Eastern Healing

Theory of Qigong, Chinese Martial Arts and Spirituality

Monday, December 1, 2008
By MotleyHealth

Qigong and its intimate relation to the Chinese martial arts are often connected with spirituality. They have thereby been considered the province of religious practitioners in the popular imagination for many centuries. This link is much stronger than with other techniques in traditional Chinese medicine. Qigong was historically practised extensively in Taoist and Buddhist... »

Medical Qigong Treatment Today

Monday, December 1, 2008
By MotleyHealth

Today millions of people in China and around the world regularly practice qigong as a health maintenance exercise. Qigong and related disciplines are still associated with the martial arts and meditation routines trained by Taoist and Buddhist monks, professional martial artists and their students. Formerly much more closely guarded, in the modern era such... »

History of Qigong

Monday, December 1, 2008
By MotleyHealth

Qigong under various names has a long history in China. The written records referring to qi and its effects are as old as 3,300 years (Shang dynasty oracle bones, Zhou dynasty inscriptions). Numerous books have been written about qigong during the subsequent history of China. The development of Chinese qigong can be divided into... »

Qiqong / Chi Kung: The Chinese Art of Breathing

Monday, December 1, 2008
By MotleyHealth

Qiqong, (also known as chi kung, chi gong, ch’i kung, chi gung, qigong, qi qong,) or “Vapor-Achievement”, is an aspect of Chinese medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. Qigong is mostly taught for health maintenance purposes, but there are also some who teach... »

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Monday, December 1, 2008
By MotleyHealth

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has its foundations in Taoist beliefs and teachings. The principals behind Traditional Chinese medicine are that our physical, mental and spiritual health is connected, each part dependent and affected by each other part. It is only relatively recently that doctors and scientists have started to investigate the effects of diet on... »

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