
the body that need energy. Body functioning slows down or stops, and we feel sick. To get well,
we have to remove those blockages and open channels. This rebalances the yin and yang energy.
We remove blockages and open channels when we take medicine and/or practice Qigong
and other exercise. Qigong is an active and preventive way to heal the body. Medicine is a passive
way to heal the body. Both approaches play an important role, but Qigong can potentially heal
the body more effectively and perfectly.
A perfect healing heals the body physically, mentally, and spiritually. Traditional healing
techniques primarily help the body physically. Qigong opens the door for holistic, perfect healing
of the body, mind, and spirit.
A Complementary Practice
More and more people in the world, including doctors, scientists, psychologists, and
nurses, are turning to Qigong because of its simplicity and effective healing power.
Western medicine has helped hundreds of millions of people with their sufferings, but it
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has its weak points:
• It is not a preventive medicine.
• It deals primarily with symptoms, not the cause.
• It focuses on the physical body only, ignoring the mental and spiritual dimensions.
• It has side effects that can create more problems.
• It puts a patient into a passive position in the healing.
• It can be very costly.
Qigong addresses many of these weaknesses, because it focuses on the cause of sickness
and heals the body energetically by working physically, spiritually, and mentally. Today, Western
scientists have documented that Qigong often heals the body faster and more completely with
fewer or no side effects, at lower cost, and while actively involving the patient. At the same time,
Qigong prevents future problems.
What is Spring Forest Qigong?
Spring Forest Qigong is an advanced, simple, and powerful form of Qigong. It is unique
because it helps everyone realize we all are born with the natural ability to heal ourselves, detect
energy blockages in the body, and use Qi to help others heal.
Qigong healing techniques in China and around the world have traditionally been very
complex, difficult to learn, and cloaked in mystery. Through many years of research and
practice, I have revised and simplified Qigong movements and principles so they are easy to
learn and fit into our daily lives.
Spring Forest Qigong makes the healing power of Qigong simple, powerful, and accessible
to all. It unlocks the mysteries of Qigong, allowing the possibility for you to benefit immediately
from its practice.
The enjoyable, easy-to-learn meditations and exercises train your mind, breath, and
posture and reward you in many ways. Spring Forest Qigong empowers you to:
• Discover your natural capacity to heal yourself.
• Acquire the power to protect yourself from ill health—mentally, physically,
and spiritually.
• Learn knowledge and skills that continually strengthen your health and well-being
throughout your lifetime.
• Develop your natural capability for helping others to heal.
Health Benefits of Spring Forest Qigong
Although each person and situation is unique, the benefits of practicing Spring Forest
Qigong can include:
• Pain-free movement and greater flexibility
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• A sense of contentment and peace
• Reduced stress and tension
• Improved metabolism, digestion, elimination, and immune function
• Balanced energy
• A more youthful appearance
• Increased awareness and mental acuity
• Increased strength and vitality
• Restoration of optimal organ function
Healing Experiences with Spring Forest Qigong
The special power of Spring Forest Qigong works well with western medicine. For
example, people who have surgery recover faster when practicing Spring Forest Qigong or
receiving Qigong healing. Wounds and fractures heal more quickly, and pain dissipates, requiring
less medicine.
Practicing Spring Forest Qigong has been shown to help heal many sicknesses, including:
• General pain: neck, shoulder, knee, back, arthritis, joint pain, and postoperative pain
• Migraine headaches, sinus problems, and allergies
• Spinal problems
• Weight loss
• Hearing and vision problems
• Female and male organ problems
• Kidney and liver dysfunction
• Glandular dysfunction such as thyroid problems
• Diabetes problems
• Gallbladder and kidney stones
• Heart disease: heart attacks, congestive heart failure, recovery from heart surgery, and
general heart dysfunction
• Circulation problems
• Strokes
• Cancers
• Mental disorders: post traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, addictions, obsessive/
compulsive disorder, hyperactivity, dyslexia
• Stress, anxiety, and depression
• Lung problems
• Autoimmune dysfunction such as AIDS and lupus
• Bone marrow problems
• Comas
• Digestion problems
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The Question of Religion and Qigong
Qigong is not a religion and has nothing to do with religion. Some might call Qigong a philosophy,
but it is really a science. In fact, some Chinese masters refer to Qigong as the “Body Science.”
You can practice and experience the full benefits of Qigong if you are Christian, Muslim,
Jewish, Taoist, Hindu, or Buddhist. You can practice any religion or none at all. It does not matter.
When asked what religion he practiced, the great Indian man of peace, Mahatma Gandhi,
answered, “I am a Christian. I am a Muslim, I am a Hindu. I am a Jew.” His message was clear.
He believed all people are equal in the eyes of God. That is also my personal belief, yet it has
nothing to do with Qigong.
During a cave meditation that lasted several weeks many years ago, I saw myself walk up to
three men seated around a table and talking together. As I got closer, I recognized all three: Jesus
Christ, Buddha, and Lao Tzu. The message to me was clear: they were brothers. The spiritual message
of Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam is the same—one of peace, love, and forgiveness.
Whether or not you are a religious person is not an issue in Spring Forest Qigong.
However, you must have love, kindness, and forgiveness in your heart to experience the full
power, true joy, and miracle of Qigong. This I know to be true.
Six Factors that Block Qi
1) Unbalanced Emotion
Unbalanced emotion is the biggest cause of the blockages in the body. Too much or
too little of any emotion can create blockages. In general, Chinese medicine tells us that
overexcitement causes damage to the heart energy. Anger and anxiety damage the liver energy.
Fear damages the kidneys. Sadness and depression damage the lung energy. Too much thinking
damages the stomach and pancreas.
When a person gets angry, for example, the automatic chemical activities of the body cause
energy to collect in the liver. If this energy is too much and not removed from the liver soon
enough, a blockage gradually forms and the liver becomes sick.
Even too much of a “good” emotion, such as happiness, can cause damage. When a person
is very excited, the energy heats the heart first. Excess energy travels up to the brain. Once the
energy gets into the brain, it can become stuck, because the channel between the torso and the
head is very narrow. Just like an overfilled balloon, an energy explosion could result in a stroke
or heart attack.
Our ancient wisdom asks us to stay calm all the time to keep the yin and yang energy in a
good balance.
2) Nutrition
Every day we eat two or three meals plus snacks. When we do not eat healthily, our body’s
energy gets out of balance. Everything is made of Qi. Naturally, the food we eat has energy that
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