| On a daily basis more people are concerned with their | | | | process of a person's health. Was I just lucky or was |
| health and we should be. There are many ways we | | | | it my visualization and controlled breathing that turned |
| can be pro-active rather than reactive by first | | | | things around? Alright folks I'll now be discussing what |
| controlling what we put into our bodies such as | | | | the hype is all about with Qi Gong! |
| processed foods, exercising on a regular basis, and | | | | First thing, Qi Gong has been around for many |
| focusing on some form of stress free activity so we | | | | centuries and it goes back from 2,500 years ago to |
| can rejuvenate ourselves in one way or another. | | | | even 7,000 years old. The reason the estimation on |
| Well, how can we turn things around if we begin to | | | | the historical development of Qi Gong is because it |
| have health issues if its something more serious such | | | | was passed down amongst monks and teachers in |
| as high blood pressure or cancer that is heredity in the | | | | secrecy. For example, Acupuncture was discovered |
| family? What if I were to tell you practicing Qi Gong | | | | by American doctors in the 1970's even though it has |
| (also pronounced Chi Gong) as little as 15 minutes daily | | | | been practiced for thousands of years. Qi means |
| will help improve your circulation, blood pressure, | | | | energy or the state of energy within the person. By |
| arthritis, neurological disorders, internal issues such as | | | | practicing your Qi it has an influence on your thoughts, |
| your lung or liver. Well, read on and I'll tell you a little bit | | | | vision, hearing, taste, emotion, smell, physical movement, |
| about my personal experience with Qi Gong and how | | | | and spirit because it enhances your awareness with |
| it can help you. | | | | your surroundings. |
| I've been around health and fitness a large portion of | | | | There are about 3000 kinds of Qi Gong practiced in |
| my life. I've always been on top of my game when it | | | | China. Qi Gong can be categorized into 4 parts such |
| came to exercising, nutrition, etc. Imagine, one day you | | | | as Scholar Qi Gong, Medical Qi Gong healing yourself |
| visit the doctor on a regular check up and he tells you | | | | and others, Religious Qi Gong and Martial Arts Qi |
| he'll have to refer you to a few other Medical Doctors | | | | Gong. The one I'll be discussing will be Medical Qi Gong |
| (Neurologist's, Specialists, Optometrists, etc) stating you | | | | for disease prevention, strengthening our immune |
| have Optic Neuritis which is associated with Multiple | | | | system, disease treatment, etc. We commonly know |
| Sclerosis. The first week of April, 2004 was the day I | | | | about exercising to promote good health and |
| found this out and I was outlined with appointments left | | | | preventing illness. That focuses on strength and |
| and right such as a Visually Evoked Potential test, MRI, | | | | cardiovascular conditioning which works from the |
| CAT Scan, etc. Mind you, I was the type of person | | | | outside inward. With Qi Gong it is the opposite and |
| that didn't like going to the doctors office unless I | | | | works inside outwards. Our mind, body, and spirit is |
| needed to go but this pretty much goes for most | | | | connected allowing us to focus on our concentration, |
| people. | | | | physical, and breathing to integrate all three. |
| During that year, my Optometrist discussed I would | | | | The Qi (energy), body posture, and spirit (meditation |
| have to take Prednisone to reduce the inflammation. | | | | and visualization) improves health, prevent diseases, |
| However, the negative aspect is that continuing to | | | | cure diseases, improve mental awareness, keep us fit, |
| take the medication could possibly reduce your vision | | | | and balance our mind, body, and spirit. Regular practice |
| or you can permanently lose your eye sight. Being 30 | | | | of Qi Gong allows the Qi to flow smoothly throughout |
| years old at that time I never took any drugs or | | | | your body. The regular practice of Qi Gong will |
| medication for my health. The last time I remembered | | | | increase the blood flow. This results to an efficient |
| even taking an aspirin was when I was about 8 or 9 | | | | delivery of oxygen, nutrients of white blood cells, and |
| years old coming down with a severe fever. I decided | | | | removal of metabolic waste. If there is a blockage |
| on my own not to take any medication and I advised | | | | (supply of Qi to a cell blocked), the flow of blood in that |
| my Optometrist. Afterwards, I began doing visualization | | | | area will change, and eventually the cells and the |
| with my breathing and I found this relaxing with the | | | | organs associated may malfunction. End result, |
| stress I had. I heard and read articles about controlled | | | | diseases or pain may occur for that individual. |
| breathing to promote blood flow through out your | | | | Many studies have been researched on Qi Gong and |
| body. I controlled my breathing by inhaling most of the | | | | the U.S has recognized its benefit promoting Qi Gong |
| air and exhaling all my air. I continued doing this for | | | | practice . China and the U.S have hosted conferences |
| about 8 months. After my regular visits with my | | | | together on Qi Gong research. Medical research has |
| Neurologist and Optometrist, they confirmed and | | | | proven now that the most powerful healing is located |
| mentioned I was healthy again! | | | | within our own bodies. Keep in mind, only a few |
| I asked my Optometrist "what happened for this | | | | minutes daily of regular practice of Qi Gong will only |
| unexpected reversal?". All he mentioned was that "you | | | | help improve your health. It is so easy to do and we |
| are lucky, so don't worry about it". This began my first | | | | should all be doing Qi Gong. Think of Qi Gong as |
| experience with Qi Gong but I didn't find it again until | | | | brushing your teeth everyday. If you can brush your |
| 2007 of August when I had thoughts and curiosity | | | | teeth once or twice daily then there is no excuse you |
| once again. I came across Qi Gong many times over | | | | can't do the same with Qi Gong. On a side note, I hope |
| the years but I didn't really pay much attention to it. | | | | everyone does brush their teeth at least once a day! |
| Imagine, something so simple that can reverse the | | | | |