======Chi Kung 气功======

 //Chi Kung// (simplified: 气功, traditional 氣功) is  a form of //Energy Cultivation// which is a practice of aligning breath, movement, and awareness for exercise, healing, and meditation.  With roots in [[TraditionalChineseMedicine | Chinese medicine]], martial arts, and philosophy, qigong is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance [[Chi | chi]] or what has been translated as "intrinsic life energy". 

Typically a qigong practice involves rhythmic breathing coordinated with slow stylized repetition of fluid movement, a calm mindful state, and visualization of guiding chi through the body. Qigong is now practiced throughout China and worldwide, and is considered by some to be exercise, and by others to be a type of alternative medicine or meditative practice. From a philosophical perspective qigong is believed to help develop human potential, allow access to higher realms of awareness, and awaken one's "true nature".

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