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Qigong is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that involves the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. Qigong is based on the belief that the body has "energy fields" generated and maintained by the natural respiration of the body, known as qi. The following content relating to Qigong have been reviewed by the editorial staff at SelfGrowth.com for quality and caliber.

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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 10 - The Subtle Difference Between Tai Chi and Chi Kung - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from James Lee
People with breathing problem should practice with Tai Chi, to start with, is recommended rather than with Chi Kung. Tai Chi is a form of Chi Kung, but Chi Kung is not necessary Tai Chi. However, they both have something in common, the slow movements and deep breathing. Tai Chi has more complicated ...
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Qigong, Immunity, and Influenza - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Nov 04, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
Qigong, Immunity, and Influenza With debate raging over the efficacy and side effects of the H1N1 flu vaccine, which contains mercury (as thimerosal) and may contain other adjuvants, perhaps it is appropriate to consider carefully some natural alternatives to increase one's immune response. ...
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Beat the Flu: Nutrition to Increase Your Immune Response - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
Nutrition to Increase Your Immune Response Garlic Fresh garlic contains allicin, a sulfur-bearing substance that acts as a natural antibiotic in addition to being a potent antioxidant. You can use garlic in cooked vegetables, sauces, soups, and stews. The trick is not to cook the garlic, which ...
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Starting a Tai Chi practice - by Russell Hatch
Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Russell Hatch
Hello All, It's great to see people picking up Tai Chi. I love the art and have practiced it for many years. However, Tai Chi is a deep practice and it can be easy for one to get lost in the beginning. I was thinking of what I'd tell myself if I could go back to when I started. Find a ...
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How does Tantric Qigong™ work? - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
How does Tantric Qigong™ work? It can be said that Qigong works by uniting heavenly and earthly energies. While Western science does not yet have a full explanation of how Qigong does this, it most likely that it works by amplifying your personal Chi (Qi, life force, vitality, Ki) by drawing ...
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Qigong & Fibromyalgia - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatologic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain that leaves those afflicted with fatigue, painful ‘tender points,’ morning stiffness, and difficulties with sleep and the performance of routine activities of daily life. Fibromyalgia is a chronic ...
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The ONLY Illness There Is... - by Marcus Santer
Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Marcus Santer
The Only Illness There Is By Marcus Santer I’d like you to join me on a journey of understanding. The result of this journey will be a new understanding on what health is, how it works and why in theory there is no such thing as an incurable illness. By the end of the journey you will ...
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Unwinding Your Core Through Abdominal Chi Massage - by Francesca Fasano, MA, RMT
Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Francesca Fasano
We hear a lot today about strengthening our core, moving from our core, or our center. What does this really mean? What is our “core” anyway? Simply put, it is the center of gravity in our body located in our abdomen in the area from the navel to the pubic bone. Our core is a very integral ...
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For a Thoughtful Connoisseur of Healing and Developmental Arts - by Raven Cohan
Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Raven Cohan
Do you follow the most popular trend of self-development? Do you switch from one popular teacher to another and never commit to one system? Majority religions, healing systems and such always receive more 'press' than those which are more hidden by virtue of their own choice or due to not using ...
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Natural Stance - by Lama Tantrapa
Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Lama Tantrapa
Natural Stance, as the name implies, is the simplest way to stand naturally. A naturally balanced human body responds to the challenge of gravity by bringing itself to a stable position using its bone structure to support its weight and prevent falling. The vertical alignment of the ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 9 - Optimize Your Immune System With Chi Kung - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from James Lee
Nature only allows a maximum number of white blood cells in the Immune system; and this number must be maintained in order to be effective. A strong Immune System is not determined by how active the Immune System is; but by the amount of normal white blood cells present. The maximum number of white ...
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The Old Myth About Chi - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from James Lee
The Old Myth About Chi The ancients once thought that 'Chi' was the primal essence that compose all matters of the universe. In traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), 'Chi' was defined as the function of the human body organs. Chi flow was considered that the functional activities of the organs ...
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Getting Outside: Seasonal Practice and the Martial Arts - by Bruce Hutchinson
Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Bruce Hutchinson
Many times this is the slow time of the year for regular martial arts classes, people are on vacation or attending summertime events, but it is also a really good time to change up your training and get outside. While there are certain things that can be only practiced inside under controlled ...
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Do We Cause Our Own Diseases? - by Bob Ellal
Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Bob Ellal
The idea that we cause our own diseases comes from ancient societies that didn’t have any knowledge of bacteria, viruses, and genetics or of the dangerous effects of chemical and radiation pollution and poor diet. In ancient times, people thought that repressed or negative feelings could cause ...
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Abdominal Breathing: Fire Up Your Immune System - by Bob Ellal
Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Bob Ellal
You’re in a convenience store, examining a can of Spam in one of the aisles. Suddenly a hooded man bursts through the door, pulls out a .45, and waves it in the cashier’s face demanding the contents of the cash register. You begin breathing shallowly, from the chest, as fear for you own life ...
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Qigong for Health and Longevity - by Shawn Phillips
Submitted on Jun 20, 2009 from Shawn Phillips
The ancient practice of Qigong may be the modern day answer to much of what ails our present day society. Developed in Asia thousands of years ago, it is still practiced today by millions around the globe. This unique and simple spiritual practice is quickly gaining in popularity. Prominent ...
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Unlocking the Chains Around the Mind - by JoAnn Albrecht
Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from JoAnn Albrecht
Turning the corner to enter grounds of the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon (CCCF), I had the most intense urge to sob, tears came up and I had to pull over and stop the car wondering what on earth was going on. I was happy to be going to an interview with the chaplain at ...
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Yin & Yang in the Qi Dao Movement Practices - by Lama Tantrapa
Submitted on May 09, 2009 from Lama Tantrapa
When learning the basic Qi Dao movements, you will learn to use both hands, one performing the primary movement and the other performing the secondary movement. Qi Dao respects the philosophical principles of Yin and Yang common in Oriental schools of thought, which oppose as well as complement and ...
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What is Qigong? - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
Qigong (Qi Gong, Chi gong, or Chi Kung, ) is a system of Taoist exercise and meditation developed at least 4000 years ago in China. The word "qigong" perhaps can be best translated as "energy mastery." It is a method of balancing mind, body, emotions, and spirit through a series of external and ...
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How to Relax Your Heart Rate Using Qigong - by Randolph Fabian Directo, aka HealingMindN
Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Randolph Directo
Controlling the autonomic responses like heart rate is quite familiar to practitioners of Qigong.The difference between Qigong meditation and other types is that we utilise different kinds of "body breathing" techniques through the flesh and bones, especially when we induce proper "Qi" flow or ...
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Are You Suffering From "Chi Tolerance"? - by Al Simon
Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Al Simon
Have your feelings of chi from Tai Chi or Qigong diminished over time? Are you feeling chi less intensely now than when you started learning? Students often find that their first lessons in Tai Chi and Qigong bring strong sensations of chi. But over time, these sensations diminish or even ...
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"Little Old Man" Tai Chi - How to Deal With Pain and Injuries in Your Practice - by Al Simon
Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Al Simon
Do you have pain or injuries that prevent you from progressing in Tai Chi and Qigong? Are injuries stopping you from getting benefits from your practice? Recently, Matthew, one of our ChiFusion students, and I had a discussion our ChiFusion Tai Chi Support Forum. Matthew has had previous knee ...
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Does Your Tai Chi Work? Three Important Signs That Your Practice is Bringing You Benefits! - by Al Simon
Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Al Simon
While some people practice Tai Chi and Qigong just for the fun of it, most of us practice with a purpose in mind. We may want to improve our health, or relieve stress, or become more fit. We may want to recover from an illness or disease, or become more balanced and flexible, or just to bring some ...
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What is Qigong? - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
Qigong (Qi Gong, Chi gong, or Chi Kung, ) is a system of Taoist exercise and meditation developed at least 4000 years ago in China. The word "qigong" perhaps can be best translated as "energy mastery." It is a method of balancing mind, body, emotions, and spirit through a series of external and ...
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Qigong for Drug Addiction - by Rev. Keith Hall
Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Rev. Keith Hall
Let’s face it, the United States is a drug culture. 14 million Americans use substances such as marijuana, PCP, and cocaine. 104 million Americans drink alcohol, and 65.5 million use tobacco.* Almost everyone will be afforded the opportunity to use pharmaceutical drugs, many of which also have ...
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What would you ask a Qigong master? - by Lama Tantrapa
Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from Lama Tantrapa
As I am interviewing the top Qigong experts in North America for my Radio talk show The Secrets of Qigong Masters, I would love to be able to ask them the questions that you would ask them if you had a chance to. The caliber of the recent guests on the show is very high: Michael Winn, Jim ...
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Stressful Times Need A Stress-Busting Remedy - by Keith A. Shaw
Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Keith Shaw
No matter where you live in the world, there is plenty to get stressed out about. For example, the Nikkei, DAX, FTSE and Dow have constantly been like a roller-coaster ride. One day the markets are up. The next day it’s crash and burn time. People are unemployed in record amounts. Others are ...
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Qigong and the Ageless Woman - by Shoshanna Katzman, LAc, CA, MS
Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles
The Chinese have studied ways of creating and maintaining healthful longevity for thousands of years. One of the jewels coming out of this quest for everlasting youth is the gentle, life-enhancing exercise practice of Qigong (pronounced chee-GUNG). Commonly known as Chinese yoga and Feng Shui for ...
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Relieve Stress Magically with Passive Qigong - by Al Simon
Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles
What is Qigong? Have you heard of Qigong? Many people haven’t, but you may be surprised to learn that over eighty million people not only have heard of it, but actively practice it each day! Originally from China, but now practiced the world over, Qigong helps its practitioners improve their ...
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Golden Rules of 3 and Shaolin Qigong - by Sifu Marcus Santer
Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Marcus Santer
3 Core Skills of high level Chi Kung * Chi kung state of mind * Flowing Breeze Swaying Willows (energy flow) * Standing Meditation There is a big difference between Qigong form and Qigong. There are 3 core skills essential for the practise of Chi Kung, regardless of which school you ...
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Qigong State and the State of Your Health - by Lama Somananda Tantrapa
Submitted on Feb 28, 2009 from Lama Tantrapa
Most health professionals agree that patients heal when they are ready to heal. An energy healing modality promoting facilitating self-healing deserves some serious attention at this day and age. Thousands of years ago, Qigong formed the foundation of Oriental medicine and needs to be regarded as ...
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Maitreya Shen Gong - by Ricardo B Serrano
Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Ricardo Serrano
Maitreya Shen Gong is a powerful empowerment initiation Qigong form to experience enlightenment - realization of Buddha Nature (natural mind) - founded, developed and rendered by Qigong Master Ricardo B Serrano, who was inspired and gifted by Buddha Maitreya, the embodiment of loving-kindness, for ...
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Achieve Balance, Contentment, and Harmony through Managing Your Chi - by Steve Orwin
Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles
There are 100 other ways to improve your life in this book. We all have our own needs and aspirations and will be drawn to those chapters we feel most relevant and appropriate for us. I hope this is one of them, for whether you are looking for new skills, ideas, and perspectives or are seeking ways ...
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Less Better, understanding Tai Chi Chuan - by David Lenkovitzki
Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from David Lenkovitzki
There are 2 major categories that 'thangs' fall under, 'more better' and 'less better'. The majority of the world falls under (1) 'more better', you want to go faster, you put a bigger motor in your car, 1 aspirin does not make your headache go way, take 2, if you want to learn MA, get bigger ...
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Tai Chi Qigong for Insomnia - by Matthew Rochford
Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Matthew Rochford
Not being able to sleep well or barely at all can be a frustrating and deeply affecting problem. If our mind is racing and our body is exhausted it feels very much like we are out of balance and in conflict with ourselves. We need a method that will harmonize our mind with our body and leave us ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 8 – Have Chi, Will Have Strength - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Feb 20, 2009 from James Lee
In the eastern martial art society, there is always an old Chinese saying: ”Have chi will have strength.” From these words, there is a distinction between chi and strength. In order to have body strength, chi(air) must be present. Hence, the chi-strength idea coincides with the oxygen-energy ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 7: The Slow Movements - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from James Lee
Those who do not exercise, the problems they are having are shallow breathing and weak muscles. These conditions can be improved progressively by practicing Tai Chi or Chi Kung. The only difference, between the two, is the amount of movements involved. Tai Chi is more stressful at the beginning and ...
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Who Are You? Getting to the Core with Medical Qigong - by Christina J Barea
Submitted on Feb 07, 2009 from Christina Barea
We are in a Medical QiGong session and my therapist is removing blockages in my body resulting from years of accumulated anger, fear, grief, worry and guilt. As she flows through the 5 element cycle of Fire, Earth, Metal, Water & Wood and the associated organ, I begin to feel shifts in my body. At ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 6: The Art of Breathing - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Feb 04, 2009 from James Lee
Chi Kung is an art of breathing. The breathing method, in Chi Kung, is beyond normal by voluntary control. Normal breathing is involuntary controlled by the medulla by nervous regulation and chemical regulation. Voluntary breathing can control the amount of chi(air) and the duration in the lungs. ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 5 : The Human Heart at Resting - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Aug 01, 2009 from James Lee
The heart is the major organ of the circulatory system. It is the only interface between the respiratory system and the rest of the body. It pumps blood into the arteries, capillaries, and veins for circulating nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. Without the heart, the rest of the body will ...
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Taiji (Tai Chi) vs. Qigong - by Jeffrey Smoley
Submitted on Jan 25, 2009 from Jeffrey Smoley
This is an oft-discussed subject, with a lot of misinformation being passed around. First of all, Taijiquan (this is the current official pinyin spelling) is a martial art, developed about 450 years ago by General Chen WanTing of Chen village. Chen village is near the northern Xiaolin temple. ...
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T'ai Chi in the Information Age - Ancient Cure for Modern Problems - by Bill Douglas
Submitted on Jan 21, 2009 from Bill Douglas
According to a twenty-year study by Kaiser Permanente, between seventy and eighty-five percent of illness is caused by stress, meaning that in the U.S. alone stress is costing us about one-trillion dollars per year in healthcare costs. Since most absenteeism is due to stress, US business is losing ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 4 - Chi Circulation - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Jan 18, 2009 from James Lee
Chi is a gaseous substance in general. The martial artists always say: “Have-chi-have-strength.” The translation is: “If you have air inside the body, you will have body strength.” Chi Kung involves breathing, so, we breathe the air into our lungs. Chi can be used as a noun ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 3 - The Biochemical-Mechanical Loop - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from James Lee
Even though there are many styles in Chi Kung, but there is one commonality. If we observed closely, we will see that breathing is in synchronization with the slow body movements. The combination of the breathing and movements is a biochemical-mechanical loop for completing the muscle contraction ...
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Beating Cancer with Qigong: A Success Story - by Bob Ellal
Submitted on Jan 16, 2009 from Bob Ellal
In 1991 I was diagnosed with Stage Four lymphoma cancer and given six months to live. I was 32, and my sons were aged two and six months. I was a writer at Aetna Life & Casualty, Inc, and my wife and I had just built a beautiful house on a lake in eastern Connecticut. I had everything to live for. ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 2 -- The Respiratory System - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Jan 11, 2009 from James Lee
The oxygen in the air are free for all. Oxygen is the basic element provided by Nature to sustain life on earth. Breathing is a vital process mandated by human. Hence, Nature also provided a respiratory system for human in association with the basic element. The function of the respiratory ...
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Scientific Explanation of Chi Kung No. 1 -- The Human Body - by James S. Lee
Submitted on Jan 07, 2009 from James Lee
Chi Kung is a mysterious subject to be discussed. Since the Chi Kung has a tremendous biological effect upon the human body, the functions of the human body should be investigated thoroughly for a better understanding about Chi Kung. The human body in good health is in a state of homeostasis. In ...
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Positive Qigong Transforms Fears of Inheriting a Disease - by Raven Cohan
Submitted on Dec 10, 2008 from Raven Cohan
An article I saw in a Yoga e-zine Nov. 10th , ‘08 "Why It Can Take a Year to Get a Mammogram in the U.S. " originally located at: http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/108717 is scary to me in a different way than it is intended to be. Having come to the understandings of ...
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Applying Pearls on a String (Excerpted from the From the Mountain Journal) - by Bruce Hutchinson
Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Bruce Hutchinson
In Pearls on a String Theory, the body is set up like a complex beaded necklace or chain. It is easiest to imagine the individual joints as the joining of two of these pearls. Movement is generated from the joints surrounding the hips and moves out from there. When applied to the arms alone, ...
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QiSei - Qigong Exercise Tools - by Jeffrey Smoley
Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Jeffrey Smoley
Do it yourself QiSei. They are actually ancient martial arts and Qigong tools. Parts needed: 1. 4' hardwood dowel cut in half. It should be between 1 inch and 1.5" in diameter, depending on what is comfortable for your hands. 2. Two 1 pound coffee cans (if you have been really working out two and ...
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