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  2. Qigong - Wikipedia

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    A 2009 systematic review on the effect of qigong exercises on reducing pain concluded that "the existing trial evidence is not convincing enough to suggest that internal qigong is an effective modality for pain management." [69]

  3. Baduanjin qigong - Wikipedia

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    The Baduanjin qigong (八段錦) is one of the most common forms of Chinese qigong used as exercise. [1] Variously translated as Eight Pieces of Brocade, Eight-Section Brocade, Eight Silken Movements or Eight Silk Weaving, the name of the form generally refers to how the eight individual movements of the form characterize and impart a silken quality (like that of a piece of brocade) to the ...

  4. Animal styles in Chinese martial arts - Wikipedia

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    The "Five Animal play" (五禽戲, Wuqinxi) are a set of qigong exercises developed during the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). Some claim the author of this qigong sequence to be Hua Tuo , however Yang Jwing-Ming suggests it was the Taoist Master Jiun Chiam and Huatuo merely perfected its application and passed it onto gifted disciples ...

  5. 'Ancient movement practice transformed my life' - AOL

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    Qi Gong is a 5000-year-old ancient movement practice from China, made up of co-ordinated postures and movements, breathing and meditation. ... Participants can do the exercises whilst seated ...

  6. Microcosmic orbit - Wikipedia

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    The exercise itself usually begins with preparation designed to relax the physical body and develop the ability to concentrate. Students may indeed be encouraged to practice Taoist Yoga exercises or tai chi as a way of building enough energy to begin performing the microcosmic orbit exercise as it can induce a strain on the nervous system and ...

  7. Daoyin - Wikipedia

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    These exercises are often divided into yin positions (lying and sitting) and yang positions (standing and moving). [2] The practice of daoyin was a precursor of qigong, and blended with the introduction of Indian yoga into China with the spread of Buddhism [3] [4] and was practised in Chinese Taoist monasteries for health and spiritual ...

  8. History of qigong - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary qigong is a complex accretion of the ancient Chinese meditative practice xingqi or "circulating qi" and the gymnastic breathing exercise daoyin or "guiding and pulling", with roots in the I Ching and occult arts; philosophical traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts; along ...

  9. Ping Shuai Gong - Wikipedia

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    Pingshuai is simple. It has health-giving properties. Daily Pingshuai is claimed to enhance immune system, improves balance, makes joints and muscles more flexible, fortifies muscles, joints and bones, enhances blood and Qi circulation, replenishes energy, relaxes, calms and clears the mind, and sharpens senses.