1 A Brief History of Chi, Qigong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Kinetic Meditation

2  What is Qigong? Qigong can be simply defined as the art of training one’s Qi (vital energy) and mind (mental consciousness). Qi means respiration Gong means continuous regulation.

3  There are Five Schools Schools of Traditional Chinese Thought regarding the Practice of Qigong:  Buddhist Taoist Confucian Medical/Physician Martial

4  Liu  Liu GuiZheng GuiZheng: 1953  Practice of Qigong Therapy  Qigong gets a name  Ancient Systems of Qigong:  Tuna  Daoyin  Xingyi  Jinggong  Dinggong  Xinggong

5  Spring  Spring & Autumn Period (771 B.C B.C.) People had already practiced qigong for building up health and curing diseases. Medical Canon of Huang Emperor  Warring States Period (481 B.C B.C.)  Lao Zi  Canon on Morality  Zhuang Zi  On Painstaking

6 China’s Gift  There are many ancient systems of body- mind energy manipulation in the world. What China offers us is one of the most comprehensive, well documented, accessible, and researched systems available in the world today.

7  Two  Two Jin Dynasties 220 A.D A.D.  Sui  Sui Dynasty 581 A.D A.D.  Tang  Tang Dynasty 618 A.D A.D.  Bao Pu Zi: On Principles  Bao Pu Zi: On Preserving Health  Tao Hong-jing  Collection on Preserving Health and Prolonging Life

8  Post-Revolutionary  Post-Revolutionary Period & the Great Leap Forward  Practice of Qigong Therapy by Lui Gui-Zhen  Special Classes set up in Tangshan and Bei Daihe to train personnel in this field of Qigong Therapy

9  Cultural  Cultural Revolution ( ) Qigong and TCM are suppressed at worst and not encouraged or supported at best.  The  The emphasis in on modernization and that means emulating all things Western, including Western Medicine.

10  Post  Post Cultural Revolution Period (1978 to Present)  Research is encouraged.  The Qigong Scientific Research Society of the Chinese National Association of Traditional Medicine

11  Research Urls  Qigong Institute   Arthritis Today (article)  /2001_archives_2001_01_02_meditation.asp  Journal of American Medical Association 

12  Research Urls  National Qigong Association   National Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institute of Health)   Qi Journal 

13  Research Urls  Stresslink - Great resource links to other related web sites.   British Medical Journal - Editorial  /326/7398/1049

14  Research Urls  Healthgate - Good resource and research site.  p?siteid=ucsd&docid=/healthy/mind/1999/medita tion/index  Google Directory - Good resource and research site.  /meditation/

15 Video Presentation Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century