Editor’s note (updated September 2026): This long essay by Sifu Dan Ferrera remains the clearest statement of what Develop Your Energy is about: real internal training over marketing. If you are new here, read the Start Here guide first, then come back to this when you have time to sit with it. As Develop Your…
A new advanced Tai Chi Ruler course has been posted with accompanying password protected video from Sifu Dan Ferrera demonstrating the techniques written about in the course.
One of our oldest and best-selling courses on Develop Your Energy is the Shaolin Nei Jing Yi Zhi Chan Course . In fact, we have found students who have purchased this course become some of our most diligent and advanced Qigong practitioners. We feel very strongly about the benefits of “Standing Zen” and wish to…
Our friends over at Kundalini Awakening Process have posted this video of Tao Semko explaining the differences and similarities between the Hindu Chakra System and the Taoist Dan ‘tien System. It is a very succinct overview with useful information especially as you start to feel Chi in your body and environment. Be sure to investigate…
We sat down with Tim, a student of Sifu Dan Ferrera for just over a year. He also works on the website. In this sit down interview he talks about some of the benefits he has had through some of the courses on DevelopYourEnergy.net, not to mention being able to train under Sifu Dan’s guidance.
Newcomers to DevelopYourEnergy.net often ask “which course should I take first, or what order would you suggest to begin?” First things first, you should take our Qigong 101 course first. This is the foundation and basis of everything and the only class we give refunds on. We are confident you will begin to feel Chi!…
The first time I read about this I thought it was crazy. “Boy, you’ve really crossed the line into wackiness.” Can you really create water to heal and energize it? I followed the instructions with skepticism and I stand corrected. There really is something to this and if you think about it, water has been…
Next time you practice Qigong think of how “we are a way for the cosmos to know itself”
We’ve had a lot of requests for this and it is helpful on many levels. Not only does the Chi Kung merchandise we’ve set up at CafePress look cool, it also has the benefit of becoming good “Chi Power clothes” as explained by Sifu Dan Ferrera. By regularly wearing the same clothes while you train,…