This form is also known worldwide as Zhineng Qigong. It is a Chinese movement practice that is highly effective for strengthening body and mind. The simple exercises stimulate the flow of Qi (life energy) and make your body relaxed, flexible and strong. You learn to stay in the present moment and focus (mindfulness). It improves your concentration, your fitness, your resistance and activates your self-healing ability.
The difference with yoga is that you engage your mind in your exercise. That means you follow the movement of your body with your attention inward and outward beyond the boundaries of your body into nature and the universe. The Level 1 exercises are specifically designed for this exchange of Qi from your body with that from nature. You make a connection with nature, according to the principle: Chi follows attention.
At Level 2, you then go deeper with your attention into the organs and into the bones/muscles/joints. The movement creates space in the body and attention allows the energy to go deeper inward. Within a short time you will notice improvements in yourself.
The effect of Chi Neng Qigong has consequences for body and mind: Through practice, one opens, among other things, the meridians (energy pathways), allowing Qi to flow freely again.
This gives, among other things, the following effect:
The name Chi Neng Qigong is protected and stands for the quality of the instructors and the training that pursues the pure form as conceived by Dr. Pang Ming.
