Qigong Basics

In this qigong basics section, you will find information about basic qigong terms, must have knowledge about qi and qigong. It is always good to refer back to those basics for clarification. Therefore, it is not only great for qigong beginners but useful for any qigong practitioners at different levels. For example, you will find basic knowledge of qi, energy points, qigong types, etc. We will continue adding new content if we find some information belonging to this section. When you finish everything in qigong basics, you can check qigong advance for more advanced knowledge.

  • Could Qigong Just Be the Placebo Effect?

    Byonenergy Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Is qigong placebo, or is something else actually happening? Placebo needs a believer — a rice field and a caged mouse have none. What the non-belief evidence actually suggests.

  • Qigong Doesn’t Act on Disease — It Acts on Life

    Byonenergy Reading Time: 5 minutes

    The reported evidence across plants, animals, and people points to the same reframe: qigong doesn’t appear to target any single disease, it appears to act on life itself.

  • Can Qi Affect Plants? The Qigong Crop Field Trials

    Byonenergy Reading Time: 5 minutes

    A rice paddy has no beliefs to influence, which is exactly why the qigong crop field trials are one of the most interesting places the practice has ever been tested.

  • I Tried Qigong and Felt Nothing — Is Qigong Even Real?

    Byonenergy Reading Time: 5 minutes

    You followed the video, waved your arms slowly, breathed a little — and felt nothing. That does not mean qigong is fake. It very likely means you met the empty version of it. Here is the difference, and what real qigong actually feels like.