The most concise way I can describe Qi Gong is that it enhances your life force (Vital Energy/Qi), improving your whole wellbeing – body, mind, and spirit. The benefits of practicing these therapeutic, relaxing and energising exercises are almost endless. One huge benefit is how it helps focus and calm your mind. For women, unlike in our western culture where menstrual and menopause imbalances are something we’re expected to accept and put up with, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are hundreds of qi gong and other therapeutic practices that deal with menstrual pain (including adenomyosis and endometriosis), brain fog, heavy bleeding, frozen shoulder, low mood, and anything else you can think of!
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There are thousands of varied exercises, because of the many influences that come from all over China and span it’s entire, long history.
There are influences from Taoism, Kung Fu, Confuscionism, Buddhism, and the specific landscape a Qi Gong form developed within. My teacher mentioned a form based on flowing rivers that was developed by a community living by a river, for example.
Qi Gong can involve slow movements, fast movements, standing postures, punches, stretches, and anything in between. The point of each moment of practice is to connect with your inner life force, helping us notice where we have any issues both in our body and our mind, clearing stuck energy and letting go of any unhelpful or unhealthy thoughts, strengthening our energy, balance, and intuition.
On the surface, the exercises can look very simple, but the inner effects are deeply therapeutic. They can be practiced standing, sitting, and sometimes laying down too, making them suitable for all levels of ability and ages.
Qigong is hugely beneficial for neurodivergent people, improving interoception, proprioception, and vestibular sensory systems, calming the central nervous system, and giving you greater autonomy over your health and wellbeing.
You don’t need any special equipment, and just loose and comfortable clothing.
This is from a Vogue article ‘Alternative Meditation: The Art Of Qigong’
If meditation has never worked for you, and you can’t get your head around mindfulness, try the Chinese practice of qigong, which means “life energy”. The brain-calming co-ordinated system of movements aims to improve posture, focus the way we breathe and encourage a meditative state of mind. Friends and colleagues who have become hooked on it during lockdown swear that it is absolutely life-changing.
I’ve been practicing qigong for 24 years, teaching for 23. I currently teach privately in Cambridgeshire, and have online membership Zen Healing Hub containing around 100 videos for you to access at your convenience. Sample my sessions on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@restorebalanceruth and get in touch to learn more.
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