How does Qigong work?
It is widely accepted that exercise can promote health and prevent illness. Western exercise, however, concentrates on muscular/skeletal development through the application of stress and weights to build up strength and mass. In other words, it works from the outside inward. Qigong, on the other hand, works the body from the inside outwards. It connects the body, mind and spirit, focusing on breathing, concentration, and physical movements to integrate all three. Qigong is a self-discipline (self-care) method that aims to integrate the individual personality through adjusting the breathing, posture, mind and spirit to help achieve internal and external harmony and universal unification. Qigong uses individual will, Qi (energy), postures, and spirit (meditation and visualization) to improve health, prevent disease, reduce anxiety and fear, cure disease, improve mental health, keep in good shape, and balance and integrate the mind, body and spirit. The regular practice of Qigong encourag
