About Qigong

For more than two thousand years, the Chinese have been practising Qigong, which replenishes and revitalises Qi 气 in the human body, for health and wellness maintenance, longevity, cure and prevention of illness.

In Chinese the word ‘Qigong’ has two characters; Qi and Gong. Qi literally means life-breath, which can be defined as vital energy or life force. The Chinese believe Qi is the finest, most elemental and most rare field source, formless and invisible. Ordinary people can neither see nor feel it. Nonetheless it exists and fills the entire universe. Often described by masters of old as, “It is too vast to arrive beyond, yet too fine to penetrate into.” The character Gong means technique. In simple terms, Qigong is a practice of Qi.

Since ancient times, Qi has been known as Yuan Qi in many martial arts’ theories and traditional physical exercises. Yuan Qi is also referred to the energy source that sustain life. According to Qigong theory, nature and human’s Qi are able to interact and inter-changeable with each other. The purpose of Qigong training is to induce nature’s Qi into the human body to replenish and revitalise the body’s Qi, and this process helps to enhance human life by enhancing vitality of life, exploring potential intelligence and improving the quality of life.

The renowned Chinese Qigong teacher, Professor Pang Ming, had developed a new set of Qigong techniques based on the theory of holistic life. In his teaching, Qigong is a set of training aims to develop and use the sensations of Qi and reactions to improve the vital functions of human body and organs. His Qigong techniques are structured to improve human self-awareness (or ‘human instinct’). In other words, Qigong training helps one to achieve excellent health condition and to live a wholesome life.