CHUNYI LIN remembers the first qigong class he ever taught in the United States. In 1993, he traveled from China as part of a cultural exchange between schools, and was asked to teach at a community center in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Only five people showed up.
“Nobody knew of qigong, said Mr. Lin, 49, a master of the age-old practice, which entails coordinating slow movements with breathing to cultivate the flow of energy, or qi, in a sort of graceful, fluid dance.
Now, he runs a qigong center in Eden Prairie, Minn, called Spring Forest, where he teaches to packed classes of more than 60 students and workshops nationwide to hundreds more. "Qigong is growing like crazy in the United States in the past few years, Mr. Lin said.”People want to be more proactive with their health care.
The face of exercise is changing in America. Instead of relentlessly pursuing a sculptured physique, people are chasing longevity, stress reduction and improved health through mind-body practices like qigong.
"The realm of working out has shifted from people just wanting to build bulk and lean, toned muscles to them understanding that the inner health of the body is just as important as the outer health, said Bernard Shannon, a medical qigong therapist who works one on one with clients and sits on the board of the National Qigong Association, a trade group. This vanguard of wellness-motivated exercisers prefers a regimen that encourages self-awareness to one with a high calorie burn.
"People want to get back to a simpler time, said Ted J. Cibik, a medical qigong therapist and a certified health and fitness instructor, whose patients include athletes.”They want to find something they can practice that doesn't take a lot of apparatus, allows them to deal with their stress, and gives them a good physical workout in the sense that it gets them moving. It wasn't until recently that the ancient, gentle practice of qigong caught the attention of even the most sophisticated American exercisers.
The reasons vary. Mindful yoga has acclimated people to Eastern practices. Rising health care costs and expensive prescriptions have led people to look for alternative ways to feel vital. And an influx of qigong teachers from China has paved the way for new generations of teachers and students. "There is a whole community of people who are intrigued by the whole mind-body shift happening in clubs, gyms and personal training centers who are now pushing these ancient arts, Mr. Cibik said.
It's taken decades for qigong which is an umbrella term for numerous energy-based practices, including tai chi to spread across the United States, in part because there weren’t' t enough instructors. That started changing in the 1980s and 1990s, when a handful came from China. Then in the late, after the Communist party made most forms of qigong illegal and cracked down on members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement, who practice a form of qigong, an influx of teachers immigrated to this country.
"Many great masters have left China, said Jampa Stewart, the director of Healing Tao Institute, a qigong center in Austin, Tex., and as a result, qigong education has improved in the United States.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Relaxing the Chinese Way
In the latest of our series on unusual ways to get healthy, Katie Baldwin tried out the ancient Chinese practice of Qigong.
WITH exercises called things like "pulling nine cows by the tail", it could be hard to take Qigong seriously.But watch this art performed ¨C or better still try it ¨C and it's clear just how hard it is to perfect. You've probably heard of tai chi, but possibly not Qigong. It comprises regulated breathing and deliberate, slow movements to reach various poses. Originally part of traditional Chinese medicine, the aim is to bring together breathing, body and mind as one for both physical and mental benefits.
Thousands of people all over China practise Qigong and to promote its benefits, Health Qigong has been developed. It includes four sets of exercises specifically aimed at improving health, with Medical Qigong recognised in Chinese hospitals and part of the country's National Health Plan. Watching it being practised in Leeds, it is easy to see how it helps maintain a healthy mind, if not body too.
Three practitioners visiting the city from China move slowly and effortlessly from pose to pose. Every movement is deliberate, measured and supremely relaxing to watch ¨C no wonder that the practice is also linked to meditation. Organised by Leeds City Council and the University of Leeds, the visit by members of the Chinese Health Qigong Association saw people throughout the city try out the practice. And the reaction from people in Leeds was very positive. Classes at Leeds University were packed and the enthusiasm from learners at the University of the Third Age particularly impressed the delegation. But as I learned, watching Qigong and trying it out are quite different things. Standing next to the three experts I thought I'd copied their poses fairly accurately. But a few adjustments later showed the position of my hands, or feet, weren't quite right. As well as classes at the university and the Chinese Community Association, there was also a special civic reception for the group hosted by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Leeds, Reverend Councillor Alan Taylor.
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WITH exercises called things like "pulling nine cows by the tail", it could be hard to take Qigong seriously.But watch this art performed ¨C or better still try it ¨C and it's clear just how hard it is to perfect. You've probably heard of tai chi, but possibly not Qigong. It comprises regulated breathing and deliberate, slow movements to reach various poses. Originally part of traditional Chinese medicine, the aim is to bring together breathing, body and mind as one for both physical and mental benefits.
Thousands of people all over China practise Qigong and to promote its benefits, Health Qigong has been developed. It includes four sets of exercises specifically aimed at improving health, with Medical Qigong recognised in Chinese hospitals and part of the country's National Health Plan. Watching it being practised in Leeds, it is easy to see how it helps maintain a healthy mind, if not body too.
Three practitioners visiting the city from China move slowly and effortlessly from pose to pose. Every movement is deliberate, measured and supremely relaxing to watch ¨C no wonder that the practice is also linked to meditation. Organised by Leeds City Council and the University of Leeds, the visit by members of the Chinese Health Qigong Association saw people throughout the city try out the practice. And the reaction from people in Leeds was very positive. Classes at Leeds University were packed and the enthusiasm from learners at the University of the Third Age particularly impressed the delegation. But as I learned, watching Qigong and trying it out are quite different things. Standing next to the three experts I thought I'd copied their poses fairly accurately. But a few adjustments later showed the position of my hands, or feet, weren't quite right. As well as classes at the university and the Chinese Community Association, there was also a special civic reception for the group hosted by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Leeds, Reverend Councillor Alan Taylor.
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Chinese Health Qigong Masters Promote Cultural
Liu Huibin, a 45-year-old Chinese American, has practiced Ba Duan Jin, or Eight Steps of Brocade, Chinese classic exercise sets, to ease up after long hours of working at a local restaurant. When Liu, who learned routines of the exercise set only through books and DVDs, read that a team of health qigong masters from China would have a performance in New York, he jumped on the opportunity.
Liu was one of about 100 people from the greater New York area who were lucky enough to get a chance to meet a delegation from the Chinese Health Qigong Association Saturday. More than 200 had signed up for the event at the Asian Cultural Center in Manhattan.
After a brief introduction of the delegates and a short videotape about the development of health qigong in China and around the world, the masters went directly to the act.
As the performance proceeded, many in the audience started following the movements of the masters, including Professor Hu Xiaofei, who tutors graduate students at Beijing Sports University majoring in sports health preservation, and Yang Yubing, who has a doctorate in traditional ethnic sports.
As time went by, almost all the audience joined the action, with chairs folded up and moved to the side. Spiros Mantzakos, who runs a foods company in Astoria, New York, found the delegation's demonstration somewhat different from what was taught at the Wu Tang Chinese Martial Arts Center in Flushing, New York.
Mantzakos goes to Wu Tang twice a week to learn Kung Fu and TaiChi to keep fit. In the 21st century, health is ever more important.
"It's your temple," Mantzakos said. The pursuit for fitness, both physical and mental, had much resonance in the room, where one could spot many couples and a child who came with her grandparents.
David A. Blau, at 53 but looks much younger, knows very well the benefits of exercising the Chinese way. Blau, who leads a company in Paramus, New Jersey, which provides supply chain services, used to live in Beijing and practice Tai Chi in the morning at community parks together with local senior citizens.
He still practices the routines whenever possible, Blau said.
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Liu was one of about 100 people from the greater New York area who were lucky enough to get a chance to meet a delegation from the Chinese Health Qigong Association Saturday. More than 200 had signed up for the event at the Asian Cultural Center in Manhattan.
After a brief introduction of the delegates and a short videotape about the development of health qigong in China and around the world, the masters went directly to the act.
As the performance proceeded, many in the audience started following the movements of the masters, including Professor Hu Xiaofei, who tutors graduate students at Beijing Sports University majoring in sports health preservation, and Yang Yubing, who has a doctorate in traditional ethnic sports.
As time went by, almost all the audience joined the action, with chairs folded up and moved to the side. Spiros Mantzakos, who runs a foods company in Astoria, New York, found the delegation's demonstration somewhat different from what was taught at the Wu Tang Chinese Martial Arts Center in Flushing, New York.
Mantzakos goes to Wu Tang twice a week to learn Kung Fu and TaiChi to keep fit. In the 21st century, health is ever more important.
"It's your temple," Mantzakos said. The pursuit for fitness, both physical and mental, had much resonance in the room, where one could spot many couples and a child who came with her grandparents.
David A. Blau, at 53 but looks much younger, knows very well the benefits of exercising the Chinese way. Blau, who leads a company in Paramus, New Jersey, which provides supply chain services, used to live in Beijing and practice Tai Chi in the morning at community parks together with local senior citizens.
He still practices the routines whenever possible, Blau said.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Exercisers Slow It Down With Qigong
CHUNYI LIN remembers the first qigong class he ever taught in the United States. In 1993, he traveled from China as part of a cultural exchange between schools, and was asked to teach at a community center in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Only five people showed up.
“Nobody knew of qigong, said Mr. Lin, 49, a master of the age-old practice, which entails coordinating slow movements with breathing to cultivate the flow of energy, or qi, in a sort of graceful, fluid dance.Now, he runs a qigong center in Eden Prairie, Minn, called Spring Forest, where he teaches to packed classes of more than 60 students and workshops nationwide to hundreds more. "Qigong is growing like crazy in the United States in the past few years, Mr. Lin said. "People want to be more proactive with their health care. The face of exercise is changing in America. Instead of relentlessly pursuing a sculptured physique, people are chasing longevity, stress reduction and improved health through mind-body practices like qigong.
"The realm of working out has shifted from people just wanting to build bulk and lean, toned muscles to them understanding that the inner health of the body is just as important as the outer health, said Bernard Shannon, a medical qigong therapist who works one on one with clients and sits on the board of the National Qigong Association, a trade group.This vanguard of wellness-motivated exercisers prefers a regimen that encourages self-awareness to one with a high calorie burn.
"People want to get back to a simpler time, said Ted J. Cibik, a medical qigong therapist and a certified health and fitness instructor, whose patients include athletes. "They want to find something they can practice that doesn't take a lot of apparatus, allows them to deal with their stress, and gives them a good physical workout in the sense that it gets them moving. It wasn't until recently that the ancient, gentle practice of qigong caught the attention of even the most sophisticated American exercisers.
The reasons vary. Mindful yoga has acclimated people to Eastern practices. Rising health care costs and expensive prescriptions have led people to look for alternative ways to feel vital. And an influx of qigong teachers from China has paved the way for new generations of teachers and students.
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“Nobody knew of qigong, said Mr. Lin, 49, a master of the age-old practice, which entails coordinating slow movements with breathing to cultivate the flow of energy, or qi, in a sort of graceful, fluid dance.Now, he runs a qigong center in Eden Prairie, Minn, called Spring Forest, where he teaches to packed classes of more than 60 students and workshops nationwide to hundreds more. "Qigong is growing like crazy in the United States in the past few years, Mr. Lin said. "People want to be more proactive with their health care. The face of exercise is changing in America. Instead of relentlessly pursuing a sculptured physique, people are chasing longevity, stress reduction and improved health through mind-body practices like qigong.
"The realm of working out has shifted from people just wanting to build bulk and lean, toned muscles to them understanding that the inner health of the body is just as important as the outer health, said Bernard Shannon, a medical qigong therapist who works one on one with clients and sits on the board of the National Qigong Association, a trade group.This vanguard of wellness-motivated exercisers prefers a regimen that encourages self-awareness to one with a high calorie burn.
"People want to get back to a simpler time, said Ted J. Cibik, a medical qigong therapist and a certified health and fitness instructor, whose patients include athletes. "They want to find something they can practice that doesn't take a lot of apparatus, allows them to deal with their stress, and gives them a good physical workout in the sense that it gets them moving. It wasn't until recently that the ancient, gentle practice of qigong caught the attention of even the most sophisticated American exercisers.
The reasons vary. Mindful yoga has acclimated people to Eastern practices. Rising health care costs and expensive prescriptions have led people to look for alternative ways to feel vital. And an influx of qigong teachers from China has paved the way for new generations of teachers and students.
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
Diagrams of Jingluo and Acupoint
In qigong practice, deal with the various passages and points for the movement and accumulation of qi. They are known as jingluo and acu-points. The jingluo is a network of pathways linking together all the parts of the human body, whilst acupoints are sites for the exchange and conflu-ence of qi. Concentrating attention on those points and massaging them can regulate the function of the jingluo system. The jingluo in the hu-man body include the 12 regular channels and the Ren and Du channels. The 12 regular channels relate directly with the zang and fu organs.
(1) The Ren Channel
The Ren channel starts below the navel and runs along the abdominal cavity to the throat and then to the lower jaw, where it goes around the lips and spreads up to the eyes in branches. It frequently crosses the three yin channels of the hand and foot and has the function of regulating all the yin channels in the body. It is therefore known as the "sea of yin."
(2) The Du Channel The Du channel starts at the lower abdomen and runs down along the perineum. Then it turns up along the midline of the back to the ,fengfu point at the nape of the neck before going through the brain to the vertex and along the midline of the forehead to the nose. It controls all the yang channels of the human body and is known as the "sea of yang. "
As two major pathways for the flow of qi, the Ren and Du channels have great significance in qigong practice, especially in the exercise called zhoutian .
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(1) The Ren Channel
The Ren channel starts below the navel and runs along the abdominal cavity to the throat and then to the lower jaw, where it goes around the lips and spreads up to the eyes in branches. It frequently crosses the three yin channels of the hand and foot and has the function of regulating all the yin channels in the body. It is therefore known as the "sea of yin."
(2) The Du Channel The Du channel starts at the lower abdomen and runs down along the perineum. Then it turns up along the midline of the back to the ,fengfu point at the nape of the neck before going through the brain to the vertex and along the midline of the forehead to the nose. It controls all the yang channels of the human body and is known as the "sea of yang. "
As two major pathways for the flow of qi, the Ren and Du channels have great significance in qigong practice, especially in the exercise called zhoutian .
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Twenty-four Solar Terms
According to qigong Theory, the natural world and vital activities un-dergo cyclical changes in step with the shifting balance between yin and yang. Therefore qigong practice should be adapted to different times of the year. Each of the twenty-four solar terms defined in the Chinese lunar calendar has a unique state of yin-yang balance. The dates at the begin-ning of each term are important times for qigong practice, and different exercises can be used to suit the specific yin-yang balance of each term.
The yin-yang balance of the solar terms can be represented by hexa-grams. Dongzhi (Winter Solstice) is fu, with one yang line; Dahan (Great Cold) is lin, with two yang lines; Yushui (Rain Water) is tai, with three yang lines; Chunfen (Spring Equinox) is dazhuang, with four yang lines; Guyu (Grain Rain) is mei, with five yang lines; Xiao-man (Grain Full) is qian, with six yang lines; Xiazhi (Summer Solstice) is hou, with ene yin line; Dashu (Great Heat) is dun, with two yin lines; Chushu (Limit of Heat) is pi, with three 3n'n lines; Qiufen (Autumn Equinox) is guan, with four yin lines; Shuangjiang (Frost's Descent) is bo, with five Mn lines; and Xiaoxue (Slight Snow) is kun, with six yin lines.
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The yin-yang balance of the solar terms can be represented by hexa-grams. Dongzhi (Winter Solstice) is fu, with one yang line; Dahan (Great Cold) is lin, with two yang lines; Yushui (Rain Water) is tai, with three yang lines; Chunfen (Spring Equinox) is dazhuang, with four yang lines; Guyu (Grain Rain) is mei, with five yang lines; Xiao-man (Grain Full) is qian, with six yang lines; Xiazhi (Summer Solstice) is hou, with ene yin line; Dashu (Great Heat) is dun, with two yin lines; Chushu (Limit of Heat) is pi, with three 3n'n lines; Qiufen (Autumn Equinox) is guan, with four yin lines; Shuangjiang (Frost's Descent) is bo, with five Mn lines; and Xiaoxue (Slight Snow) is kun, with six yin lines.
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