| What is Qigong Breathing, and how can it help me | | | | Practice inflating your belly when you breathe in, |
| live to 100? | | | | and contracting it when exhaling. This is the natural |
| Qigong breathing uses the simple natural breathing, | | | | method of breathing, and then our internal organs |
| which is usually being compromised by most | | | | also get a massage from the natural movement |
| people adapting different methods of taking in air. | | | | of our diaphragm. It would take no more than 5 |
| The concept is that the body should go back to | | | | minutes to correct your breathing method, and |
| its natural movement to be able to function well. | | | | then you have your whole lifetime to practice it. |
| Qigong is derived from two Chinese words: Qi | | | | Living longer like Chinese: combine Qigong |
| means "air" or "breathing," possibly used in the | | | | breathing with other techniques |
| context of the connection of energy to matter | | | | Qigong is no rocket science, but this form of |
| and spirit, and Gong means a "method" to achieve | | | | alternative medicine is gaining more followers that |
| results. This relates the act of breathing as taking | | | | believe that natural body movement along with |
| in spirit, and this is what we do from the moment | | | | the natural flow of energy through the body |
| of our birth to our death. | | | | optimizes one's health, enabling you to live longer, |
| Learning Qigong Breathing: the 3-minute guide | | | | better. Qigong breathing has been used along with |
| It takes only a few minutes to learn Qigong | | | | different practices such as Tai chi, meditation, but |
| breathing, since it's what our respiratory system | | | | can be used in everyday life, even during play. |
| is supposed to do. The problem is putting it into | | | | Some elderly people in China, for example, have |
| practice because due to our lifestyle, we might | | | | turned to Qigong breathing while playing Chinese |
| have altered our breathing so that we are not | | | | yo-yos, believing that this form of breathing has |
| getting the full benefits of proper breathing. | | | | provided them with more energy and helped |
| When we breathe we involve our lungs and the | | | | them live longer lives. |
| diaphragm, the a thin cavity of muscle that | | | | It may be hard to beleive for some people, but |
| isolates the upper organs such as the lungs and | | | | since breathing is the most natural and primary |
| the heart from the rest of the organs. When we | | | | basis of life, the claims of qigong breathing may |
| take in air, this diaphragm moves with the lungs, | | | | prove to be true. |
| pushing the rest of the organs lightly down. But | | | | Do qigong breathing along with some form of |
| since the lower half of body is bounded by the | | | | exercise like contact juggling, or take a leaf out of |
| spine and the pelvic bone, the belly is being | | | | the elderly and play chinese yoyos whille doing |
| pushed out when inhaling air. | | | | deep breathing exercises. |