Qigong Meditation

Sacramento YeYoung Qigong Meditation teaches one to recognize the subtle energies that make up our bodies.

Qigong is a meditation that clears blocked Qi (chi) energy pathways, improves health, and enhances one’s awareness. The Chinese have discovered that any blockage in Qi circulation leads to poor health, illness, and ultimately death. It is just like our circulatory system in which veins and arteries clog with cholesterol that will cause heart attacks and strokes and other severe physical problems. One’s Qi energy system is affected by the negative impact of mental and physical stress, as well as a poor diet. Doing the meditation techniques of qigong help counter react these negative impacts. 

The result of an inefficient flow of Qi throughout the body and vital organs can lead to many serious health problems and mental imbalance. With the proper guidance of a well-trained and qualified teacher or master, one can achieve a wide range of health benefits and gain more insight into mental health and spiritual cultivation.

Qigong meditation, pronounced “chee gong” (also spelled Chi Gong, or Chi Kung ), is relatively new to the West. Deeply rooted in Chinese culture, Qigong meditation has been effectively used for thousands of years, in Chinese medicine for healing, preventing illness and disease, martial arts, as well as spiritual cultivation. To be concise, Qi is the recognition and awareness of the patterns of energy flow in our body and nature surrounding us.

Qigong is a meditative still and/or dynamic moving practice that focuses on the unity of body, mind, spirit to guide and circulate Qi through one’s body via the energy channels. Like the existence of rays and radio waves were once unfamiliar and unfathomable to the average person, the idea and reality of Qi is only catching up with the modern science and the average person today.

For more in depth discussions on Qi and the history and practice of Qigong meditation, go to http://www.literati-tradition.com/qi_breath.html

References

Dr. Jwing-Ming, Y (1997). The Essence of Taiji Qigong. 2nd ed. Boston: YMAA Publication Center. pvi-15.

Capra, F (1991). The Tao of Physics. 3rd ed. Boston: Shambhala Publications. p45-81.

Waysun, L (1990). T'ai Chi Classics. 2nd ed. Boston: Shambhala Publications. p3-8.