Posts Tagged ‘Medical Qi Gong’
Born in Brazil, Felipe Reitz & the Ancient practice of Medical Qi Gong
Monday, January 9th, 2006
Born in Brazil, Felipe Reitz has crossed the world to tell us about the anient practice of Medical Qi Gong
says Olivia Morahan
Felipe Reitz is a man with a mission, a crusader spreading the word of the ancient Chinese practice of Medical Qi Gong. The health and fitness market is swamped with pseudo Indo-Chinese disciplines, from the cardio workouts of power yoga and body balance to the more traditional tai chi and hatha yoga.
While Madonna’s favourite, ashtanga yoga, has a huge following, little has been heard of the damage caused by some of these intensive workouts to well-intentioned but ill-quipped yoga practitioners. Could there be room for any more?
Medical Qi Gong is over 7,000 years old, a safe form of breathing, movement and meditation tailor-made to suit specific ailments. The healing exercises are derived from the ancient wisdom of Taoism and its supporting philosophy. Seventy million Chinese practice it every day and Chinese doctors use the exercises in hospital and clinics to treat patients suffering from ailments including arthritis, asthma, bowel complaints, heart, kidney and liver disease, obesity, and stress. (more…)