Customer Reviews

Qi Gong for Cleansing

5 star:		(28)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I own several Qi Gong dvds & enjoyed most of them. I already have the Garripoli's Qi Gong for beginners which is about 50 min & felt great. Just like the other, Francessco & Daisy (cover) do this outside, with each of them taking turns doing the voice over narrations. The music is kind of Asian influence, soft, simple, relaxed/soothing type. It starts with the teaching portion lasting 28 min, with them telling you what to picture, what organs it helps, hand/feet placement, & when to breathe in/out. The last 10 min is them doing the entire sequence over smoothly w/the music louder & no narration.
The only quibble I have is I noticed on their other one, but more so on this, is they tell you when to breathe after the fact instead of just right before or during, even though you will be repeating it 2-3x knowing when to breathe.
I was jittery before I started this, but felt more relaxed after. this is a great short way to increase your energy for anyone.
Qi gong is for anyone & it easily can be modified for those who have joint or muscle limitations. The point is to learn to breathe more deep, stretch & move, be aware of your body & cultivate/increase your constitutional energy.

This is a fantastic DVD. I am new to Qi Gong and this DVD was very easy for me to follow. I have arthritis in my upper and lower spine, neck and both hips. I was able to follow everything and my entire body had no pain during the DVD and for four hours after I was finished. The day after I first did Qi Gong with this Detox DVD. My body got rid of many toxins, both physical and mental. A must have in your collection.

I hope that maybe people can find this now on this website, as I found it by a fluke googleing...

This is a great instructional video, the first 30 minutes breaks down the excercises step by step, and then it gives you the flow of them at the end. I used the whole tape for a while, then just skipped to the 12 minute routine. Now I know it, and can do it anywhere. What a great way to start the day if you don't have alot of time in the morning! Enjoy!

I highly recommend this DVD. The 2 practioners are soft spoken and very sincere. During the first half of the program they do the movements very slow and explain everything in detail, how to breathe, etc. so it's like a moving meditation. The excersises bring awareness to different parts of your body without straining them. The 2nd half is a 12 minute workout which is wonderful. I've had great results from using this program, feel a difference in my life, and definitely, more CHI.
They should probably have called it Qi Gong for Healing, not "cleansing" which is probably confusing.

I bought this DVD last year and it has been such a great asset.
I will help you balance your energies in a gentle and quick way. As explained by other reviewers, it teaches you the routine step by step and then goes on to the full routine, which is only about 12-15 minutes long. It's background is peaceful and serene with beautiful music.
Once you have learned the steps, those 15 minutes will be the best spent in your day!
If you would like to be more balanced and energetic, then this is the right choice.

I wasn't sure really how to rate this product because bottom line, it IS working! How do I know? I am not feeling so great, first off. It's like when you get a massage, they tell you to drink lots of water because toxins are released and if you don't you could feel a little queasy. I guess going through any sort of detox isn't going to be a fun experience. I just think they should have addressed the effects the exercises might have on a person somewhere on the DVD...at least mention it! At first I thought I might have a slight case of the flu or maybe ate something bad.

Not only am I feeling yucky physically, but it seems as if I am detoxing mentally as well. The morning after my first time using the DVD, I had a small nervous breakdown and all sorts of feelings and thoughts I didn't realize I was having came to the surface. Problem is, I'm not sure what to do with them now! They are not necessarily good! Would have been nice to have some advice on this on the DVD.

I got up at 4 o'clock in the morning to go to the bathroom. My BM (bowel movement) was hot, sort of burning. I researched it and read that this indicates release of toxins. Again, that would have been good to know up front! I think my body is in a highly toxic stage so I may practice every other day for a while to give my body a day for recuperation in between.

So, bottom line is YES, it does work. But be advised that there are ill effects you will be suffering through. And when you start to feel icky, it's time to chug some water because your body is about to get rid of some stuff and the water will help to flush it out. Otherwise, you might feel icky for some time. The exercises are easy but the aftermath is not!

I got this DVD a few weeks ago, and began learning the 13-move routine along with the DVD. It took me a few times to be able to do it on my own, and now I do it every morning. Takes about 10 minutes or a little less. Fun to do, wakes me up, I feel better after I do it. This was definitely worth the money. I recommend it!

I have tried a few different forms of Qi Gong and have been practicing daily for well over a year. I have Mathew Cohen's fire/water DVD and the Garripoli's beginner's DVD and have researched some other forms and have Roger Janke's book. Those routines are all good in moving Qi around but none of them have had the effect on my quality of life as this routine did. I have had problems sleeping most of my life - not sleeping deeply enough and never feeling rested in the morning no matter how much I slept. I tried dozens of supplements - all the B vitamins, vit D, Sam-e, fish oil, etc and many others and had some minor improvement but the situation was largely unchanged. I tired all kinds of sleep aids, melatonin, valerian, chamomile, passionflower, theanine, I went to a couple of doctors and they offered sleeping pills and various meds but nothing seemed to effect daytime energy and I rarely woke up feeling rested.

I was doing other Qi Gong routines consistently but had a breakthrough with this one. After about 3 weeks with this routine in the morning (along with most of the forms from Mathew Cohen's Fire/Water routine at night) I noticed a dramatic difference in quality of sleep. For the first time in as long as I can remember, I am falling asleep quicker and waking up much more rested. It doesn't take me 4 hours to get into my day and feel alert (only to slump in the late afternoon/early eve) I have more energy. My head is clearer right when I wake up, I have better focus, am more interested in things, more tuned in to life. The change is really incredible. Everything FEELS different. Life is more vivid and has more color. I recently had an eye exam and learned my vision improved for the first time in my life! My hearing is sharper and everything is more detailed.

While every move on this DVD is great and does something different and aids a different bodily system - the hemisphere balancing move has been literally a turning point for me. It does something in the way it moves Qi from the lower Dan Tien to the crown of the head, along with balancing right and left which you can literally feel while doing the move. It is one of the centerpieces to my routine and I do that twice a day. The other moves on this DVD are essential as well - particularly, the lung and heart clearing moves, and the liver and gallbladder clearing moves. The kidney move in this routine is not as effective as "swings" which is common to many forms of qi gong (where you twist and let the hands loosely slap the body on front and back) which aids just about every bodily system. Swings or (ringing the bell as it is sometimes called) is amazing for the spine, and gets rid of stagnant qi in the organs.

Anyway, I highly recommend this DVD. The other Garripoli DVD which is 3-4 times as long is nowhere near as effective. "Wuji Qi gong" which is the essence of that routine is more a collection of interesting and fun arm movements that are meant as an introduction to Qi Gong but is not a full body cleansing or Qi moving/generating system. What I learned in this journey is that not all Qi Gong routines are equal. There are some essential movements which should be part of every routine and are common to many systems. The reason for that is that they work. Length of time and intensity does not substitute for quality and you have to experiment and find what works for your particular health issues.

Note: the reason I gave this 4 stars and not 5 is because they did not explain how to integrate breathing with these movements which is essential. I figured it out on my own through experimentation but that is a big omission. They also move far too fast to integrate effective breathing in their illustration of the routine as a continuous sequence after the instructional part. Regardless, if you buy no other Qi gong DVD, I would recommend buying this one.

I am new to this type of exercise/healing. I sought it out because I'm always getting colds especially from my 4 year old or my husband the works in cubicles. I get migraines once a month and I have hypothyroidism. I have no energy and I'm sick of being sick. I did some research on google and came across Qi Gong and but really didn't know much about it so I did some more research and read the reviews on Amazon on different dvd's.

I was a little apprehensive at first but it was the best investment I've made. I love this video, it was perfect pace for someone who is not patient, Garri guides you through every step keeping you on track of breathing and moving correctly. I just finished my first session and it was energizing, peaceful and relaxing. The quality of video was excellent, learning the excersizes are extremely easy to follow, and I would recommend this to everyone. Someone said in the reviews here that they would just recommend this to beginners. I don't believe that. If you truly get what Garri is saying, it's all about the mind, body, soul...chi so I think it's for anyone and all the time. Moves do not have to complicated or advanced for this to work...in my opinion. I have nothing but praise for this video and will return with next review in a few months to let you all know the changes it's had on my life. The only thing I would say if anything is if the music could be just a little louder. Lastly, the documentary was just amazing and almost felt like National Geographic!!! Garri's interview was uplifting and inspiring...thank you for this gift.

I got this DVD and have not been disappointed. I had to do the whole learning video at first, but now I just fast forward to the last chapter where they do the whole set of movements in a routine.

It is easy to follow, and easy to get up every morning and do first thing. Since the routine only takes about 10 minutes, there is no room for excuses!

The only suggestion I would have to make this video better is to either show where you breathe in and out, or for the instructors (at least one of them) to do like an exaggerated breathing. After a week, the breathing makes more sense and is easier, but it would be nice to have that reminder.

All in all, I am extremely pleased with this DVD and would recommend it highly.