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Practice of Qigong
Personal practice of Qigong promotes balanced, radiant health.
Simple, enjoyable movements, like the elegant Eight
Treasures of Qi Gong, done regularly can:
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Improve all aspects of physical, emotional and mental
health. Most involve a kind of smooth, slow activity - a
bit like moving underwater - combined with specific breathing
patterns. Virtually anyone can practice Qigong. |
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Clear energy and rejuvenate, which is especially useful
at the end of a busy day. People who practice Qigong get
back some of the energy "lost" during the day and sleep
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It can be done almost anywhere. Commonly you will practice
once or twice a day, generally in the morning and/or evening.
It can take as little as 15 minutes. Qigong is one of the original
forms of "preventive medicine" for healthy living.
There are many types of Qigong, but they all have a common
goal: balancing and increasing the energy flow within the body.
This means better health, deeper and more restful sleep and
increased quality of life.
An interesting aspect of practicing Qigong is it's subtlety.
There is a saying that if an exercise looks big on the outside,
it is small on the inside, and if it's small on the outside,
it's big on the inside. This means that flashy, broad movements
may not be the most profound in their effects, while more subtle
ones probably are. Some of the most advanced exercises have
virtually no movement visible on the outside.
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