“Qigong” is a part of China’s cultural
heritage and according to written records, has a history of 2000 to 3000
years. “Qigong literally means Qi-energy, breath and Gong-skill,
work. It consists of exercise for relaxation, for training respiration and
breath control, and for mental regulation also known as meditation.
Qigong can be divided into external and internal, moving and standing,
sitting, reclining and laying, sound and silence, rubbing and pressing.
There are many varied schools of Qigong. One school teaches precise
techniques of controlled breathing combined with slow exercises, while
another advocates meditation by concentration on certain points of the
body. A third school teaches exercises, which imitates the movement
of animals. Our philosophy is that we are researchers and can learn from
all.
Qigong calls for unity of mind, posture and respiration regulation with
these three forms complementing each other. Regulation of mind keeps the
cerebral cortex in a state of inhibition so that the central nervous
system may “feel with awareness” to adjust and balance the regulation
of the body.
Qigong Therapy involves balancing the body’s yin and yang, keeping
the arteries, veins and meridians open, bringing about the interflow of
all the circulatory systems of the human body: blood, respiratory,
meridians—qi. Qigong practice can increase immunity to disease and the
metabolic rate. This art of
controlling breath and movement invigorates the spirit, improves the
function of the nervous system and exercises the body’s internal organs.
