PDF - Wuxing Yangsheng Gong (ENGLISH EDITION)

Wuxing Yangsheng Gong – Exercises for Nourishing Life according to the Five Phases of Transformation by Li Hechun

From 2016 to 2019, Abbot Li Hechun visited Germany each autumn for several weeks to instruct in the practices of Wuxing Yangsheng Gong. The explanations of these exercises’ fundamentals, their step-by-step descriptions, and accompanying photographs all took shape during these seminars.

The book Wuxing Yangsheng Gong is conceived as a practical guide to the exercises. It functions both as instructional material for beginners and as a companion for deepening one’s personal practice, with a focus on visual illustrations and detailed, step-by-step exercise breakdowns.

The practices of Wuxing Yangsheng Gong are closely tied to the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, particularly the Five Elements (Five Transformative Phases). These exercises seek to ground the practitioner, emphasizing symmetry, inner stillness, and stability. They involve gathering the body’s inherent energies, channeling them into powerful, dynamic movements, and ultimately consolidating and storing them.

Preceding the exercise section is a foreword by Abbot Li Hechun, alongside autobiographical reflections that chronicle his Daoist life path and honor the masters who have profoundly influenced him – enriched by numerous Daoist quotations. The book also includes the original Chinese text.

The Authors

Li Hechun, a Daoist and Abbot of Zhizhen Guan (Approaching Reality Temple) in Chengdu, serves as director of Chengdu’s Chongxuan Shu Yuan (Double Mystery Academy). Born in 1978 in Shangluo, Shaanxi, he was raised in an environment richly steeped in traditional Daoist culture. He studied under various masters and has authored numerous works on Daoist culture and rituals.

Mario Schöniger and Dr. med. Christa Zumfelde-Hüneburg are members of the Medical Society for Qigong Yangsheng, with many years of experience teaching Qigong.

Translations: Marlies Bartl, Wang Min
Translations into English: Li Jiaoke
Photos: Mario Schöniger
Photo Editing: Alfred Weglehner

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