Qigong

religious movement originating in China

Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation

In the Sinosphere and Chinese philosophy, qi ( ; ) is a vital force traditionally believed to be a part of all living entities. Literally meaning 'vapor', 'air', 'gas', or 'breath', the word qi is polysemous, often translated as 'vital energy', 'vital force', 'material energy', or simply 'energy'. Qi is also a concept in traditional Chinese medicine and in Chinese martial arts. The attempt to cultivate and balance qi is called qigong.

Qigong () is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation said to be useful for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance the mystical life-force qi.

Chinese physician (c. 140–208)

Chinese polymath and scientist (1517-1593)

Chinese martial artist

life-energy path in traditional Chinese medicine

Dantian (丹田; Pinyin: dāntián, Romaji: tanden) in traditional Chinese medicine is a center of qi, the vital life force.

thumb|right|Development of the immortal embryo in the lower dantian of the Daoist cultivator Neidan, or internal alchemy (), is an array of esoteric doctrines and physical, mental, and spiritual practices that Taoist initiates use in hopes to prolong life and create an immortal spiritual body that would survive after death. Also known as Jindan ( "golden elixir"), internal alchemy combines theories derived from external alchemy (waidan ), correlative cosmology (including the Five Phases), the emblems of the Yijing, and medical theory, with techniques of Taoist meditation, daoyin gymnastics, an

manual containing series of exercises said to enhance physical health

traditional product of Baoding, China

form of Chinese qigong used as exercise

Neigong (internal strength or internal skill), also spelled nei kung, neigung, or nae gong, refers to a series of internal changes that a practitioner goes through when following the path to Dao, and these changes may be achieved through practices including qigong or tai chi. Neigong is also associated with xingyi quan.

thumb|The Daoyin Tu, a Mawangdui silk texts|painting on silk depicting the practice of daoyin; unearthed in 1973 in [[Hunan Province, China, from the 168 BC Western Han burial site of Mawangdui, Tomb Number 3.]]

training method often practiced by students of neijia

lesser god or deity in Chinese religions such as Taoism, figures in Chinese mythology

Taoist qigong or tao yin qi energy cultivation technique

thumb|Qing-dynasty illustration of the [[Baduanjin qigong exercise Separate Heaven and Earth]]

diagram in Daoism

Sundo - also known as Kouk Sun Do (국선도) - is a Korean Taoist art based on meditation, and which aims at the personal development of its practitioners, both at the physical, mental and spiritual levels.

form of Chinese qigong

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