October Resources

Handout for download

There are two files you can download. One is large A4 format, the other is formatted as an A5 booklet and needs to be printed out with a printer that prints on both sides of the paper.

The Stages of Development Lecture

Apologies for the sound quality, I put the microphone next to the projector so got a continuous rumble from the fan. I used AI to suppress the noise but it also garbled a lot of my words. So I’ve put subtitles in which I hope help to get the meaning of the gibberish!

Proximal Movements
This video was taken in Australia many years ago. It shows Bill demonstrating how to move both proximal and distal parts of many joints in the body

And here is a class showing the “Seaweed Qigong” that gives a way of practising the Dancing Joints principle in your own body.

First Family Qigong

Second Family Qigong

Jue Yin Qigong (Starfish)

Shao Yang Qigong – Spiral Movements

Complete Qigong

Articles that are relevant to the course:

Infant Development and the Three Meridian Families
In the 1980’s Bill developed a theory of meridians which explained them as pathways along which movement developed in babies. Movement development takes place in well defined phases which focus on the four meridians in each family. Bill describes these phases and shows how each family forms a collaborating group of Qi functions which guide development not only in infants but later in life.
The Three Families
This article describes how meridian functions naturally fall into three groups, which have come to be called ‘Meridian Families’. Bill describes these phases and shows how each family forms a collaborating group of Qi functions which challenge us to develop and mature throughout life.

The Six Combined Channels

The Six Channels are maps of whole body coordination. Each channel is made up of two meridians but they perform an holistic function that is greater than the sum of their parts.

Working with the Ming & the Xing
The Ming and Xing are the foundation of the ancient Chinese System of Internal Alchemy or Nei Dan. They are profound concepts which give direction and purpose to life and many texts confirm that working with Qi will not be effective unless you take account of the Ming and Xing.

Muscles Have Feelings Too

The model underlying Movement Shiatsu is that each part of the body is an autonomous agent, like a little person. This attitude changes the way in which you touch and helps each part of the body to speak in the first person, expressing what it needs in a very precise way. Bodywork can be seen as group therapy for the body.