Worldwide there are millions of people practicing Qigong today, mainly due to its number of applications to prevent disease and get better health. The most widely known application is Medical Qigong, as a complementary healing-system. It is suitable for all ages and for the majority of health conditions. It is a very effective and soft [...]
Chen Style Taijiquan
Chen Style Taijiquan is a very powerful effective internal martial art due to the use of spiral movements and the principle of the soft overcoming the hard. The great emphasis of the soft overcoming the hard is placed upon borrowing the opponents’ incoming force and using it to disturb his/her inner stability. Tai Chi belongs [...]
Qigong as an Alternative Medicine
Over 80 million people already practice Qigong worldwide daily to keep themselves fit, healthy, stress-free, and full of energy. In China there is a traditional understanding to use acupuncture, herbs and Qigong. It is successfully used in clinics to treat diseases ranging from hypertension to cancer. In the western world we are still far away from [...]
The benefits of Tai Chi
The study of Tai Chi involves three primary subjects: Health – an unhealthy or otherwise unbalanced person will find it difficult to meditate to a state of calmness or to use Tai Chi as a martial art. Tai Chi’s health training therefore concentrates on relieving the physical effects of stress on the body and mind. [...]
Are There Side Effects of Qi Gong
Even though it is possible to learn Qigong with books or videos, only an experienced instructor can lead the student to master a healthy Qigong workout. Qigong cannot really damage anyone’s body, however there may be possible side effects. These can occur for example, if the student is not applying the proper exercising principles or [...]