Qigong Made Personal

Here is a medical Qigong form for vision. I practised this for 20 days daily and then noticed results including less need to use glasses. Now I practice it every now and again. https://youtu.be/x8cUFlSyUbY Sally www.qigongcoach.net

This is a lovely story of 2 women whose paths coincide. As well as being historically of interest from a Qigong point of view. h ttps://medium.com/@charlierusso23/the-forgotten-history-of-two-trailblazing-women-who-spread-tai-chi-around-the-world-190940ba10a2

There is much research available as to the effects of regular qigong practice on mental health. The effect on the kidneys (and so adrenals) of this slow meditative movement is the most significant. Just a little a day and the effect is cumulative. Here is The Iron Bridge Qigong. It is deceptively simple and yet effective at restoring parasympathetic response - a calmer way to greet the day! https://youtu.be/lIFptVqhhM0 Here's some research references: Anxiety decreased significantly for participants practicing Qigong compared to an active exercise group (Cheung et al., 2005; M. Lee et al., 2003; Tsai et al., 2003). Depression was shown to improve significantly in studies comparing Qigong to an inactive control, newspaper reading (H. W. H. Tsang et al., 2006) and for Tai Chi compared to usual care, psychosocial support or stretching/education controls (Chou et al., 2004; Mustian et al., 2006; C. Wang et al., 2005). General measures of mood (e.g, Profile of Mood States)...

Thousands of years ago Taoist masters discovered that a healthy organ vibrates at a particular frequency. They found six sounds with the correct frequencies to keep each organ in optimal condition.  It was great to reconnect with the 6 healing sounds this morning at the weekly qigong class with Agate.   www.manchesterbuddhistcentre.org.uk

https://youtu.be/JuB1MtYGwGY As the v shaped forms of pink foot geese warble overhead on their way North, here is Sue Johnson performing the 1st 64 movements of Wild Goose Qigong. It is the most ancient and original of all qigong forms having been mentioned in the original Yellow Emperors Classic. There are over 700 Forms to Wild Goose Qigong...some are just a single, subtle move. Sue travels to China every year to get updates from her Grand Master, now in his 90's and still teaching. She teaches a class in Manchester where I felt honoured to join  her last weekend..tI am trying hard to learn the form!

https://www.neuromeditationinstitute.com/nmi-blog/2017/5/the-brain-of-a-qigong-master Here the brain waves of a Qigong Master are measured whilst he is healing.

Qigong is a Meditation with Movement. The research on meditation and mindfulness and it’s benefits is vast, when we practice Qigong, we follow the breath with complete acceptance of how it is in this moment. All the benefits of a meditation practice are available to us! Calmer More centred Health and wellbeing benefits Research also shows a lowering of crime rates in communities where people meditate regulatly While the slow repetitive movements massage us on a deep level. Over to you! I would love to know, if you practice qigong, why it makes you feel better! www.qigongcoach.net