Qigong is a powerful and enjoyable way to enhance health, vitality, awareness, and athletic performance.
The word Qigong (pronounced chi kung) is a combination of two ideas: "Qi" means air, breath of life, or vital energy of the body, and "gong" means the skill of working with, or cultivating, self-discipline and achievement. The art of Qigong consists primarily of meditation, relaxation, physical movement, mind-body integration, and breathing exercises. Practitioners of Qigong develop an awareness of qi sensations (energy) in their body and use their mind to guide the Qi. When the practitioners achieve a sufficient skill level (master), they can direct or emit external Qi for the purpose of healing others.
For thousands of years, millions of people have benefited from Qigong practices and believed that improving the function of Qi maintains health and heals disease. In traditional Chinese medicine, good health is a result of a free flowing, well-balanced energy system. It is believed that regular practice of Qigong helps to cleanse the body of toxins, restore energy, reduce stress and anxiety, and help individuals maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Although there is not yet an instrument that can measure the strength of Qi and that we may not fully know what Qi is physically, research has shown that external Qi of a Qigong master could produce significant structural changes in water and aqueous solutions, alter the phase behavior of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC) liposomes, and enable the growth of Fab protein crystals (Yan et al. 1999). It has been said that Qigong is one of the most powerful healing traditions ever developed in human history. It is literally a health wonder of the world.
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QiGong [chi kung] Meditation
Dharma-Zen Chi Kung I
Master Danny Lai demoing a few movements of Dharma-Zen Chi Kung I. You can purchase the DVD here: http://www.damazen.com/pages/chikung.html
QIGONG ON DVD
Qigong : Traditional Chinese Exercises for Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit
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'Tai Chi & Qigong will play an important role in global awakening.'
- A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle, (Oprah's Book Club).
Qigong Links
- Qigong Institute
- Promoting Qigong and Energy Medicine through research and education.
- Qigong Association of America
- Upcoming Events, Qigong Articles, Qigong Forms
Message Board - National Qigong (Chi Kung) Association USA :: NQA :: pain relief :: Tai Chi T'ai Chi :: video dvd tape book
- A membership organization of qigong practitioners and teachers in the USA: teacher listings, newsletters, membership information, and much more for the qigong enthusiast.
- Qigong Alliance
- The Qigong Alliance is a global grassroots community welcoming all who
practice Qigong or other forms of Energy-Work. We are dedicated to creating health and well-being for ourselves, our friends, neighbors and our planet. - Qi Journal Homepage
- Articles and tidbits on traditional Chinese medicine and exercise as well as cultural tidbits, language and history. Large selection of educational materials.
- Spring Forest Qigong
- Spring Forest Qigong, all about Spring Forest Qigong, Chunyi Lin, and the practice of Qigong ,
- Tai Chi and Qigong : Qigong Forms and Information
- Qigong forms and postures information
- Qigong Overview and History -
- Qigong Overview and History From MindgazerWiki
- Qigong Healing
- The World Taiji Boxing Association With Eli Montaigue
Qigong Healing AN OLD AGE Art for the New Age Practitioner. - :: Welcome to Qigong - Perth, Western Australia ::
- Welcome to Qigong Tao The Way of Qigong with Master Alex Lim Qigong (chi-kung) is the grandfather of a number of Chinese therapies including Tai Chi, and was first practised more than 5000 years ago.
As Master Alex Lim explains during hi
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LEARNING ABOUT QIGONG
Do You Practice QiGong?
Breathing Is The Foundation Of Health
Taught for centuries by QiGong Masters of China
Author and qigong master Ken Cohen opens his program by discussing healthy breathing and giving the listener a chance to assess his/her breathing habits. He then discusses the three stages of natural breathing: abdominal respiration, dan tian breathing, and embryonic respiration. Cohen's program includes four exercises: breathing while lying down, expelling unhealthy air, reversed breathing, and exploring other kinds of breathing.
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A Beginner's Guide to Healthy Breathing
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Ener-G
Thanks for your visits to my lenses and calling my attention to your Qigong lenses. I love Qigong ever since I learned it (slightly) in massage school. Posted August 31, 2008 |
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jaktraks
Excellent lens and a great resource. I'm familiar with Spring Forest Qigong, but other than that, I know next to nothing on the subject. I'll be back, I'm sure. Posted June 27, 2008 |
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DBelk
This is a wonderful source of information about Qigong. Thank you for compiling it! I am also a practioner. I suggest that you check out The Way of Joy qigong if you haven't tried it yet. It is very powerful. Posted June 21, 2007 |
Can you recommend any Qigong dvd's to follow along with? Much appreciated.
Posted March 05, 2007
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giantbuddha
Thanks for the healthy information on Qigong. I'm looking into adding more physical elements to my current meditations - a lot of good information to start with here. Posted September 14, 2006 |
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