Classical Chinese Medicine

Qi Gong

This is the active cultivation, through gentle breathing exercises, of vital life energy or Qi (pronounced chee) that nourishes and sustains all of life. There are many styles of Qi Gong. The most sophisticated and profound styles are those based on Taoist principles of maintaining a dynamically harmonious flow of Qi throughout the body.

The immediate and long term benefits of Qi Gong on the individual are widely acclaimed and can be practised by people of different ages and abilities. Caring for your Qi is a personal effort and does not depend on special skills – only the right intention and motivation to take an active responsibility for the maintenance of one’s health and healing. We at Medical Alternatives provide you with the tools to facilitate this personal and highly achievable state.

 

 

We have devised an effective, simple and practical form of medical Qi Gong. It is a powerful way to open and clear the acupuncture channels. The gentle exercises are often prescribed to our patients to optimise the benefits of acupuncture since it deeply complements the treatments.

We have updated the more esoteric and often impractical elements of these exercises to suit the 21st century lifestyle and to make available the profound health benefits of practising medical Qi Gong. It is just as suitable to exercise in the open air as it is in a small urban living space.