about  Qigong

 
 The body is recharging in slow motion

Qigong is physical and mental training on the same time. One does not burn energy, or become tired,
like in normal training....it is not felt "like the old way".
Therefore it is sometimes close to the thought:

”These slow, simple movements can´t  possibly make any difference !?”

But is exactly what they do! It is many times difficult to put into words, but the results will come in one
way or another. People claim they sleep better, and have more energy. Body feels more agile, pain and ache decrease. Seniors sometimes experience that the body feels younger.

" We slow down, and relax, bodypart after bodypart. Simple movements are coordinated with breath,
and an inner image. The breath, the movement, and the picture ... together ".
This combination is typical for Qigong, and it creates a powerful, active meditation.
 

Relaxing is the key

A relaxed body helps to create a relaxed mind. A relaxed mind, on the other hand, influence the body positively. After practising Qigong regularly for a period, one can clearly notice how body and mind work together, and we are training both these sides with this type of practise.
An inner tranquility will often be the result, while body itself becomes healthier and stronger.

Qigong proves that we don´t have to accept ache and pain, we don´t have to accept that the joints of the body stiffen up when reaching higher age. The body can be kept soft and agile for very long.
A base-program you learn in a couple of months, alternativly a weekend, even in a day. After that it is a question of motivation and discipline.

If you really want to find out what Qigong is, you must experience it personally. Practise regularly, learn to relax the body and the mind, little by little, with patience.
Qi, the lifepower, will start to flow stronger in your body, in your muscles, joints and organs. It will clean out old toxins. Sooner or later you will personally experience and understand why this training has survived thousands of years.

 Qigong is the mainpillar of the TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicin, where the Acupuncture is the most wellknown part. In TCM one sees the human being as part of something bigger ... one smaller energysystem, which is part of a bigger one, the nature.

The treatments aim to strengthen and balance, NOT to "cure" symptoms. Qigong is often part of the treatments. Most Chinese doctors are also Qigong-therapists.
 

Qi like a mountain-stream

"Qi" is the lifeforce, and "gong" is what is being created where there is qi. Qi "pushes the blood".
Since a relaxed body has a strong flow of qi, this body also has a strong bloodcirculation.
Qi is a lot mastered by the mind. "Qi goes where thought go", one often says in the Qigong-schools.
So we learn to have attention directed to different parts of the body.

There are schools who "take it" further, saying that the mind is run by the heart.
Therefore it is very important to think "pure".

       
         "If your thoughts are cloudy, your qi also becomes cloudy, the force does not flow like
         it is supposed to do. If your thought is clean and pure, qi will flow clear and fresh like
         a mountainstream in your body"                          Master Li Jun Feng

                                                                   
Beside Yoga and TaiChi, Qigong is for sure one of the most delicate and special forms of training available today. Here one has big possibilities to get to know oneself, while developing a strong
and balanced body with good circulation.
Regular practise of Qigong undoubtely leads to a life in a healthy and agile body.
Often also to an increase awareness in several ways.

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Myself I have had the honour and pleasure to train with some wellknown and highly
respected teachers and masters.
Mostly inspired I have been from practising with Master Li Jun Feng, for many years headcoach for the Chinese Team in Wushu and TaiChi, and also founder of the Sheng Zhen Qigong-school.
               
                           
                                           

                                                            Master Li Jun Feng



I have also been strongly influenced by Master Fan Xinlan, founder of the famous Biyun-method.
The long period of personal training in Spain, for TaiChi-master Pepe Carmona from Granada,
I value as extremly important.

Finally I want to mention Zhan Zhuang as a constant source to inspiration and personal motivation. Fantastic Qigong !    Read more about Zhan Zhuang in "more about qigong"

My own Qigong- and TaiChi-teaching is a blend of the above mentioned schools,
but is also influenced by other branches of spiritual bodywork.
This teaching has grown from many hours of practise during these 20 years, and it is continuesly
growing.
                                                   
                                   
                                                                                             Peter Buchar

                                          
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