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Chinese therapeutic exercises (TaiChi
and QiGong)
Another component of Traditional Chinese
Medicine used in the treatment of diseases is Chinese therapeutic
exercise. It comes in two forms: tai-chi and chi-gong. The purpose
of both exercises is to enable a person to regulate and direct the
flow of qi within his or her own body. A student in exercise training
is taught to focus his or her qi in a place two inches below the
navel, called the dan tian, or vital center. From this center, the
qi is said to emanate to distant regions of the body. Upon practice,
students can sense the presence of qi at the vital center in the
form of localized warmth and can then direct the life energy to
specific parts of the body. For cancer patients, practitioners prescribe
exercises that specifically address the patients' illnesses.
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Tai Chi
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Anyone can learn Tai
Chi
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QiGong
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