Chi Gong – Energy Work – Foundation of Youth

by Master Teresa Yeung

Chi  or Qi  means energy. 

The Chinese call the life force energy – Chi.  When you are tired or sick, you are low in energy or low in Chi. Chi is the power force behind our blood circulation.

Your body is like a car and the Chi is the electricity life force energy that runs the car.  You maintain your car with regular services to preventing major breakdowns and lengthen the life span of your car. The practice of Chinese Chi Gong is like taking care of your body like taking care of a car. Chi Gong balances our physical, emotional bodies and a great support for spiritual growth.

 

The Benefits of Practicing Qi Gong

Reflexology, Acupuncture, Herbal Medicines, Homeopathy, Naturopath, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Reiki, Yoga are also ways of improving our life force energy.

 

Why we need to practice Qi Gong? 

Chi Gong  (also referred as Qi Gong is Mandarin Language) is a  Chinese 5,000 years old art of self-healing energy work which cultivates energy – Chi.  The exercise involves breathing, visualization and gentle movements.

Chi Gong is like a moving meditation with different forms to connect the body, mind and spirit.  Chi Gong is also being  referred as acupuncture without needles.   It requires only 5% effort to learn Chi Gong compared to that of  Tai Chi and its lengthens our life.

As Chi Gong does not demand much of your physical energy, it is very energizing and easily replenish our lost of life force energy.  Practicing Chi Gong is most suitable for all ages and fitness ability.  Even terminally sick persons can practice Chi Gong for improving energy and promoting self-healing.  When we practice Chi Gong, the body will flow the Chi to wherever the body needs.  We can practice Chi Gong form 1 time to a few times a day for 10-15 minutes and the results can be very satisfying.  Its most economical and you really need to pay only one time to learn the movements and you can practice a life time.

Medical Chi Gong refers to the Chi Gong forms used by TCM (traditional Chinese medicines) practitioners with emphasis on how to use vital energy (Chi) to take control of illnesses or get rid of diseases, as well as how to prevent them. Although Chi Gong is considered mainly a self-training discipline, the Chi emission (or external Chi Gong) has always been part of the medical chi gong practice in the attempt to help others to regain health. Therefore, there are differences between internal Chi Gong training and external Chi Gong therapy in the history and development of Medical Chi Gong.

 

30 Reasons why you need to practice Chi Gong

  1. Organic
  2. De-stress
  3. Energizing and relaxing
  4. Restore life force energy
  5. Balance side effects of drugs
  6. Improve vision e.g macular degeneration and glaucoma
  7. Speedup Healing from surgeries
  8. Re-oxygenate the cells
  9. Improve blood circulation
  10. Improve texture of skin e.g. less breakouts
  11. Detoxifying and nourishing the organs
  12. Relaxes the muscles and joints
  13. Balance PH
  14. Reduce all kinds of pain from headaches, migraines, menstrual pain to inflammation
  15. Raise testosterone for athletic performance
  16. Infertility
  17. Balance endocrine system
  18. Improve digestion e.g. colitis, IBS
  19. Improve breathing and lung capacity e.g asthma
  20. Balance blood pressure e.g. increase or decrease blood pressure
  21. Improve metabolism and burn carbs to lose weight
  22. Improve metabolism and gain weight
  23. Balance emotions and build confidence
  24. Improve quality of sleep
  25. Balances the heart, liver, pancreas, lung, kidney and more
  26. Improves focus, concentration and endurance
  27. Improve health of terminal disease
  28. Assist the healing of disease e.g. cancer
  29. Body, mind and spirit

30. Chi Gong Raises DHEA

DHEA( Dehydroepiandrosterone) is a anti-aging hormones in the adrenal glands. It’s the most abundant steroid in the body and has many beneficial effects including improving immunited.  According to at least one research study (http://yang-sheng.com/?p=2063). DHEA levels can be raised by exercise and reducing stress by practicing Chi Gong and meditation.  DHEA serves as precursor to male and female sex hormones (androgens and estrogens). DHEA levels in the body begin to decrease after age 30.  DHEA boosts antibody production; enhances the activity of monocytes, activates natural killer cells, and maximizes the function of T-lymphocytes. In aging laboratory animals, DHEA restores youthful levels of cytokines and reduces the production of auto-antibodies.  You will get less wrinkles doing Chi Gong.

The benefits of Chi Gong is enormous and exceed your expectation.  It is easy learn and do and people from all walks of life can practice.  The practice of Chi Gong only requires sitting, standing and lying down space to do. You can start looking at the Youtube, take a class or workshops or buy a DVD.  Practicing Chi Gong with a master teacher or certified instructor is highly recommended.

If you are attracted to reading this article, follow your instincts and start practicing soon.  You have much to gain and nothing to lose!

 

Reference

Oschman, James L., (2000). Energy Medicine : The Scientific Basis.

Philadelphia, (U.S.A.) Churchill Livington, Elsevier Limited

Elsen, M.,  Dr.(May 2011). Scientific Qi Exploration (13c): Qi Gong and Immunity.

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