How many Qi Gong methods or styles are there?
There are dozens, but essentially only two. One is the most common form, the “Moving Qi Gong,” which is slow and soft stretching orientated movements, such as the Five Animal Plays, or the Eight Length Brocades etc., while the other form is more meditative, sitting in cross-legged posture to meditate without much body movements but mental concentration, visualization, and breathing. The Moving Qi Gong is more associated with improving physical health, whereas the Meditative Qi Gong is concerned with mental wellbeing and total awakening.
