Published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine, the study found that people who were more stressed out and anxious about the stresses of everyday life were, in turn, more likely to have chronic health conditions (such as heart problems or arthritis), compared with people who viewed things through a more relaxed lens.
Qigong is a self-healing method that requires very little effort and very little time. It's so safe that young children and the elderly practice it daily in China and increasingly in the United States and other Western countries.
In fact, qigong's ability to relieve stress without exhausting the body has made it an increasingly common recommendation for seriously ill patents. At the Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine, cancer patients are offered weekly qigong classes. Doctors at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, prescribe qigong to patients with severe heart disease.
But even though the movements are easy and relaxing, qigong is being used in university sports training programs such as the University of Virginia tennis program and, Scott Cole, the fitness guru of the "Abs of Steel" video series has added qigong to his latest exercise videos.
Qigong circulates the vital energy that renews vigor and health to all the cells of the body. As you feel your energy increase, your attention become focused on the present circumstances and your experience a calm relaxed mind. This energy cultivation and mindful awareness brings healing, strengthening and renewal to the body.
Mahmet Oz, the Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University and Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at New York Presbyterian Hospital, is quoted as saying, “If you want to live to 100, practice Qi Gong.”
I don't really want to live that long but I do want to live well as long as possible. That's why I practice qigong.
