Practices A–Z › Qigong
Wu Qin Xi
Also known as: Five Animal Frolics, Five Animals
in the compendium plan
Qigong
Five animals — tiger, deer, bear, monkey, bird — each with two exercises.
What this practice covers
All ten movements, more expressive and weight-shifting than the Brocades.
Yarra’s note. The Bear and the Bird ask for balance that the Eight Brocades never do.
What you can practise today
No movements from this practice are documented yet — the plan for it is written and it is queued for production. Meanwhile, its entry on the difficulty ladder explains what it will ask of you.
Connected practices
What this sits beside, grows out of, or leads toward.
Outlined names are practices not yet given their own page.
Where to look next
- The difficulty ladderHow hard this is on day one versus at the depth its tradition teaches.
- The full compendiumEvery documented movement, filterable by field, difficulty and seated availability.
- Sources & imagesHow claims are labelled here, and why every image is original.