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Qigong (; ) or "Vapor-Achievement", is an aspect of Chinese medicine involving the coordination of different breathing patterns with various physical postures and motions of the body. Qigong is mostly taught for health maintenance purposes, but there are also some who teach it as a therapeutic intervention. Various forms of traditional qigong are also widely taught in conjunction with Chinese martial arts, and are especially prevalent in the advanced training of what are known as the 內家 (pinyin: nèi jīa) (Wade-Giles: nei chia), or internal martial arts.
There are currently more than 3,300 different styles and schools of qigong. Qigong relies on the traditional Chinese belief that the body has an energy field generated and maintained by the natural respiration of the body, known as qi. Qi means breath or gas in Mandarin Chinese, and, by extension, the energy produced by breathing that keeps us alive; gong means work or technique. Qigong is then "breath work" or the art of managing the breath to achieve and maintain good health, and especially in the martial arts, to enhance the energy mobilization and stamina of the body in coordination with the physical process of respiration.
Attitudes toward the basis of qigong vary markedly. Most Western medical practitioners, many practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the Chinese government view qigong as a set of breathing and movement exercises, with possible benefits to health through stress reduction and exercise. Others see qigong in more metaphysical terms, claiming that breathing and movement exercises can influence the fundamental forces of the universe. An extreme form of the latter view was advocated by some participants in the Boxer Rebellion of the late 19th century who believed that breathing and movement exercises would allow them to ward off bullets.
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I have a meeting with Dr. Sun today (that's his name). He is one of the people I revere most in my life, a REAL Master of Qi Gong.
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Alchemical Taoism.com - Articles about Mantak Chia's Healing Tao system of qi gong. Maintained by Keith Franzen.
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Alternative and Complementary Medicine: A Focus on Qigong - Shannon Larry Sumrall Master of Arts Thesis at the University of Mississippi.
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Beiji Taoism, Tai Chi and Qigong - Articles about the Beiji or 'North Star' system of self cultivation based on the teachings of the ancient Taoist sages of Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province, China. Maintained by Bryn Orr in Australia.
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Complementary and Alternative Healing University - Qigong, herb dictionary. Classes offered in California. Maintained by Joe Hing Kwok Chu.
Dan Tao, The Way of Transformation - A Taoist healing art based on the full synergy between ancient alchemical practices of qigong, tai ch'i chuan, taiyin and esoteric healing meditation. Master Sat Chuen Hon, founder.
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Erle Montaigue's Tai Chi World - Martial arts/self defense and qi healing articles.
MindGazer Qigong Files - Web journal of a qi gong practitioner. Contains personal views on history, FAQ, forum, and directory of resources.
NaturalHealthWeb.com: Qi Gong - Links to qigong-related resources.
Nei Tan: Chinese Taoist Internal Alchemy - Basic concepts of nei tan and related articles provided by M. Alan Kazlev.
Qigong: The Ancient Chinese Art for Health - About.com article by Jun Shan.
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Skeptic's Dictionary: ch'i kung (qi gong) - Article by Robert Todd Carroll.
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Smiling Panda's Links to Qigong sites - Maintained by Colin Pretorius.
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The Way of Qigong - Marisa provides an online introduction to Qigong. Multilingual site based in Italy.
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Yahoo Health: Qigong - Describes qigong, who can benefit and simple exercises to practice.
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