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The Standing Exercise is a nonexertion exercise, and unlike other forms of exercise, practice brings an alleviation of fatigue and an accumulation of energy, so that one feels refreshed and full of vitality and strength after practice. The basis of this phenomenon was explained as early as the 1920’s by the Chinese scholar Zhang Naiqi […]

The importance of the cerebral cortex to the human organism is now fully recognized. It controls the whole of the central nervous system (C.N.S.), directing and coordinating the different functions of the body according to input received from both inside and outside the body. If the cerebral cortex becomes over-excited or exhausted, then its functions […]

Preliminary Investigations into the Physiological Basis of the Therapeutic Value of the Standing Exercise. The question which strikes one most immediately in the study of Qigong is, what is qi or chi? One can see it simply as a concept adopted by physicians in ancient China to make sense of their observations after the clinical […]

The goal of Zhang Zhuang Chi Kung exercise is to stimulate the flow of energy internally in the body so that it effectively rushes thoroughly within the body and clears the entire internal network of energy channels, or “meridians”. This standing meditation offers a wonderful method of training the central nervous system, respiratory system, cardiovascular […]