Article: QIGONG: MENTAL RELAXATION, CONTROL GOAL OF EXERCISE TECHNIQUE

Article: Qigong 'The Asian Miracle From China' Can Now Easily Be Learned With New Instructional Video From Qigong Expert Sal Alfarone.
PR Newswire;  June 3, 2003 ;     407 words ......China Sports Magazine Beijing, China) Qigong assists in controlling those...Illustrated Magazine stated that Qigong: Secrets of China was, Professionally done and...can live up to all the hype. Qigong: Secrets of China is a simple video for beginner...

Article: Invisible therapy; Proponents of qigong, sometimes described as acupuncture without needles, say the Chinese technique has the power to heal. Chunyi Lin has taught the technique to thousands in Minnesota and is one of several practitioners discussing qigong at a conference this weekend.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 15, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Western medicine, qigong has been used as a healing technique in China for 5,000 years...research facility in China where researchers...were treated with qigong three times a day...Guangzhou (Canton), China, he returned two years ago to teach qigong at Anoka Ramsey and...

Article: Qigong and the older adult: an exercise to improve health and vitality. Combining breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation, qigong has surprising therapeutic benefits, especially for older adults.
JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Humanities under their Australia-China Exchange program. In his...literature, Tang discovered that qigong has thousands of forms, but...has been widely promoted in China since 1978. According to Sancier (1999), practicing qigong can lead to therapeutic benefits...

Article: Qigong Fever: Body, Science and Utopia in China
The China Journal;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Qigong Fever: Body, Science and Utopia in China, by David A. Palmer. London...who are newly acquainted with qigong in China. The first chapter documents...paints a broad picture of the qigong movement sweeping across urban China. He concludes with a reiteration...

Article: Feature: Qigong serves as vehicle for China's cultural promotion (2)
Xinhua News Agency;  January 26, 2008 ;     610 words ...Feature: Qigong serves as vehicle for China's cultural promotion...for this year. "Qigong is a kind of vehicle...better understand China and its traditional...habit. "Most of China's senior citizens...practise tai chi and qigong in the parks every...

Article: FALUN GONG SPIRITUALITY, SCIENCE THREATEN CHINA.(Editorial)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  February 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......million people in China in the 1980s. Even...Chinese accept that qigong is real and helpful...Western technology, China was investing in qigong, hoping to prove...or controlled. In China's newly energized economy, qigong masters - charismatic...

Article: Feature: Qigong serves as vehicle for China's cultural promotion (1)
Xinhua News Agency;  January 26, 2008 ;     592 words ...Feature: Qigong serves as vehicle for China's cultural promotion...state-level trainers from China's provincial areas. In...better promote Health Qigong, they will also train...million people practise qigong throughout China. (More)

Article: The Path to a Tranquil Mind.(qigong)
Newsweek International;  November 17, 2003 ;     517 words ......muscles. Today China has hundreds of styles of qigong, exercises that...the Maoist era, qigong was practiced only...the late 1980s, China rediscovered some...development for qigong, says Yu Gongbao...numerous books on China's arts of self...

Article: Qigong: The Art of Self-Healing
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......or spiritual. Let's explore the ancient practice of Qigong to better understand how we as nurses can heal ourselves...better heal those who come to us: our clients. What Is Qigong? Qigong (pronounced chee gong) is an ancient Chinese system...

Article: Bay Area therapist seeks to help trauma victims in China's quake zone
Oakland Tribune;  July 24, 2008 ;     496 words ......intervention in China, e-mailed Kramer...practitioners of qigong, a set of exercises...Kramer's interest in qigong. In 1992, she went to China for the first time to study qigong, and in 1994 she...health spas to learn qigong. Through the trips...mental health and qigong in ...

Article: Qigong Taps Power Of Its Practitioners
AsianWeek;  September 2, 1994 ;     700+ words ......conclude with a short tai chi chuan set [tai chi comes from qigong]. Students with HIV may not have enough strength to follow...complete a full workout." A way to understand the basics of qigong is to try a simple exercise at home. Sit straight up in...advanced, form of relaxation. Total relaxation is a goal of ...

Article: Qigong: an exercise of the strong, silent type
Charleston Gazette;  November 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ...It's 'chee,' not 'qwee' The word qigong is peculiar enough to make one wonder...friends, you can casually mention that qigong once was closely guarded from commoners...martial-arts discipline. But he picked one, qigong, not known for its punching, kicking or...

Article: Cultivating Qi: more and more Westerners are discovering Qigong, an ancient amalgam of dance and meditation with a range of physical benefits. (includes related article on alternative medicine)
Newsweek;  July 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ......cool ocean breeze. They're practicing Qigong (pronounced chee-GONG). the ancient Chinese...benefits of this 3,000-year-old tradition. Qigong groups and resources are sprouting across...strenuous and methodical than yoga or Qigong's martial-arts cousin, tai chi, it's more...

Article: Qigong: An exercise of the strong, silent type.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ......martial arts discipline. But he picked one, qigong, not known for its punching, kicking or screaming. His daily qigong practice helped him use his head rather than literally bang it into walls. Qigong (pronounced chee-gung ) is a centuries-old...