🎖️Frequently Asked Questions

Level 0 or also known as The Vitality Restoring Course rebuilds the foundation your body needs before beginning true Neigong. Most people try to jump straight into internal cultivation while carrying years of tension, shallow breathing habits, poor circulation, emotional stress, or depleted energy reserves. 

When the body is weak or dysregulated, Neigong cannot take root — the practices may feel confusing, exhausting, or produce little progress. This course restores the essential functions first: deeper breathing, improved circulation, balanced organs, calmer nervous system, and more stable energy. It gives your body the strength and clarity needed for internal work to actually work.

Once this foundation is rebuilt, the body becomes receptive. You can feel energy more clearly, sink the breath more naturally, and enter stillness without struggle. Instead of fighting fatigue, anxiety, or blockages, you begin the core Neigong training with a body that is open, responsive, and nourished. 

The Vitality Restoring Course removes the obstacles that cause people to plateau or delude themselves into thinking they’re progressing. By the time you move into the main Neigong program, your system is primed for real internal transformation — allowing the deeper methods to unfold safely, smoothly, and powerfully.

Level 1 introduces the three essential practices that awaken the Dantian and prepare the body for real internal cultivation. These methods activate the Dantian’s ability to store and condense Qi, ground the body’s energy, and begin opening and filling the primary internal channels. Two of the practices are performed standing and one is seated, creating a balanced system that requires about 40 minutes of focused practice each day. This rhythm develops the strength, structure, and inner stillness needed for the deeper stages that follow.

This first stage forms the bedrock of all higher Neigong. The initial 18 months are dedicated to aligning the body, stabilizing the mind, and establishing a natural, continuous flow of energy. Without this foundation, the advanced methods taught in Level 2 simply cannot unfold correctly. But when the groundwork is genuinely established, the practitioner enters the next stages with a body that is open, resilient, and responsive — able to handle stronger currents of Qi and more refined internal work.

Further levels of training are available only to active members of the private Discord community. Participation in the group is included with the course, and advanced material is unlocked once the required practice time has been completed. This ensures that every student progresses at a steady, safe pace, and that no one moves forward before their body is genuinely ready.

As you move through the higher levels, the Qi cultivated in Level 1 is gradually refined, deepened, and transformed in quality. What begins as basic vitality becomes something quieter, stronger, and more luminous — forming the true foundation of long-term internal development and authentic Daoist cultivation.

 In Level 2, the foundational methods of Level 1 are set aside, and a more advanced Neigong practice is introduced. This stage moves the practitioner from simple accumulation into the true refinement of Qi, deepening the body’s ability to store, condense, and transform internal energy. The work becomes more subtle yet more powerful, guiding the Qi beyond the Dantian and into the broader internal network of the body.

Level 2 training develops the ability to circulate Qi through the channels with greater clarity and strength, and to unify internal flow with the movement of the hands. This integration of inner and outer work marks a significant step in authentic Neigong, where physical movement and energetic intention become one continuous process. Daily practice continues at approximately 40 minutes of focused training, maintaining the rhythm established in Level 1.

It is recommended that students remain in Level 2 for two years before progressing to Level 3. This period allows the body, mind, and energetic system to stabilize and adapt to the deeper currents now being cultivated. With time, the internal mechanisms of true Neigong become natural and embodied, forming the stable platform required for the even more profound work ahead.

 Level 3 marks the beginning of Qi-compression training — a pivotal threshold in authentic Neigong development. At this stage, the practitioner begins working with methods that condense and concentrate Qi within the body, increasing its density, strength, and vitality. This deepens the transformation that began in earlier stages and prepares the system for far more powerful internal processes.

Through precise internal techniques, you learn to compress Qi within the Dantian and throughout the channels, gradually expanding their capacity and strengthening the internal network. As the pressure and density of Qi increase, the energetic gates begin to open more fully, and the body’s internal connectivity becomes stronger and more unified. This phase represents a fundamental shift from cultivating energy to truly forging it.

Students are encouraged to remain at Level 3 for approximately one year before advancing to Level 4. This period allows the body and energy system to fully adapt to the heightened internal pressure and refined movement of Qi. When this stage is completed properly, the practitioner emerges with a stronger, more stable foundation for the even deeper alchemical work that follows.

Level 4 focuses on enlarging and refining the body’s primary energy pathways, with particular emphasis on the Microcosmic Orbit (MCO). At this stage, the circulation of Qi becomes smoother, broader, and more continuous, allowing energy to move through the system with a natural and effortless flow. This represents a major milestone in internal development, where the foundational work of earlier levels begins to reveal its deeper effects.

The practice requires patience, precision, and steady consistency. As the channels expand and harmonize, the energetic system becomes more unified, resilient, and responsive. From this stage onward, Levels 2 through 4 function together as the core of your daily training — forming a stable energetic framework that supports all higher levels of Neigong and prepares the body for more advanced alchemical work.

Students are encouraged to remain in this integrated phase for approximately one year before progressing further. This period ensures that the channels are fully opened, the circulation is stable, and the internal system is strong enough to handle the more transformative methods that come next.

Levels 5 through 9 introduce the advanced methods of true internal transformation. At these stages, the practice shifts from building and circulating Qi to refining its quality, expanding the capacity of the Dantian, and strengthening meridian flow throughout the entire body. The internal system becomes more unified, and the movements of energy grow increasingly subtle, continuous, and powerful.

As the training deepens, these levels guide the practitioner into the early stages of Shen development — where Qi begins to transform into awareness, and the boundary between energy and consciousness becomes more fluid. The core methods required for Fàqì (Qi emission) are also established here, built upon the stability and density cultivated in the earlier levels.

These higher stages represent the culmination of the Neigong process: the merging of structure, energy, and spirit into a single, integrated system of living internal power. This is where the long path of cultivation begins to reveal its true depth, and where the practitioner steps into the doorway of genuine internal mastery.