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The Healing Arts Of Emei Qigong
A major component of Chinese Medicine is Qigong, that which you can do to help heal yourself. "If Qigong can't heal illnesses, then it's not Qigong." Grandmaster Fu Wei Zhong, 13th lineage holder of Emei Linji Zen Qigong
Qigong is a holistic system that encompasses training for the body, mind, and spirit, although most of the qigong currently taught in North America focuses solely on the body. In one form or another, qigong is an ancient discipline. Turtle shells dating from pre-historic China have carvings on them of forms that are still practiced today. However, qigong has not stood still for all this time; over the centuries, qigong has been modified and refined to suit changing times and knowledge.
One way to describe qigong is to say that it is the practice of moving energy, “qi,” through the body in specific ways. Qigong practioners say, “Where qi flows, disease disappears.” And so does stress, high blood pressure, and a host of other physical and psychological symptoms of distress and imbalance. In China, hundreds of replicated research projects have conclusively demonstrated the above effects and more, while in the west, this work is just beginning. For many years, researchers here were blind to this avenue of study because they had no experience with the effects of qigong, but both research money and time are now being given to it. To see some of these studies, search the web for key words such as “qigong research,” “qigong blood pressure,” etc.
You might think that something this effective would be very hard to do and time consuming but that’s simply not the case. Qigong can be practiced by anyone, anywhere and is even possible for people who have physical limitations or illness. For example, a typical qigong moving form consists of a series of movements performed slowly and smoothly, taking 30 to 60 minutes to complete. From practicing Emei Qigong one can experience improved health, sharpening senses and intuition, and a sense of calm with the ability to direct feelings, actions and even life events.
There are many styles of qigong, each focusing on different aspects of the art and not the differences related to the skill of the instructor. In China, there are three major schools of qigong, Shaolin Qigong, Wudang Qigong, and Emei Qigong . Each of these schools is different; while both Shaolin and Wudang Qigong focus mostly on martial arts, Emei Qigong concentrates on health and healing.
Emei Qigong is also the only school of qigong to have a lineage holder devoted to disseminating his knowledge to people in the west. It was founded nearly 800 years ago by Bai Yun, an enlightened monk who combined 3,600 schools of thought, philosophies and techniques to create a comprehensive system of health called the Emei Linji School of Qigong. The secrets of Emei Qigong were passed only to monks of the Emei Linji School, with the highest and most treasured secrets passed to only the succeeding Lineage Holders who are responsible for preserving and passing down the complete system of knowledge that is both beneficial and accurate to the next generation.
Grandmaster Fu Wei Zhong, the 13th lineage holder of Emei Qigong has the mission to bring the tradition of Emei Qigong to laypeople in China, train the monk who will succeed him and bring Emei Qigong to the west and train teachers here. He has developed a multi-level, in depth training course that is only available in North America at this time.
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Emei Qigong
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