1 A Brief History of Chi, Qigong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Kinetic Meditation
2 What is Qigong? Qigong can be simply defined as the art of training one’s Qi (vital energy) and mind (mental consciousness). Qi means respiration Gong means continuous regulation.
3 There are Five Schools Schools of Traditional Chinese Thought regarding the Practice of Qigong: Buddhist Taoist Confucian Medical/Physician Martial
4 Liu Liu GuiZheng GuiZheng: 1953 Practice of Qigong Therapy Qigong gets a name Ancient Systems of Qigong: Tuna Daoyin Xingyi Jinggong Dinggong Xinggong
5 Spring Spring & Autumn Period (771 B.C B.C.) People had already practiced qigong for building up health and curing diseases. Medical Canon of Huang Emperor Warring States Period (481 B.C B.C.) Lao Zi Canon on Morality Zhuang Zi On Painstaking
6 China’s Gift There are many ancient systems of body- mind energy manipulation in the world. What China offers us is one of the most comprehensive, well documented, accessible, and researched systems available in the world today.
7 Two Two Jin Dynasties 220 A.D A.D. Sui Sui Dynasty 581 A.D A.D. Tang Tang Dynasty 618 A.D A.D. Bao Pu Zi: On Principles Bao Pu Zi: On Preserving Health Tao Hong-jing Collection on Preserving Health and Prolonging Life
8 Post-Revolutionary Post-Revolutionary Period & the Great Leap Forward Practice of Qigong Therapy by Lui Gui-Zhen Special Classes set up in Tangshan and Bei Daihe to train personnel in this field of Qigong Therapy
9 Cultural Cultural Revolution ( ) Qigong and TCM are suppressed at worst and not encouraged or supported at best. The The emphasis in on modernization and that means emulating all things Western, including Western Medicine.
10 Post Post Cultural Revolution Period (1978 to Present) Research is encouraged. The Qigong Scientific Research Society of the Chinese National Association of Traditional Medicine
11 Research Urls Qigong Institute Arthritis Today (article) /2001_archives_2001_01_02_meditation.asp Journal of American Medical Association
12 Research Urls National Qigong Association National Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institute of Health) Qi Journal
13 Research Urls Stresslink - Great resource links to other related web sites. British Medical Journal - Editorial /326/7398/1049
14 Research Urls Healthgate - Good resource and research site. p?siteid=ucsd&docid=/healthy/mind/1999/medita tion/index Google Directory - Good resource and research site. /meditation/
15 Video Presentation Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century