QI GONG AND DAI YIN

Qi gong and Dai yin are some of China’s oldest systems of self-healing, primarily developed as exercises to keep people healthy.

Qi gong and Dai yin

Dai yin is a series of stretching and movement to keep the body supple and warm up all the internal organs and all the muscles of the body. It works on many acupressure points and meridians.

Qi gong is a series of slow-moving, graceful exercises that combines meditation, breathing and visualisation. It is the repetition of very precise sets of movements, specifically designed to benefit health on many levels. The movements can be slow and gentle or more vigorous, some are subtle and almost indiscernible, others big and wide.

Qi gong is easy to learn and has beneficial effects on all the bodies systems (nervous, digestive, respiratory, skeleton-muscular, hormonal, gynaecological, etc). It also helps the healing of a large variety of chronic and acute injuries and illnesses.

Relationship of Qi gong to Tai Chi Chuan

Most systems of Tai Chi Chuan or other internal martial arts are taught from the viewpoint of movement, here in the West. It is true, that the principles of softness, relaxation, and body alignment are very important, but there are many internal components of Tai Chi Chuan that initiate health, which are often not taught. This is perhaps because the traditional and complete internal martial arts of Tai Chi Chuan, along with other disciplines, are very subtle. They are, in fact, advanced forms of Qi gong. This knowledge, if embraced, can open up awareness to one’s true, spiritual being.