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What Is Qi Gong?

Many people are regularly enjoying the benefits of relaxing, enjoyable exercises like yoga and tai chi, but fewer have heard of qi gong (pronounced "chee gong"). Literally, "qi" or "chi" means life force or vital energy of the body, and "gong" means accomplishment or skill that is cultivated through steady practice. Thus, qi gong means "cultivating energy," and it involves working with energy to strengthen and cleanse the body. This ancient Chinese discipline is practiced by over 100 million people worldwide, mainly in China. In the United States, many health and fitness experts are calling qi gong the "new yoga."

This ancient Chinese discipline teaches us to mirror the movements of nature, especially the fluidity of water, to help reduce tension and stress, assist in alleviating ailments, and cultivate more energy. Qi gong involves a series of physical postures, breathing techniques, mind-body techniques, and exercises to focus intention. Qi Gong delivers a complete workout for mind, body, and spirit, which, according to Chinese medical thought, helps prevent and alleviate a variety of ailments. Qi gong practitioners believe that qi gong is an excellent method to develop strength and flexibility, increase energy, boost the immune system, clear stress, and calm the mind.

Qigong - healing exercises

Did you know that physicians now agree that over 70% of disease and illness is stress related and preventable?

Welcome to our Qigong (pronounced "chee-gung" and sometimes written as Qi gong, chi gong, or chi kung) web site. We invite you to learn how the simple steps in Qigong exercise moves, related to Tai Chi and Yoga, can be an excellent tool for self-healing and inner harmony. Qigong is a 5,000 year old Chinese healthcare modality - sometimes called 'meditation with movement' that has both endured the test of time and is making a tremendous resurgence at the threshold of the 21st Century.

A Brief History of Qigong

Qigong is the key component of traditional Chinese medicine with a history of five thousand years (in record), which can be divided approximately into four major periods.

(1) The period of united heaven, earth and man (before 206 BC): This period was marked out historically by the book “Yi Jing” (Book of Changes) introduced in 1122 BC, which talked about Qi, the concepts of the natural energies and the integration of Heaven, Earth, and Man.
(2) The period of Qigong mixed with religion (206 BC – 500 AD): During Han dynasty (206 BC) Buddhism and meditation methods were imported from India, which brought Qigong practice and meditation into the religious Qigong era.
(3) The period of martial art Qigong (500 AD --): In the Liang dynasty (502- 557 Ad), it was discovered that Qigong could be used for martial-art purposes. From 1911 on, Chinese Qigong training was mixed with Qigong practices from India, Japan and many other countries because of the ease of communication in the modern world. (Source: Jwing-Ming Yang, Qigong for Arthritis).
(4) The period of modern Qigong research: (1980s – present). As more and more Qigong practitioners came out to show the public their amazing abilities and to teach the public to practice Qigong, it gradually emerged from the traditional secret transmission into a practice found in the public domain and scientific research.