Qigong is known as an ancient breathing exercise. Its origin can be traced back to at least two thousand years ago in ancient China. The techniques and theories of Qigong have been preserved mainly by traditional health professional and in Chinese religious traditions, but have never entered into the public sphere except for martial arts. Until the beginning of last century, Qigong exercises were developed mainly in relation with health cultivation, religious rituals and martial arts. Such exercises were created and practiced among physicians, elites, Taoist and Buddhist monks, and martial art masters. The techniques and theories were often deliberately kept secret. Traditional Qigong texts are usually written in very difficult and mysterious language and forms, they were usually handed down to a single successor or only to family members. Many techniques are taught through oral communication in order to keep secret from the outsiders. Qigong was never a mass phenomenon. Today Qigong exercise became so popular in China. Since the 1980s, it is said that nearly 70 percent of China’s urban population is involved into Qigong practices. Qigong has become an effective health tool that everybody can have access to. This phenomenon of mass Qigong practice is largely due to the innovation of traditional styles of Qigong from the beginning of last century and the revival of traditional culture in China since the 1970s. They are even practice in the west. youtu.be/BQbfysOBxhI
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:18:33 +0000
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