Preliminary Note – The fight for recognition of “Medical Qigong” and the law Qigong and Tai Chi are traditionally on the edge between movement, healing and martial arts. While some teachers and practitioners see Qigong as a body mind practice furthering overall health and wellbeing, some are adamant that Qigong […]
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Qigong Healing Series
In our Qigong Healing Series you will find informations on scientific studies and their background and significance. Our overview of Qigong studies including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), type 2 Diabetes, fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), Cancer, Depression, Parkinsons’s Disease, Neck and back pain and… This series will be continued on a regular base.
The interview with Faye Yip was led by Nils Klug in the context of a Workshop on Ba duan jin given by Faye in the Tai Chi Studio, Hannover, in Summer 2016. Qi as healing energy and the scientific mind If someone comes to your class, like beginners for example, quite often they want to […]
My name is Simone and I was diagnosed with CUP-syndrome in 2012 and with breast cancer with a genetic mutation in 2015. In convalescent care, a made my first contact with Qigong and I realised that it is very good for me. For in Qigong one learns to concentrate on […]
On June 30th 2012 I was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma on the oesophagus – considered at the time to be terminal. After five weeks of daily radical chemo and radiotherapy I was left to recover as best I could until a consultant appointment was made to deliver the […]
I was initially diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis in the spine 4 years ago in early 2014. At this point, I was completely unaware of the existence of qigong. The following year was spent in and out of hospital. Progress of the cancer was duly halted thanks to medication […]
I have been a practitioner and teacher of Qigong (Yangsheng) for many years. In the scheme of things I am reasonably well qualified and have a great deal of experience. For the past few years I have been teaching Qigong professionally to cancer patients at a Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre. […]
Overview Qigong Studies: Some studies concerning Qigong and healing As pointed out above, until now there is NOT any conclusive evidence whatsoever, that Qigong – irrespective of the sets and methods trained – has any tendency to heal certain diseases or illnesses. It is also NOT scientifically proven that any […]
Some key points for the assessment of publications on Qigong and healing: What are possible clues for the assessment of a publication? Is a scientist a Qigong expert? Is a Qigong expert who really gets into the details of the art – i.e. „researches“ as part of his work – […]
The difficulty for all people interested in Qigong research is that with Qigong being a exercise system aimed at overall health the articles are scattered over different research areas. The question thus is: Where to start? Research conducted at university institutes is regularly published in respective scientific or professional journals, […]
Qigong and healing part 5 – The landscape of Qigong research Multiple interests determine the research landscape and research opportunities for scientists interested in Qigong research. Multiplicity of fields of research The multiplicity and often also the heterogeneity of the landscape of Qigong research is a challenge for Qigong practitioners eating […]
Method and healing effects – Ba Duan Jin The 8 pieces of Brocade developed as Yangsheng practices, as part of the traditional way to “care for life”. Today, Ba Duan Jin – understood as exercises working with Qi to further one’s health – also form part of “health qigong”.Due to this […]
六字訣 -Liuzijue – Six Healing Sounds Qigong Six Healing Sounds Qigong (Liuzijue) is one of the best medical Qigong system I studied in many decades of research, and is one of the few I have retained and still teach today, with amazing results. The Six Healing Sounds system has a […]
Qigong and healing part 4 – Qigong research – meta-studies Apart from single test series (randomized controlled trials) Qigong research mainly consists of meta-studies and reviews. This text deals with their function and their typical findings. Meta-studies and reviews Contrary to what its name may indicate, meta-studies are not per se […]
Qigong and healing part 3 – Qigong studies – background and significance This part explains how Qigong studies refer to their subject Qigong (What is Qigong?). The most common kind of study is explained and its background and significance is explored. Qigong research – What is Qigong? A practical problem of […]
Qigong and healing part 2 – Qigong Scientific Studies Cultural and methodological challenges Scientific studies about the efficiency of Qigong face a double challenge. For one thing, the cultural background of Qigong leads to a specific view of the human condition, which in part conflicts with the Western view on […]