Healing Benefit of Tai Chi and Qigong
A growing body of medical evidence and scientific research has established the healing benefits available through the powerful energy techniques of Tai Chi and Qigong. This premier event, which is free and open to the public, promotes wellness and provides a unique opportunity for people of all ages to learn, practice and celebrate the unifying power of Tai Chi and Qigong or achieving better health and a better world in a fun, exciting environment.
What is Tai Chi?
Tai Chi Chuan is a gentle, refined exercise that offers many healing benefits to people of all ages and physical abilities. Tai Chi is a slow and rhythmical form of exercise that stems from the martial arts and the ancient practice of Qigong (chi kung).
What are the benefits of Tai Chi?
Tai Chi can improve overall health, well-being and manage specific health concerns such as diabetes and arthritis. In addition, Tai Chi can help to increase flexibility, muscle strength, and heart/lung activity. It will also help align posture and balance, reduce stress, and improve relaxation.
What is Spring Forest Qigong?
Spring Forest Qigong was founded in 1994 by Master Chunyi Lin. It offers a simple, yet powerful way to awaken your natural healing ability. It focuses on the root cause of all physical and mental illnesses: the energy blockages in the body. It removes the blockages and restores the natural energy balance in the body.
What is Qigong?
Qigong is a study of the whole universe, including physics, chemistry, psychology, biology, astrology, electricity and medicine. Qigong is one of the cornerstones of traditional Chinese medicine and has been practiced for many thousands of years.
Increasingly, many people, doctors, psychologists, scientists, etc. are coming to Qigong, because they see its amazing healing powers and recognize a growing need for it. Qigong can heal you physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually and is one of the most powerful self-healing practices ever developed by mankind.
"Qi"means air, vitality, or the universal force of life. In a word, "Qi" means energy. "Gong" means work, use, transform. Put simply, Qigong means using this vital energy to create a healthy mind and body.
This ancient discipline combines meditation, focused concentration, breathing techniques and body movements to activate and cultivate our "vital energy"as it flows through the invisible energy channels; the meridians of the body.
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