Qigong of the 24 energies

"Qi" is generally translated as "energy", "vital energy", "vital breath"... "Gong" (the same character as in "Gong fu") means "work" in the sense of any kind of work or study requiring a great deal of time, application, regularity, perseverance and assiduity for its learning, perfecting and mastery.

Regular practice of Qi-Gong exercises improves and maintains overall health: with a revitalizing action on the physical, organic and muscular body... It increases our vitality and resistance, develops our physical strength, eliminates tension, loosens up our joints, improves postural statics and the coordination of our gestures, and also has a relaxing and soothing action on the mind, on the spirit, which remains active and concentrated.

Finally, learning and practising Qi-Gong exercises on a regular basis helps us to rediscover body-mind unity. For Qi is the life force, the flow of primordial energy that circulates and takes shape in all living things, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large.

The term "Qi-Gong" has been closely associated with medicine from its earliest beginnings, with its roots in ancient China and going back to ancient Taoist and Buddhist traditions. In traditional medicine, Qi-Gong is used for therapeutic purposes, with patients practicing specific exercises or the doctor using his or her own energy to heal (Fa Gong = energy emission). In the martial arts, Qi-Gong is part of daily training to nourish internal Qi, control its circulation and then use it for defensive or offensive purposes.
Qi-Gong differs from other types of physical exercise in that its practice is based on a balanced combination of three essential elements
- regulation of the mind (Tiao Xin),
- regulation of the breath (Tiao Xi),
- regulation of the body (Tiao Xing) and movements.
The effectiveness of any Qi-Gong exercise lies in the synchronization and correct adjustment of these three elements. Natural relaxation and soothing, concentration, intention and visualization, unification of energy, perseverance and patience are necessary for the practitioner to adjust thought, posture and breathing in such a way as to act on the whole organism.
This year, we start learning the "24 Energies" Qi-Gong.