This type of Qigong training involves standing meditation or Zhan Zhuang and bears a remarkable similarity to I Chuan developed by the Bejing boxer Master Wang Xiang Jai. This area will teach you about visualization, breathing forms, synchronistic movements to activate and balance the functions of the right and left brain hemispheres, increase tendon strength, and open strong neural pathways to enhance speed and power. To have a total training program the student must train the physical body, developing good kinetic connections supported by strong muscles that are fast, powerful, and elastic. The mind must be trained. First, it must develop good neurological connections in each action, then it must learn to let go of fear and anxiety that creates excess tension in muscles.
Excessive tension prevents relaxed movement.
Finally, there is the aspect called Linghungong or Spiritual skills. This is deep level meditation training which will help you to reach inward to unlock and free the mind from all psychic pain and fear. This is the highest and most rare level of training offered by the Li family system. There are a series of Eight Mother Palms which correspond to the eight gua of the Yi Jing. Each palm posture position reflects the philosophy and attitude of the corresponding Yi Jing trigram.