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snake
United Kingdom
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 Posted - Mar 12 2007 : 1:49:38 PM
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Dont all QiQong movements work because one stretches the muscles and tendons and internally massage organs and glands?
Is it really the energy pathways that are effected as in TCM or is it just a form of exercise for body and mind?
I didnt go much for supplements as in vitamins antioxidents etc,prefering to get them from food but there has been such a plethora of scientific trials particularly on antioxidents etc that one wonders if just eating macrobiotically say or according to TCM concepts is enough particularly when one gets older and the body needs more support?
Also the Chinese concept of kidney Chi and say using too much semen loss as tiring the body,from a western viewpoint it can be seen as related to atp production and hormones etc?
thanks Doc and anyone else :) |
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Doc
USA
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Posted - Mar 16 2007 : 7:54:15 PM
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Originally posted by snake
Dont all QiQong movements work because one stretches the muscles and tendons and internally massage organs and glands?
Is it really the energy pathways that are effected as in TCM or is it just a form of exercise for body and mind?
Hi snake:
The primary physical agenda priorities of virtually every known method of chi-kung/qi-gong are to increase lung capacity and strengthen respiratory functions, to strengthen cardiovascular functions and to increase the circulation of more oxygen and energy saturated blood throughout the body, and to open and clear the energy meridian conduits in order to insure full chi circulation throughout the body. In this regard, the unimpeded circulation of both blood and chi is greatly enhanced when the joint articulations are as relaxed and flexible as possible. This of course can only occur when the muscles and tendons which are attached at the joints acquire maximum flexibility through regular stretching. 
The massage of the internal organs may in part be caused by rotations of the waist and upper body during the performance of the exercises in some moving chi-kung methods such as Tai-Chi Chuan, but is mostly caused by movements of the diaphragm and lower abdomen created by the deeper and fuller breathing methods employed.
The mental aspect involves both attention and intention to these processes. Attention to the sound, depth and speed of the breath cycles (respiratory rate), and attention to the heart rate are important priorities. This attention involves listening, feeling, and visually observing all of the body's responses and reactions to the training. 
The intention aspect involves focusing mental concentration on where the blood and energy/chi is intended to travel when fully circulating...whether the intended movement is meant for spiritual self-cultivation and self-realization, for healing of one's own bodily parts and physiological functions, or intended to manifest through the hands and fingers with an evenly radiant release to heal others, or intended to release explosively through the hands and feet, with sudden intensity and greater volume, as internal power in martial art applications. 
In any event, genuine chi-kung of any kind is way more than just a breath exercise, more than just a physical exercise, and more than just a moving meditation method, but generally is all of the above in varying degrees of each depending on the intended application when fully developed. 
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snake
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Posted - Mar 17 2007 : 1:21:42 PM
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Thanks Doc,
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