Which Qigong Exercises Are Best For What Illness?
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
As a Qigong teacher with well over a decade of experience I'm often asked which Qigong exercises are best for a particular illness or set of symptoms.
There are really two answers to this question but before we look at them I need to explain a little Qigong theory to you.
The Meridians
Qigong is based firmly upon the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM. One of the theories in TCM is the concept that Qi (your vital energy) flows through energy streams called, you guessed it, meridians.
The human body has 12 pairs of 'Primary Meridians' - they are called primary because the flow through the internal organs. In addition to these 12 pairs of primary meridians the human body also has 8 secondary, or wondrous meridians.
These wondrous meridians are like energy grids and protect the body. They can also act like reservoirs where your body can store Qi (vital energy).
Now let's go back to our original question: which Qigong exercises are best for a particular illness or symptom? Here are the two answers:
Answer #1:
From the Qigong perspective of illness, there is only one illness. That illness is Yin/Yang disharmony caused by blockage/s to harmonious energy flow through the meridians (energy streams) of the body.
What this means is that if we can remove blockages and restore harmonious energy flow, we will restore good health.
This is really exciting because it means that if we can generate an energy flow during our Qigong training then any Qigong exercise can be used to restore health and vitality.
If that's so, then why do we need so many different Qigong exercises? That leads us nicely into..
Answer #2:
As mentioned, the root of all illness, from the Qigong perspective, is disruption to harmonious energy flow. In Qigong we always aim to treat the root. But, if the branch is serious then we might want to treat that first.
This is where having access to different Qigong exercises becomes helpful. You see each Qigong exercise has a 'bias' if you like. When practiced as Qigong and not Qigong form, each exercise works on different meridian/s.
For example. The Qigong exercise called 'Butterfly Dancing In Front of Flowers' is well known for its influence on the Heart meridian. It is also known that illnesses such as depression are often linked to blockages in the Heart meridian.
So, if we are currently suffering from depression we can be confident that practicing Butterfly dancing will help us to relieve our suffering by removing blockages to harmonious energy flow through the Heart meridian.
Conclusion:
If we know what illness we are experiencing it can be more 'cost effective' to practice Qigong exercises that are known to bring relief from that illness.
But, if we don't know what the illness is, or if we are in good health and want to gain more of the benefits of Qigong, then it makes more sense to practice the Qigong exercises we enjoy. Because as long as we can generate energy flow we can improve health, happiness and well being.
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