While learning Chinese culture, you may have been exposed to "Life Energy Cultivation" by your Chinese teachers. Qigong(气功), literally called "Life Energy Cultivation" in China is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation. Its function is to some extent similar to yoga in India. Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through bringing harmony across all levels of our existence, from the body, breath, mind, spirit, etc., and unite them in harmony.

If you have taken Chinese lessons, you must be familiar with Confucius, according to whom qigong provides a means to become a Junzi (gentleman) through awareness of morality. Taoism considers Qigong to be able to provide a way to achieve longevity and spiritual enlightenment. Qigong is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (intrinsic life energy), which is now practiced throughout China and worldwide. As a form of gentle exercise, qigong is composed of movements that are typically repeated, strengthening and stretching the body. From a philosophical perspective qigong is believed to help develop human potential, allow access to higher realms of awareness, and awaken one's "true nature".

What makes qigong special is that it can be done lying, sitting, or standing, thus it is accessible for disabled persons, seniors, and people recovering from injuries. As a healing art, qigong practitioners focus on prevention and self-healing, which has been used extensively in China as part of traditional Chinese medicine, and is included in the curriculum of Chinese Universities. Besides, qigong is practiced for meditation and self-cultivation as a means to get rid of the complexity of the earth. Practitioners believe it appeases the mind and brings serenity, clarity, and bliss.

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