Taiji Qigong Shibashi Set 1 Foundation (Subscription)
The foundational internal system from Professor Lin Housheng
When you first learn a Qigong movement, your mind is busy remembering
Upper body, lower body, which direction, how far. There is no room yet for anything else. This is normal and necessary. You learn the choreography, you repeat it, and at some point the movement becomes familiar enough that the mind quiets down.
That is usually where people get distracted and move on to the next thing. New movements, a different form, another course.
It is also exactly where the real training begins.
Once the choreography is no longer occupying your attention, the door opens for the breath to come in. Once the breath is guiding the movement, the internal pressure it creates starts to circulate Qi and blood more deeply through the body. Once that is happening, the mind finds a quality of quietness that is not boredom. It is the beginning of entering tranquility. And in that state, a new layer of feedback becomes available: the warmth, the magnetic sensation between the hands, the buoyancy in the body. Your own internal system telling you the practice is working.
Most people who practice Qigong never reach this layer. Why?. Because no one showed them what it looks like, or how to get there.
This course does that.
What this course contains
The Set 1 Foundational Course was recorded from a live training with a group of acupuncturists. The Chinese medicine layer is built in throughout. If you have that background, you will recognize what you are hearing at a level most Qigong courses never approach. If you don't, none of it requires that background to practice correctly. The depth is there when you are ready for it.
The course covers three sections.
The course introduction and history of the Taiji Qigong Shibashi system, including where it came from, why Professor Lin Housheng built it, and what makes it structurally different from most Qigong taught today.
The foundational principles and exercises, covering the structural and breath foundations that every movement in the system depends on. Qi perception exercises and the basics of breath mechanics are introduced here, giving you the internal reference points you need before learning the form.
The complete Set 1 form: all 18 movements with correct structure, alignment, upper and lower body coordination, and basic breath connection. Each movement is broken down with enough detail to establish correct practice. Sessions run 7 to 15 minutes. You move at a pace that allows genuine absorption, not just accumulation.
143 sessions in total. 18 hours of material. Everything you need to practice Set 1 correctly and follow the daily live sessions with confidence.
What changes when you train with this foundation
The most common response I hear from students after we work through a movement together is: "This feels like a completely different movement."
From the outside, almost nothing changed. From the inside, everything did.
What changes is not the choreography. What changes is whether the movement is driven by the external shape of the arms and legs, or by the breath pressure expanding from the center outward. When the second thing is happening, the body knows it. You know it, because your internal system tells you.
That feedback becomes your most reliable reference point, both for your own practice and, if you teach, for reading your students.
Who this course is for
Practitioners who want to understand what is actually happening inside the body during each movement, not just what it looks like from the outside.
Complete beginners who want to build the foundation correctly from the start, without having to unlearn things later.
Experienced practitioners who have practiced Set 1 for years and want to know why certain things work and others don't.
Teachers and therapists who want to establish or reestablish correct form before going deeper into the system.
This course is the foundation of everything that follows in the Daily功Gōng membership. The daily live sessions with Ying and Fabrice are built around this material. Members who work through this course and practice daily develop the internal reference points that make every subsequent layer of the system accessible.
What students and colleagues say
"My understanding of patients' patterns is so much deeper and my ability to diagnose and create effective treatment plans is so much faster because of working with Fabrice. My own health has improved immensely just from learning and practicing a few simple postures. This is one of the key missing ingredients from American TCM school and Fabrice fills in the gap most beautifully."
Brehan Crawford, Crawford Welness, TCM practitioner and educator.
"I'm a bitchy snob when it comes to Qigong, and Fabrice Piché is one of the best instructors I've ever met. I followed his Teachable of the 18 methods yesterday and today with tea. I'm a goddamn juggernaut."
Dr. Andrew Miles, TCM practitioner.
"I started lessons with Fabrice back in 2019, and working with him has changed my life. It's not hyperbole. I'm a soon-to-graduate TCM student, and I'm your neuro patient with multiple diagnoses. I also have a life of training in Qigong that I utilized throughout my adolescence and early adulthood to manage my many symptoms. Nothing so powerful and straightforward as the Qigong I've learned from Fabrice. If you're on the fence, do it. Your patients will thank you."
Nick, Acupuncturist and Qigong practitioner.
"I learned so much more about abdominal breathing than I have in my 20 years in Tai Chi Qigong."
Roni B.
"Been doing Shibashi for 30 years. This class adds a whole new concept."
Rob.
"This class brought on another evolution in my ability to sense the movement of Qi in the channels. When I can feel it and understand it better in my own body, I can feel it and understand it better in my patients too."
Kate, Acupuncturist.
"I had a right shoulder impingement that was completely reversed after about 18 months of Set 1. My shoulders felt like rice crispies when I started. After two years my shoulders move much smoother. I used to have to constantly fix my posture when standing or practicing Qigong. Now my alignment is practically perfect most of the time. I had never practiced Qigong before starting Set 1. This is all from ground zero."
Sally, Acupuncturist.
"I never studied Qigong before doing this training. It has completely enhanced the way I practice acupuncture. On a personal note, this training has helped me heal so much on all levels, and thus made me a better practitioner."
Lekha, Acupuncturist.
Where this comes from
Professor Lin Housheng created the Taiji Qigong Shibashi system at the request of the Chinese government in the late 1970s, following his scientific research with Physicist Gu Hansen demonstrating the measurable effects of Qi. The system he built is rooted in structure, breath, meditation, and clinical application. It is not a simplified exercise routine. Every movement has a therapeutic mechanism.
I began studying privately with Professor Lin in 2011 and continued working with him regularly until 2019, before the pandemic made travel temporarily impossible.
I had 15 years of Chinese Medicine and Qigong training behind me when we first met. What he showed me was a synthesis of 60 years of refinement. It was a complete system of principles simplifying everything I had encountered, principles that reorganized how I understood Qigong from the ground up. The Taiji Qigong Shibashi he built is rooted in structure, breath, meditation, and clinical application in a way that most Qigong systems never approach.
Professor Lin personally authorized me to organize, promote, and train teachers in the complete system. I am one of two Westerners with that authorization, documented and signed by Professor Lin himself.
[Image: Fabrice Piche and Professor Lin Housheng in front of the Shanghai Qigong Research Institute, October 2013]
[Image: Professor Lin Housheng commenting on a lesson: "good work"]
The second image is not a student review. It is the creator of this system commenting on a lesson he watched. Two words that say everything about the standard of transmission this course maintains.
Before you begin
Is this suitable for complete beginners? Yes. The course is designed to take you from the beginning through correct form for all 18 movements. Prior experience will accelerate your progress. It is not required.
How long does this course take? Three to six months is the right timeframe for most people depending on familiarity with the system. Move through it at a pace that lets you practice what you are learning between sessions. The course is available as long as your membership is active. What you hear in a section at month two will sound different at month six. Not because the material changed. Because you did.
What if I want to go deeper than what this course covers? This course covers the foundational layer of Set 1. The complete internal layer of Set 1, Shaolin Zhan Zhuang, Sets 2 and 3, and The Missing Blueprint of Breathing are all available in the Daily功Gōng Tier 2 Intermediate Practice membership when it opens. Current Tier 1 members have first access.
What if I want to certify to teach? The teacher certification path is available through the Set 1 Teacher Training Bundle, which includes private 1-on-1 sessions with Fabrice and merit-based lineage certification.
How do I access this course? This course is included in the Daily功Gōng Foundational Practice membership. It is not sold separately. [Join the membership here.]
Your Instructor
About Fabrice Piché
Fabrice Piché is a practitioner of Chinese Medicine, Medical Qigong, and Acupuncture with close to 30 years of practice and teaching experience.
He began studying Qigong and Chinese Medicine in 1997 at the National Institute of Chinese Medicine in Montreal under François Caron, earning his diploma in Qigong and Chinese Massage Therapy. He later completed a Master of Medical Qigong degree in 2011 through the International Institute of Medical Qigong, affiliated with Henan University of Chinese Medicine, and pursued acupuncture studies at Eight Branches College of Eastern Medicine from 2022 to 2024.
In 2011, Fabrice began studying privately with Professor Lin Housheng, the creator of the Taiji Qigong Shibashi system, at his residence in Los Angeles. Professor Lin is one of the most significant figures in modern Qigong: former director of the Shanghai Qigong Research Institute, pioneering researcher into the measurable effects of Qi, and creator of the most widely practiced Qigong system in the world. Fabrice continued studying with Professor Lin regularly until 2019.
In February 2012, Professor Lin officially appointed Fabrice and François Caron as his authorized representatives in Canada and France, with a specific mandate to preserve the authenticity of the system in the West and correct the alterations that had accumulated in its dissemination. That authorization is documented and signed by Professor Lin himself.
In October 2013, at the 12th Shanghai International Symposium on Qigong Science, Professor Lin publicly acknowledged Fabrice and François as his indoor disciples and invited them to perform alongside him before an international audience, demonstrating the Taiji Qigong Shibashi Elite Edition Set 8. Watch the demonstration here.
Fabrice launched the first Professor Lin-authorized Taiji Qigong Shibashi Teacher Training Program in Canada in September 2012. He has been teaching online since 2012, working one-on-one with students across Europe, North America, and beyond.
Ready to begin
This course is included in the Daily功Gōng Foundational Practice membership.
$19 per month or $190 per year. Daily live practice sessions. Community forum. The complete Set 1 foundational curriculum.