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Chinese Qigong
In ancient times, qigong was called tuna (exhaling and inhaling),
or lianqi (training of vital energy), or daoyin (guiding and inducing),
or neigong(internal self-exertion training), an exercise of sitting
quietly, meditating, and breathing. It is one of the legacies
in the treasure house of raditional Chinese medicine. It has been
shown to have particularly outstanding effects in treating chronic
and difficult diseases.
According to traditional Chinese medital theory, the qi in qigong
is not only the air people breathe, but also the vital energy
in the body, which is also called "genuine qi" or "internal
qi " In
terms of modern medicine, "vital energy" is equal to
disease resistance, adaptability to the environrnent and the healing
ability of the body.
The practice of qigang causes one to exhale waste qi, inhale fresh
qi, preserve the antipathogenic vital energy in the body, strengthen
the health, resist senility, and prolong life. Having practiced
for a long peried of time, one can become aware of a stream of
heat (vital energy) or qi being transmitted through the body.
Sometimes this can be released from the body, and then it is known
as external qi. Internal qi, on the other hand, follow the channels
(or meridians, as they are sometimes called) and collaterals within
the body. When the internal qi is transmitted along these channels
and collaterals, the blocks within them will be removed, the qi
and bho will synergize, and the vital energy will be preserved
within the body.
Generally speaking, in qigong training the practitioner regulates
his mind, his breathing and his physical body by way of exercises,
which is called daoyin, or guiding and inducing. Mental
daoyin has to concentrate thoughts on one object so as to put
the cerebral cortex in a special inhibitory state. Breathing daoyin
includes exhaling, inhaling, breathing out deeply, blowing, aspirating
and holding the breath. Daoyin of the physical body requires various
postures such as walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, and massaging.
Qigong has a long history of more than 3 000 year. In Huang Di
Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine),
the oldest medical classic of ancient China, there is a chapter
called "Natural Truth in Ancient Times", which reads,
"When one is completely free of wishes or ambitions, he will
really get the genuine vital energy. When one concentrates his
consciousness internally, how can diseae attack him? One must
breathe the essence of life, defend oneself independently by regulating
one's respiration to preserve one's spirit and make the muscles
remain unchaned".
Historicaly, there were numerous kinds of qigong exercises, including
those of the Taoists, Buddhists and Confucians. Up to now, 396
kinds of qigong exercises have appeared in book form in China.
Ther are different classilications of qigong. It can be classified
into health-protecting qigong, therapeutic qigong and martial
art qigong, or classified into hard (or tough) qigong and soft
qigong. Hard qigang is also called kungfu qigong. Soft qigong
includes health-protecting qigong and therapeutic qigang.
Qigong can also be classified into static qigong, dynamic qigong,
hard qigong and emitting qhang. The first two refer to the qigong
practices with or without "external movements" which
means the involuntary movments occurring spontaneously when one
has reached the state of tranquillity. Emitting qigong refers
to the skill by which a qigong master emits external qi for treating
patients or attacking the opponent at a certain distance in martial
arts.
Qigong is becoming part of the daily life of millions of the Chinese
people as a way to keep fit in both mind and they. In its more
developed form it is effective in adjusting the functions of the
ner-
vous, respiratory, digestive, blood circulation and endocrine
system. In short, qigong proves to be able to prevent and treat
diseases, protect and strengthen health, and prolong life.
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