Qigong dates back thousands of years and can be described as the cultivation of our dynamic energy that is responsible for the well-being and healthy function of our organs, our emotional body and spirit. There are many schools of qigong with a variety of practicies to cultivate this qi. A practitioner who treats others uses qigong as a means to keep themselves “clean,” and to be able to affect the qi of others in a positive way for healing to occur.

There is a form of medical qigong in which the practitioner performs movements to affect the client’s qi.

As a result of poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, injuries, surgery, suppression of emotions, and aging, disruptions can occur in the electromagnetic field. The goal of qigong is to correct these bio-energetic imbalances and blockages. This enables the body to strengthen and regulate the internal organs, the nervous system and the immune system, relieve pain, regulate hormones, and strengthen and release deep-seated emotions and stress.

Medical qigong therapy consists of treatment by a practitioner to regulate the client's qi. Then the client will be offered exercises to do to continue their healing.

For now, as I progress with my training, I only incorporate aspects of medical qigong into my practice. Once I have achieved the level of training I aim for I will offer medical qigong sessions on their own.