Qigong History

Chinese qigong history can track back to China’s primitive time that was over five thousand years ago. At that time, there was not any precision equipment for measurement, detection, or exploration. Then how ancient Chinese people got to know qi, the meridian channels, energy points, solar terms, and so on. Because they mastered the most advanced life science: qigong.

Even today, with all the modern science and technology, people still couldn’t detect qi. But Chinese people have been using qi and qigong science to understand the human body and the universe. Qigong has been deeply engraved into Chinese people’s culture and life. No matter how dramatically the world changed, Chinese people will carry forward the science of qigong. We spread qigong knowledge to the world so that people all over the world can benefit from this qigong wisdom. Therefore, we record great qigong grandmasters and sages to remember them for what they had contributed to qigong history.

  • Can Qi Affect Plants? The Qigong Crop Field Trials

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    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.

  • What Is a True Human (真人)? The Goal at the Top of the Qigong Path

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    In the qigong tradition, the highest aim is not to escape the body — it is to become a 真人, a true human: a person whose body, energy, and spirit are whole and working as one. Here is what that actually means.

  • Why the Postures Were Never the Point of Yoga

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    Downward dog, warrior pose, sun salutations — are yoga poses actually the point? A look at the history of yoga asana shows the postures were built as preparation for something much bigger, not the destination itself.