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Qigong (pronounced Chee Gung) literally means "energy work," and is a time-honored form of mind-body healing that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. Qigong has been used effectively with other forms of medicine to boost immunity and cure disease. Discover how to use Qigong for self-healing and experience the... more »
Qigong, also known as chi gong, is a traditional Chinese medicine that uses slow, controlled movements to free trapped or stagnant life force, known as chi. According to the principles of qigong, a person is healthier when his chi is allowed to flow smoothly through his body. The flow of your chi directly affects your physical and... more »
Qigong is practiced both as a martial art and for Chinese medical benefit. Whether the type of qigong you are studying is tai chi, gong fu or one of the other schools, the Eight Brocades are frequently the first movements studied in qigong. more »
Old pine tree qigong exercises form part of Chris Bashaw's broadly based spiritual martial arts system, Kosho Hoho Yooga. The result of 25 years of personal study and training with a wide variety of healers and martial artists, KHY uses exercises from many older disciplines. more »
Qi gong, or qi kong, is a form of martial art that includes Chinese gong fu. In fact, many Chinese people use the term "gong fu" to describe the skill a person exhibits, but "qi gong" to describe the study of that skill. There are many forms of qi gong, including hsing-i qi gong, which focuses on inner energy exercises. Other forms,... more »
Qigong, or ch'i'kung, is a Chinese method of breathing control, exercise and meditation that is...
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Qigong (pronounced "chee gong" and sometimes spelled "Chi Kung") is an ancient Chinese form of moving mediation to promote physical and spiritual... more »
Mastering the art of Qigong (pronounced "chee-gong") takes years of dedication. This Chinese practice involves working with breath, posture and... more »
Qigong, pronounced "chee gung," dates back to seventeenth century Chinese medicine. Unlike Tai Chi, which has a few similar movements but is a... more »
More than a set of exercises, more than meditation and more than just a "practice," Qigong is a lifestyle. Pronounced "chee-gong," the art of... more »
Qigong (or Chi Kung) is a series of exercises developed in China and performed to calm the mind while invigorating the body. Qigong loosely... more »
Qigong (or chi kung) is an internal Chinese meditative practice which often uses slow graceful movements and controlled breathing techniques to promote the circulation of qi within the human body, and enhance a practitioners overall health. There are also many forms of Qigong that are done with little or no movement at all, in standing, sitting and supine positions; likewise, not all forms of Qigong use breath control techniques. Although not a martial art, qigong is often confused with the Chinese martial art of tai chi. This misunderstanding can be attributed to the fact that most Chinese martial arts practitioners will usually also practice some form of qigong and to the uninitiated, these arts may seem to be alike. There are more than 10,000 styles of qigong and 200 million people practicing these methods. There are three main reasons why people do qigong: 1) To gain strength, improve health or reverse a disease 2) To gain skill working with qi, so as to become a healer 3) To become more connected with the "Tao, God, True Source, Great Spirit", for a more meaningful connection with nature and the universe.
In its simplest form, the Chinese character for qi, in qigong, can mean air, breath, or "life force".
Gong means work, so qigong is therefore the practice of "working" with ones "life force". The term was not widely known until the 1970s during a period some call the "Qigong Wave" where groups of 10,000-40,000 people regularly gathered inside Chinese stadiums to practice qigong together. Some in the Chinese government became concerned that one quasi religious/political group (see Falun Dafa or Falun Gong)who practiced a Qigong form of their own, might turn into a political weapon, and in 1999, banned all large qigong gatherings. Currently there is a movement underway in China, the United States, and Europe to preserve the valuable aspects of these traditional Chinese practices and to have them studied using Western scientific methods.< read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong
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