Chinese Health Theraphy

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The practice of Qi Gong: posture, movement and breathing

In Qi Gong, meditation or immobile postures combined with breathing practice and enforcement of gestural movements. Ideally, start with the vertical position for half an hour or more and then chaining different exercises. The postures and gestures are varied. Can be cascaded to form continuous movement sequences. The important thing is to get into the flow of energy-consciousness, which is the essence of this body art.

The basic exercise for maintaining health is the standing posture, zhan zhuang, is to stay right, feet parallel and well anchored on the floor, making sure that separation of the feet is equivalent to the distance of the shoulders. Read the rest of this entry »

A Therapeutic Body-Mind-Spirit

The Therapeutic Qi Gong is a holistic body, mind and spirit are seen as different manifestations of qi, the universal principle underlying all existence. The shape and substance qi, circulates through the various cosmic planes and he should be any changes, transformations and mutations that have generated the infinite variety of life.

All things and beings are made of qi and under it are interrelated. Traditional Chinese medicine is founded on this organic vision of things. Read the rest of this entry »

A Search for Balance and Harmony

Millenary, Qi Gong is a practice based on body movement of qi through the body. Integrated traditional Chinese medicine by Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, XXVI century a. C., Qi Gong combines postures, body movements and breathing exercises designed to circulate the qi in order to preserve health, cure disease and prolong life.

Chinese civilization developed in the lowlands along the Yellow River, an area prone to flooding, with high humidity levels causing many health problems. Hence, since ancient times were invented dances imitating the movements and attitudes of the animals in order to make the qi flow and prevent the occurrence of diseases. Read the rest of this entry »