If you're used to meditateYou've probably sometimes felt your body resisting. It's that overwhelming sensation that you can't concentrate at all. You try to totally relax your mind, but your thoughts are pulling you to take them all sorts of other places. Standing Qigong (pronounced "chi-gung") is a technique similar to meditation, except that the body position is no longer seated. Practitioners of this art have the ability to better control their own body and to fight with it when it resists.

Qigong is the Chinese art of developing the body's energy

According to the Chinese people's mentality, the path to meditation is provided by a healthy body and a strong flow of chi (beneficial energy). Certain Qigong practices (Chi Kung) involves movement. Even Tai Chi can be considered an advanced form of Qigong. But if you want to truly explore the energies of your own body, nothing will prove more powerful than standing Qigong postures.

You will stay in the same position for 10, 20 or even 30 minutes. By eliminating voluntary, conscious movements and maintaining a single posture, the only thing left to do is to observe the movements of the mind and the flow of energy.

Discrete and rhythmic Qigong movements:

• reduce stress,
• strengthen the immune system and vitality, while increasing the body's level of resistance.
• Improvements were also found in cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive functions.

Who is Qigong for?

The great advantage of this practice is that anyone can enjoy the effects. It doesn't matter how flexible and physically gifted you are.

When choosing a Qigong instructor, keep the following aspects in mind:

• his professional experience and training;

• character; treating all students with respect and patience;
• confidence in the Qigong practice taught and the ability to communicate.

It is very important to be able to communicate with your teacher. Because we're not talking about a aerobicswhere you can occasionally skip these things, but by a whole journey of self-discovery.