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Qigong is not just about exercise: Although it seems that today’s modern qigong is just another new age fad on exercise, traditionally, qigong practitioners viewed qigong as a way of life that incorporated so much more: diet, exercise, herbs and Chinese medicine — in fact, everything that worked towards total health and well being. [...]

Osteoarthritis is a challenging medical condition to live with. While there are phrama drugs available to treat it, can “Qigong,” a traditional Chinese practice effective enough to relieve the patients? The practice of Qigong refers to a large variety practices, which can be classified as alternative medicine, that entail methods for accumulating, circulating, and working [...]

Our fast moving lives, hectic work schedules, increasing individualism and highly programmed lifestyles are pushing us into the hands of numerous psychological and mental disorders. Stress is a pretty common term in the modern society and even the school going kids are found to be in grip of it. Prolonged stress can lead to severe [...]

Backpain can continue to plague you and make your life miserable long after you have recovered from the initial back injury. Even if the back problems are recent, do not expect instant results from any back exercise. Introducing the third qigong lesson for eliminating backpain and building a strong healthy back. For chronic pain [...]

A large factor contributing to hypertension is stress, and any healthy lifestyle has to include solutions to reducing stress in our lives. Besides getting adequate, regular sleep and rest, there is one other way to reduce mental, emotional and physical stress. Qigong (a.k.a. chi kung) is an excellent way to reduce stress. One reason [...]

According to Taoism, the health of our body and mind is dependent upon a clear, strong and balanced flow of qi through the meridian system. Since qigong practice accomplishes just this, it should come as no surprise that the benefits of qigong practice extend to every physical system of our bodies, as well as to [...]

Are you tired of those tiny colorful pills that your good doctor prescribes on every visit? You might be wishing to find some alternatives for standard medicine for many reasons which may include side effects, huge medical bills, and time spent on every visit to the hospital etc. Fortunately you can look forward to techniques [...]

So far we’ve looked at oxygen intake, lighting, diet and hydration to treat and prevent hypertension. These are all part of a healthy lifestyle. What else? We all know that a healthy lifestyle cannot exist without adequate exercise. Qigong is one of the best kinds of exercises because it can provide both a [...]

Since qigong/chi kung was first developed five thousand years ago in ancient China, practitioners have known how to treat and prevent hypertension, a condition that afflicts billions of people today. If you are one of these numbers that suffer from this condition, know that there are several qigong/chi kung practices you can implement to [...]

Imagine being able to heal yourself and others. That is exactly what is happening with an ancient healing art called Qigong. Finding its roots five thousand years ago in Chinese medicine and the marital arts, Qigong is becoming famous for promoting health. Qigong, or Chi Kung, is a healing art that involves a combination of [...]