Qigong
“The Chinese healing art of 'QI-GONG' has very quickly become quite a fashionable practice in the west and this series of movements with breathing techniques is gaining popularity in much the same way that T'ai chi did in the seventies and eighties, at a rapid pace. An ancient healing art, Qi-gong along with the moving Qi-gong of T'ai Chi is an ideal internal movement for all NEW AGE PRACTITIONERS as it deals not only with physical bodily functions but also with spiritual and energy flows.
T'AI CHI is a form of moving QIGONG, the word QIGONG or Ch'i KUNG literally means 'internal work'. In fact, any series of movements or 'thought movements', those movements that cause an internal flow of energy just by the thought, and when combined with a certain breathing technique can be considered to be Qi-gong.
There are over two thousand different types of Qigong including those postures from the T'ai chi forms etc. But don't be alarmed and think that if you wish to pursue this type of therapy you will have to spend your whole life learning so many techniques. The reason for so many differences is simply that the different provinces in China did things in a slightly different way to gain the same effect. Most provinces have their own, 'folk Qigong' and all claim that theirs is the best, (of course, aren't we just the same). There are even Qigong tournaments held in China each year where practitioners see how many bricks they are able to smash over their respective heads etc. But we are not concerned with this theatrical area of Qigong.”
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