Healthy Journey » TCM http://www.healthy-journey.com Healthy Living, Nutrition, Fitness, Recipes for Weightloss Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:14:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Qigong: Self-Healing Through Fitness http://www.healthy-journey.com/self-healing-with-qigong/ http://www.healthy-journey.com/self-healing-with-qigong/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:54:43 +0000 editor http://www.healthy-journey.com/?p=1884 Traditional Chinese Medicine is becoming more and more popular in the western world. One of the most popular forms of , besides acupuncture of course, is the form of and physical exercise known as Qigong.

Qigong literally has thousands of different forms and styles, all meant to attract active and vital sources of energy for your body and mind. Qigong is physical exercise but it has more to do with understanding your inner body and thoughts. Qigong seeks to make a connection between body and soul.

The art of healing with Qigong uses the power within your peace of mind. Qigong can be used for many different reasons—healing illness, reducing stress and preventing disease. Practitioners discover that understanding of self and freeing one’s mind of troubles can prevent many of life’s dis-eases.

Qigong is the absolute best method for self healing. No matter what ails you, can cure you and help you need less medical care in the future. Qigong is about healing your body, mind and spirit. This type of holistic healing is something that can last forever and effect the rest of your life in the most positive way possible.

There are so many different methods of qigong that you may already be using some and not been aware of it. (...)

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]]> http://www.healthy-journey.com/self-healing-with-qigong/feed/ 0 Traditional Chinese Medicine: Age-old Healing in a Modern World http://www.healthy-journey.com/traditional-chinese-medicine/ http://www.healthy-journey.com/traditional-chinese-medicine/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:58:00 +0000 editor http://www.healthy-journey.com/?p=1881 Traditional Chinese medicine is gaining popularity in the U.S., as more and more people are learning the benefits of acupuncture, acupressure, deep massage, Qigong, and the herbal medicines. Westerners are the new kids on the block when it comes to receiving these treatments, as over a quarter of the population of the world practices , also known as Oriental medicine.

The National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization believe TCM to be a viable alternative to Western medicine, and now many health insurance companies will cover acupuncture as a treatment for various ailments. Very exciting for those of us who find acupuncture to be a great help in lessening pain and improving circulation.

Acupuncture is one of the core treatments in TCM. It originated in China around 3,000 years ago and is the most common form of medical procedure in the rest of the world, because the same treatment not only relieves immediate pain, it is a preventative procedure because it realigns the Qi ( pronounced “Chee.”)

The Qi is the body’s vital energy, all things rise from Qi and it flows and connects a person to the earth and sky. It is also the source of the body’s natural healing, all disorders can be traced to a Qi imbalance, and the acupuncture points on the body release the bound Qi and allow it to flow naturally-the body can then begin to heal itself. (...)

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