Meditation & Mindset - Sifu John

Short observation meditation

This 16 minute meditation focuses on balancing the heart, body, and mind.

This is a 30 minute Archangelic meditation to improve relaxation, mental focus, visualisation and concentration.

Here we work with the feeling energy in a standing meditation.

Mind Heart Body Meditaion

In this short energy meditaion, Sifu John  instructs visualisation and sinking for one of his kung fu classes

Calming meditation where we imagine a torch 🔦 shining white light into our whole body.

This 1 hour private session develops kung fu forms through integration of types of energy, such as the sinking and feeling energy. The session is rounded out with a short meditation.

In this 25-minute lying down meditation, Sifu John instructs visualisation and energy body work for a class, with intermittent background music for relaxation and focus.

This 20-minute session with a student combines both a standing and lying down meditation to improve relaxation, mental focus, visualisation and concentration.

This short session is designed as a warmup for a Kung Fu session - Warming up the body, loosening any tension, and taking part in a moving meditation before a proper Kung Fu session.

This 50-minute lesson has two students studying Kung-Fu exercises with Sifu John and practising proper form for Bil Gee and elbow exercises, among others.  The lesson is concluded by a short standing meditation.

This is a 25-minute long session designed to combine meditation and energy work, improving both relaxation and mental focus while also training the energy body.

Today's Kung Fu lesson focusses heavily on meditative exercises rather than the physical.  Sifu John leads the class through the physical exercises but emphasises centering, tai gong and mental state as being crucial to physical form.  This is bookended by two meditations to enter and conclude the lesson. 

This is a hour-long Kung Fu lesson with two more advanced students, practicing and learning Chi Sao techniques and discussing strategies for improving in the exercises.

This is an excerpt from a Wing Chun session with Sifu John, covering exercises such as chain punching, heel kicking, side slashes and heel kicking, among others. Meditative energy work is also included, and a core part of physical training.

This is a group session discussing the principles set out in the 1976 book A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman. The central topic of this session is questioning whether or not our surroundings matter in the sense of a path to spiritual growth. Sifu John then leads a reflective meditation on the content discussed.

Today Sifu John gives a short, 15 minute meditation where we visualise various kinds of light within and outside of our bodies to develop our energy bodies and our concentration.

This private session introduces a new student to Sifu John, as well as three core energies, or chis - the feeling chi, moving chi and idea chi.  Sifu John explains the mechanisms and use of each of these energies to the  student and shows how we can apply them both in combat and in our daily lives. Feeling Energy - absorption and awareness Moving Energy - intention that leads to action I...

This is an introductory session with Sifu John and a new student, where he explains some of the benefits of meditation and discusses the content of some of the classes. He also talks to her about quieting the mind when it is in an excited state, and together they set up a plan to help her moving forward.

This short session is an exploration of the concepts of judgement and forgiveness, and how to find lasting peace by practicing them.

This session comprises of three meditations - a Qigong Meditation, followed by an energy-work meditation, and lastly  a visualisation and feeling meditation.  These meditations are followed by questions from the class on the meditations and how their bodies react to the meditations.

Ann-Maree McClung is a breakup expert and relationship coach. She is also Sifu John’s sister and joins us as she shares her story and knowledge.

This short session involves the troubles of one student, who cannot switch off and be at peace after a hectic and full workday.  Sifu John addresses these troubles and discusses lighting, screen use, nutrition and the ability to let go, offering useful advice for anyone having similar concerns.

This is a short breathing meditation where Sifu John instructs a very simple exercise than anybody can repeat themselves. He also offers advice about the nature of forming habits, such as meditation habits, and how these initially about consistency rather than substance.