Qi Gong Student Journey

Below you’ll find a step-by-step guide on how to progress as a Holden QiGong student with product recommendations for each Level of practice.

The Learning Pathway is presented in Levels to keep your ascension organized, but there is no single path to wellness. Your journey will be unique. We encourage you to explore and discover your optimal practice along the way.
Begin Your Qi Gong Journey
Lee with his hands in front of him in the shape of a triangle. Lee is looking at the camera with a grin. There are trees in the background.
Lee and and his mom Karen practicing Qi Gong together on the beach. Lee is wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt with dark green pants. Karen is wearing a multi-color sweatshirt. They are at the edge of the shoreline with their feet in the wet sand.
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Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Level Four
Level Five

Level One

At this level, you don’t have to know anything about Qi Gong. You only need a willingness to start your journey to improved health and wellness. We begin by exploring how to move your body in a meditative way with the Learning Series programs.

The Learning Series

Through gentle and rhythmic movement, you give yourself a natural energy boost, calm your mind, and deepen your connection to nature. The Learning Series is a collection of five programs focusing on concepts and movements of Qi Gong for new practitioners. Each program has a 20-minute routine, and an extended, 40-minute routine to create a strong foundation for your continued practice.
The Learning Series

The Healing Series

The Healing Series is a collection of 12 programs focused on addressing specific health topics like Anxiety. Heart Health, High Blood Pressure, Back, and Neck Pain relief. At just $27, these programs deliver healthy, lasting relief for less than a single doctor's visit copay.
Explore the Healing Series
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Qi Gong for a Healthy Heart product image. Lee is facing his right with his right arm extended in front of him with his palm turned upward. his right knee is bent is a powerful stance.
Qi Gong for the Upper back and neck product image. Lee is standing on a rocks formation with sheer rocks cliffs rising form an evergreen forest in the background. There is a waterfall in the right side of the image. Lee is facing left and practicing qi gong.
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Qi Gong Workshops

Elevate your learning with Qi Gong Workshops. Join Lee for an in-depth training session with purpose. Workshops are more comprehensive opportunities to address specific needs and goals, or learn a brand new Qi Gong form, and build a stronger practice foundation.

Lee offers live workshops several times per year. Each workshop is recorded and available on-demand whenever you want or need it. Choose from 40 different workshops.
Find Your Next Workshop
Congratulations! You've Completed Level 1 when...
You can do a 20-minute routine without stopping, you are practicing at least once per week, and you've completed a Qi Gong Workshop.

Level Two: Video Class Subscriber

Now that you've been practicing for a month or two, your enjoying the energy you feel. At Level Two, building a consistent practice is the goal. This is a great time to add Live Video Classes to your growing set of Qi Gong wellness tools.

Lee hosts Live, Virtual Classes every week to keep your routine fresh, fun, and sustainable. Lee is at his best when he's teaching Live, and the Holden QiGong community is inspiring.
Lee Holden teaching a Live Video Class in the Holden QiGong studio. Lee is leaning to his right with both arms reaching right and his left knee bent. Lee is wearing a royal blue long sleeved shirt and tan pants. There is a slate wall background with several plants behind Lee.
Lee Holden teaching a Live Qi Gong class from the Holden QiGong studio. Lee is facing his left with arms extended to each side, a wide stance with his left knee bent and right leg extended.
The Video Class Subscription is a monthly subscription where you get access to live and recorded classes with Lee. It’s the best way to deepen your Qi Gong practice over the long-run because you’ll get up to three new routines each week… plus you get to practice with the rest of the community (if you want to) during the live streamed classes.
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Way to Go! You've completed Level Two when...
You can sense subtle energy shifts in your body/energy system. You have an established practice of at least two routines a week for at least twenty minutes. You are a VCS member.

Level Three

The focus in Level Three is to increase your ability to sense subtle energy shifts in your body and learn to interpret them. Deepening your life-force energy sensitivity by practicing consistently and staying on track.

This is an excellent time to explore online courses, like the Five Elements. The Five Elements Online Course is a healing framework you can use to recognize imbalances in your body, mind, emotions, and spirit… and heal them.

This also an excellent time to consider the Holden QiGong Teacher Certification Program. The Five Elements Online Course is one of core the requirements for teacher certification.

Program Recommendations:

Five Elements Online Course

The Five Elements is a healing framework you can use to recognize imbalances in your body, mind, emotions, and spirit… and heal them. The Five Elements online training contains 30 hours of video instruction divided into eight self-paced video modules.
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Acupressure & Self-Massage Online Course

The Acupressure Self-Massage Online Course from Holden QiGong offers a simple and effective way to support your health and well-being from the comfort of home. This course teaches you how to use acupressure techniques to relieve stress, improve circulation, ease muscle tension, and enhance your overall vitality. By targeting specific pressure points, you’ll learn to stimulate your body’s natural healing abilities, promoting balance and relaxation. Whether you want to relieve daily stress or support your long-term health, this self-massage course provides valuable tools for self-care and rejuvenation.
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Five Animal Frolics Online Course

The Five Animal Frolics Online Course offers a fun and effective way to improve your health and vitality by mimicking the movements of five animals: tiger, deer, bear, monkey, and crane. Each movement is designed to cultivate different aspects of strength, flexibility, and energy flow, promoting physical health and emotional balance. Led by Holden QiGong, this course teaches you to reconnect with nature’s rhythms, using playful exercises that enhance your body’s natural vitality. Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, build strength, or simply enjoy a more dynamic Qi Gong practice, the Five Animal Frolics will bring joy and energy to your life.
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Terrific! You've completed Level Three when...
You understand basic Five Element Theory. You’ve explored at least one “named” Qi Gong form like White Crane or Five Animal Frolics. You’ve maintained your practice for at least six months.
Lee in front of a waterfall that's cascading into a calm lake. Lee is wearing a black t-shirt with tan pants.
Three friends practicing qi gong together in the park.

Level Four

This is when things get really fun. Here you start learning to control Qi flow in your body.

You understand your energy on a subtle level, but here you learn how to control your Qi and move it on demand. This ability to move Qi on command catapults your practice and your inner healing potential.

This the perfect opportunity to dive into the Three Treasures course. In the Three Treasures Online Course, you will learn a complete system for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health using nothing but healing Qi Gong movements.

Program Recommendations:

The Three Treasures Online Course

The Three Treasures represent the energy of the body, the energy of the heart and emotions, and the energy of the mind and consciousness. When you work with the Three Treasures, you begin to see that these three energies are all actually one energy, flowing and manifesting into different forms. Through practices like the Microcosmic Orbit you can learn to increase your energy by it through your body to elevate your consciousness for a a calm, clear, and relaxed mind.
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Buddha Palm Online Course

The Buddha Palm Online Course teaches the powerful practice of directing healing energy through your hands. This course, led by Holden QiGong, guides you through ancient techniques that harness Qi to restore balance, alleviate tension, and promote self-healing. Whether you’re seeking greater physical health, emotional harmony, or spiritual growth, Buddha Palm provides the tools to cultivate and direct your internal energy effectively. With a focus on gentle movements and focused intention, this course offers a holistic approach to unlocking your healing potential and bringing balance to your life.
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The Iron Shirt Qi Gong Online Course

Discover an Ancient Qi Gong Form Once Reserved for Shaolin Monks to Cultivate Strength, Power, and Abundant Energy. Protect Yourself From Illness, Heal Tendons and Joints, and Reverse the Effects of Aging with The Iron Shirt Qi Gong Online Course from Holden QiGong. Today, Iron Shirt is practiced for energy cultivation, internal power, and spiritual development. In the Iron Shirt Online Course, you will use this ancient Qi Gong form to protect your immune system, build strength in your tendons and bones, and reverse the effects of aging. You’ll also learn routines to withstand the emotional blows of modern life and negative energy from others.
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You're doing great! You've completed Level Four when...
You can explain Five Element Theory and the Three Treasures to a friend and answer their questions. You’ve taken at least two of the courses listed above and are maintaining a consistent practice.

Level Five

You’ve practiced for twelve months or more. At this level you have taken most of our programs. You look forward to new releases of Live Workshops and Courses, and regularly revisit your library to keep your practice evolving.
Qi Gong has become a major part of your life, and you likely share the practice with just about anyone who will listen.

Now you are a true expert at working with Qi. You can feel subtle energy shifts in your body and with a simple meditation or Qi Gong routine, completely transform your mood, your energy, and your mindset.

Product Recommendations:

The Pearl of Consciousness Online Course

Learn the entire Pearl of Consciousness practice so you can deepen your experience of energy transformation and unlock entirely new sources of Qi. This includes using your Pearl as an “energetic drain cleaner,” to clear any and all blocks in your meridians. Taoists use this practice not only for self-healing but, also to expand their consciousness. This isn’t Qi Gong, it’s more of an advanced internal energy practice.
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The Kan and Li Online Course

Derived from the famous I-Ching, this practice of blending the energies of Water and Fire is called Kan & Li. “Kan” means Water, and “Li” means Fire. Once the elixir is created, energetic “steam” is generated that nourishes your organs, glands, and meridians … burning away impurities as it goes. The alchemy of Water (yin) and Fire (yang) represents the great union of masculine and feminine energy within you and a crucial step on the path to enlightenment.
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Tao Yin Online Course

Ancient peoples used a specific set of healing exercises to clear energetic blocks out of their bodies. These healing exercises “target” energetic blocks and “erases” them with simple stretches, easy exercises, and specific breathing techniques. What was the name of this ancient practice? Tao Yin.
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