Jing, qi and shen: the three treasures of inner alchemy
Jing, qi and shen in plain words: early uses in the Neiye, Zhuangzi and Inner Classic, how they became the three treasures, and what neidan did with them.
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The triple burner: “a name but no form”
The triple burner (san jiao) in the Nanjing, Lingshu and Suwen, the long debate over its form, its link to the sound xi, and why it is not the dantians.
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The three dantians: what the classical texts say
Where the upper, middle and lower dantian lie in the Baopuzi, the Yellow Court and other classics, how they differ, and why they are not the triple burner.
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What is Qigong? An introduction
What qigong means: the modern word 气功, its roots in daoyin, the 1950s clinics, the qigong boom, China’s Health Qigong forms, and where Liu Zi Jue fits.
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Daoyin: from the Mawangdui chart to modern Qigong
Daoyin, “guiding and pulling”: the Zhuangzi passage, the Mawangdui chart, the Zhangjiashan Yinshu, later manuals, and how it led to modern qigong.
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What is neigong? An introduction
What neigong means: the word 内功, its roots in daoyin and breath practice, martial “internal” arts, Daoist inner alchemy, and how it relates to qigong.
