The Chinese Theory of Qigong

According to the Chinese Theory of Qigong, everything is energy at various levels, no matter what it is, be it light, water, body, thought and spirits. Many describe this energy as similar to how water comes in its many forms such as steam, water, ice cube, humidity or ice cube.

Every life form or matter is energy which also has an energy field around it to some degree. The energy radiates out in all directions from each being – the further away from its central source it gets, the fainter it becomes.

The longer we practice the art of Qi Gong the more be can begin to find the field of energy around us. This is known as a feeling of qi. It is usually first noticed between our hands… As we continue to practise Qigong, our vitality and awareness of the energy increases.

Slowly, we become aware of our own qi and the qi that is all around us.

When we are stressed, our qi is decreased. When our minds are busy and we struggle to calm down, the qi is used up by the thoughts and nervous energy expenditure.

Our minds use up much of the energy in it's functioning which is why the basic Qigong meditations along with learning how to calm down and focus the mind is very important. We can begin to build up our qi reservoir as our health improves and our mind learns to center itself.

Should we develop an internal disease or sickness, we practice the qi to direct it to heal the illness or weakness instead of building up our reservoir of qi.

Qigong and its therapeutic effects on various illness and diseases has been researched and analyzed. Some refer to the beneficial aspects of Qigong as `Qigong Tai Chi Healing Science.'
Qigong Tai Chi is usually practiced in five steps.

i) Meditating
ii) Cleansing via breathing
iii) Building up Qi, the energy
iv) Circulating Qi
v) Dispersing Qi

This therapy consists of medical consultations and evaluations, specific meditations, specific breathing exercises, specific movements, specific tai chi technique, specific oriental diet. Other Chinese techniques such as meridian therapy and magnetotherapy can be incuded under the umbrella of Qigong.

Qigong has been found to be beneficial in the following illnesses:

• Addiction
• Angina & Heart Disease
• Anti-aging & Youth preservation
• Anticoagulation & Blood thinning
• Anxiety & Stress
• Asthma
• Atherosclerosis & Coronary blockades
• Back pain, Sciatica, Spondylosis
• Cancer prevention and treatment
• Cardioprotection & Preventing Heart disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Diabetes
• Chronic illness
• Gastritis & Peptic Ulcers
• Gastrointestinal disease
• Headache
• Heart attack prevention
• Heart rate variability
• Immune system stimulation
• Improved sleep
• Improved workplace efficiency
• Kidney disease
• Liver disease
• Renal disease
• Mental illnesses
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neurologic disorders
• Orofacial pain, Chronic headache
• Parkinson's disease
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Psychosis
• Stress reduction
• Stroke prevention
• Suicide prevention
• And many other uncommon diseases.

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