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Gong means work or benefits acquired through perseverance and practice. So, qigong means working with life energy or life energy management. Qigong is the skilful practice of gathering, circulating and applying the life energy. It has a very long history but the term qigong is quite recent. The term was originated by Lui Guizhen in 1948 when he had been commissioned by the communist party to study the effects of breathing on health. Before this terms used at various times were tu gu na xin (expelling the old energy, drawing in the new), xing qi (moving the qi), yang sheng (nourishing the forces of life), nei gong (inner achievement) and most commonly of all dao yin (leading and guiding the energy).
The focus of medical qigong is
Medical qigong includes forms of self-
Martial and Sports Qigong
The focus of martial qigong is to
Spiritual Qigong
The focus of spiritual qigong is enlightenment and spiritual development. This aspect of qigong evolved from Daoism and Buddhism. It is designed to develop awareness, tranquillity and harmony with the world and people.
There is actually a lot of overlap between the schools. Our emphasis is on the Medical and Spiritual Qigong.