Qi Gong is the term Chinese use to describe practices that stimulate and strengthen the body’s energy system. We all have qi. It is our life force. It can be balanced and powerful, or it can be out of balance, causing our bodies to weaken.
HUN YUAN QI GONG:
- Involves the circulation of vital energy and its balance so as to maintain and improve health; therefore decreasing blockage or imbalance of this energy which can lead to disease
- Circulates vital energy in all key points of the body, enhancing physical mobility and tissue vitality, thus promoting healthy integration of body, mind and spirit
- Quiets the mind, reduces stress, and promotes relaxation
- Focuses on directing the vital energy back to the central Dantian (center of energy) of the body at the end of each exercise
- Can be done in either standing or sitting, depending on the needs of the individual
As an Enriching Adjunct to Physical Therapy Practice
- Grounding practice for balance – similar to benefits from Tai Chi
- Gentle adjunct for vestibular rehabituation
- Mindfulness practice for cognitive benefits
- Tissue flexibility and movement variability
- Self “massage” to stimulate and facilitate proprioception and muscle awareness
- Care given to SAFE SPINAL, KNEE AND FOOT/ANKLE ALIGNMENT as taught by Carleen Lindsey, PT and her QiGong instructor, Lorein Cipriano practitioner of healing Hun Yuan QiGong for over 20 years, disciple of Zhongua, Master of Hun Yuan QiGong and martial Arts Tai Chi
- QiGong Exercise Sheets
Offered Virtually on Zoom or In Person at Main Street Physical Therapy, 40 Main Street, Ste 5 Torrington, CT 06790 – 2nd Saturday of each month from 10 to 11 am – 860-738-5810
