QiGong (Was: Fwd: Blue Poppy Press - Gu Parasites & Yin Fire Theory)

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I wrote:

> >I ask because the type of QiGong I do can be done by anyone, requires

> >no movements, can be done in any position, (so, for example, if someone

> >is too weak to sit up, they can remain laying down).

Judy Fitzgerald wrote:

> Please give more details on this as I'm unfamiliar with it, and this may be

> something that some of the sicker PWCs can do.

 

I'm assuming that your comments were regarding internal QiGong, vs.

external QiGong, but please correct me if that's a wrong assumption.

Meanwhile, I'll respond r.e. internal QiGong.

There are thousands of different schools of QiGong, and I've only

practiced one type, and have read about a few others.

But, my understanding is that most, if not all, types of QiGong can

be modified for any level of health. I don't practice the type of

QiGong that Ken Cohen teaches, but here are is a quote from

Ken Cohen's book, " The Way of QiGong " :

" Anyone can practice QiGong. There are techniques suitable for

every age and physical condition. QiGong includes standing,

seated, and supine methods. With only slight adjustments in

technique, it is possible to practice most standing exercises

from a standing exercises from a seated or lying down

position. This makes QiGong an ideal exercise for the disabled. "

 

The type of QiGong I practice has no movements, so there is no

need to even adapt anything.

 

Here are some quotes from various websites on different QiGongs:

" Practice is easy. Wheelchair and bedridden can greatly benefit

from using Qigong. "

 

" To any student of Qigong, or any person suffering from chronic

pain or health problems, who is interested in a form of exercise

they can actually perform no matter how limited their mobility,

muscle, or stamina, I could not do better than to recommend this book.

<snip>

The book is accessible to even the most disabled individual, able

to control no more than his breath and his thoughts, offering hope

of the benefits of Qigong practise even to the

bedridden and the paralyzed. "

 

And, so on....

 

The following refers to the use of breathing to

maintain good Qi flow:

" About 300 B.C. the Daoist philosopher Zhuang Zi described the

relationship between health and the breath in his book

" Nan Hua Jing. " It states: " The men of old breathed

clear down to their heels... " This was not merely a figure

of speech, and confirms that a breathing method for Qi

circulation was being used by some Daoists at that time.

During the Qin and Han dynasties (221 B.C.-220 A.D.) there

are several medical references to Qigong in the literature,

such as the " Nan Jing " (Classic on Disorders) by the famous

physician Bian Que, which describes using the breathing to

increase Qi circulation. " Jin Kui Yao Lue " (Prescriptions

from the Golden Chamber) by Zhang Zhong-Jing discusses the

use of breathing and acupuncture to maintain good Qi flow.

" Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi " (A Comparative Study of the Zhou

(dynasty) Book of Changes) by Wei Bo-Yang explains the

relationship of human beings to nature's forces and Qi.

It can be seen from this list that up to this time,

almost all of the Qigong publications were written by

scholars such as Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi, or physicians

such as Bian Que and Wei Bo-Yang. "

 

The following refers to using the mind to lead and increase

Qi:

" The Daoist Jun Qian used the movements of animals to

create the Wu Qin Xi (Five Animal Sports), which taught

people how to increase their Qi circulation through specific

movements. Also, in this period a physician named Ge Hong

mentioned in his book Bao Pu Zi using the mind to lead

and increase Qi. "

 

Even if you're unable to move, you can use your mind and

breathing to do QiGong.

Jeri kurvenal

http://www.ameritech.net/users/kurvenal/kurvenal2.html