{"id":9120,"date":"2013-05-17T04:20:26","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=9120"},"modified":"2013-05-17T04:20:26","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:20:26","slug":"taiji-and-science-to-move-or-not-to-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=9120","title":{"rendered":"Taiji and Science – To MOVE Or Not To MOVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Taiji and Science]<\/a><\/h3>\n

To MOVE Or Not To MOVE<\/span><\/h1>\n

Chun Man Sit<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are two major types of qigong methods:<\/span><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0stillness qigong<\/span><\/p>\n

2)\u00a0 moving qigong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stillness\u00a0Qigong<\/span><\/h2>\n

Stillness qigong includes sitting qigong and standing qigong. Students hold a certain posture and remain in tha t posture for 10 to 30 minutes or so, without any movement. This is also referred to as standing or sitting meditation.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example: Embracing the tree is a popular standing gong. Small Heavenly Circle is a famous Daoist sitting gong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving Qigong<\/span>
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Moving gong methods are very popular in China. They are usually simple and easy to learn and they promote physical strength, as well as improving qi.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example: 8 pieces of brocade and 6 healing sounds method are great for health and healing. They are both easy to learn.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are also combination qigong methods that include both moving and stillness gong. For example: Golden Bell Cover gong and Taiji neigong 24 are very famous combination qigong methods.\u00a0\"sit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Opinions From The Masters<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Different qigong masters have different opinions on which types of qigong are best for students to practice. Some experts think moving is better than stillness; other teachers might consider sitting gong\u00a0 the best, some think students should practicing only standing gong.<\/span><\/p>\n

To understand why there are so many different opinions, we must look at history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simple Facts About Qigong<\/span>
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Before 1930, all qigong practices were kept as secrets. One learned qigong from a master who would only teach a few disciples; and the teaching was always one on one. At that time a student learned one style of qigong from a master. He had no choice of what he could learn. There were no books, no video and no internet. Therefore he had no way to compare different types of gong methods. He simply didn\u2019t know. If a student wanted to learn three different qigongs from three masters, it could take 10 years, plus lots of money and good karma.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nowadays it is completely different. We can joint a different qigong workshop each month if we wish. And if we go on-line, we can find hundreds of qigong methods posted for our viewing, at no cost. There is no secret and restriction. We can learn as many qigongs as we wish.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we are over-exposed to so many qigong methods; and also some teachers are over-selling their styles, it has become necessary for students to choose the right teachers and the right methods, should they want a good result from qigong practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Principles of Qigong<\/span>
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The principles of qigong are quite clear and simple:<\/span><\/p>\n