Qigong

Science has tried for some time to lend explanations why mystical “medicines” such as acupuncture, yoga, meditation and Qigong have, in some cases, miraculous healing powers. While some offer explanation and others dismiss the results altogether, there is confounding evidence that cannot be brushed aside. The article, “Qi vs. Cancer” from April 2003 Spirituality and Health offers examples from the experiences of two cancer patients who employed Qigong to help in their fight to live a full and rewarding life.
Qigong is difficult to describe from the article, but “it is derived from what Chinese sages and physicians have described the function of qi (“chee”), or vital energy, that courses through the body and the spirit, and have pointed to blockages in the body’s hidden qi channels as the source of physical ailments and disease.” Qigong is ...