Qigong (Chi-Gong) is the practice of self healing exercises that improves health and prevents disease.
Qigong is a Chinese word made up of two pieces Qi and Gong. Qi means energy and gong means work. Therefore together it means energy work, which is an everyday practice that has been used for thousands of years to enhance health, prevent illness and develop clarity and power of mind.
Qigong activates qi and harmonizes energy. It strengthens the connection and integration of the body, mind and life force energy, and promotes the natural life functions and body's self-healing processes. Numerous studies have demonstrated the practice of Qigong works well on most musculoskeletal disorders, improves the functioning of the circulatory system, increases lung capacity and bone density, adjusts secretion of the glands, slows aging and promotes longevity.
While the first and most obvious benefit of practising Qigong is an improvement in physical health and wellbeing, Qigong practice also increases the ability of the mind to focus and see clearly, enabling one to gain more control of life. We look at this as a preventative therapy, as prevention is better than the cure.
