{"id":5068,"date":"2011-08-26T04:18:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T04:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/?p=5068"},"modified":"2011-08-26T04:18:49","modified_gmt":"2011-08-26T04:18:49","slug":"qigong-universal-chi-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/divineearth.org\/main\/qigong-universal-chi-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Qigong ~ Universal Chi Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/chimeditation.com\/images\/chi_meditation_yinyang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"158\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span>From Chi Meditation ~ Harmony and Balance of Body-Mind-Spirit ~<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;\u00a0The practice of Qigong is a health and spiritual practice. Developed in China, possibly as far back as 5,000 years ago, Qigong (Chi Gong) uses various movements to cultivate and enhance the body&#8217;s Chi.<\/p>\n<p>Chi, alternatively spelled Qi and pronounced \u201cchee\u201d, can perhaps be best described as life-force energy. It is the energy that flows throughout and around the body. In the Chinese system of medicine when the Chi is properly balanced and flowing a person will experience good health, emotional well-being and mental clarity. When the Chi is blocked or imbalanced it will stagnate and create the conditions that lead to poor health and disease.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gong&#8221; refers to the cultivation of Chi. Using focused concentration, simple movements and balanced breathing Chi Gong increases the strength and flow of Chi throughout the body.\u00a0<br \/>\nStudies have shown Qigong directly:<\/p>\n<p>Strengthens the endocrine and immune systems.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helps the body eliminate toxins<\/li>\n<li>Increases the function of the internal organs<\/li>\n<li>Reduces stress and stress related illness<\/li>\n<li>Increases energy, vitality and mental clarity<\/li>\n<li>Improves body awareness and posture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qigong\u00a0is also a deeply spiritual practice. In addition to cultivating our own Chi, Qi Gong deepens our connection to the Chi field all around us. In western science it is understood that ultimately everything is made up of energy. This is the meaning of the\u00a0famous E = MC<sup>2<\/sup>; equation. <em><strong>E<\/strong>nergy = <strong>M<\/strong>ass (all physical matter) x <strong>C<\/strong> (the universal constant of the speed of light) <strong><sup>2<\/sup><\/strong> (squared, multiplied by itself). <\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to Chinese medicine this energy is Chi. It is an alive, vibrant energy, the animating force of all things. There is a universal field of Chi that we are all part of. It is the living energy that we are as well as every other living thing and the energy that gives rise to the whole universe.\u00a0 Practicing Qigong helps us to deepen our connection with the universal Chi field. Deepening this connection brings a greater feeling of peace, balance and spiritual connection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Inspired\u00a0by\u00a0the great contributions of Divine Earth to the healing practice of Qigong~ Coralina ~)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 From Chi Meditation ~ Harmony and Balance of Body-Mind-Spirit ~ &#8221;\u00a0The practice of Qigong is a health and spiritual practice. Developed in China, possibly as far back as 5,000 years ago, Qigong (Chi Gong) uses various movements to cultivate and enhance the body&#8217;s Chi. 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