Don't:

• do too much. Taiji and Qigong are intended to assist you in self healing and to help you become more enduring and vital. Take it very, very easy. Ease helps to activate the Qi. Extra effort and trying hard go against the natural benefits in all varieties of Qigong. Going too far, too fast may cause discomfort and may result in you saying, "This is too much." Then, the profound benefit is lost. Achieve your goal of healing by allowing yourself to be free from the stress and rush that cause the organs, tissues and glands to become deficient. Expand your practice slowly and personal improvement is guaranteed.
   
• be fooled by the fact that Qigong seems like nothing much. The vigilant application of these simple practices has demonstrated, over thousands of years of careful refinement, the ability to mobilize the naturally occurring healing forces within you. An ancient Chinese proverb says, "that which appears great on the outside is weak on the inside, that which appears to be inconsequential on the outside is great and powerful on the inside". Qigong is not an ever complexifying chain of details and new innovations, it is an ever simplifying and deepening practice that is refined toward perfection.
   
• expect too much, too soon. Know that on occasion extraordinary results occur right away. Bring Qigong into your life delicately. Too much of such a good thing and you may say, "I don't have time for this". Then the remarkable possibility for self restoration will be lost. Most often dramatic results come over time with vigilant practice.

1st Warning- Learning Qigong from a book, a video or even a great teacher is always frustrating particularly because of your longing to perfect the practice, now. Please, go very slowly and intentfully, follow the directions the best you can. Give yourself permission to invent some things too. Remember it is not so important to do the practice just like the instructor suggests. More important is to do the practice just like it works best for you. The only way to be wrong about your implementation of these practices is to NOT do them or to not follow the rule of "go slow and easy". Therefore, the most important rule in Qigong is-DO IT!

2nd Warning- Qigong and Taiji are hazardous to your health problems and they have the potential to alter the definition of health care. They help resolve many illnesses for no cost. They have no side effects. These practices may limit your doctor visits. They are dangerous to the conventional medical system and could have a radical impact on your personal life, your community, your society and the national debt.