What is Qigong?

• Balance   
• Energy
• Movement
• Empowerment

Qigong is an ancient healing practice from China which brings the mind, body, and heart energy together to achieve balance through active meditative movements and sitting meditations.

The Chinese call the energy in a person’s body “qi.” When qi flows smoothly in the body, the person is physically and mentally healthy. When the flow of qi is interrupted, energy blockages form and can lead to physical or mental health problems. When qi totally stops, that is the end of life. “Gong” means the “the flow of” or “the practice of.” Qigong, then, means the flow or practice of energy.

Qigong practice helps the qi (energy) in the body flow freely so the body stays in balance and healthy, which helps prevent energy blockages. It can also help heal energy blockages when the body is sick. Many people in China practice qigong, and many doctors teach their patients different qigong exercises and postures to help them heal.

Spring Forest Qigong is a practice of breathing, focusing the mind, doing very simple body movements, and meditating. In creating Spring Forest Qigong, Master Chunyi Lin has blended these components together into a system that is so simple yet so very powerful that thousands of students have found the practice life-changing.  Learn more about Spring Forest Qigong and Master Lin here.

Because the science of qigong is so little known in the West, this may all sound very complicated, or even impossible, but it is not. Spring Forest Qigong is designed to be very simple to learn and practice, yet very powerful in its benefits.

Donna Austin Schultz is a Level 1 Certified Instructor in Spring Forest Qigong.  Experience the benefits of qigong by attending her class.  Email Donna to reserve a place in her next class: WellnessWithHeart@ymail.com.