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Chinese Health Qigong

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To understand what qigong is we need to know the aim of this activity. The aim of qigong is nurture life, to be healthy, by supporting the flow of qi and blood smoothly through acupuncture meridians. Many methods being used to support the flow of qi in the acupuncture meridians such as, movements, breathing regulation, relaxation and sitting still, meditation, massage, focused mind in a specific acupuncture points etc. 4000 years ago Tang Yao area was heavily flooded, and a lot of peoples suffer for qi and blood stagnation, and they have joints problem. In order to alleviate it they moved and danced to activate the flow of qi and blood, this information documented in Shang shu, Shi ji and Mencius or Meng zi. Qigong has been practice and evolve thousands of years in China, and we may find that lots of Qigong styles today. Chinese Health Qigong Association has compiled some of ancient qigong styles such as Wu Qin Xi (Five Animal Play), Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/ Tendon Changing

Movements and acupuncture meridians

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                           By : Henry Remanlay               Chinese medicine (CM) point of view is different than western medicine. CM recognized the existence of acupuncture points that create an energetic line all over the body and connect to organs. One meridian it linked to a specific organ, so for example in CM the meridian that running from face, abdomen to the feet is stomach meridian, since internally this meridian connect with stomach organ. On a meridian lies many acupuncture points, and those points give different respond if stimulated (with needle or massage).             Those meridians also connect to muscles and tendons, because their role is to nourish muscle and support body movements. This is why a problem with movements or muscles could become a tool for assessing which meridians are involved in particular motor problem.          In my clinical experience with special need children with development and motor problem, combination between ac