Los Altos, California. August 11, 2013 – Dr. Ken Sancier, the founder of the non-profit In 1984, Dr. Sancier retired from SRI International and spent about a year finding an endeavor to\u00a0replace the intellectual stimulation of research at SRI. He settled on Qigong because he found a\u00a0challenge in explaining the scientific basis of Qigong. The Qigong Institute was initially developed\u00a0under the umbrella of the East West Academy of Healing Arts. Dr. Effie Chow was very\u00a0instrumental in providing the first home, support, and funding for the Qigong Institute. In 1987, Dr.\u00a0Sancier turned the Qigong Institute into a separate organization, and it was incorporated in 1997\u00a0as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.<\/p>\n Dr. Sancier published a total of twenty-seven papers as a result of his interest and experiments in\u00a0Qigong. He searched the literature and found that almost all scientific research had been\u00a0conducted in China. To become familiarized with the research in China, he presented his research at international conferences in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, and San Francisco. Dr.\u00a0Sancier developed the original Qigong Database\u2122 to collect this vast amount of scientific\u00a0information on Qigong. It is the only online resource for much of this early research. He later\u00a0decided to add alternative healing and energy medicine practices to his research, including Yoga,\u00a0Reiki, Acupuncture, and Mind-Body healing and therapies. To reflect its expanded scope, the\u00a0database was renamed to The Qigong and Energy Medicine Database\u2122, and it currently has\u00a0close to ten thousand abstracts.<\/p>\n He was the first recipient of the National Qigong Association Lifetime Achievement Award and\u00a0received the Meritorious Activity Prize from the International Society of Life Information Science\u00a0(ISLIS). World Tai Chi and Qigong Day 2012 was dedicated to Dr. Sancier for his contribution to\u00a0global health through the founding of the Qigong Institute and creation of the Qigong and Energy\u00a0Medicine Database\u2122. Dr. Sancier appeared in the original PBS documentary on Qigong: \u2018Qigong\u00a0– Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century.\u2019 He was the first honorary member of the National\u00a0Qigong Association in 1997 for his work in promoting Qigong by establishing the Qigong Institute\u00a0and the publishing of original papers on Qigong, with the most referenced being Anti-Aging\u00a0Benefits of Qigong. His belief was that “The science and art of Qigong may open a window into\u00a0new thinking about health, medicine, psychology and spirituality.\u201d<\/p>\n About the Qigong Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n The Qigong Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public through\u00a0promoting Qigong education and research. Its work is supported by donations. There are no paid\u00a0officers, directors, or staff. For further information about the Qigong Institute, visit the web site\u00a0http:\/\/www. qigonginstitute.org<\/a> or contact by E-mail at qi@qigonginstitute.org. The Qigong and Energy Medicine Database\u2122 is a copyright of the Qigong Institute.<\/p>\n Qigong – Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century
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<\/a>Dr. Sancier earned a PhD in chemistry in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University while working at\u00a0Linde Air Products Company as a gas chemist. He had a distinguished early career as a lecturer\u00a0and researcher in chemistry at the University of Tokyo, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and\u00a0Johns Hopkins. He spent his last thirty three years in industry as a senior scientist in basic and\u00a0applied materials science at SRI International in Menlo Park, California researching such diverse\u00a0areas as magnetic properties of materials, solar energy conversion, electron spin resonance\u00a0spectroscopy, and semiconductor surface reactions. His research resulted in over seventy\u00a0technical publications and ten patents.<\/p>\n
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\n10 minute overview of the PBS documentary “Qigong – Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century” by Francesco Garri Garripoli http:\/\/www.kahunavalley.org\/dvd.htm . Visit the Qigong Institute http:\/\/www.qigonginstitute.org for more information on Qigong and Tai Chi and how to take responsiblity for your own health.
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