Benefits of Qi Gong

Qi Gong has been practiced for thousands of years around the world and has enriched countless lives, including mine. It’s a great foundation for whatever you like to do. It provides energy to enjoy a longer, healthier life by increasing vitality and a sense of aliveness. Here are five benefits of practicing Qi Gong:

1. Optimum health: Qi Gong encourages a more efficient and active metabolism. It enables the body to repair itself more quickly. Digestion and energy are improved. Pain, if you are experiencing any, is reduced. After all, in Qi Gong, no pain, no pain.

2. Sound sleep: The various breathing practices and mindful meditation that are key parts of Qi Gong relax the mind and body, allowing you to more easily drift to sleep.

3. Increased strength: It seems counter-intuitive that after doing gentle Qi Gong you are physically stronger, but it’s true. According to Chinese medicine, internal strength creates external strength. The more fit and toned your center, the stronger you become.

4. Clear skin: Qi Gong stimulates the flow of life-giving Qi energy throughout the body. It penetrates deep within to revitalize the organs and it pulses under the skin, keeping it soft and resilient.

5. Bright eyes: The eyes of Qi Gong practitioners seem to sparkle after only a few weeks of focused movement, breathwork, and balance exercises. They enjoy a happier attitude and an inner glow that radiates through the eyes, which are “the window to the soul.”

Qi Gong will enable you to get more enjoyment out of whatever you like to do: hiking, dancing, swimming, snowshoeing, or pickleball. It will also help you rest, relax, and be the best version of yourself you can be. If you’re not already doing Qi Gong, there’s no better time to start than today!

“If you want to be healthy and live to one hundred,

do qi gong.”

Dr. Mehmet Oz