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Loading ...It may sound like a fairy tale to diagnose illness without medical instruments or to cure it without medicine, but this is often done in China. Such miracles, are made possible by the application of Qigong and have attracted much attention in and outside of China. Qigong therapy is practised by a gigong master who can emit a kind of energy called “Qi”, in order to diagnose or remove an illness. It has cured many sufferers of common diseases, as well as numerous difficult and complicated cases which had failed to respond to ordinary methods of treatment.
Let’s have a look at some typical cases reported in Chinese newspapers and magazines.
A Qigong master named Xu Yifan has succeeded in curing Julian a British dramatist, of a chronic ailment. Julian had been a ballet dancer,. At the age of 19 he contracted rheumatoid arthritis which caused atrophy in his left hand, so that his fingers curled awkwardly inwards and the phalanges became deformed. Before long his left arm became stiff and immobile. Later he became paralysed and had to walk on crutches. In march 82, after hearing about Xu Yifan from a friend. Julian came to China to seek the help of the Oigong master.
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It is very pleasing to hear that Qigong is becoming more popular. When I opened the colour supplement of the Sunday Observer. I found it described Chinese medicine, herbs, acupuncture, massage and finally Qigong. It is encouraging to see Qigong being introduced to Britain in this way.
In China too, Oigong is becoming more important. This was clear to me the last time I was in China. They had just set up a big congress on Chinese medicine, and Qigong was an important topic of discussion. In Chinese hospitals. Qigong is used instead of drugs, as training the body’s resistance will allow the patient to recover faster.
When I go to hospitals in Germany and Switzerland. I see the same reaction starting to develop. Many doctors are fascinated by Chinese medicine and accept Qi and its role in harmonising the body. (more…)
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5) Loading ...Taiji Qigong is a very popular in China. It has been used in Hospitals, taught in schools and on TV. Through daily practice one can build up ones energy (Qi) and improving their health. Here we begin a series teaching these exercises. (QI Magazine)
1. Standing Position.
Balances the blood pressure.
Strengthens the heart.
Eases arthritic conditions. (more…)
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“I do not believe in Qi!”,”It’s impossible!”, “I don’t believe you can move a person without touching them!”, “It’s all psychological!”. When I heard some people say those things, I thought to myself “Great! Keep saying that, don’t change until you die!” What I was surprised about was those who said it practised Taiji!
Nowadays, many scientists and doctors go to study acupuncture, Qigong, Homeopathy, Fung Shui, I Ching etc. They all want to find out’What is Qi?’. They want to find out how the eastern culture and skill can ‘save’ the world. Through their studies, they have already found that Qi covers many things: infrared radiation (heat), static electricity, magnetic fields, gamma rays and other tiny particle streams. They still need to do more research.
Within the Chinese Culture, Qi is the ‘spirit’. The Chinese character for Qi is made up of two ‘words’: one is ‘rice’, the other is ‘steam’. When we cook rice using water and fire we see steam, so the first time we ‘saw’ Qi was from observing steam. Therefore Qi has no shape, it is not fixed, it is something you might see, something you might smell and something you might feel.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5) Loading ...Qigong can trace its history back over 3000 years. How can exercises formulated so long ago still have a place in the modern world in which we live?
Today, Qigong is recognised by many as an effective means of maintaining good health and curing disease. Even in the time of the Spring and Autumn, and Warring states (770-221 BC), Qigong had a high level of importance. The Yellow Emperors Manual of Internal Medicine written in the fourth century BC refers to Qigong. Qigong exercises were already being practiced when Greece was holding its first Olympic Games (776 BC), whilst the Celts were invading Britain (800 BC) and even before the birth of Confucius (551 BC). Developed by the early Taoists, Qigong evolved through careful study of the natural surroundings and wildlife. The gait of the bear the tiger prowling ,the bird stretching its wings etc.
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