Names of the Movements

Temple Qigong

Standing Meditation, Resting Position: Wuji

1. Turning the Prayer Wheel
2. Rotating the Knees
3. Crossed Arm Rotation
4. Picking Fruit
5. Swinging the Leg
6. Leg Bounce
7. Retreat and Advance
8. Grinding Corn
9. Polishing the Mirror

Closing Posture: Collecting and Storing Energy

These are the names used by Master Marshall Ho'o for the movements of the “Nine Temple Exercises” found in his 1986 book “Tai Chi Chuan.” The instructions by Master Ho'o for performing each exercise are very succinct, since the main focus of that small 111 page book is on teaching the Standard 24 Tai Chi Form. Other Qigong teachers have given the Temple Qigong movements different names, and I have listed these alternative names within my more lengthy instructions for each movement. I do not always do each movement exactly in the same way as briefly described by Master Ho'o, and I make special notes about the differences in the text below. Since other Qigong teachers have done similar movements, especially from the Shaolin Temple Lohan Qigong tradition, I include notes and links to other resources for each movement.