Qi Gong (Chee-gong) is an ancient Chinese moving meditation you can practice to boost energy, relieve stress, and balance your emotions. It focuses on holistic health or “whole being” health by addressing all of who you are: mind, body, and spirit.
“Qi” means energy and “Gong” means skill or cultivation. So, Qi Gong is "the skill of cultivating your life-force energy." Through gentle movements, deep breathing, and meditation, Qi Gong helps you cultivate positive, life-force energy and promote healing from within.
While Qi Gong has ancient origins, its stress-reducing qualities make it perfect for the modern day practitioner. Qi Gong can help you stay grounded, centered, and as peaceful as a mountain lake.
The flowing movements, focused breathing, and mindfulness of Qi Gong awaken your body and mind. The basic movements aren't complicated. Qi Gong is commonly referred to as the art of effortless movement. Lee found his own path to Qi Gong when he was injured as collegiate soccer player. Since then, Lee has dedicated his life's work to sharing the incredible power of Qi Gong with students throughout the world.
Try Qi Gong for yourself. Join Lee for an energizing, 7-minute Qi Gong routine. Activate your life-force energy to begin your journey to improved health naturally. You don't need any special equipment. Just find an open space where you can swing your arms, and try Qi Gong right now.
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Lee is an internationally known master Qi Gong instructor and an expert in making ancient wisdom applicable to modern life. He is also a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and successful author. He has been featured on American Public Television and on select PBS stations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Through his DVDs, Public Broadcasting specials, classes, workshops, courses, and teacher certification program, Lee has helped tens of thousands of students discover Qi Gong, heal from injury and disease, slow their aging process, maximize their energy, and feel better than they ever have before.
The short answer is yes.
The slightly longer answer is Qi Gong is great for anyone of any age. You also don’t need to be fit, in shape, or even able to stand. It’s an energizing practice for people from all walks of life.
If you’re looking to stay flexible, improve balance, or prevent injury, Qi Gong can help. We have students who are over 90 years old and feeling younger and more energized than ever!
So, yes, Qi Gong is most definitely right for you.
Now is always a great time to practice. But if you don’t have time to practice right now, we recommend starting with once in the morning, and once at night.
Practice in the morning to enliven your body and energize yourself for the day ahead. And to wind down after a long day, practice Qi Gong in the evening to relax, center yourself, and promote deep restful sleep.
You can practice Qi Gong just about anywhere. We recommend practicing where it feels most comfortable for you, and where you won’t be disturbed during practice, like in your living room or your backyard (if you have one).
We also recommend practicing outside as much as possible when the weather is favorable. When you practice outside, you can more easily draw in energy from nature.
Yes, Qi Gong is safe. It’s gentle and uses slow fluid movements to enliven your energy, but calm you at the same time.
It’s very important not to push yourself past your body’s limitations. A key lesson of Lee’s teaching is, “no pain, no pain.” This means you shouldn’t feel pain when you practice. If you do, you need to pause, re-evaluate your movements and postures.
Yes, there are hundreds of Qi Gong styles. Some of the styles Lee teaches include Five Animal Frolics, White Crane, Swimming Dragon, Eight Pieces of the Brocade, and Six Healing Sounds.
Yes, Qi Gong is like Tai Chi, however there is a key difference.
Qi Gong is about 5,000 years old and Tai Chi is just over 400 years old.
A very long time ago, Qi Gong was broken down into three distinct styles: Medical Qi Gong, Spiritual Qi Gong, and Martial Arts Qi Gong.
Tai Chi falls under the third branch, Martial Arts Qi Gong. So Tai Chi is rooted in Qi Gong.
What are the similarities?
They are both internal arts that help you cultivate energy for health, vitality, and internal power. They also both utilize gentle flowing movements, breathing techniques, and meditation.
