WHAT IS CH'I GONG (QIGONG)?
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), illness results from interruptions in the flow of one’s Ch’i (or “Qi” in pin yin spelling), the essential energy of life. Ch’i can be translated as breath, life force, or more accurately “the pulse of the Universe.” Gong (or “Kung”) means work or effort. Simply put, Ch’i Gong is energy work, like its sister practice T’ai Ch’i, its aim is to unblock and cultivate the flow of the life force, thereby promoting health, quieting the spirit, and increasing endurance and strength.
There are four basic types of Ch’i Gong exercises:
Stillness in Stillness
Movement in Stillness
Stillness in Movement
Movement in Movement
All four forms of Ch’i Gong are taught according to the needs and capacities of the individual student.
Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat.
My shoulder is next to yours.
You will not find me in stupas, not in Indian shrine rooms,
not in masses, nor in kirtans, not in legs winding around
your own neck, nor in eating nothing but vegetables.
When you look for me, you will see me instantly—
you will find me in the tiniest house of time.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
He is the breath inside the breath.
- KABIR - Breath
There are four basic types of Ch’i Gong exercises:
Stillness in Stillness
Movement in Stillness
Stillness in Movement
Movement in Movement
All four forms of Ch’i Gong are taught according to the needs and capacities of the individual student.
Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat.
My shoulder is next to yours.
You will not find me in stupas, not in Indian shrine rooms,
not in masses, nor in kirtans, not in legs winding around
your own neck, nor in eating nothing but vegetables.
When you look for me, you will see me instantly—
you will find me in the tiniest house of time.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
He is the breath inside the breath.
- KABIR - Breath